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2. What are college students saying about their food?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schaffer, Jesse (author), Weinberg, Jennifer (author), Morasco, Rob (author), and Milliken, Miles (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-06-14
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02890
- Notes:
- Via Truffle Media Networks. 8 pages.
3. Saving community journalism
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Parker, Mary Lide (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-05-13
- Published:
- USA: University of North Carolina Research, Chapel Hill.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02893
- Journal Title:
- Endeavors
- Notes:
- Via UNC Research website. 6 pages., UNC students and faculty help community newspapers in North Carolina and across the country transform their product for the digital age.
4. Missouri College Farmer
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Magazine
- Publication Date:
- 1958-03
- Published:
- USA: Missouri College of Agriculture
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Farm P-W RS.12; Folder: RS.12.M.104 Document Number: D03200
- Journal Title:
- 49
- Journal Title Details:
- 7
- Notes:
- 18 pgs, John Harvey Collection; Rare Serial Collection; John Harvey - Associate Editor
5. How ag is being mistaught
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Murphy, Kevin (author)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2014-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D04670
- Journal Title:
- Agri Marketing
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(8) : 40
6. Millennial alumni perceptions of communications media utilized by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Northfell, Amanda (author), Edgar, Leslie D. (author), Graham, Donna L. (author), and Rucker, K. Jill (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05794
- Notes:
- Paper presented in the Agricultural Communications Section of the annual conference of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Atlanta, Georgia, January 31-February 1, 2015. 24 pages.
7. Organizing a study away experience
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Meyers, Courtney (author)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2014-12-05
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05812
- Notes:
- Website of the Association of Communication Excellence (ACE)for members of the Academic Special Interest Group. 3 pages., Summary of experiences and advice based on a field study tour to Washington,D.C., involving students from two universities and featuring agricultural communications.
8. The third-person effect of tainted food product recall news: examining the role of credibility, attention and elaboration for college students in Taiwan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wei, Ran (author), Lo, Ven-Hwei (author), and Lu, Hung-Yi (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Taiwan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D05869
- Journal Title:
- Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
- Journal Title Details:
- 87(3/4) : 598-614
9. Development of a university undergraduate course sequence about the Extension system
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Braverman, Marc T. (author), Gunter, Katherine (author), Galloway, Robin (author), Moore, Karlie J. (author), Hoel, Brandi (author), and Rennekamp, Denise (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-04
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06063
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 52(2) : 2FEA3
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Describes two courses: "Community Education and Practices: the Extension System" and a summer course, "Community Education and Action: Observations of Extension Programs."
10. What faculty can learn about leading study abroad experiences
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Buck, Emily (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-05-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06117
- Notes:
- Online from Academic Special Interest Group of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences. 2 pages., Suggestions from the experiences of an agricultural communication faculty member.
11. Health and safety data: does the academic community have a responsibility toward the news media?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wilk, I. J. (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 1983-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06251
- Journal Title:
- Journal of College Science Teaching
- Journal Title Details:
- 12(4) : 255-257
12. Role of the agricultural communications faculty member in the academic community
- 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.
13. Dutch Elder, my mentor
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kern, K. Robert (author)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2016-02-24
- Published:
- USA: Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D06646
- Notes:
- Commentary in the "ACE Retiree Update" newsletter. 4 pages., Features life, career and contributions of C. R. Elder, former Extension Editor and Iowa State College Director of Information.
14. Agricultural communications: perspectives from the experts
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kurtzo, Fawn; (author), Hansen, Maggie Jo; (author), Rucker, K. Jill; (author), and Edgar, Leslie D. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- USA: Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D06796
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 100(1) : 33-43
15. The little country theater
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Arvold, Alfred G. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1922
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07487
- Journal Title:
- Quarterly Journal of Public Speaking
- Journal Title Details:
- 1 (1)
16. Georgia's new college of ag dean Bullish on state's farm industry
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Haire, Brad (author)
- Format:
- Interview
- Publication Date:
- 2016-06-01
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07563
- Journal Title:
- Southeast Farm Press
- Journal Title Details:
- 43 (14): 1-2
17. International agriculture update
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nicholaides, J.J. (author) and Offutt, Susan E. (author)
- Format:
- Newsletter
- Publication Date:
- 1986
- Published:
- USA: Office of International Programs, Illinois College of Agriculture, Univeristy of Illinios, Champaign-Urbana
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07641
- Journal Title:
- International Agriculture Update
- Journal Title Details:
- 1 (1)
- Notes:
- 8 pages. Volume One Number One: Paul Hixson collection. V1.12.I.200.1.
