For Introductory Cooking, Cooking Skills or "Food Prep" courses in Culinary Arts, Food and Nutrition and Hospitality Management departments.
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MyCulinaryLab™, our powerful new technology solution, supplements this edition. MyCulinaryLab™ enables students to study and master content online ― in their own time, and at their own pace. Performance is based on summative and formative (study plans, homework, extra practice, pre- and post-tests, etc) assessment in the form of rich media and a personalized study plans tied to specific learning outcomes.
FOR STUDENTS:
MyCulinaryLab enables students to review their culinary skills and knowledge online, on their own time, and at their own pace. Students can easily track and evaluate their progress during and after the learning process. Performance is based on summative and formative assessment in the form of study plans, homework, extra practice, pre- and post-tests, etc.
Highlights:
• Study plans and learning and assessment activities to help assess skill levels―students won’t waste time re-learning skills they already possess
• Grade book that allows students to view their grades and reports showing their progress
• Interactive multimedia: videos with questions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, matching activities, key concept simulations
FOR INSTRUCTORS
MyCulinaryLab is an easy-to-use online resource designed to supplement a traditional lecture course and provides instructors with basic course management capabilities in the areas of course organization, grades, communication, and personalization of content. Instructors benefit with access to key course management tools such as a robust grade book, integrated course email, and reporting tools.
Reporting features include:
• Data tracking and reporting for students, grades, and question usage
• Detailed student results and performance tracking
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Sarah R. Labensky, CCP
Chef Sarah is a cookbook author, cooking teacher, former working chef and caterer, active community volunteer and passionate culinary professional. She is currently employed as the Culinary Publications Specialist for FRP (Favorite Recipes Press) in Nashville. She joined FRP after serving as Founding Director of the Culinary Arts Institute at Mississippi University for Women. Previously, she was a Professor of Culinary Arts at Scottsdale (Arizona) Community College.
In her former life, Sarah was a practicing attorney, with a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University. She also holds a Culinary Certificate from Scottsdale Community College.
Sarah has co-authored or edited almost over a dozen culinary books, including the best-selling On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (Prentice Hall, 1995; 4th ed. 2006) and the award-winning On Baking (Prentice Hall, 2005). Sarah is active in numerous professional organizations and is the Immediate Past-President of the IACP.
