Cooking together – from a distance!
This autumn, Karelia University of Applied Sciences and Siun sote have been piloting live remote group activities together as part of the RemoTED project in Siun sote’s supported housing services.
Yesterday’s session took us into the kitchen! Social services student Suvi Kattilakoski guided the participants through a cooking session live from the kitchen, while the RemoTED project’s media student trainee Hanna Miettinen took care of the filming.
The participants joined the group remotely in real time. They could cook along in their own kitchens, follow Suvi’s guidance, ask questions and interact throughout the session. On the menu were wild fish pasta and banana pancakes. The recipes were designed with three things in mind: local ingredients, healthy choices and affordability.
The ongoing pilot explores how interactive remote group activities can support participation, well-being, daily living skills and shared experiences of clients of supported housing services, even when participants join from different locations across a region where distances are long. We are also interested in exploring which technological solutions best support the delivery of remote guidance and make the experience smooth and accessible for both participants and instructors.
A big thank you to Suvi and Hanna for making the session such a success!
