Introduction
Alanah Giles, PhD Candidate at University of Queensland (UQ), Accredited Practising Dietitian.
PhD supervisors:
- Dr Jacqueline Walker- Associate Supervisor- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, UQ
- Dr Clare Dix, Professor
- Adjunct Professor Robyn Littlewood- Associate Supervisor, Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Placement goals
- Implement Design Thinking Framework skills established through my PhD, and translate these to different setting
- Build upon community relationships and engagement skills
- Engage in team collaboration
- Grow my professional network.
Aims of the placement
- Support the Pick of the Crop team in developing and refining teaching resources.
- Enhance evaluation and refinement of the program, based in the team’s personal and unique experiences and perspectives.
Deliverables
Task 1 – Curriculum forum for schools in Logan (August 2022)
This forum was held at Woodridge North State School for Logan-based teachers to share ideas around curriculum integration and student engagement. The forum involved assisting teacher engagement, planning and developing workshop content agenda, facilitating the forum.
Post forum, a satisfaction survey was generated and disseminated, and a summary will be prepared.
Task 2 – Teaching and learning resources
This task involves modifying current online video modules and resources relating to food literacy and sustainability into 8-10 shorter modules that can be viewed independently of one another.
The current modules involve three recorded webinar videos of 1.5 hours each, involving extensive pre-work and reflections. While the content is excellent, the format is not accessible or practical for teachers. Related resources will be provided. All information will be included in the video content.
Task 3 – Ethnographic study
This task is an ethnographic study to harness content created by teachers relating to curriculum integration of Pick of the Crop and student engagement so that it may be disseminated across the network.