18. Social system analysis of the adult education agency
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Knox, Alan B. (author)
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Publication Date:
- 1967-01
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 195 Document Number: D08002
- Notes:
- John L. Woods Collection, Second draft of a manuscript. 152 pages.
19. The usefulness of an online writing improvement tool for agricultural communications courses
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Flure, Leia (author) and Rodriguez, Lulu (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08235
- Journal Title:
- NACTA Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- 60(Supplement 1) : 126
20. Perception and attitudinal behavior of lecturers' in the use of information and communication technology tools in teaching/learning in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Olojede, Joy C. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- Romania: University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Mgmt, Econ Eng. & Rural Dev.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08249
- Journal Title:
- Scientific Papers: Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture & Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- 16 (3): 207-210
21. A study of the history and development of visual aids used in extension work in the United States and suggested applications of the findings for the development of a visual aids section at the Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, Madras State, India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sankaranarayanan, C. (author)
- Format:
- Thesis summary
- Publication Date:
- 1962-07
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08455
- Journal Title:
- Review of Extension Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 1961
- Notes:
- Pages 86-87 in Extension Circular 541, Review of Extension Research, January through December 1961, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Summary of a thesis for the master of science degree in agricultural extension, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1961. 281 pages.
22. American fertilizer practices
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- National Fertilizer Association (author)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 1929
- Published:
- USA: Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08957
- Notes:
- Page 16 in Lucinda Crile, Findings from studies of bulletins, news stories, and circular letters. Extension Service Circular 488. Revision of Extension Service Circular 461, which it supersedes. May 1953. 24 pages. Summary of research reported by the National Fertilizer Association, Inc., Washington, D.C. 1929. 38 pages.
23. The use of newspapers and radio in the agricultural extension service
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Walker, J.R. (author)
- Format:
- Thesis summary
- Publication Date:
- 1944
- Published:
- USA: Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08959
- Notes:
- Page 21 in Lucinda Crile, Findings from studies of bulletins, news stories, and circular letters. Extension Service Circular 488. Revision of Extension Service Circular 461, which it supersedes. May 1953. 24 pages. Summary of the author's masters thesis, University of Idaho, Moscow. 1944. 145 pages.
24. A source survey of agricultural news in the daily press
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ward, W.B. (author)
- Format:
- Thesis summary
- Publication Date:
- 1942
- Published:
- USA: Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08960
- Notes:
- Page 21 in Lucinda Crile, Findings from studies of bulletins, news stories, and circular letters. Extension Service Circular 488. Revision of Extension Service Circular 461, which it supersedes. May 1953. 24 pages. Summary of Bulletin 12 (and master's thesis), Department of Agricultural Journalism, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1942. 16 pages.
25. An examination of student development theory in the context of writing instruction
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Leggette, Holli R. (author), Whitaker, Holly Jarvis (author), and Miranda, Matt (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08979
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 101(2) : 33-45
26. The potential return on investment of the recruitment strategies for an academic unit focused on agricultural sciences
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Robertson, J. Tanner (author), Hurst, Taylor (author), Williams, Kevin (author), and Kieth, Lance (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08981
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 101(2) : 59-71
27. The press, propaganda, and pressure groups
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Casey, Ralph D. (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 1949
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 197 Document Number: D09546
- Notes:
- Hal R. Taylor Collection (abstract), Excerpts from chapter in Wilbur Schramm (editor), Mass Communications, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, Urbana.
