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Free educational offer
The Pork Industry Education Program (PIEP) is an interactive multimedia educational resource that has been developed as a virtual reality farm, giving senior primary and junior secondary students the opportunity to actively engage in learning about a commercial farming system. The program allows students to visit an operating commercial piggery to extend their current limited knowledge about pork farming and the processing of foods from pork. Flexibility in delivery means that the program can be completed as stand-alone lessons or as a 10 week comprehensive program.
Whole class, small group, individual and collaborative approaches to learning are supported.
- The PIEP covers all Level 4 VELS Domains except LOTE.
- It is designed to engage students of all abilities.
- Answers to all work sheet and activities are provided.
- Two literature texts, suited to varying reading abilities and worksheets are included along with assignments and answers to accompany the texts.
An evaluation of the PIEP and associated worksheets confirmed that students learned and retained the knowledge that they gained about pork farming and the processing of pork produce. Teachers and students alike expressed their enjoyment of the program and their belief in its educational potential.
"I thought it was going to be really boring but I didn’t know we were going to go to the farm and watch a video and everything. It was really fun. (Grade 5 girl)."
Teachers were universal in their judgment that the PIEP would be easy to implement with minimal additional input required from them. As noted by the teachers "all the research is done", "all the home work is done," and the "planning is thorough and complete."
The PIEP was developed and evaluated by Monash University with support from Australian Pork Limited and the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria (including LandLearn and the Bureau of Animal Welfare). For more information about this free educational resource, or to get your free copy, contact Mrs Vanessa Matheson on 0402 158 223 or by email on vanessa.matheson@med.monash.edu.au
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