Current Use of Technology in Athletic Training Education.

Technology education in higher education and the health care professions is found throughout the literature. Athletic training education (ATE) should mirror that of other health care professions. The purpose of this study was exploratory in nature to determine a) how ATE faculty are integrating technology into their classrooms, b) which they find to be most effective and why, and c) which technologies they hope to use in the future. A 16-item online survey regarding technology use in their ATE classrooms was sent to professional and post-professional degree CAATE-accredited programs soliciting participants from ATE educators. Four themes were found as to why educators use technology: management of information, supporting a variety of learning styles, provide visual examples, and engage and prepare students. Three categories were found as to the most effective technologies being used: specific technologies, general technology, and technology-related practices for the classroom. Technology for ATE is being used to enhance education in the classroom; there are opportunities to further develop what is used in both didactic and clinical education.