Article Title

Creating Engaged Community Scholarship through Alternate Experiential Learning in Dietetics Education

Authors

Elizabeth Lucas Combs, University of KentuckyFollow
Aaron Kyle Schwartz, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

Excerpt

Supervised Practice Programs (SPPs) are designed to provide innovative experiential learning opportunities for dietetic interns. The University of Kentucky Dietetics and Human Nutrition (UK DHN) program promotes critical thinking and integrates the hard skills learned in the classroom with soft skills required in a professional setting. The experience provides an opportunity for hands-on learning and application, creativity, and reflection linking theory to practice. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the 2019 SPP, challenging the fundamental nature of experiential learning. Problem-solving and flexibility were required to develop innovative approaches to helping interns meet core competency expectations through alternative supervised learning experiences. The lessons learned will inform future program activities that benefit from offering remote internship experiences.

First Page

22

Last Page

25

Recommended Citation

Combs, Elizabeth Lucas and Schwartz, Aaron Kyle (2020) "Creating Engaged Community Scholarship through Alternate Experiential Learning in Dietetics Education," Experiential Learning & Teaching in Higher Education: Vol. 3: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/elthe/vol3/iss1/10