Using Apps in Physical Education - Implications for Meaningfulness? Greg Dryer (Pt2) – Meaningful Sport Series

The second part of our discussion with Greg Dryer explores to the role of using apps and other ways of measuring our physical activity and how they might shape how we think and feel about movement, or even how we find meaning in it. We explore Greg’s project of developing and launching the miMove app that aims to help practitioners to support young people in developing a physical activity habit and to provide the data for schools to monitor impact, review and celebrate their work in PE. We will explore the phenomenon of activity tracking from various angles and the ways that Greg has sought to address some of the problems that might come with it. Greg Dryer is founder and Director of the Centre for Physical Education, Sport and Activity that sits in the School of Education at Kingston University. The Centre’s mission is to make physical education, sport and physical activity, meaningful, relevant and wonderful for all young people by aligning excellent teaching, research and practice. Before moving into higher education, Greg was Head of PE at 3 large inner London schools during the course of a 17-year teaching career.  Away from university, Greg launched miMove in 2019. miMove is an app that allows practitioners to support young people in developing a physical activity habit and provides the data for schools to monitor impact, review and celebrate their work in PE and Sport. For more information go to https://mimoveapp.com/ Greg and his team are always looking to collaborate with like-minded individuals and organisations as they believe this is the only route to sustained progress. You can follow Greg on Twitter @Greg_Dryer