UF Faculty Department College
, Jeanette Andrade
Juan Andrade 		Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
Food Science and Human Nutrition Department		 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Partner Faculty Department Partner Institution
Johana Ortiz Chemical Sciences Department University of Cuenca
Title:
Exploring Foods: From Cuenca to Gainesville
Project Description:

Students in Introduction to Food Systems: Seeds4Life class will work on a project in groups of 3 to conduct a food environmental scan/ observation / interviews with food vendors surrounding the Gainesville area. Students in Cuenca will conduct a similar project. Results will be compared near the end of the course. During these weeks, they will need to be communicating with students in Ecuador about their progress. The presentation will be about similarities/differences and overall, what further research / education can be initiated for the food vendors. Furthermore, the students will have an opportunity to discuss reflections on the project – addressing their own biases and what they have learned throughout this assignment.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will expand their perspectives on their own cultural rules and biases about food vendors by listing at least 3 similarities and 3 differences between the types of food establishments in Gainesville (US) and in Cuenca (Ecuador).
  • Students will be able to listen to others with respect and question previously held concepts by identifying and discussing two misconceptions about food vendors in each country as recorded at the beginning of the VE and at the end.
  • Students will recognize intellectual and emotional dimensions of more than one worldview by analyzing the similarities in at least 1 issue present in the food establishments of both countries and the diversity in the list (at least 2, one per country group) potential solutions to address it.
Participating Countries:
Ecuador
Number of Participants:
19 UF students & 11 University of Cuenca students
Discipline:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
UF Course Code & Name:
HUN 4936 - Seeds4Life
Project Duration:
11 Weeks
Activity Type(s):
Student-to-Student Dialogue
Student-to-Student Project
Virtual Guest Speaker
Time allotted to each activity:
Synchronous Activities: 1-2 hours/week
Asynchronous Activities: 4-8 hours/week
Local group activities: 2-4 hours/week
Individual Work: 1-2 hours/week
Technology Tools:
Zoom, Google Chat, or WhatsApp
Canvas
Microsoft office
Sequence of Activities:

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