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    1. Adding value to U.S. academia by identifying best practices for engaging faculty in international experiences

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Roberts, T. Grady (author), Hartmann, Marta (author), Harder, Amy (author), Lamm, Alexa J. (author), Stedman, Nicole (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
    Format:
    Abstract
    Publication Date:
    2011-07
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00415
    Notes:
    Abstract of article in proceedings of the annual meeting of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education in Windhoek, Namibia, July 3-7, 2011.

    2. An examination of the reliability of prestigious scholarly journals: evidence and implications for decision-makers

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Oswald, Andrew J. (author)
    Format:
    Research report
    Publication Date:
    2006-04-03
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09670
    Notes:
    Warwick Economic Research Paper No. 744, Department of Economics, University of Warwick, England. 13 pages., Findings suggest caution in assessing research quality on the basis of journal prestige ratings.

    3. Can anyone hear us? An exploration of echo chambers at a land-grant university

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ruth, Taylor K. (author), Rumble, Joy N. (author), Galindo-Gonzalez, Sebastian (author), Lundy, Lisa K. (author), Carter, Hannah S. (author), Folta, Kevin M. (author), and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Ohio State University University of Florida Association for Communication Excellence
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    United States: New Prairie Press
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: D10430
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Applied Communications
    Journal Title Details:
    103(2)
    Notes:
    24 pages., Via online journal., Faculty at land-grant universities are expected to engage in some form of Extension, or science communication, as part of the land-grant mission. However, critics have claimed these institutions are out of touch with their stakeholders’ needs and faculty mainly communicate with others in academia. This engagement with a homogenous group reflects the concepts of echo chambers, where people are only exposed to information that aligns with their beliefs and current knowledge and discredit opposing information. An explanatory mixed-methods design was used to understand land-grant faculty’s engagement in echo chambers. A survey was distributed to a census of tenure-track faculty in the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to understand respondents’ engagement in echo chambers. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 13 of the survey respondents to further explore their audiences and channels used in science communication to understand their engagement in echo chambers. Survey results indicated faculty did not necessarily participate in echo chambers, but they also did not contribute to an open communication network. However, the interviews found participants were interested in reaching new audiences yet struggled to communicate with stakeholders. The participants also reported wanting to find alternative channels to peer reviewed journals to help disseminate their work. The findings from this study indicated faculty contributed to a type of echo chamber, but rather than viewing their stakeholders’ opinions as false, they simply did not hear the opinions. Agricultural communicators should work with land-grant faculty administrators to identify appropriate audiences and channels for science communication.

    5. Curricula influence college student knowledge and attitudes regarding invasive species

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Waliczek, Tina M. (author), Parsley, Kathryn M. (author), Williamson, Paula S. (author), Oxley, Florence M. (author), and Texas State University The University of Memphis Austin Community College
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-08
    Published:
    United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10330
    Journal Title:
    HortTechnology
    Journal Title Details:
    28(4) : 548-556
    Notes:
    9 pages., Via online journal., Negative impacts from invasive species present a global problem. Consequently, invasive species biology has emerged as an important subdiscipline of conservation biology. One of the goals of invasive species biology is to educate the public about impacts and potential control of invasive species. The purpose of this study was to determine if a lecture, a lecture and laboratory learning model, or both influence college student learning gains and whether increase in knowledge results in changes in attitudes about invasive species. A pre- and posttest instrument that measured knowledge and attitudes of invasive species was administered to several different classes of students at a university and community college. One group of students received a lecture and laboratory curriculum between the pre- and posttest (the lecture and laboratory treatment group). A second group of students received a lecture between the pre- and posttest (the lecture-only treatment group) and a third group received no instruction between tests (the control group). The lecture was in the form of an electronic presentation, whereas the laboratory curriculum included a case study, a visual aid, and a scavenger hunt to educate students about examples of invasive plant and animal species. In all classes and groups, there were at least 2 weeks between administering the pre- and posttest. Results showed that the control group scores were not different between the pre- and posttest. However, both the lecture-only and the lecture and laboratory treatment groups had scores that changed after receiving the curricula. In addition, there was an effect of curricula on student learning for the three conditions. The differences between the group that received no curricula vs. the two that did indicated that the curricula were effective teaching interventions to help students become more educated about invasive species.

    8. Role of the agricultural communications faculty member in the academic community

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Evans, Jim (author)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2013-04
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D06617
    Notes:
    1 page., Author's perspectives about the role of the agricultural communications faculty member, especially in connection with agriculture. Describes tendency to serve as an honest broker, neutral convener, information provider, question raiser, joint problem solver and sometimes conscience. Expresses advocacy for the mission of agriculture in service to humankind, but not as advocate or apologist for the structures, functions and actions within agriculture - or as blanket adversary or critic.

    9. The starch ad litmus test

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Evans, James F. (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2005
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25273
    Notes:
    Pages 259-264 in Zachary Michael Jack (ed.), Black earth and ivory tower: new American essays from farm and classroom. University of South Carolina Press. 312 pages., Author describes how his combination of rural background and communications interests has influenced and interacted with his career in an academic community.