The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Open Schools Initiative launched an Open Educational Resources (OER) Project to provide materials under the Creative Commons licence agreement to support independent study in 17 specially selected secondary school subjects. Funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation its aim is to broaden access to secondary education through the development of high quality Open Distance Learning (ODL) or self-study materials.
These are book-length collections of my talks, publications, presentations and other writings. Most of them have not been formally published, and may never be, because my priority is to make open-access versions available. Over time I'll make them available in more formats.
Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.
COURSE BLUEPRINT
Food and Nutrition
For the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate
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Course Overview
Welcome to Food and Nutrition
For the Caribbean Secondary
Education Certificate
Food and Nutrition is a science based subject. Did anyone ever tell you
that? Yes it is. It has its foundation
in chemistry and biology. ‘Food and
Nutrition’ is what is referred to as
an applied science. As an applied
science Food and Nutrition uses scientific principles of food science and
nutrition to help you appreciate the
value of food and its function within
the body. In addition, there is use of practical skills in the preparation and
service of food. In essence, Food an
d Nutrition is geared towards helping
you as an individual recognize that your health is dependent on the
quantity and quality of food eaten
and functions to guide you in the
selection of appropriate cooking methods to be used in food’s
preparation. Choosing to pursue this
course of study will allow you to
make invaluable contributions to yo
ur improving the quality of life for
your home and society. Already, in the Caribbean issues of food security,
safety and health are concerns of the
various territories in their quest to
efficiently function in today’s world. The study of Food and Nutrition can
function as one of an arsenal of initia
tives to assist in achieving this.