Progress 09/01/10 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: It is imperative that university graduates are able to function in this increasingly interdependent world and to understand that the world's economy can even affect the viability of U.S. agriculture. The target audiences include faculty, students and university administrators. Faculty members who have completed the study abroad training have an increased knowledge of global issues. The study abroad training: (1) raised faculty awareness as to the importance of global experiences; (2) made faculty aware of the global experiential opportunities available to their students; (3) demonstrated how a global experience can be an extension of their curricula and incorporated in future curricula and (4) made faculty aware of how to design study abroad courses that satisfy the NIFA Strategic Plan. Traditional and non-traditions students in the School of Agriculture will have access to study abroad opportunities that will contribute to the students' readiness to compete in a global society. One hundred twenty students who attended the study abroad seminar series have a raised awareness as to the importance of global experiences and how this experience can fix into their course of study. Faculty members who have completed the Blackboard training have an increased knowledge of developing online courses and increased knowledge of enhancing courses. The availability of these online courses for the traditional and non-traditions students can help improve enrollment, retention and graduation rates among this target audience. All departmental faculty benefited from course enhancement/development for Blackboard or other courseware training. Also attendees at the first Educational Technology Conference at the university were exposed to technologies to enhance students and faculty experiences for distance learning. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? This year, 2014, four faculty members in the departmenthave completed the training for "faculty-led" study abroad programs also sponsored by the Office of International Programs. Faculty and students have been made aware of the study abroad program development through five class presentations. The Office of Distance Learning upgraded the course management software to Blackboard 9.1 and courses including distance education were offered through Blackboard. All agribusiness and agriscience faculty have completed at least one of the Blackboard training modules including: overview, posting documents, assessments and the grade center. Seven department faculty completed training in SoftCloud, that enhances Blackboard components. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The project successes and activities have been dissemination to our target audience through class talks and the school's (SAES) website, as well as the school's electronic newsletters (Ag E-Dispatch) andmonthly newsletter (On the Move). The project also participated in the USDA/NIFA Directors Conference (November 2012) and presented a poster. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? This is the final report for this funded project. However, the capacity built during this project has enabled the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) to expand its course offerings for online distribution and for study abroad. Study abroad courses are planned for 2015 to Costa Rica and 2016 to Belize. Because the new undergraduate degree program, "Agribusiness and Food Industry Management,” incorporates three departments, total enrollment has already increased and provided new courses for online distribution. For example most of the AGEC (agricultural economics) courses have been replaced with ABM (agribusiness management) courses. Through training provided by this project, faculty will now modify the existing AGEC courses to reflect the new ABM courses which will be available for online delivery.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For Objective one "To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences" - This year faculty members participated in the Study Abroad Fair (November, 2014) sponsored by the Office of International Programs. In 2014, two faculty members in the department (44%) have completed the training for "faculty-led" study abroad programs also sponsored by the Office of International Programs and two faculty members have been approved for study abroad programs in Costa Rica in 2015. Faculty and students have been made aware of the study abroad program development through seven class presentations. Faculty members are finalizing outlines and materials for two faculty led study abroad courses (global food security). The project has established linkages with the following international universities: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), Ege University (Turkey), University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada), Songhai Center (Benin), University of Benin (Benin, Africa), McGill University (Canada) and Perrotis College (Greece). For this year the project targeted a Spanish speaking country (Costa Rico) where students can experience the culture, language and agriculture. Seven students received project support to study abroad for international agriculture. For Objective two "To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program" - The Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education was completing undergraduate online courses for the bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics/agribusiness however, the online courses were not designed to replace on-campus instruction. The Office of Distance Learning upgraded the course management software in to Blackboard 9.1 and courses including distance education were offered through Blackboard. All agribusiness and agriscience faculty have completed at least one of the Blackboard training modules including: overview, posting documents, assessments and the grade center. The former major "Agriculture Economics" is now "Agribusiness and Food Industry Management." The new major is now approved and started admitting students for the Fall Semester, 2013. Many of the core courses and other courses are aligned with the courses in the major. The former courses in the department "AGEC" have now all been revised as "ABM." Many of the courses are now required to have new textbooks. During the next year, the department will continue to evaluate the ABM courses and structure them for online delivery. The department has been innovative in examining how students use technology in online courses as well as in lecture classroom. This purpose of this study was to examine the practicality and efficacy of using tablets, smart phones, smart pens, and web 2.0 technologies in agricultural courses by students and faculty. The participating students were all taking on-line courses. Six departmental students were provided Samsung Note tablets (provided by the department) and iPads for the fall and spring semesters. Students were given a list of "apps" that they were to download and use during the duration of the study; but, students were also encouraged to use the tablets in the way that felt most natural and beneficial to them. The students were invited to discuss their experiences at the first "Educational Technology Conference" hosted by North Carolina A&T State University.
