This blog will be updated from time to time by Dr. Mick La Lopa, who was a founding member of the Foodservice Educators Network International, the Center for Advancement of Foodservice Education, and Foodservice Educators Learning Community. He is an associate professor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Purdue.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Puzzlemaker -- Great Free Teaching Resource
When I was writing for Chef Educator Today, the magazine I conceptualized for culinary educators as a teaching resource well over 10 years ago, I often used puzzlemaker to develop teaching activities for readers in some of the issues. I have also used it in my class to introduce key terms for a lecture by simply creating the puzzle and giving one copy to each team in the class perhaps at the start or in the middle to change things up. Once each team has a copy, they turn it over on my command and the first team to solve the puzzle gets bonus points, or cookies, or some treat. They are all winners of this teaching technique because the words in the puzzle are covered in the lecture and appear on the next exam.
There are all kinds of puzzles available through puzzlemaker and can spice up a lecture and lab class. Check it out at: http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
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