Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now
Unprecedented emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the COVID-19 lockdowns has hindered research-based learning in the life sciences worldwide, holding potential consequences for the students’ ability to develop essential skills for the contemporary workforce. In this article, we report redevelopme...
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| author | Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera Yianna Zhang |
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| description | Unprecedented emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the COVID-19 lockdowns has hindered research-based learning in the life sciences worldwide, holding potential consequences for the students’ ability to develop essential skills for the contemporary workforce. In this article, we report redevelopment of an undergraduate capstone subject in the food science major at The University of Melbourne for bichronous ERT delivery, which previously aimed to provide students with analytical, problem-solving and communication skills through laboratory-based practical experimentation or internship projects. When in-person exchanges became unfeasible during 2020, we redesigned the online learning environment to best facilitate personalised learning and collaborative relationships between learners, instructors and subject content. This includes the redevelopment of laboratory-based projects as data mining or literature reviews delivered under four major themes including food microbiology. Despite the drawbacks in peer-based interactions through remote delivery, participation in design-based research remains a viable approach to support students in gaining essential transferrable skills during ERT.
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| spelling | doaj.art-73f31c01b9a248a58a979c6a2f943d252023-09-08T18:45:52ZengCSIRO PublishingMicrobiology Australia1324-42722201-91892023-01-01443140143MA23041Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and nowChaminda Senaka Ranadheera0Yianna Zhang1School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.Unprecedented emergency remote teaching (ERT) during the COVID-19 lockdowns has hindered research-based learning in the life sciences worldwide, holding potential consequences for the students’ ability to develop essential skills for the contemporary workforce. In this article, we report redevelopment of an undergraduate capstone subject in the food science major at The University of Melbourne for bichronous ERT delivery, which previously aimed to provide students with analytical, problem-solving and communication skills through laboratory-based practical experimentation or internship projects. When in-person exchanges became unfeasible during 2020, we redesigned the online learning environment to best facilitate personalised learning and collaborative relationships between learners, instructors and subject content. This includes the redevelopment of laboratory-based projects as data mining or literature reviews delivered under four major themes including food microbiology. Despite the drawbacks in peer-based interactions through remote delivery, participation in design-based research remains a viable approach to support students in gaining essential transferrable skills during ERT. https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA23041emergency remote teachingfood microbiologyfood sciencemicrobiology educationonline deliveryresearch-based learning |
| spellingShingle | Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera Yianna Zhang Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now Microbiology Australia emergency remote teaching food microbiology food science microbiology education online delivery research-based learning |
| title | Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now |
| title_full | Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now |
| title_fullStr | Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now |
| title_full_unstemmed | Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now |
| title_short | Redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: then and now |
| title_sort | redevelopment of undergraduate food microbiology capstone projects for unprecedented emergency remote teaching during the covid 19 pandemic then and now |
| topic | emergency remote teaching food microbiology food science microbiology education online delivery research-based learning |
| url | https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA23041 |
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