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Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13
Outputs
Target Audience: In a global economy, it is imperative that university graduates are able to function in this increasingly interdependent world and to understand that the world’s economy can even affect the viability of U.S. agriculture. The target audiences include faculty, students and university administrators. Faculty members who have completed the study abroad training have an increased knowledge of global issues. The study abroad training: (1) raised faculty awareness as to the importance of global experiences; (2) made faculty aware of the global experiential opportunities available to their students; (3) demonstrated how a global experience can be an extension of their curricula and incorporated in future curricula and (4) made faculty aware of how to design study abroad courses that satisfy the NIFA Strategic Plan. Traditional and non-traditions students in the School of Agriculture will have access to study abroad opportunities that will contribute to the students’ readiness to compete in a global society. One hundred twenty students who attended the study abroad seminar series have a raised awareness as to the importance of global experiences and how this experience can fix into their course of study. Faculty members who have completed the Blackboard training have an increased knowledge of developing online courses and increased knowledge of enhancing courses. The availability of these online courses for the traditional and non-traditions students can help improve enrollment, retention and graduation rates among this target audience. All departmental faculty benefited from course enhancement/development for Blackboard or other courseware training. Also attendees at the first Educational Technology Conference at the university were exposed to technologies to enhance students and faculty experiences for distance learning. Changes/Problems: The project’s objectives have not changed. The agribusiness program accomplished academic restructuring with curriculum updates and the revisions. The new major “Agribusiness and Food Industry Management” is being implemented and admitting students. Many of the core courses (AGEC have changed to ABM to reflect the Agribusiness Management concentration. New ABM courses are aligned with the courses in the major. The continuation of preparing courses for online delivery will extend through the summer semesters 2014. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? This year four faculty members in the Department (44%) have completed the training for “faculty-led” study abroad programs also sponsored by the Office of International Programs. Faculty and students have been made aware of the study abroad program development through five class presentations. The Office of Distance Learning upgraded the course management software in 2013 to Blackboard 9.1 and courses including distance education were offered through Blackboard. All agribusiness and agriscience faculty have completed at least one of the Blackboard training modules including: overview, posting documents, assessments and the grade center. Seven department faculty completed training in SoftCloud, that enhances Blackboard components. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The project successes and activities have been dissemination to our target audience through seminars and the School’s (SAES) Web site, as well as the School's electronic newsletters (Ag E-Dispatch) and the School monthly newsletter (On the Move). The project also participated in the USDA/NIFA Directors Conference (November 2012) and presented a poster. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? The project will continue to prepare courses for online delivery through the summer semesters 2014. The agribusiness program accomplished academic restructuring with curriculum updates and the revisions. The new major “Agribusiness and Food Industry Management” is being implemented and admitting students. The new courses, ABM, have replaced the old courses, AGEC. Many of the core courses and new courses are aligned with the courses in the major. The courses that were developed for online delivery need to be modified to reflect the new course numbers and in some instances, the old courses will be offered online in place of the new ABM course. The StudyAabroad component will continue in 2014 with international agricultural practicums in Canada, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic. At the time of the project design (2008/2009), Mexico was listed as one of the target countries, It is no longer considered as a viable study abroad location. The countries of Costa Rica and Dominican Republic are now considered as target countries for international agricultural study abroad locations.