28. An examination of the reliability of prestigious scholarly journals: evidence and implications for decision-makers
- 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.
29. Request for continuation of NCR-90
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Document
- Publication Date:
- 1989
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09806
- Notes:
- NCR-90 Collection, 6 pages.
30. Report of research completed during the past year, 1988
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 1988-10-26
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09883
- Notes:
- NCR-90 Collection, 13 pages
31. Predictors of college writing performance
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Paulus, Karen (author)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 1988-10-26
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09884
- Notes:
- NCR-90 Collection, From Document D09883, "Report of research completed during the past year, 1988". Page 1.
32. Institutional development for agricultural training: an expression of interest
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Project proposal
- Publication Date:
- 1986
- Published:
- Kenya
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D09982
- Notes:
- Document from files of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Submitted to the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Government of Kenya by the Office of International Agriculture, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. Involves possible collaboration with Edgerton College to develop an agricultural education institution of excellence in the land-grant tradition.
33. Why colleges of agriculture in universities are in international agricultural development work
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Turk, Ken (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1985-07
- Published:
- International: Organizing Council for International Agricultural Communicators, Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09992
- Journal Title:
- OCIAC Update
- Journal Title Details:
- 1(4) : 4
- Notes:
- This newsletter series is maintained in the office of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - "International" file section - "OCIAC" file folder., Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois., Author identifies five reasons for this interest..
34. Collegiate millennials' perceptions of locally produced beef
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Oesterreicher, Shelby (author), Lundy, Lisa K. (author), Rumble, Joy (author), Telg, Ricky W. (author), and University of Florida The Ohio State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10157
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 102(4)
- Notes:
- 15 pages, via online journal article, Millennial consumers are stepping into important roles as decision makers and consumers. A knowledge and communication gap exists between cattle producers and consumers this knowledge seeking generation. This study focused on collegiate millennials' perceptions of locally produced beef. The research design was qualitative in nature using focus groups. Participants associated the beef industry and beef products with the environment, management practices, treatment of animals, human health concerns, retail, experience with the beef industry, experience with beef, and transparency. Results of this study showed participants had minimal knowledge of the industry and relatively negative perceptions of the industry and beef products. Participants were skeptical of communication materials promotion beef and expressed particular distrust toward video messages. Participants revealed a knowledge and communication gap between producers and consumers
35. Exploring agricultural communications students' perceptions of communication apprehension and writing apprehension in the classroom
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ahrens, Chelsey Ann (author), Meyers, Courtney (author), Irlbeck, Erica (author), Burris, Scott (author), and Roach, David (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01-01
- Published:
- USA: ERIC
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10161
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(2) : 119-133
- Notes:
- 15 pages., ISSN-1042-0541, Via ERIC., Employers have identified oral and written communications skills to be the most important skills graduates should possess when entering the workforce. In order for faculty to better understand their students' oral and written communications skills, they should understand what apprehension the students have toward oral and written communications. Specifically, no studies have been found that explore communication apprehension (CA) or writing apprehension (WA) in agricultural communications students. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore agricultural communications students' perceptions of CA and WA. Participants believe agricultural communications instructors set up an environment that is conducive to changing behavior. However, students realized and identified areas of improvement that could help them lower their CA and WA. Recommendations for practice are provided in order to help alleviate CA and WA in agricultural communications students.
