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FOODI Academic Staff Training
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This course aims to build the skills, knowledge and expertise of the FOODI Consortium Partner Higher Education Institutions based in Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand by transferring of experience and good practices from the FOODI EU Higher Education Institutions (University College Dublin, University of Salerno and University of Aegean).
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About This Course
Education has always been considered one of the cornerstones of international development. Building human capacities has proven a useful tool in alleviating global inequalities. Building the capacities of Higher Education Institutions helps provide students with an education that is more aligned to the needs of the labour market and society. It better prepares them to tackle the challenges of the modern world.
This course aims to train the academic staff of the FOODI Consortium Partner Higher Education Institutions based in Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand and lead to a bottom-up approach to change in their Higher Education Institutions.
The course is structured around exchange of experience and good practices with the FOODI EU Higher Education Institutions (University College Dublin, University of Salerno and University of Aegean). It focuses on active learning and teaching & learning methodologies used by the FOODI EU Higher Education Institutions as a systemic means of developing & delivering new courses.
What you'll learn
- How to incorporate active learning into Food technology courses.
- How to use interactive and active learning tools in Business courses.
- Be familiar with the core ideas and definitions of creativity & innovation.
- How to foster creativity and an innovative mindset.
- How to apply Design Thinking methodology.
- Understand the MIDAS learning journey.
- Be familiar with the concept and operation of Communities of Practice.
- How to be more mindful and reflective in your teaching preparation, approach and practice.
- How to be a leader in Entrepreneurial Educational contexts.
- Be familiar with the Socratic method.
Syllabus
- Section 1: Examples for active learning in Food technology course
- Section 2: Additional examples of active learning materials
- Section 3: Interactive and Active Learning Tools and Methodologies in Business Modules
- Section 4: MIDAS Course
- Pre-recorded Webinars
Meet your instructors
Massimo POLETTO
Professor of Chemical Engineering - University of Salerno
IOANNIS KINIAS
Assistant Professor of Business Policy University of the Aegean
Frank Monahan
Professor (University College Dublin)
Angela Brennan
Research Assistant and Tutor, School of Agriculture & Food Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland
Stefano Cardea
Researcher at University of Salerno
Francesco Donsì
Associate Professor at the University of Salerno
FRANCESCO MARRA
Prof
Peter
Dr
Gianpiero Pataro
Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno
Donatella Albanese
Ph.D., Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology
University of Salerno, Department of Industrial Engineering, Italy,
University of Salerno, Department of Industrial Engineering, Italy,
Frequently Asked Questions
Learner's Guide
We hope that this guide helps you with your transition to online learning. The guide answers common questions about topics like getting started in an online course, earning certificates, participating in course discussions, and completing some of the exercises you may see in your course. https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-learner-guide/en/latest/SFD_introduction.html
Technical support
Contact our support team if you have any technical questions. Email: foodi.support@read-lab.eu