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For Objective one “To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences” - This year faculty members participated in the Study Abroad Fair (September, 2012) sponsored by the Office of International Programs. This year four faculty members in the Department (44%) have completed the training for “faculty-led” study abroad programs also sponsored by the Office of International Programs. Faculty and students have been made aware of the study abroad program development through five class presentations. Faculty members are finalizing outlines and materials for two faculty led study abroad courses (global food security). The project has established linkages with the following international universities: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), Ege University (Turkey), University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada), Songhai Center (Benin), University of Benin (Benin, Africa), McGill University (Canada) and Perrotis College (Greece). For this year the porject was to target a Spanish speaking country (Costa Rico or Dominican Republic) where students can experience the culture, language and agriculture. Seven students are scheduled to receive project support to study abroad, however this experience has been posponed until spring and summer 2014. For Objective two “To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program” - The Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education was completing undergraduate online courses for the bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics/agribusiness however, the online courses were not designed to replace on-campus instruction. The Office of Distance Learning upgraded the course management software in 2013 to Blackboard 9.1 and courses including distance education were offered through Blackboard. All agribusiness and agriscience faculty have completed at least one of the Blackboard training modules including: overview, posting documents, assessments and the grade center. The former major “Agriculture Economics” is now “Agribusiness and Food Industry Management.” The new major is now approved and is ready to admit students for the Fall Semester, 2013. Many of the core courses and other courses are aligned with the courses in the major. The former courses in the Department “AGEC” have now all been revised as “ABM.” Many of the courses are now required to have new textbooks. During the next year, the department will continue to evaluate the ABM courses and structure them for online delivery. The Department has been innovative in examining how students use technology in online courses as well as in lecture classroom. This purpose of this study was to examine the practicality and efficacy of using tablets, smart phones, smart pens, and web 2.0 technologies in agricultural courses by students and faculty. The participating students were all taking on-line courses. Six departmental students were provided Samsung Note Tablets (provided by the department) and iPads for the fall and spring semesters. Students were given a list of “apps” that they were to download and use during the duration of the study; but, students were also encouraged to use the tablets in the way that felt most natural and beneficial to them. The students were invited to discuss their experiences at the first “Educational Technology Conference” hosted by North Carolina A&T State University. The students should answer these questions: What are the potential benefits of students using tablets and smart phones in their online and lecture agricultural courses? What are the potential barriers of students using tablets and smart phones in their online and lecture agricultural courses? How could social media, the Internet, and other web 2.0 tools be used to increase learning of students? What are the demographics of the participants of the study?
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Progress 09/01/11 to 08/31/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The goal of this project is to enhance the capacity of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) to provide access to SAES courses throughout the globe by putting distance learning and study abroad under one umbrella. The objectives of this project are: 1. To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) and 2. To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program. This project is fulfilling two of the recommendations defined in the University of North Carolina Tomorrow Initiative: globalization and access to higher education programs. Objective one "To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences." This year faculty members have been made aware of the study abroad program development through two faculty workshops sponsored by the Office of International Programs. Seven faculty members from the School of Agriculture participated in these workshops as well as two faculty members participated in the annual study abroad fair. Faculty members are finalizing outlines and materials for two faculty led study abroad courses (global food security). Communicating via email, telephone and professional contacts, the project has established linkages with the following international universities: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), Ege University (Turkey), University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada), Songhai Center (Benin), University of Benin (Benin, Africa), McGill University (Canada) and Perrotis College (Greece). The target country for the study abroad courses has not yet been finalized. Objective two "To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program." The Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education was completing undergraduate online courses for the Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics/agribusiness however; the online courses were not designed to replace on-campus instruction. The Office of Distance Learning upgraded the course management software to Blackboard 9.0 and fall semester 2011 was the first semester whereby all courses