Biography

Dr Antonio Calderón is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick. He is the Course Director of the Professional Master of Education (Physical Education). He is also a member of the editorial board of the Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education and Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Antonio has been a visiting scholar at the University of Porto (Portugal), The University of Auckland (New Zealand), Auburn University (USA) and University of Rome, Foro Itálico (Italy) to teach and research on curriculum models for teaching and learning. He is the 2017 winner of the Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and 2021 UL excellence in teaching award (teams). Antonio's current research focus on digital pedagogies for teaching and learning in higher education by exploring the reality for teacher educators, school teachers and pre-service teachers in enacting or experiencing digital pedagogies. He also has been an active collaborator with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in Ireland (statutory body of the Department of Education and Skills) supporting teachers to develop an effective integration of digital technology in teaching and learning.

Research Interests

Antonio's current research focus on digital pedagogies for teaching and learning in higher education by exploring the reality for teacher educators, school teachers and pre-service teachers in enacting or experiencing digital pedagogies.

Postdoctoral1) 2010-Visiting scholar. University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Porto, Portugal.2) 2011- Visiting scholar. Auburn University, Department of Kinesiology, Auburn, United States.3) 2014 - Visiting scholar. The University of Auckland, Department of Health and Physical Education, Auckland, New Zealand.4) 2016 -Visiting scholar. The University of Rome, Department of Sport Pedagogy, Rome, Italy.

Professional Activities

Award

  • 2021 - Excellence in Teaching Award (Team)
  • 2019 - Excellence in Teaching Award. Faculty of Education and Health Sciences
  • 2017 - Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
  • 2015 - Department of Education. Region de Murcia. Category: Research:
  • 2013 - American Educational Research Association (AERA). Exemplary Paper Award
  • 2012 - Sport Education Editors' Choice -Taylor and Francis Journals Physical Education and Sport

Association

  • 2017 Regular member, Educational Studies Association of Ireland
  • 2014 Regular member, AIESEP International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education
  • 2014 Co-convenor, European Educational Research Association

Research Collaborators

  • Alan Ovens - Outgoing Visitor - University of Auckland -New Zealand
  • Antonio Sánchez- Pato - Hold Joint Programme - University of Murcia -Spain
  • Emanuele Isidori - Joint Publication - Università degli studi di Roma Foro Italico -Italy
  • Emanuele Isidori - Outgoing Visitor - Università degli studi di Roma Foro Italico -Italy
  • Peter Hastie - Visiting Professor/Lecturer - Auburn University -USA
  • Peter Hastie - Co-supervision of PhD - Auburn University -USA
  • Ramiro Rolim - Joint Publication - Universidade do Porto -Portugal
  • Ramiro Rolim - Visiting Professor/Lecturer - Universidade do Porto -Portugal

Peer Reviewed Journals

2017

Learning and Talent in Soccer

Serra-Olivares, J;Garcia-Lopez, LM;Calderon, A (2017) Learning and Talent in Soccer. BARCELONA : INST NACL EDUCACION FISICA CATALUNA Apunts Educacion Fisica Y Deportes :64-77

Books

Book Chapters

2021

[Sport education pedagogical model]

Garcia-López L. M., & Calderón, A (2021) [Sport education pedagogical model]. León. : Universidad de León. [Pedagogical models in physical education: What, how, what for and why]

2014

A Sport Education dodgeball unit

Calderón, A., & Martínez de Ojeda, D (2014) A Sport Education dodgeball unit. Madrid : Editorial Grupo 5 Pedagogical models in physical education. Units of target games

2014

Sport initiation to athletics

Calderón, A., Valero, A., & Marmol, A (2014) Sport initiation to athletics. Madrid : Pila Teleña Foundations of Athletics: Teaching tips

Edited Books

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Other Journals

Conference Publications

Conference Contributions

2021

Australian Conference on Educational Research

Scanlon, D., MacPhail, A., Calderón, A., Murtagh, E., Walsh, C., & Moody, B. Beginning a social justice journey between teacher educators through a community of learners. (2021) Australian Conference on Educational Research .

Published Reports

2017

Position statement on quality physical education in Spain

Monica Aznar Cebamanos, Antonio Calderón, Javier Fernandez-Río, Oscar García Busto, Sonia Herce Azanza, David Hortigüela Alcalá, Julio Iglesias Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Gil Espinosa, Jaime Lopez Prad, Ángel Pérez-Pueyo, Manuel Rodriguez Abreu y Sònia Vidal Valero (2017) Position statement on quality physical education in Spain. Spain : Consejo COLEF

2017

Report on quality physical education in Spain. Scientific argumentation

Monica Aznar Cebamanos, Antonio Calderón, Javier Fernandez-Río, Oscar García Busto, Sonia Herce Azanza, David Hortigüela Alcalá, Julio Iglesias Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Gil Espinosa, Jaime Lopez Prad, Ángel Pérez-Pueyo, Manuel Rodriguez Abreu y Sònia Vidal Valero (2017) Report on quality physical education in Spain. Scientific argumentation. Spain : Consejo COLEF :83-99

Editorials

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