36. Agricultural communications students describe a short-term field experience
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Riggs, Angel (author), Montgomery, Diane (author), and Oklahoma State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-07-02
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 1 Document Number: D10166
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 102(2)
- Notes:
- 20 pages; Article 3, via online journal, Student-run publications, including newsrooms and similar agency-style work achieve the curricular goal of experiential learning (Roberts, 2006) for university agricultural communication students. Gaining a journalistic skillset in the classroom is richly supplemented with experiencing real-world and authentic agency immersion to reveal to students the genuine characteristics of a workplace. The purpose of this study was to use Q methodology to evaluate a real-world, out-of-class-but-supervised newsroom producing publications for the State FFA Convention. Fifteen undergraduate students who were immersed in this three-day program in which students publish original work to disseminate information to FFA participants and the public participated in the study at the end of the newsroom experience. With a concourse sampled along four dimensions of growth and development (Author, 2014), a Q set of 36 statements was sorted. In addition to the Q sorts, comments gathered from the students at the last session assisted in the interpretation of data. Post-sort interviews were conducted with exemplar sorters. Data were analyzed using principal components and varimax rotation and interpreted to show three ways the newsroom was experienced by the university students. The Supervisors honed managerial skills while working as colleagues with faculty supervisors. The Contented Staff valued the education gained from the experience and recognized the practical application of the communications-based skill-set. The Stressed Staff had insecurities and physical discomfort during the work and living in the city. Implications for program development, classroom instruction, and field experience assessment will be discussed.
37. Using an experiential learning design to teach photography in agricultural communications
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kennedy, Lindsay (author), Akers, Cindy (author), Jackson, Rachel B. (author), and Texas Tech University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 2 Document Number: D10172
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 101(4)
- Notes:
- 13 pages, via online journal, Photography is an important competency of agricultural communications graduates and is a core skill taught in the discipline’s curriculum. The [department] at [university] offers an undergraduate photography course twice yearly in two semester formats: a traditional spring semester where photography principles are taught in the classroom and a 12-day experiential intersession semester that allows for flexibility in how and where the course is taught. Both semesters utilize the same instructor, assignments, and grading rubric. While much agricultural communications research has focused on photography as a needed skill, few studies examine photography teaching methods. The purpose of this study was to compare student performance in an agricultural communications digital photography course taught with an experiential learning approach to a traditional classroom approach during the 2016 and 2017 academic calendar years. Kolb’s (1984) experiential learning theory was used as the theoretical framework for this study. Independent-samples t-tests were conducted to compare students’ cumulative mean assignment scores, individual assignment mean scores, and rubric criteria mean scores within the two instruction formats. The results suggest instruction method has an effect on student performance in agricultural communications digital photography courses. Students in the experiential intersession course had significantly higher mean cumulative assignment scores compared to students in the traditional course. While individual assignment performance was less affected by instruction format, students’ understanding of specific photography skills (rubric criteria), especially composition and clarity was higher when in the experiential intersession format.
38. Curricula influence college student knowledge and attitudes regarding invasive species
- 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.
39. Identification of industry needs and development of professional skills in students of horticulture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Pearson, Brian J. (author), Moore, Kimberly (author), and University of Florida
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-10
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10350
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(5) : 580-582
- Notes:
- 3 pages., Via online journal., Increased global trade coupled with diversified employment opportunities demand college graduates possessing well-developed professional skills. Recent survey results identified the importance of professional skills among candidates seeking employment, with communication being recognized as the most important skill or quality when selecting candidates. The ability to work within a team structure, solve complex problems, and organize and prioritize work also ranked high among industry employment needs. Despite a rigorous focus on discipline-oriented knowledge and skills, development of professional skills in students of horticulture may be overlooked or not fully developed. Teaching methods can be modified to incorporate development of professional skills and discipline-oriented knowledge to enhance student employment preparedness and directly address industry needs.
40. College student knowledge and perceptions of invasive species
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Waliczek, Tina M. (author), Williamson, Paula S. (author), Oxley, Florence M. (author), and Texas State University Austin Community College
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10361
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(4) : 550-556
- Notes:
- 7 pages., Via online journal., The purpose of this study was to determine college students’ understanding of invasive species and their support for plant and animal pest control and eradication methods. Surveys were administered at a university and community college in Texas in biology and agriculture departments. A total of 533 respondents participated in the study. Most students said they were not part of any type of environmental organization and felt they were not very informed about invasive species issues. More students reported learning about invasive species in high school than in college courses. The average score on knowledge questions related to invasive and native plants and animals was 32%. Most students underestimated the negative impact of invasive species but many were aware of costs to manage those species. Reliable reported sources of information included environmental organizations, college courses, and the Internet. Pearson product-moment correlations showed positive relationships between students who had college class instruction regarding invasive species and positive attitudes toward management of invasive species. Positive relationships were also found between instruction and an awareness of invasive plants or animals. Respondents who were knowledgeable of invasive species in the community had more positive attitudes toward the management of invasive species. In demographic comparisons, differences were found with males, upperclassmen, and those identifying as Caucasian or other having more knowledge of invasive species and more positive attitudes toward their management.
