Funding Agency: United States Department of Agriculture
HRI Role: Evaluation
Project Description
This project brings collaborators from six institutions together to co-design project-based learning opportunities for undergraduate students in food processing and food engineering courses. The participating institutions are the University of Maine (lead institution), University of Idaho, Washington State University, Iowa State University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Kentucky. This project has four key objectives which are: (1) determine key factors in Food Science students’ learning difficulties in food processing and food engineering courses, (2) develop a multi-institutional project-based learning model for food processing and food engineering courses, (3) train faculty in instructional strategies needed for execution of the course model through in-person training workshops, and (4) assess effectiveness of the learning model developed.
Evaluation Services
HRI’s evaluation includes giving feedback on the project’s research design, processes, and products.
