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CRE AT I VI T Y I N T HE CL ASSROOM

Ka rla P. She lnutt, PhD, RD Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r De p a rtme nt o f Fa mily, Yo uth & C o mmunity Sc ie nc e s Unive rsity o f Flo rid a

Ba c kg ro und

• Nutritio n a nd Me ta b o lism
• se nio r le ve l c a psto ne c o urse fo r

nutritio na l sc ie nc e s a nd die te tic s ma jo rs

• T

a ug ht 16 time s fro m 2004 – 2014

• 3 e xa ms a nd we e kly q uizze s

Ba c kg ro und

• Cre a tive , o r dive rg e nt, thinking pro vide s

va rio us wa ys o f so lving a pro b le m.

• I

n o rde r to a ddre ss future c ha lle ng e s, stude nts must le a rn to think c ritic a lly a nd c re a tive ly.

• Pre -pro fe ssio na l stude nts must le a rn to

tra nsla te the sc ie nc e fo r the ir pa tie nts.

• Dr. J.P. Guilfo rd

Nutritio n E duc a tio n fo r the Pub lic Pro je c t

• Gro up pro je c t – 3 stude nts pe r

g ro up

• Cho o se a ny nutrie nt
• Cho o se a ta rg e t a udie nc e
• De ve lo p a n e duc a tio na l pro duc t

Nutrimo n Ca rds

F inding Sunshine Bo o k

T hia min Style

E va lua tio n

Stude nt F e e db a c k

• “T

he g ro up pro je c ts a re a fun wa y to so lidify wha t we le a rne d.”

• “T

he pro je c ts a re a we so me ! De finite ly a nic e b re a k o n a F rida y a fte rno o n.”

• “I

e njo ye d the pro je c ts. I fe e l like the y we re he lpful in c o ve ring the ma te ria l.”

• “L
• ve d the c la ss pro je c ts. I

t ma de le a rning a b o ut the vita mins a nd mine ra ls fun, a nd wa s a c tua lly info rma tive .”

• “I

re a lly e njo ye d the c la ss pro je c ts e ve ry F rida y a fte r the q uizze s. I re c o mme nd do ing tha t a g a in in fo llo wing se me ste rs.”

• “I

g re a tly e njo ye d the pro je c t ide a . I t wa s a mo re re la xe d a nd fun wa y to le a rn a b o ut the vita mins a nd mine ra ls.”

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