Foundations of Culinary

Foundations of Culinary is a mini online course targeted toward 9th-grade high school students in a specific Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway. The researchers intended this mini online course to be implemented during the first quarter of a CTE elective class, focusing on career preparation and employability skills to give students real-world experiences related to the restaurant and foodservice industry.

The researchers conducted empathy exercises to understand students' wants and expectations from this subject matter through interviews, which played an important role in the development of the course.

The researchers developed five main modules on Google Classroom to provide students with the base knowledge and skills for culinary arts. Topics include food safety basics, kitchen equipment, standardized recipes, and mise en place. The course ends with the fifth module, where students reflect and present a completed recipe.

Michelle Gima
Learning Design and Technology
University of Hawaii at Manoa

I was born and raised in Maui, Hawaii. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Applied Business and Information Technology from the University of Hawaii Maui College, I started teaching various Career and Technical Education classes at my high school alma mater on Maui. During my first year teaching, I earned my teaching licensure from Leeward Community College’s Alternative Certification for CTE Licensure program. I am currently a second-year graduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Learning Design and Technology online program.

Jesse Joseph
Learning Design and Technology
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hello, my name is Jesse Joseph. I am a program coordinator for the TRIO Upward Bound
program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. I attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where I received my Bachelors of Arts before moving on to the master’s program at the Department of Learning Design and Technology. My passion for education stemmed from my work with students from disadvantaged backgrounds while working within the TRIO programs. I believe very strongly in making education accessible to all audiences both in-person and online. I hope to continue the work I started while within this program to improve the lives of students in Maui County.

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April 14th

at 17:00 HST