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Cover Crop Adoption In Iowa: The Role Of Perceived Practice Characteristics,
2019
Iowa State University
Cover Crop Adoption In Iowa: The Role Of Perceived Practice Characteristics, J. G. Arbuckle Jr., G. Roesch-Mcnally
J. Gordon Arbuckle
Cover crops are widely viewed by the soil and water conservation community to be an effective means for reducing soil erosion and nutrient loss and increasing soil health, yet relatively few farmers have adopted the practice. Despite the widespread recognition of cover crops' benefits and increased promotional efforts, there have been very few peer-reviewed studies focused on farmer perspectives on or adoption of cover crops. This study, which analyzed data from a survey and in-depth interviews with Iowa farmers, examined the roles that perceived practice characteristics, perspectives on potential facilitating factors, and crop and livestock diversity play in cover crop ...
Novel Use Of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video On Challenging Science Topic,
2019
Iowa State University
Novel Use Of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video On Challenging Science Topic, Matthew J. Helmers, Timothy D. Youngquist, Nancy Grudens-Schuck
Matthew J. Helmers
Educational campaigns are more complicated when members of our audiences hold scientific misconceptions related to new technologies. Our prairie strips research and education team produced a brief, focused video aimed to dispel a misconception related to the effect of prairie strip plants' roots on agricultural drain tiles in the Midwest. Our "Field Tile Investigation" video was based on the conceptual change framework from science education and featured a discrepant event. The goal was to move farmers, landowners, and their advisors to an understanding of prairie strips that was more compatible with the scientific standard.
Extension Demonstration: Grameen Microfinance Methods And Capital Access For Low-Income Female Entrepreneurs,
2019
Iowa State University
Extension Demonstration: Grameen Microfinance Methods And Capital Access For Low-Income Female Entrepreneurs, Mark A. Edelman
Mark Edelman
A nonprofit community development financial institution and Extension collaborated to conduct a demonstration project to evaluate efficacy of Grameen peer-group microfinance methodology in addressing barriers faced by lowincome women entrepreneurs in a small metro area. Program performance metrics achieved by 284 low-income, culturally diverse, primarily women entrepreneurs over five years included: a loan repayment rate of 99+ percent, increased average client income, savings accumulation at a local bank, and increased opportunities to improve average credit scores. Client surveys indicated peer-group methods, program structure, incentives for individual behaviors and group responsibilities provided opportunity to develop confidence, leadership skills, and teamwork.
Extension Demonstration: Grameen Microfinance Methods And Capital Access For Low-Income Female Entrepreneurs,
2019
Iowa State University
Extension Demonstration: Grameen Microfinance Methods And Capital Access For Low-Income Female Entrepreneurs, Mark A. Edelman
Economics Working Papers
A nonprofit community development financial institution and Extension collaborated to conduct a demonstration project to evaluate efficacy of Grameen peer-group microfinance methodology in addressing barriers faced by lowincome women entrepreneurs in a small metro area. Program performance metrics achieved by 284 low-income, culturally diverse, primarily women entrepreneurs over five years included: a loan repayment rate of 99+ percent, increased average client income, savings accumulation at a local bank, and increased opportunities to improve average credit scores. Client surveys indicated peer-group methods, program structure, incentives for individual behaviors and group responsibilities provided opportunity to develop confidence, leadership skills, and teamwork.
Burn It Down: The Incommensurability Of The University And Decolonization,
2019
Swarthmore College
Burn It Down: The Incommensurability Of The University And Decolonization, Edwin Mayorga, Lekey Leidecker, Daniel Orr De Gutierrez
Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis
As students and a professor in, but not of, an American liberal arts college, we ask whether our current institutions of higher education are compatible with a project of decolonization. Grounded in our own testimonios and drawing on a genealogy of Western knowledge, we argue that U.S. higher education authorizes and perpetrates settler colonial violence. Furthermore, based on our experiences surviving this violence, we conclude that the Universitas adapts to inhibit and neutralize institutional reform that might challenge its coloniality. As such, we find that higher education is not only incompatible, but irredeemably incommensurable with decolonization. In being incommensurable ...
