The Active Campus project aims to increase physical activity and movement throughout the higher education community during the academic and workday, develop the structure and interactivity of breaks in both in-person and online teaching, and strengthen a sense of community through physical activity. The project develops and embeds a culture of active and restorative breaks into the daily life of the university. Based on research, movement during breaks supports alertness, concentration, and engagement in learning. The project also takes into account the needs of international students and focuses on strengthening integration through physical activity. The activities will be systematically established through multidisciplinary collaboration, and communication about the activities will be active, multi-channel, and multilingual.
Contact:
Erika Santala
Project Manager
erika.santala@samk.fi
044 710 3029
Materials
Project objectives
- Increase physical activity and movement in the daily lives of the entire university community
- Find out and test methods suitable for students to take breaks and manage their energy levels
- Developing breaks and functional activities methods in online studying
- Strengthening a sense of community through physical activity (with a focus on students)
- Supporting the integration of international students through physical activity
- Work with the FSHS to improve support for people who are less active within the service chain
- Actively communicate about the project through multiple channels in both Finnish and English and and get the community involved
Project steps
- Active break exercise equipment for campuses for use by students and staff
- Tips and instructions for using break exercise equipment
- Integrating breaks and movement into daily life through campaigns and events
- Multichannel communication about the importance of breaks and physical activity during studies
- Updating the toolkit and promoting its use
- Active teaching methods and active breaks in the lecture
- Publications and Development Collaboration (CSS Research Forum, Teaching Development Group, Pedagogical Game Books)
- Reaching Teaching Staff at Subject Area Meetings at Reaching Teaching Staff at Competence Area Meeting
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