Title:	DESIGN THINKING ONLINE: APPROACHING CONSTRUCTIVE LEARNING IN FOOD SCIENCE
Author(s):	Marco Garcia-Vaquero
ISBN:	978-989-8704-33-7
Editors:	Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2021
Edition:	Single
Type:	Short
First Page:	339
Last Page:	344
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	This work aims to re-structure to an online environment and address the needs for integration of a module focused on the Science of Food Packaging delivered face-to-face. This was performed by identifying threshold concepts and applying the principles of constructive alignment when designing new learning activities and assessments adapted to an online environment for the module "Design Thinking for Food Packaging" within the framework of the Food Science Programme. Several complex threshold concepts were identified, as well as the need to integrate the contents of the module, while maintaining curriculum coherence and aligning learning activities and assessment strategies. The re-structured learning activities online included both asynchronous and synchronous activities delivered through the online platforms Brightspace and Zoom, respectively. Synchronous online learning via Zoom was designed as a problem based learning scenario to be solved by groups of learners using the design thinking methodology as scaffolding for problem solving. Asynchronous materials supported the synchronous learning, serving as the initial stepping stones for the learning and research of each group into the threshold concepts identified for this discipline. The assessment strategy focused on continuous assessment of individual and group learning and introduced the learners to the "reflective practice" via individual online learning journals. Future work is necessary to evaluate the learners' perception of the changes implemented when adapting the module to an online environment. The re-designed module online clearly aligns previous module's learning outcomes with the new learning activities and assessment strategies, facilitating the integration of knowledge while developing the interpersonal skills of the learners feeding-forward into their future professional practice as food scientists.
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