Student info
Name: Valerie Dingman
Term: Spring 2021
Credits: 3
Title of ILC or Group Project: From Green Bean to Coffee Cup
Field Supervisor
Field supervisor: Dr. Sarah Williams
Title: Faculty
Organization: Evergreen State College
Subcontractor
Name: Dr. Steve Scheuerell
Title: Faculty
Organization: Evergreen State College
Program of Project Description
Narrative: For this small project, entitled From Green Bean to Coffee Cup, the student will focus on the roasting process of coffee. The student will research the different stages of roasting, along with the different equipment that can be used in the roasting process. The student will then learn how to taste, describe, and evaluate coffee through cuppings of locally roasted coffees.
| Learning objective | Activity | Deliverable |
| I want to learn about the roasting process of coffee beans. | I will use Coffee Roaster’s Handbook by Len Brault and The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffmann to research the different varieties of coffee and where they are grown and the process of roasting coffee. | I will share this research in weekly ePortfolio posts. |
| I want to learn how to better taste, describe, and evaluate coffee. | I will use Coffee Roaster’s Handbook by Len Brault and The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffmann to learn how to describe and evaluate coffee. I will complete cuppings of coffees from local roasters. | I will share this research in weekly ePortfolio posts. |
Evaluation of Work
- WordPress ePortfolio
- Final week ten presentation
- Narrative evaluations from field supervisor and/or subcontractor
- Narrative mid-quarter and final self-evaluations