including distance education were offered through Blackboard 9. The agribusiness department offered seven online agribusiness courses in the fall 2011 and five online courses were offered for the spring 2012. All eleven agribusiness and agriscience faculty have completed at least one of the Blackboard training modules including: overview, posting documents, assessments and the grade center. The agribusiness program is now going through restructuring. The University of North Carolina System instructed North Carolina A&T State University to revise the existing agribusiness program. Since spring 2011, departmental administrators and faculty have been working on curriculum updates and the revisions. The new major "Agribusiness and Food Industry Management" is now approved and will be implemented in spring 2013. Many of the existing core courses and other courses are aligned with the courses in the major. The continuation of preparing courses for online delivery will continue for the Spring Semester 2013. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Anthony Yeboah and Mr. John Paul Owens were responsible for all project activities including scheduling training and recruiting faculty for training and recruiting faculty to develop online courses. However, each individual faculty member was responsible for designing and developing online courses. Therefore all departmental faculty members participated in this program and teach the twelve online courses offered in the spring and fall semesters 2012. All departmental faculty members also revised the curriculum for every courses offered for the agribusiness and agricultural economics programs. The existing SAES Global Studies Committee includes project personnel, SAES administrators, departmental representatives and the USDA collaborators: Dr. Anthony Yeboah and Mr. John Paul Owens (Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education), Dr. Donald McDowell (Interim Dean), Dr. Ralph Nobel (Chair, Department of Animal Sciences), Dr. Charles Raczkowski (Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design) and Dr. Charles Kome (USDA/NRCS) and student representatives. The distance education training was provided by Ms. Gwen Goddard and Dr. Tracy Lewis, Office of Distant Education. Dr. Lewis teaches all the Blackboard related courses. Ms. Minnie Battle Mayes, Director of International Programs, and Allegra Johnson Laing, Study Abroad Coordinator, coordinated faculty workshops pertaining to developing study abroad courses and global competency. The OIP also coordinates the Study Abroad Fair each fall. The OIP has established a University International Program Advisory Council (IPAC). This IPAC meets with faculty and administrators from across the campus and the UNC System. Eight faculty members from the School of Agriculture are IPAC members, more than any other School/College. TARGET AUDIENCES: In a global economy, it is imperative that university graduates are able to function in this increasingly interdependent world and to understand that the world's economy can even affect the viability of U.S. agriculture. The target audiences include faculty, students and university administrators. Faculty members who have completed the study abroad training have an increased knowledge of global issues. The study abroad training: (1) raised faculty awareness as to the importance of global experiences; (2) made faculty aware of the global experiential opportunities available to their students; (3) demonstrated how a global experience can be an extension of their curricula and incorporated in future curricula and (4) made faculty aware of how to design study abroad courses that satisfy the NIFA Strategic Plan. Traditional and non-traditions students in the School of Agriculture will have access to study abroad opportunities that will contribute to the students' readiness to compete in a global society. One hundred twenty students who attended the study abroad seminar series have raised awareness as to the importance of global experiences and how this experience can fix into their course of study. Faculty members who have completed the Blackboard training have an increased knowledge of developing online courses and increased knowledge of enhancing courses. The availability of these online courses for the traditional and non-traditions students can help improve enrollment, retention and graduation rates among this target audience. All departmental faculty benefited from course enhancement/development for Blackboard or other courseware training. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: The objectives of this project are: 1. To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) and 2. To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program. The project's objectives have not changed. The only modifications to this project will be in the timeline. The agribusiness program is now going through restructuring. The University of North Carolina System instructed North Carolina A&T State University to revise the existing agribusiness program. Since spring 2011, departmental administrators and faculty have been working on curriculum updates and the revisions. The new major "Agribusiness and Food Industry Management" is now approved and will be implemented in spring, 2013. Many of the core courses and other courses are aligned with the courses in the major. The continuation of preparing courses for online delivery will continue in the Spring Semester 2013.