The Farm Management Extension Audience Of 2030,
2019
Iowa State University
The Farm Management Extension Audience Of 2030, Alejandro Plastina, Kelvin Leibold, Matthew Stockton
Alejandro Plastina
During the halftime of his son’s football game, Farmer Brown asks his smartphone for a real-time cost-effectiveness analysis of three alternative treatments to suppress weeds in two acres over the Missouri River, where remote imagery technology identified weed pressure trending up and nearing 90% of the acre- and corn-stage-specific weed threshold. The device calculates real-time partial budget analyses using acre-specific weather forecasts, soil conditions, labor and machinery costs, corn growth stage and projected yields, weed species, and cutting-edge technology to respond with information about the cost-effectiveness of reducing weed pressure to 75%, 80%, and 85% of the threshold as ...
Proposal To Implement A Peer Mentorship Program Project,
2019
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Proposal To Implement A Peer Mentorship Program Project, Paige H. Wilson, Mitchell L. Cameron
Agricultural Education and Communication
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science (CAFES) needs a peer mentor program modeled after the Orfalea College of Business’ (OCOB). Younger students who have mentors do exponentially better than students who do not. Upperclassmen gain a sense of fulfillment from helping younger, less experienced underclassmen. Rodger’s research provides insight into students’ academic success when paired with a peer mentor. Those who participated in a full year of peer mentoring had considerably higher grades than the control group. A specific group of students who benefit from programs like these are students ...
Exploring Pre-Practicum Site-Based Experiential Learning In School Counselor Preparation,
2019
Villanova University
Exploring Pre-Practicum Site-Based Experiential Learning In School Counselor Preparation, Stacey A. Havlik, Kaitlyn Schneider, Jessica D. Mckechnie
The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
In this study, participation in a pre-practicum site-based experiential learning assignment was examined. First semester pre-service school counselors who were enrolled in an introductory school counseling course, engaged in observation, counseling, and academic support with students and clients at community and school sites. Qualitative data was collected across three cohort groups and examined through phenomenological inquiry. Participants shared common themes, including that they: (a) Recognized inequities while they expanded their worldview; (b) Preferred a structured experience; (c) Valued relationships; and (d) Drew connections to the classroom and the field.
The Perceived Occupational Benefits Of Competing In Technical Collegiate Competitions,
2019
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
The Perceived Occupational Benefits Of Competing In Technical Collegiate Competitions, Trenton James Lindbloom
Theses and Dissertations
Today’s workforce is more complex and demanding than ever before. In order to compete in today’s job market, students need to be equipped with complex problem solving skills and hands-on experience before graduation. While the formal classroom provides knowledge in basic skills and in some cases hands-on learning, this may not be enough to be competitive in industry. Students need to be engaged in practical situations in order to improve communication, acquire leadership abilities, and learn to work with others to solve problems and apply critical thinking skills. These skillsets are required by industry to be a productive ...
Alexa?: Possibilities Of Voice Assistant Technology And Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom,
2019
South Dakota State University
Alexa?: Possibilities Of Voice Assistant Technology And Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom, Patrick D. Hales, Melissa Anderson, Tonya Christianson, Amber Gaspar, Billi Jo Meyer, Beth Nelson, Krista Shilvock, Mary Steinmetz, Makenzi Timmons, Michelle Vande Weerd
Patrick Hales
The following paper represents the combined effort of 10 educators exploring the experience and use of voice assistant technology in classrooms. This reflection and study of our classrooms looks to better understand both our use of technology and students’ use of technology in very specific ways. Is there a place for voice assistant technology in our classrooms? What benefits are there? What obstacles exist? We tell our stories and experiences here with the intent to provide context and continue the discussion among more of our colleagues.
Brookings, South Dakota: Learning Lab,
2019
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota: Learning Lab, Doriane Paso
Empowering Research for Educators
The following paper explores the possibilities of education in one local setting using both an insider and outsider perspective. Education is a part of society, and as society changes, why should education not change with it?
