Developing Teaching and Learning Resources for Food Safety Disciplines – A Case Study
Developing Teaching and Learning Resources for Food Safety Disciplines – A Case Study

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to explore teaching and learning resources (TLR) specific to food safety & consumer protection disciplines, in order to help students, lifelong learning food professionals and consumers to achieve their learning goals. The potential of different types of TLR related to working conditions as well as to students' needs and academic tradition of food science and engineering disciplines was assessed. Personalized learning approach, essential for mature learners, pointed out to the importance of appropriate design and use of e-learning resources. A case study was carried out on the design of a website module on food safety, developed as part of an online tool for adult education. The content template was replicated and adapted, by the national teams from all 27 EU member states, under a European grant. The e-learning tool content was organized into four sections and designed intending to "bring the outside world into the learning space". This practical and user-friendly approach included real life situations along the food trajectory "from farm to fork" for science-based risk management. The final section, containing fact sheets for each food group, synthesizes main physical, chemical and biological hazards. There are useful ready to use handouts. Food safety tips, glossary, quizzes and external links complete the profile of each section, providing the module with assessment characteristics. Developing eTLR specific to food safety disciplines also provides feedback on the relevance of the research endeavour and proved to be useful to develop fresh thinking on food safety research topics.

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