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Recapping NACTA 2022 Experiential Learning Workshop Activity Virtual Pivot 回顾NACTA 2022体验式学习研讨会活动虚拟支点

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67itt.127

Sara Cloft, Michelle Santiago, Shea Porr, Chantel Simpson, Jeremy Cowan, Chyi Lyi Lang, Don Mulvaney

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Highlights from the NACTA 2022 Experiential Learning Workshop NACTA 2022体验式学习研讨会的亮点

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67itt.126

Don Mulvaney, Sara Cloft, Michelle Santiago, Chantel Simpson, Chyi-Lyi Liang, Jeremy Cowan, Shea Porr

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Rapport, Course Technology, and Self-Regulated Learning as Predictors of Student Satisfaction in an Online Horticulture Program 人际关系、课程技术和自我调节学习作为在线园艺课程学生满意度的预测因子

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.9

Christopher Estepp, Ryan Dickson, Donald Johnson

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Mentoring Applications From Applied Plant Systems Research Experiences With Undergraduates 指导应用植物系统研究经验与本科生的应用程序

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.25

None Carol Speth, None Salvador Ramirez II, None Rachel Ibach, None Donald Lee, Leah Sandall, None Martha Mamo, None Jennifer Keshwani, None David Lambe, None Gina Matkin, None Walter Schacht

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Strategies for Diversity & Inclusion 多样性策略包容

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.32

Byron Green, Jacklyn Bruce, Katherine McKee, Joy Morgan, Harriett Edwards

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Predicting Performance in an Introductory Agricultural Finance Course 农业金融导论课程的业绩预测

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.14

Erik Hanson, Cheryl Wachenheim

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The Implementation of Inquiry-Based Learning Activities in an Introductory Animal Science Course 探究性学习活动在动物科学导论课程中的实施

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.66

Elizabeth Ragland, Elizabeth Karcher

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2021 Food Symposium Adapting to Pandemic Challenges: An International Collaboration of LSU-Mendel 2021年粮食研讨会适应流行病挑战:路易斯安那州立大学孟德尔分校的国际合作

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.28

Maria Bampasidou, Sarah Elizabeth Bernard, Miroslav Jůzl, Alena Saláková, Rocio Lopez, Ivana Tregenza

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Uneven Paths: Agricultural Pathways that Lead Students to Enroll 不平坦的道路:引导学生入学的农业道路

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.21

Shepherd Stearns, Katherine McKee, John Dole, Jonathan Duggins

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Student perspectives of online teaching: Lessons learned for the post-COVID classroom 学生视角的在线教学:为后covid课堂吸取的经验教训

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.24

Sandra Brown, Maja Krzic

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