Instructional objectives, learning outcomes and activities were planned to provide students with resource material to help them gain knowledge and understand important food safety concepts.
Additional modules are under development.
The public's reception to these food safety modules reinforces our premise that consumers are motivated by technology and welcome food safety education if the messages are simple, memorable, and creative. Instructional Objectives Three general instructional objectives were determined and specific learning outcomes for each instructional objective were established. The FAT TOM Rap introduces this lesson Outcome Results Conveying food safety concepts through the Internet has enormous potential for educating the public. Students can work independently in a self-paced environment, take tests and receive immediate feedback on their performance. Sixteen high schools in Iowa registered to pilot test the curriculum during the period September to December 1997.