Alexandra Fochi

I almost never use power point presentations, however, when I do, what I project is a complement to what I am talking about. So for example, if I am teaching about wine, the ppt will show pictures of vineyards, wine cellars, bottling, so on and so forth. As for my lecture, I use the white board a lot, with colors and I encourage the students to take notes and pictures of the board. I feel that as I write on the board in a progression of what we are discussing, it is as if they are watching a story unfold… >>>

I think the use of technology and the internet in the Culinary Arts is here to stay. More and more the students rely on videos and images to search for inspiration and alternate ways of creating food. Also, I notice that they use the resources to divulge their creations, which is substituting the good old portfolio. With Instagram, they are now making their portfolio online and acessible via the Cloud. All these tools and features are very important, and I think that we, as Instructors, need to encourage and tutor them in their utilization.