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Gicheol Kim

Pronouns: He/Him/His
Assistant Professor
Exercise & Sport Science
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Gicheol Kim Pronouns: He/Him/His

Assistant Professor

Exercise & Sport Science

Specialty area(s)

physical education teacher education, kinesiology, scholarship of teaching and learning, online education

Brief biography

Dr. Gicheol Kim is from Seoul, Korea and lives in Onalaska with his wife and three kids. He started his career as a high school PE teacher and transferred it to be a teacher educator. He graduated from Georgia State University with a Ph.D. in kinesiology and started working at UWL in 2023. His research is focused on the practice of physical education teacher education and relevant topics such as the instructional technology, the political landscape, and international trends of PETE.

 

Current courses at UWL

ESS 446 Current Research and Trends in Exercise Science

ESS 730 Research Methods for Exercise and Sport Science

ESS 759 Analysis and Supervision of Physical Education

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology (2016-2022)
          Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
          Concentration: Physical Education Teacher Education

Master of Science in Physical Education (2011)
          Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (2007)
          Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Career

Teaching history

At University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

ESS 446 Current Research and Trends in Exercise Science

ESS 730 Research Methods for Exercise and Sport Science

ESS 759 Analysis and Supervision of Physical Education

At Georgia State University

KH 7250 Teaching Models for Health and Physical Education, KH 4720 Student Teaching in Health and Physical Education, KH 3200 Instructional Skills for Physical Education and Physical Activity Professionals, KH 3040 Net/Wall Games, KH 3030 Invasion Games, KH 3010 Skill Themes and Movement Concepts, KH 2211 Movement Sciences for Practitioners, KH 2122 Applied Health and Wellness

At Seoul National University

700.021  Teacher Preparation for Student Management

Professional history

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (2023-Present)

Georgia State University (2021-2022, Clinical Instructor)

Georgia State University (2016-2020, Graduate Teaching Assistant)

Seoul National University (2013-2014, Part-Time Instructor)

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (2007-2016, Physical Education Teacher)

Research and publishing

Kim, G. & Lee, C. (2022). An exploration on the PETE faculty in the United States for the implication for PETE in Korea. Journal of Coaching Development. 24(4). 74-82.

Kim. G., Gurvitch, R., Lanier, K. V., & Carmon, A. (2022). The importance of interactions in digital pedagogy: Part1. Learner – Instructor. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. 93(4), 6-10.

Kim, G. & Gurvitch, R. (2022). Community of inquiry analysis of alignment between instructors’ intentions and students’ perceptions in online courses. Journal of Educators Online. 19(2), 1-14, https://doi.org/10.9743/JEO.2022.19.2.7

Kim, G. & Gurvitch, R. (2020). Online education research adopting the community of inquiry framework: a systematic review. Quest, 72(4), 395-409, https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2020.1761843 

Kim, G. & Gurvitch, R. (2020). The effect of sports-based physical activity program on teachers’ relatedness, stress, and exercise motivation. Health Education Journal, 79(6), 658-670, https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896920906185 

Kim, G. & Gurvitch, R. (2018). Integrating web-assessment technology in health and physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 89(9), 12-19, https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2018.1512915

Kudos

published

Gicheol Kim, Exercise & Sport Science, authored the article "Analysis of Learning Interaction within Online Kinesiology Courses" in International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education published on Oct. 2, 2023 by the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education.

Submitted on: Jan. 10

published

Gicheol Kim, Exercise & Sport Science, authored the article "Enhancing Online Instruction through Better Interactions" in Journal of Educators Online published on Sept. 19, 2023 by the Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching at Grand Canyon University.

Submitted on: Jan. 10