In this 90 minute course, we will introduce and unpack the main theoretical concepts which make-up an Ecological Dynamics framework that we believe can immediately change your personal Form of Life as a practitioner.
Within it, we aim to define and expand on ideas such as:
Introduction to this ground-breaking framework 00:00
Objectives for the Course 02:13
Ideas of EcoD will be constantly evolving! 04:03
Embracing the reality…
The complexity of sport movement behavior 07:26
1st Things 1st
Why the need for an EcoD framework? 10:03
Movement Skill = Problem Solving
According to Siff & Verkhoshansky, 2009 14:01
The complexity of sport movement behavior
’Linear thinking’ vs. ‘Systems thinking’ 16:24
Ecological Dynamics17:57
Ecological Dynamics 2 20:00
Ecological Dynamics
Ecological Psychology 21:02
Ecological Dynamics
Dynamical Systems Theory (DST) 24:18
So then, what is ‘Movement Skill’?
According to Jacobs & Michaels, 2007 27:21
Dexterity & Its Development
Bernstein, 1996 28:53
What Makes a Movement ‘Correct’? 32:25
Functional Movement Solutions 33:27
Self-Organization
Emergence of Functional Movement Solutions 35:53
Movement Solution Emergence 38:39
Information
What is it? 40:04
Information
Why is it such a big deal? 41:24
Information-Movement Coupling
What is it & why is it such a big deal? 42:51
Affordances for Action 44:13
Movement Problem Solving Process
Perception-Cognition-Action Coupling 46:46
Perception-Cognition-Action Coupling
Why are they intertwined and coupled? 48:26
Direct Perception & Direct Learning (Michaels & Jacobs, 2007) 50:11
Skill Attunement & Adaptability (Davids & Araujo, 2011) 53:15
Skill Attunement & Adaptability (Davids & Araujo, 2011) 55:07
Functional Movement Variability
Degeneracy precedes Dexterity 56:27
Repetition WithOUT Repetition
Bernstein, 1967 01:00:46:00
Skill Acquisition thru the EcoD Lens (Renshaw et al, 2019) 01:03:26:00
Skill Acquisition thru an EcoD Lens
Nonlinear Pedagogy 01:04:05:13
Skill Acquisition thru an EcoD Lens
Rules of a Nonlinear Pedagogy 01:06:03:17
Skill Acquisition thru an EcoD Lens
Constraints-Led Approach 01:10:07:08
Representative Task Design & Representative Learning 01:14:49:10
EcoD Who-to-Know
#1: Nikolai Bernstein 01:17:54:08
EcoD Who-to-Know
#2: James J. Gibson 01:20:09:06
EcoD Who-to-Know
#3: Karl Newell 01:22:17:15
EcoD Who-to-Know
#4: Egon Brunswick 01:24:00:04
EcoD Who-to-Know
#5: Keith Davids & Duarte Araujo 01:25:42:00
EcoD Who-to-Know
#6: Additional Scientists 01:27:35:10
EcoD Who-to-Know
#7: Thought Leaders 01:28:55:02
Calls to Action:
What are the next steps? 01:30:36:04
Concluding Remarks 01:34:38:07