Engaging Nutrition and Dietetic students with food science

Acknowledgements • Priscilla Trahar • Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching

Background NUT 201 Food studies • 2 nd year course (developing level), ~90 –

Background • 2014/2015: didactic approach (lecture + kitchen tutorials) • Pre class activities not

Transitioning to a flipped classroom • 2017 onwards: fully flipped and delivered in Pebble.

The Pebble. Pad Workbook NUT 201 Food Studies

Reflections • Significant time involvement • Need clear mapping • Need to know to

Where to from here? • Two more courses to be delivered in Pebble. Pad

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Engaging Nutrition and Dietetic students with food science Using Pebble. Pad to deliver a flipped course Dr. Sarah Burkhart Lecturer, Nutrition & Dietetics School of Health and Sport Sciences

Acknowledgements • Priscilla Trahar • Centre for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching (C-SALT) • Dr Anita Hamilton, Dr Michele Verdonck

Background NUT 201 Food studies • 2 nd year course (developing level), ~90 – 100 students per offering • Required for: Bachelor of Nutrition, Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics • Varied cohort demographics • Paddock to plate journey • Implications of production and processing on the nutritional, chemical, physical and sensory characteristics of food • Food science • Food law

Background • 2014/2015: didactic approach (lecture + kitchen tutorials) • Pre class activities not well utilised • First exposure to content often in the lecture – disadvantaged those who did prepare • Poor attendance limited discussion + had resource implications • 2016: partially flipped approach with integration of Pebble. Pad workbook for one task (knowledge and application of food law) - Positive feedback

Transitioning to a flipped classroom • 2017 onwards: fully flipped and delivered in Pebble. Pad 3 hr workshop Workbook (Food Studies Portfolio) Blackboard used Weekly tabs • • • Overview Pre class activities Class activities Post class activities Recap Extra notes

The Pebble. Pad Workbook NUT 201 Food Studies

Reflections • Significant time involvement • Need clear mapping • Need to know to access help, and where to direct students (for prompt assistance) • • • A clear, well laid out approach (encourages constructive alignment) Everything is in one location Easy, and quick to mark Looks visually appealing Could be used in the future to demonstrate competency

Where to from here? • Two more courses to be delivered in Pebble. Pad in Semester 1 2019 • Formally evaluate all three courses Thank you

The Pebble. Pad Workbook