155 General Resident Education: II

General

A01 Resident Education
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 12:55 PM-4:40 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 203C, Second Floor
12:55 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:00 PM
155-1
Why Agronomy? Factors Influencing Students' Choice of Major.
Kevin Donnelly, Kansas State University; Dana Minihan, Kansas State University
1:15 PM
155-2
Mastering the Art of Public Presentation: Evaluation of Agronomists and Soil Scientists.
Ann D. Jabro, Robert Morris University; Jalal Jabro, NPARL ARS-USDA
1:30 PM
155-3
A Visual Assessment of Streambank Stability and Riparian Vegetation: A Watershed Class Project.
Bruce Allison, Wesley College; Taylor Hendricks, Wesley College; Greg McKee, Wesley College
1:45 PM
155-4
Students as Consultants.
Thomas Stilwell, Wilmington College of Ohio
2:00 PM
155-5
Do-at-Home Experiments for Vegetable Crops and Seed Production Distance Learning Classes.
Gregory Welbaum, Department of Horticulture, Virginia Tech
2:15 PM
155-6
Study Abroad In the Cradle of Agriculture.
David Weaver, Auburn Univ.
2:30 PM
155-7
Michigan State University Turf Management B.S. Program In China: Pedagogical Challenges and Opportunities.
Yusong Mu, Michigan State University; Taylor Johnston, Michigan State University
2:45 PM
Discussion
2:50 PM
Break
3:00 PM
155-8
Strategies and Challenges Finding the Next Generation of Plant Breeders: The BeanCAP Effort.
Juan Osorno, North Dakota State University; James Kelly, Michigan State University; Mark Brick, Colorado State University; Carlos Urrea, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Julie Garden-Robinson, North Dakota State University; Phil McClean, North Dakota State University
3:15 PM
155-9
Agri-Data SolutionTM.
Matthew Restucci, J.R. Simplot Co; Galen Mooso, J.R. Simplot Co; Terry Tindall, J.R. Simplot Co
3:30 PM
155-10
The Sustainable Lawn: An Online Turfgrass Science Course for Non-Majors.
Eric Watkins, University of Minnesota
3:45 PM
155-11
STEM-Based Peer Tutoring: Students Teaching Students Online.
John Graveel, Purdue University
4:00 PM
155-12
Soil Fertility and Beyond: Podcasting to Increase Student Interest.
Nathan Nelson, Kansas State University
4:15 PM
155-13
Using the Ipod Touch as a Teaching and Learning Tool in Undergraduate Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences.
Micah Humphreys, Northwest College
4:30 PM
Discussion
4:35 PM
Concluding Remarks
4:40 PM
Adjourn
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