Alexa?: Possibilities Of Voice Assistant Technology And Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom,
2019
South Dakota State University
Alexa?: Possibilities Of Voice Assistant Technology And Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom, Patrick D. Hales, Melissa Anderson, Tonya Christianson, Amber Gaspar, Billi Jo Meyer, Beth Nelson, Krista Shilvock, Mary Steinmetz, Makenzi Timmons, Michelle Vande Weerd
Empowering Research for Educators
The following paper represents the combined effort of 10 educators exploring the experience and use of voice assistant technology in classrooms. This reflection and study of our classrooms looks to better understand both our use of technology and students’ use of technology in very specific ways. Is there a place for voice assistant technology in our classrooms? What benefits are there? What obstacles exist? We tell our stories and experiences here with the intent to provide context and continue the discussion among more of our colleagues.
From Assertion To Conversion: Classroom Management For 21st Century Teachers,
2019
South Dakota State University
From Assertion To Conversion: Classroom Management For 21st Century Teachers, Benjamin Halbkat
Empowering Research for Educators
The following position paper provides a new teacher's perspective on modern classroom management. Where is there room for improvement? What might the future hold?
High School Biology Preparation: Do Students Feel They Have Been Adequately Prepared For Introductory College Biology?,
2019
South Dakota State University
High School Biology Preparation: Do Students Feel They Have Been Adequately Prepared For Introductory College Biology?, Mara Neitzel
Empowering Research for Educators
The purpose of this study was to determine how well students are being prepared in high school for introductory college biology courses. Specifically, the objectives of the study are as follows: To gain a better understanding about how well students feel they have been prepared for college science classes based on their high school education, to gain insight on how college preparation in high school impacts students’ self-confidence, and to determine if the accessibility of advanced education courses is influenced by the size of a high school. A mixed methods survey was distributed to freshman in the fall semester of ...
In Support Of The Tinker V. Des Moines Decision,
2019
South Dakota State University
In Support Of The Tinker V. Des Moines Decision, Matthew Olson
Empowering Research for Educators
The following position outlines a case for the Tinker v. Des Moines decision, including a historical and modern perspective. With freedom of speech and protest being a regular part of the discussion about U.S. society and schools, now is a good time to look back.
Using Microanalysis (Mfd) To Teach & Train Students,
2019
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Using Microanalysis (Mfd) To Teach & Train Students, Sara Smock Jordan
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Microanalysis of face-to-face dialogue (MFD), that is, the detailed and replicable examination of any aspect of observable communicative behavior as it occurs, moment by moment, in a face-to-face dialogue (Bavelas, Gerwing, Healing, & Tomori, 2016) to examine professional conversations. MFD is an inductive methodology which uses detailed operational definitions and analysis rules, rather than relying on subjective judgment, to produce high inter-analyst agreement (Bavelas et al., 2016). MFD principles are applicable to teaching, training, and supervising clinicians in our CFT program.
Novel Use Of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video On Challenging Science Topic,
2019
Iowa State University
Novel Use Of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video On Challenging Science Topic, Matthew J. Helmers, Timothy D. Youngquist, Nancy Grudens-Schuck
Agricultural Education and Studies Publications
Educational campaigns are more complicated when members of our audiences hold scientific misconceptions related to new technologies. Our prairie strips research and education team produced a brief, focused video aimed to dispel a misconception related to the effect of prairie strip plants' roots on agricultural drain tiles in the Midwest. Our "Field Tile Investigation" video was based on the conceptual change framework from science education and featured a discrepant event. The goal was to move farmers, landowners, and their advisors to an understanding of prairie strips that was more compatible with the scientific standard.
Ua42/4/3 Delo Extended Campuses Wku Owensboro,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua42/4/3 Delo Extended Campuses Wku Owensboro, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the extended campus of WKU Owensboro.
Ua42/5 Delo Scholastic Development,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua42/5 Delo Scholastic Development, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about Scholastic Development.
Ua42/4/1 Delo Extended Campuses Wku Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox,
2019
Western Kentucky University
Ua42/4/1 Delo Extended Campuses Wku Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the extended campus of WKU Elizabethtown / Ft. Knox.