Impacts
Expected impact includes Increased knowledge - developing and enhancing online courses; (2) global issues; (3) developing study abroad courses, (4) global food security; Students enrolled in SAES study abroad courses; Faculty using new knowledge; Increased enrollment in agribusiness program includes non-traditional students; Increased opportunities for rural populations and non-traditional communities; and Students with global experience prepared for global society. Faculty who have completed the study abroad training have an increased knowledge of global issues. The study abroad training: (1) raised faculty awareness as to the importance of global experiences; (2) made faculty aware of the global experiential opportunities available to their students; (3) demonstrated how a global experience can be an extension of their curricula and incorporated in future curricula and (4) made faculty aware of how to design study abroad courses that satisfy the NIFA Strategic Plan. Project personnel, Office of International Programs and students presented a study abroad seminar series with attendance totaling approximately 120 students. Agribusiness and agriscience faculty members (eleven) who have completed the Blackboard training have an increased knowledge of developing online courses and increased knowledge of enhancing courses. Students including non-traditional students have access to more distance learning courses within the department. Traditional and non-traditions students can take the following undergraduate online courses offered in the fall semester: AGEC 300-Principles of Rural Sociology; AGEC 335-Economic Geography of World Food Resources; AGEC 432-Elements of Farm Management; AGEC 434-Marketing Agriculture Products; AGEC 442-Futures and Options Markets; AGEC 444-Financial Management in Agribusiness Firms; AGEC 640-Agribusiness Management. Traditional and non-traditions students can take the following online courses offered in the spring semester: AGEC 330-Intro to Agricultural Economics; AGEC 446-Introduction to Research Methods; AGEC 575- Computer Applications in Agribusiness; AGEC 632-Food & Agricultural Policy and AGEC 634- International Agribusiness Marketing. Estimated enrollment will be fifty students. Registered students for these classes (2012) totaled 92. The evaluation process includes both qualitative and quantitative indicators associated with the project activities and outputs as listed in the logic model. According to the logic model all of the activities have been achieved: workshops & training, develop online courses, develop international partnerships & linkages, develop study abroad courses and conduct student seminars. Student evaluations were used as qualitative indicators of success for online courses. The evaluation instruments consisted of twenty-seven questions based upon the Likert scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being excellent. The questionnaire also included a space for comments. The mean evaluation for all the departmental online courses was 4.4 on the 5 point scale.
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Progress 09/01/10 to 08/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: In today's global economy, it is imperative that university graduates are able to function in this increasingly interdependent world and to understand that the world's economy can even affect the viability of U.S. agriculture. In 2008, approximately 240,000 U.S. students participated in some type of global studies at international universities. However, African Americans represented only 3.7 percent of these students. This project will fulfill two of the recommendations defined in the University of North Carolina Tomorrow Initiative: globalization and access to higher education programs. The goal of this project is to enhance the capacity of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) to provide access to SAES courses throughout the globe by putting distance learning and study abroad under one umbrella. The objectives of this project are: 1. To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) and 2. To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program. Objective one "To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences." This year faculty have been made aware of the study abroad program development through two faculty workshops sponsored by the Office of International Programs (January and October, 2011). Seven faculty members from the School of Agriculture participated in these workshops as well as two faculty members participated in the Study Abroad Fair (September 2011). Two faculty members have started preparing abstracts for faculty led study abroad courses. Objective two "To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program." The Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education was developing undergraduate online courses required for the bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics/agribusiness. The online courses were not designed replace on-campus instruction. The Office of Distance Learning upgraded the course management software to Blackboard 9.0. The current structure has changed considerably from previous versions so that students and faculty had to be re-trained in several aspects of Blackboard including: overview, posting documents, assessments and the grade center. The fall 2011 semester was the first semester whereby all courses including distance education were offered through Blackboard 9. The Department offered seven online agribusiness courses in the fall 2011 and has five online courses offered for the spring 2012. The agribusiness program is now going through restructuring. The University of North Carolina System instructed North Carolina A&T to revise the existing agribusiness program. Since spring 2011, departmental administrators and faculty have been working on curriculum updates and the revisions are now ready to submit to the School's Dean in January, 2012. Many of the core courses and other courses will