41. Learning by doing: Applying the concept of pollen viability in a horticulture classroom
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Perez, Kauahi (author) and University of Hawaii and Manoa
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10362
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(4) : 461-464
- Notes:
- 4 pages., Via journal article., Learning by doing plays a critical role in a learner’s conceptual understanding. By actively engaging with a concept, students gain experience and develop an enduring understanding of the concept. The concept of pollen viability is a critical component in the field of plant breeding and can be used to explain various aspects of pollen quality. An inquiry activity was designed to expose undergraduate students in a horticulture course to the concept of pollen viability and its application. The entire class was tasked with collaborating to identify an in vitro germination medium optimized to germinate plumeria (Plumeria rubra) pollen. To determine optimum sucrose and pH concentrations of the medium, student groups were assigned treatments of pollen from two plumeria cultivars that were germinated in Brewbaker and Kwack media of differing sucrose and pH concentrations. Students calculated the percentage of germinated pollen and assessed pollen tube integrity and used these variables as evidence of an optimized medium. Although undergraduates were engaged in authentic research practices during the inquiry activity, lack of time and resources impeded completion of the activity. However, students were exposed to methods and instrumentation directly related to evaluating pollen viability. Moreover, they were exposed to the basic practice of pollen quality assessment that they can use to carry out investigations on pollen fertility. In addition, insight was gained to improve the inquiry activity in the future. Now, well-informed modifications to the inquiry activity can be made to pilot this activity in a formal horticulture laboratory section.
42. Using flipped classrooms and virtual field trips to engage students
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kobayashi, Kent D. (author) and University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10364
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(4) : 458-460
- Notes:
- 3 pages., Via online journal., Student engagement in the classroom is critical for effective learning. To enhance student engagement, several teaching approaches can be used, including a flipped classroom approach and virtual field trips. The flipped classroom approach was used in an undergraduate tropical production systems course in which students viewed lecture materials outside of class, brought their smart devices to class to review materials, searched for new information on the Internet, and participated in small group discussions. In the virtual field trip assignment, each student visited a commercial farm or nursery, interviewed the owner or manager, and gave a presentation to the class about the operation of the enterprise and its sustainable practices.
43. Exploring beyond the obvious: Social skills needed for agricultural communication baccalaureate graduates
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Leal, Arthur (author), Telg, Ricky W. (author), Rumble, Joy N. (author), Stedman, Nicole LaMee Perez (author), Treise, Debbie M. (author), and Universit of Tennessee, Knoxville 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: D10428
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 103(2)
- Notes:
- 22 pages., Via online journal., This national study sought to expand on current research to identify the importance of and graduates’ ability to perform selected social skills to aid in curricula evaluation and small program development. Using three evaluation groups – agricultural communication graduates, communication industry professionals, and agricultural communication faculty members – 193 individuals responded to the online survey. The most important social skills were those associated with having work values and transitioning into an organization to be a productive member in the workplace. Graduates placed a higher importance on social skills than the other two evaluation groups. All three evaluation groups showed some agreement on graduates’ highest ability to perform several social skills: The ability to be trustworthy, trained, reliable, professional, dedicated, and behave ethically were assigned the highest mean ability. A significant difference was found with the ability graduates afforded themselves in having common sense, being professional, and encompassing maturity versus the other two evaluation groups. Recommendations included incorporating and identifying social skills into instruction for students. Group work, presentations, internships, and student organizations were proposed as opportunities for social skill attainment. Agricultural leadership principles, oral communication, and professional development courses were recommended for new and developing agricultural communication programs that could serve to incorporate the most important social skills. Faculty members could benefit from research that can identify more effective measures to evaluate social skill attainment. Recommendations for future research included a similar assessment with technical skills and for other elements of the Agricultural Communication Program System Model to be assessed.
