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Students will understand the causes, consequences, and misconceptions of obesity.

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Students will learn about various strategies for preventing obesity, including dietary changes, physical activity, and mental health awareness.

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Use an online BMI calculator to understand body mass indexes and their implications.

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Calculate Your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator

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A comprehensive guide to planning healthy meals, available freely online.

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Using weekly meal plans is a great way to save money and cook healthier, and my free meal plans all include a grocery shopping list!

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Students will calculate their daily caloric needs based on activity level and body composition.

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Calculate the number of calories you need a day to maintain your weight.

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Create a balanced diet plan using the guide provided. Discuss the importance of nutrients in preventing obesity.

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Information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet.

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Introduce a two-week physical activity challenge. Students document their progress.

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Conduct a workshop on how stress affects eating habits and ways to manage stress.

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Padlet Collaboration: Healthy Living Campaign

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Padlet Collaboration: Healthy Living Campaign

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Students collaborate to create a Padlet showcasing their insights on healthy living and obesity prevention. Encourage the use of multimedia posts.

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Description

Student collaboration in a lecture or group setting can be enhanced by incorporating Padlet, a virtual wall that allows students to post ideas, images, links and comments in real time.

How to implement the strategy

Claire Humphries from the University of Westminster discusses the pedagogical rationale for implementing Padlet in her lectures and practical tips for using the tool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d2fZIDV0L8

1. Login to the Griffith Padlet access, and create your "New Padlet" link.

2. Provide students with the Padlet link as well as the activity you wish students to complete. This may include responding to a specific question, discussing an issue or curating a set of resources for the class to share.

3. Your approach may require students to work individually or as a group.

4. Padlet provides information in real-time so plan enough time in the activity to allow students to interact by posting their findings or commenting on the posts by their peers.

5. Select items from the virtual wall as stepping-stones to lecture content you are covering in the lecture.

The purpose of the strategy

Collaborative learning is founded on the premise that dialogic interactions promote meaning-making through critical thinking and active inquiry. In this activity the collaboration occurs when i) students work together to post findings or complete the task; ii) students provide comments on content posted by others.

The real-time nature of this activity is an opportunity for peer learning and self-assessment as students evaluate the information being presented.

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Collaborative learning using Padlet can be adapted for online learning environments. Students can post their responses prior to a session or during an online teaching class.

Designing a debating activity using the Padlet wall can provide a new approach to this active learning strategy.
Further Reading
Navigate the Tech Ecosystem via ExLNT to find more on the technical aspects of implementing Padlet.

Dunbar, L. (2017). Using padlet to increase student interaction with music concepts. General Music Today, 30(3), 26-29. doi:10.1177/1048371316687076

This article outlines simple step-by-step instructions to implementing Padlet for collaborative learning in a music course. The fundamental messages can be adapted to any discipline.

Fuchs, B. (2014). The writing is on the wall: using Padlet for whole-class engagement. LOEX Quarterly, 40(4), 7-9.

In this article the author discusses the rationale for adopting Padlet to improve student engagement in sessions. This paper has useful insights for addressing student barriers to participation.

The learning focus of the strategy

Class size that is suitable for the strategy

Year level in which the strategy is often used

Discipline area (Academic Group) in which the strategy is often used

Arts Education and Law

Griffith Business School

Griffith Health

Griffith Sciences

Other Group

Phase of the learning and teaching session in which the strategy will be used

Introduction to session

Main phase of the session

Pre-session

Preparation time for the strategy

Between 10 and 25 minutes

Duration of the strategy

Between 10 and 25 minutes

Level of learning outcome that the strategy is designed to address

Learning space appropriate for the strategy

Informal space (e.g. library/at home)

Lecture theatre

Online

Seminar room

Workshop

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Student collaboration in a lecture or group setting can be enhanced by incorporating Padlet, a virtual wall that allows students to post ideas, images, links and comments in real time. Claire Humphries from the University of Westminster discusses the pedagogical rationale for implementing Padlet in her lectures and practical tips for using the tool.

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Students submit their balanced diet plans for assessment on completeness and nutrient balance.

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Reflect on the physical activity challenge. Discuss any changes in fitness or well-being.

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Discuss what was learned about obesity prevention and the importance of health maintenance.

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Keep a diary of everything eaten in a week. Note any deviations from the balanced diet.

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Research the impacts of obesity on society and write a brief report.

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The aim of this activity is to improve writing by means of healthy diet knowledge and its application.

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The aim of this activity is to improve writing by means of healthy diet knowledge and its application.

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obesity is bad for people being fat is unhealthy. 

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obesity is bad for people being fat is unhealthy. 

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