This course provides a select group of students an opportunity to participate and collaborate with gastronomy students at the University of Colima in Manzanillo, Mexico. Students will pilot the culinary Virtual Reality offerings to intercultural student groups in virtual and in-person settings to determine what additional techniques, interactive recipes, and immersive experiences can be developed to leverage this technology and Identify current and future course content (UCOL and VCC) that would benefit from conversion into Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) opportunities. This course will encourage intercultural communication and collaboration, for both students and teachers, through virtual and in-person settings in order to amplify the impact of academic internationalization.
Prerequisites
Department Head approval.
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What you will learn
- Virtual reality as an immersive and inclusive technology for skill development in gastronomy
- Culinary techniques and recipes from a variety of cultures including historically significant tools and equipment.
- Intercultural communication
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.