44. Can anyone hear us? An exploration of echo chambers at a land-grant university
- 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.
45. Printing and mailing for the brand: An exploratory qualitative study seeking to understand internal branding and marketing within University and Extension communication services units
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Zagonel, Anissa (author), Baker, Lauri M. (author), King, Audrey E.H. (author), and Kansas State University Oklahoma State University 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: D10433
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 103(2)
- Notes:
- 15 pages., Via online journal., Investment of employees in a brand can lead to greater public understanding and positive impressions of a brand by external stakeholders. However, this can be challenging in public organizations with multiple brand segments and a large number of employees spread across great distance with limited funds for marketing. While previous work has looked at Extension agents, faculty, and volunteers’ brand perceptions, no studies have looked at communication services employees’ investment in the brand. The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover how well employees in a university and Extension printing and mail entity understood the Extension brand and their investment in the brand. Research questions that guided this study were: 1) What perceptions and investment do communication services employees have in the Extension brand? And 2) what are employees’ perceptions of the organization’s branding and marketing efforts? Each of the 18 interviews included a series of questions focusing on employees’ story related to Extension and employees’ thoughts on branding and marketing efforts. Results in this study with communication services employees indicate these employees are not invested in the brand with the majority having little to no understanding of the mission of Extension. This contradicts previous research with employees in other brand segments of Extension. Implications of this work include a need for training on the Extension mission for communication services employees, a shift in culture to encourage investment in the brand, and inclusion of all Extension employees in the mission of Extension.
46. Introduction: Five-minute impact strategies for engaging student- Where to start with service-learning and fundraising workshop
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Trader, Brian W. (author), Kobayashi, Kent D. (author), and University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Format:
- Workshop report
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: D10434
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(4) : 453-454
- Notes:
- 2 pages., Via online journal.
47. Perceptions of precision agriculture technologies in the U.S. fresh apple industry
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gallardo, Karina R. (author), Grant, Kara (author), Brown, David J. (author), McFerson, James R. (author), Lewis, Karen M. (author), Einhorn, Todd (author), Sazo, Mario Miranda (author), and Washington State University Michigan State University Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02-28
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: D10435
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 29(2) : 151-162
- Notes:
- 12 pages., Via online journal., Advances in precision agriculture technologies provide opportunities to improve the efficiency of agricultural production systems, especially for high-value specialty crops such as fresh apples (Malus domestica). We distributed an online survey to apple growers in Washington, New York, and Michigan to elicit stakeholder perceptions of precision agriculture technologies. Findings from this study demonstrated that growers are willing to adopt precision agriculture technologies when they receive results from applied research projects and are engaged with active extension programs. The availability of customized services and purchasing and rental options may minimize the effects of the economies of size that create barriers to adopting increasing access to technologies. Finally, respondents deemed collaborative efforts between industry and academic institutions crucial for adapting the innovation to better address the needs of growers.
48. Plant Madness: A classroom game using bracketology for horticulture plant identification courses
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Miller, Chad T. (author) and Kansas State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-03-25
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 15 Document Number: D10437
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 29(2) : 223-228
- Notes:
- 6 pages., Via online journal., Plant Madness was a classroom activity developed and implemented for the Landscape Plants II identification course at Kansas State University. The game was modeled after the National Collegiate Athletic Association college basketball March Madness tournament and Bracketology. One activity objective was to provide students an opportunity to learn new and recent cultivars and plant species not specifically covered in the class curriculum. The activity also provided students opportunities to practice public speaking skills, an avenue to be creative, and simply have fun in class. In Plant Madness, each student randomly drew a plant from a hat and then students were randomly assigned tournament seed rankings (preliminary rankings). On specified game days, one student played against another student, each having 2 minutes of play. Student play varied, and consisted of defining different plant attributes, landscape appeal, and interesting facts, for example; or identifying the opposing student’s plant’s faults through riddles, poems, games, songs, or simply recitation. Referees (e.g., guest faculty, graduate students) reviewed student play and awarded points, and the student with the highest score advanced to the next round through the single-elimination tournament. A postactivity survey was administered [Spring 2016 and 2017 (n = 44)] to obtain student feedback. When asked if the students liked the activity, it was nearly unanimous, 98% liked Plant Madness. Similarly, most students (93%) self-reported the activity increased their awareness of new or recent plant cultivars. When asked to rate the activity compared with other class approaches for learning different plants based on a scale of 1 (excellent) to 5 (poor), the average rating was 1.8. Students’ average rating for their ability to be creative for Plant Madness was 1.8 (1 = to a large extent, 5 = not at all). Ninety-five percent of the students recommended repeating the activity.
