Our Learning Community was comprised of HMGT 1101 Perspectives of Hospitality Management (Goodlad) and HMGT 1102 Introduction to Food and Beverage Management (Stewart). The 1101 class has a assignment based on the weekly New York Times 36 Hours in⌠in which readers are advised where to visit in a particular city or neighborhood. In Karenâs class, students were asked to choose a specific location within Brooklyn based on their assigned category of tourism. In Claireâs class, students were asked to choose one iconic NYC food item that could be found within that location.
The oral presentations were fantastic and all but two of the students ultimately followed the guidelines. The students brought examples of their food items and we ended up having a fun and educational feast!
The way the assignment was executed in HMGT 1101 was through a blog post. The instructions can be read here. Two examples of student learning show the how students can deepen their understanding of travel and tourism and show their learning in various forms of communication. The first blog post was chosen because of itâs sophistication and inclusion of links supporting what the student is writing about, I also believe the studentâs writing style is inviting as she addresses all of the components of the assignment; the second blog post shows the studentâs ability to evaluate a category of tourism, incorporate a variety or diverse activities, and explain what a tourist would expect when visiting Brooklyn, including lodging options. I believe students showed great growth from previous work submitted and during an oral reflection students mentioned that the challenges were manageable and that they learned a lot about time management as well as Brooklyn.
