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. 2025 Nov 3;11:129. doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01713-6

Table 2.

TransformEd key concepts and lecturer implementation strategies

Key components Elaboration Lecturer implementation strategies
Active academic lessons

Active lessons utilise incidental activity or embodied learning to change the delivery of a traditional seated lesson

Active lessons help to create a positive environment for learning, and they also provide a platform for excellence in teaching

Modelled active academic teaching strategies in lectures and practical seminars
Integrated pedagogical theory (e.g. embodied pedagogy) and practice (e.g. skills, strategies, organisational and managerial concepts) to facilitate active academic lessons
Provided resources to pre-service teachers for active academic lessons
Provided opportunity for pre-service teachers to practice skills, strategies, organisational and managerial concepts required to teach active academic lessons
Provide opportunity for self, peer and lecturer feedback on pre-service teachers’ active academic peer teaching
Active breaks from sitting Short active breaks interrupt prolonged periods of sitting. There are several different types or purposes of active breaks [42]. They can be used to complement lesson content using physical and visual reinforcement, introduce or summarise lesson content, structure the lesson, transition, the lesson, proactively manage the class and create a positive classroom environment [42] Modelled active beaks in lectures and seminars
Integrated pedagogical theory and practice (skills, strategies, organisational and managerial concepts) to facilitate active breaks
Provided active break resources to pre-service teachers
Provided opportunity for pre-service teachers to practice skills, strategies, organisational and managerial concepts required to break sitting time
Provided opportunity for self, peer and lecturer feedback on pre-service teachers’ active break peer teaching

Health lesson

curriculum content

Class lessons that aim to build skills and increase knowledge about the importance of being active and sitting less Provided information around the importance of adequate physical activity
Provided resources for future teaching around the importance of physical activity
Provided opportunity for pre-service teachers to practice skills, strategies, organisational and managerial concepts required to deliver physical activity related content in peer teaching
Provided opportunity for self, peer and lecturer feedback around their physical activity related content peer teaching

Active environments/

promoting activity during recess and lunchtime

Signage, equipment, facilities, resources, policy and teacher encouragement/support to promote physical activity at recess and lunchtime Delivered seminar/lecture focused on playground-based activities that facilitate PA at recess/lunchtime
Provided resources for playground-based activities
Provided opportunity for pre-service teachers to practice skills, strategies, organisational and managerial concepts required to facilitate playground-based activities, in peer teaching
Provided opportunity for self, peer and lecturer feedback around their playground activities peer teaching
Engaging families Information and home-based activities provided for parents and children to engage with to reinforce the importance of children being active and sitting less Delivered seminar/lecture on active homework strategies that engage families and educate around the importance of increasing PA and decreasing sitting time at home
Provided information around the importance of engaging families and the community when addressing physical activity behaviour (e.g. ecological model)
Provided active homework resources
Provided opportunity for active homework activities, peer teaching
Provided opportunity for self, peer and lecturer feedback around their active homework tasks