Culinary arts/1st International meeting

June 18, 2015 meeting
Culinary Arts meeting (via Skype)

Representatives:
 * OERu: Wayne Mackintosh,
 * BC Campus: Clint Lalonde
 * Otago: Veronique Olin, Tony Heptinstall, Carolyn Levy,
 * TRU: Kimberly Johnstone, Irwin Devries, Kelly Warnock

Goals & Partnerships

 * MOOC: Micro open online course – 1 credit
 * OERu looking for showcase development in vocational/trades education
 * demonstrate power of open delivery model


 * Menu design sounds like something with universal appeal
 * could fit in a lot of programs
 * opens up learning opportunities for wide range of services
 * credit from our institutions
 * could also serve students F-F not just distance learners; good exposure for campus students
 * appeals to a wide base
 * fits with model we’re looking for
 * repurpose content for other sectors/contexts (design principles work across different context)
 * 40-50 notional learning hours; serves respective learning needs

Occupational skills

 * business skills /entrepreneurship
 * kitchen processes, workflow
 * menu design
 * costing, kitchen management

Soft skills:

 * teamwork, communication,
 * professionalism,
 * creative thinking, critical thinking,
 * international skills

Theory

 * why menus succeed and fail
 * telling a story through a menu
 * using design principles in menu design

Collaborate Online (Wayne)

 * PressBooks based
 * Wiki: trying to work out how to harvest from wiki environment; how to administer text items
 * will set up dedicated discussion group for culinary arts team; space to share notes

Discussion on Resources (Clint)

 * BC Campus is developing open textbook in Culinary Arts


 * Amanda Coolidge is rep for culinary
 * Kimberly – editing open culinary textbook (Will menu planning be included in textbook?
 * Exam bank developed (Kimberly was involved); Now have consistent tools for entire province

Mapping learning outcomes (TRU & Otago)

 * Compare Otago & TRU topics;
 * Map to national NZ cookery standard
 * design in way that fits all program
 * Possibly incorporate Portage College as well