49. Student use and perceptions of virtual plant walk maps as a study tool in plant identification courses
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wilson, Matthew S. (author), Miller, Chad T. (author), Bloedow, Nicholas R. (author), and Kansas State University
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-02
- Published:
- United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10449
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(1) : 121-127
- Notes:
- 7 pages., Via online journal., Virtual plant walk maps were developed for an ornamental plant identification (ID) course, with the goal of providing an additional study resource to potentially enhance student learning. The maps provided students an opportunity to revisit plants covered in lecture and laboratory sections at their own convenience, using either a computer or mobile device. Each map plotted the locations of the plants from the corresponding list and provided photographs of specimens, plant family, common and scientific names, and plant type information. At the end of the course, a survey was given to collect information about student use and perceptions of the virtual plant walk maps for two fall semesters (n = 87). Survey results indicated 63% of the students used the virtual plant walk maps as a study resource. Students who used the maps reported accessing the maps an average of 3.2 times between receiving the maps and taking the plant ID quiz in laboratory. Students mainly used the maps to study the most current plant list and accessed previous plant list maps to a lesser extent. About 67% of students who used the virtual maps, used the maps to visually review the plants online only, although 31% of students used the maps for both visual review and to physically retrace the plant walk to view the live specimens. Of the students who did not use the maps, most found other study resources/methods more useful or they forgot about the maps as a resource. When asked to rate usefulness of the maps on a scale from slightly useful (1) to very useful (3), 43% of students indicated that the virtual maps study tool was very useful, 25% indicated the maps were useful, and 8% indicated that the maps were slightly useful. A significant dependence between student use frequency and student usefulness ratings of virtual plant walk maps was observed. As students’ use of the virtual maps increased, they perceived the maps to be more useful to their studies in preparing for ID quizzes. No differences between plant ID quiz scores were associated with virtual plant walk map use, learning style, or use by learning style. Our survey indicated that students used the virtual plant walk maps as a resource and perceived the maps as a useful tool in preparation for ID quizzes.
50. Teaching engineering, teamwork and tolerance by bringing multi-discipline, multi-cultural students together via a project of common interest: vertical, hydroponic, smart garden with global and universal (space) applications
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ruiz-Carpio, Miguel Rafael (author), Safai, Cyrus (author), Djobo, Arafat (author), Gaichuk, Ivan (author), and Safai, Nick M. (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: D10863
- Notes:
- Poster/paper published in proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education annual conference and exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2018, pages 1-15., Motivating, promoting interest in teaching engineering subjects is always a challenge for undergraduate engineering students especially for junior and lower level students. This approach also brought social awareness to members of the group, as well as tolerance and responsibility. It also emphasized to the students a tolerant and an open-minded world, now and forevermore. A group of multinational, multicultural undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College, majoring in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Computer engineering are working on a project involving vertical farming, hydroponic watering, and making the plant growing process smart. Food and its availability is of major concern in all nations, especially the underdeveloped communities. Students get exposed to different engineering disciplines, and learn how to work in a multicultural team and become socially responsible in an ever increasing connected world. Each student also becomes a teacher to other students at times discussing his specialty and field of engineering.