178 – Interview with Chris Button, Otago, 2nd Ed of Dynamics of Skill Acquisition, Applying Ecological Dynamics to Water Safety - The Perception & Action Podcast

My discussion with Chris Button, Professor in the School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand. How can ecological dynamics and representative learning design be used to improve water safety training and prevent drowning? And a look at the second edition of one of the most influential books in this area – Dynamics of Skill Acquisition. What's new in this edition? How are theory are application blended together?

Articles/Books:

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: An Ecological Dynamics Approach

Education and transfer of water competencies: An ecological dynamics approach

Exploratory Analysis of Treading Water Coordination and the Influence of Task and Environmental Constraints

More information about my guest:

https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago731915.html

https://www.otago.ac.nz/sopeses/staff/academic/christopher_button.html

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris_Button

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page