Lowther Hall has been a long-time collaborator with Deakin University, working together for more than 10 years on projects exploring the best ways to assess fundamental movement skills in children. Previous research investigated the use of sensors, video recordings and the CAMSA tool to assess and improve students’ movement skills. While these methods proved effective, they were also time-consuming in the classroom and offered little efficiency beyond one-on-one teacher assessment and feedback.
This prompted a new question: how could technology be used to assess students’ fundamental movement skills while also giving teachers more time to provide targeted coaching and support? Moving the Next Generation emerged from this work. The app uses artificial intelligence to assess movement skills and provide immediate scaffolded feedback to both students and teachers. Through the project, Lowther Hall’s Year 7 students have helped trial the AI-enabled platform in a real-world school setting.
The partnership is helping shape the future of physical education by empowering students to better understand their own movement skills while enabling teachers to focus on personalised coaching and support.
The award was accepted on behalf of the School by Director of Sport Vicki Hoban and Head of Physical Education Matthew Cromarty, alongside Associate Professor Natalie Lander, whose leadership of the project was recognised in the Mid-Career Researcher category.
We are incredibly proud to contribute to research that is already gaining national and international attention and helping redefine how schools approach movement education.
