Strategies in Dietetics Education

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Students will experience the practical study of the theories of teaching and learning, health behavior change, lesson planning, and educational strategies as they relate to the field of dietetics. As nutrition educators, it is crucial to develop superb written and oral presentation skills, and to understand how to find and then delineate evidence-based nutrition information to the general public. As such, this course is designed to develop oral communication skills to be a most effective nutrition educator. Presentation preparation and delivery will be covered extensively in this course.