2021-2022
Co-creating Safe and Enjoyable Meals for People with Disability
Working with a large inter-disciplinary group of partners, Studio 3 Learning was engaged by the University of Technology Sydney to facilitate the learning design and development of a training package to improve the provision of support during mealtimes for people with a swallowing disability. The project was funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, and involved a consortium of contributors including people with disability, self-advocacy organisations, disability service providers, assistive technologists, speech pathologists, dietitians, occupational therapists, and academics involved in disability research and teaching.
Resources produced
- Trainer guide – four modules with step-by-step instructions for training delivery
- Learner workbook – four modules summarising information being taught and providing space for learners to reflect, make notes, and problem solve
- Additional resources – forms, flowcharts, tip-sheets to extend and support what is taught in the training
- Cooks companion – cooking tips and recipes for preparing and presenting tasty meals at different IDDSI levels
- PowerPoints – highly visual and engaging teaching aids to support the training presentation including trainer instructions and scripts
- Scenario-based videos – shot on location with people with a disability and their support workers modelling effective mealtime assistance, menu planning, and positioning
- Demonstration videos (post-production) – cooking demonstrations for preparing meals at different IDDSI levels
- To-camera videos – welcome video and personal stories with project contributors
- Animations – choking scenarios, mealtime preparation, and phases of the swallow
- Illustrations – hand drawn in Adobe Fresco, depicting various scenarios people with a disability experience during mealtimes as well as positioning practices
- Canvas course – adaptation of the entire course for online delivery using the UTS Open Canvas learning management system
- Website – update to WordPress blog to showcase outcomes from the project (enjoysafemeals.com)
- 3D web-based game protype – first person perspective quest to prepare a meal for a person with IDDSI Level 4 requirements
Services provided
- Learning design workshops
- Lesson planning and scripting
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- Video recording and post-production
- Audio recording and post-production
- Animation
- Course authoring in Canvas
- Website development
- 3D game/simulation using Unity
- Quality assurance testing
