Hi Nathalie, How about a basic physiotherapy exercise for retraining proprioception. 1) With eyes open, students can stand on one leg and slowly bend down and up a number of times (relatively easy to keep your balance as you are helped by your visual system, etc) 2) Do the same thing with your eyes closed (can be very difficult to keep balance as you are relying mostly on your proprioception, especially for anyone who has sprained their ankle and not had proper rehab (that could even be part of the discussion)). Of course, you want to make sure they are safe doing this exercise, possibly doing it beside a wall, desk etc that they can lean on if they lose their balance. Just an idea as I don't teach this subject matter :-) Cheers. Martha
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathalie Cote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:13 AM Subject: Kinesthesis and Proprioception activities Good morning, TIPSters. I don't usually teach much about kinesthesis, proprioception, and movement disorders, but my Neuropsych students have expressed an interest in exploring those areas this year so I'm doing my best to meet the challenge. I'm looking for relatively brief classroom demonstrations and activities in these areas, and I've search the Web including OTRP and TOPSS and TIPS archives but the only thing I've turned up is a motor processing activity Web site at Bryn Mawr that Kalat lists in the instructor's manual for his textbook. I may end up using that but it's rather long and involved. Can you recommend any recources or describe what you use in your classes? I'd particularly like activities that disrupt normal movement and that demonstrate the complexity and integration of multiple systems involved in normal movement. Thanks for the help, Nathalie ***** Nathalie Cote', Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Belmont Abbey College 100 Belmont - Mt. Holly Rd. Belmont, NC 28012 Tel 704-825-6754 Fax 704-825-6239 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
