In recent years, especially during the pandemic, food ordering/delivery APPs, such as Uber Eats/Doordash in the U.S., 饿了么 (Hungry Now?)/ 美团(Meituan) in China, and Hungry Panda in Taiwan have gained popularity. While these APPs have brought convenience, job opportunities and business profits, many problems have also emerged, such as environmental, health, and work condition issues. For example, most packaging materials are for single-use, and many are made of plastic. Getting more knowledge about how food ordering and delivery APPs work and the impact they’ve made on peoples’ lives in different countries is important, especially when we consider how many industries and resources are involved in the food ordering/delivery business and how much our lives have changed because of them.
Learning relevant textbook chapters
Launching the project
Information Gathering and Processing
Displaying information
Website
Students learn about the textbook chapters: 1. Disposable products 2. Describing items in detail.
There are three entry events planned for the project:
1. Students document via photos and a short description of their daily trash production.
2. Students watch a video about how much trash is accumulated in a week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaDNpVR6zqQ&t=128s.
3. Students and teachers do a walk through URI (e.g., student cafe, emporium, dorm, etc.) to check how the university handles wastes and recycling.
1. Padlet for recording daily trash production
2. Google slides to summarize findings during the walk-through URI.
In this stage, students complete:
Research on food apps, including the platforms in the U.S., China, and Taiwan, and the how food apps and disposable products have impact on our lives from the perspective of their other major. Task type: Interpretive tasks (listening, reading- English if needed, video)
Then they interview college students in China/Taiwan and experts to gather more information about the food apps and the impact of food apps on their respective majors (e.g., economy, biology, etc.)
Use Google Docs to list links and content of relevant materials.
Use Google Forms for collecting interview notes.
Use the Canva website to categorize lightning talks based on keywords.
1. Students create a bilingual website to showcase their research.
2. Students hold a social media campaign to bring awareness to the pros and cons that food delivery apps and disposable products have brought to our lifestyle.
3. They will also hold a public event at the end of the semester to present the lightning talks, showcase the social media posts, and launch the public-facing website.
Canva
Zoom meeting invitation was sent to all community partners.
The link to the website will be posted here after the PBLL virtual summit (12/15/2021). We plan to continue to build this website with future cohorts of Chinese Flagship students.
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