James: physical education teacher

This chapter presents a narrative of James, a secondary school physical education teacher in the Republic of Ireland. The narrative is analysed from three theoretical perspectives: digital humanities, physical activity promotion and sport psychology. A learner-centred model of technological, pedagogical and content knowledge is developed using a design-thinking framework in order to facilitate new forms of learning activity. The chapter explores James' narrative from digital humanities, physical activity promotion and sport psychology perspectives. A digital humanity examines what it is to be human in the digital age. It is a discipline which comprises humanities, arts, social sciences and technology. A standardised definition for physical activity has become accepted as any bodily movement produced by the skeletal muscles expending energy beyond resting levels. The low-validity coefficients observed for self-report instruments suggest that objective measurements of physical activity may indeed be the most appropriate.