remain the same or with additional components. Some new courses will be added. PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Anthony Yeboah and Mr. John Paul Owens were responsible for all project activities including scheduling training and recruiting faculty for training and recruiting faculty to develop online courses. However, each individual faculty member was responsible for designing and developing online courses. Therefore all faculty members within the department participated in this program and teach the twelve online courses offered in the fall 2011 and spring 2012. All faculty members within the department also revised the curriculum for every courses offered for the agribusiness and agricultural economics programs. The existing SAES Global Studies Committee includes project personnel, SAES administrators, departmental representatives and the USDA collaborators: Dr. Anthony Yeboah and Mr. John Paul Owens (Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education), Dr. Donald McDowell (Interim Dean), Dr. Ralph Nobel (Chair, Department of Animal Sciences), Dr. Charles Raczkowski (Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design), Dr. Geraldine Ray (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences), and Dr. Charles Kome (USDA/NRCS) and student representatives. The distance education training was provided by Ms. Gwen Goddard and Dr. Tracy Lewis, Office of Distant Education. Dr. Lewis teaches all the Blackboard related courses. Ms. Minnie Battle Mayes, Director of International Programs, and Allegra Johnson Laing, Study Abroad Coordinator, coordinated faculty workshops pertaining to developing study abroad courses and global competency. The OIP also coordinates the Study Abroad Fair each fall. The OIP has established a University International Program Advisory Council (IPAC). This IPAC meets with faculty and administrators from across the campus and the UNC System. The School of Agriculture has eight members, more than any other School/College. TARGET AUDIENCES: In a global economy, it is imperative that university graduates are able to function in this increasingly interdependent world and to understand that the world's economy can even affect the viability of U.S. agriculture. The target audiences include faculty, students and university administrators. Faculty members who have completed the study abroad training have an increased knowledge of global issues. The study abroad training: (1) raised faculty awareness as to the importance of global experiences; (2) made faculty aware of the global experiential opportunities available to their students; (3) demonstrated how a global experience can be an extension of their curricula and incorporated in future curricula and (4) made faculty aware of how to design study abroad courses that satisfy the NIFA Strategic Plan. Traditional and non-traditions students in the School of Agriculture will have access to study abroad opportunities that will contribute to the students' readiness to compete in a global society. Faculty members who have completed the Blackboard training have an increased knowledge of developing online courses and increased knowledge of enhancing courses. The availability of these online courses for the traditional and non-traditions students can help improve enrollment, retention and graduation rates among this target audience. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: The objectives of this project are: 1. To develop a study abroad program offered through the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) and 2. To develop an online undergraduate agribusiness degree program. The project's objectives have not changed. The only modifications to this project will be in the timeline. The agribusiness program is now going through restructuring. The University of North Carolina System instructed North Carolina A&T to revise the existing agribusiness program. Since spring 2011, departmental administrators and faculty have been working on curriculum updates and the revisions are now ready to submit to the School's Dean in January, 2012. Many of the core courses and other courses will remain the same or with additional components. Some new courses will be added. The developing of additional online courses will continue in the Fall 2012.
Impacts
Faculty who have completed the study abroad training have an increased knowledge of global issues. The study abroad training: (1) raised faculty awareness as to the importance of global experiences; (2) made faculty aware of the global experiential opportunities available to their students; (3) demonstrated how a global experience can be an extension of their curricula and incorporated in future curricula and (4) made faculty aware of how to design study abroad courses that satisfy the NIFA Strategic Plan. Faculty members who have completed the Blackboard training have an increased knowledge of developing online courses and increased knowledge of enhancing courses. Students including non-traditional students have access to more distance learning courses within the department. Traditional and non-traditions students could take the following undergraduate online courses offered for the fall 2011 semester: AGEC 300-Principles of Rural Sociology; AGEC 335-Economic Geography of World Food Resources; AGEC 432-Elements of Farm Management; AGEC 434-Marketing Agriculture Products; AGEC 442-Futures and Options Markets; AGEC 444-Financial Management in Agribusiness Firms; AGEC 640-Agribusiness Management. There were approximately nine-two students enrolled in these courses. Traditional and non-traditions students can take the following online courses offered in the spring 2012 semester: AGEC 330-Intro to Agricultural Economics; AGEC 446-Introduction to Research Methods; AGEC 575-Computer Applications in Agribusiness; AGEC 632-Food & Agricultural Policy and AGEC 634-International Agribusiness Marketing. Estimated enrollment will be fifty students.
Publications
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