Volume 9 (2002) University Education in Natural Resources
Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference
March 14-17, 2002
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Compiler
- Gary B. Blank
Student perceptions of a high-quality undergraduate experience: Implications for teaching and learning in natural resources
Terry L. Sharik, J. Douglas Wellman, Sarah Banks, Erick T. Byrd, David Cardenas, and Tricia M. Day
Leading study-abroad programs : Some examples from Nicaragua and Panama
A. L. Hammett and B. R. Murphy
Recapturing the wonder in natural resources: Perspectives from a community of lifelong learners
Geoffery Habron, Rebecca Bernard, Christina Carra, Leroy Harvey, Shawn Mullaly, Carole Robinson, and Michael Rodriguez
Teaching restoration ecology as if the community mattered
Anton G. Endress
Professional writing for a natural resources policy course
Jeff Edgens and Tom Greider
Rhetoric associates in natural resources : Influences on undergraduate education at Utah State University. Part I : Fundamentals of the program and influences on mentors
Terry Sharik, Mark Brunson, Claudia Anderson, Summer Kartchner, Bowdie Pollock, and Joyce Kinkead
Rhetoric associates in natural resources: Influences on undergraduate education at Utah State University. Part II: Influences on student recipients and faculty
Terry Sharik, Mark Brunson, Claudia Anderson, Summer Kartchner, Bowdie Pollock, and Joyce Kinkead
Using geographic information systems as a common ground for dialogue about watershed stewardship
Brian D. Lee and Lysle S. Sherwin
Using GIS as a watershed management education tool
T. M. Williams; W. R. English; Donald J. Lipscomb; and Christopher S, Nickel
Encouraging critical thinking about advocacy
Jim Berkson, Brian Murphy, and Tammy Newcomb
Teaching and learning in context in natural resources science and management
Virginia S. Lee, Alan Letarte, and Sarah Banks
Fostering creativity in the environmental classroom : seeking creative solutions through active participation
Carole F. Robinson and Peter J. Kakela
Electronic performance support system (EPSS) for natural resource planning: Making the limits of acceptable change (LAC) system interactive
Michael A. Tarrant and Liyan Song
Cooperative approach in GPS training
Peter E. Linehan, Mike Sherwood, Craig Houghton, and Elizabeth Brantley
Distance education in fire ecology
Mark Reed
Internet - based forestry extension : Using it in the classroom
Jonathan High and Michael Jacobson
Experiential learning at California Polytechnic State University's Swanton Pacific Ranch
Samantha J. Gill
Undergraduate student internships in natural resources at virginia 4-H educational centers
Jeff Kirwan, Barry Fox, and Barry Garst
Infusing experiential learning into a wildlife curriculum: Two models for one course
Kelly F. Millenbah and Joshua J. Millspaugh
Keystone project : Training watershed professionals through experiential learning
L. S. Sherwin and C. A. Cole
Recapturing the wonder in natural resources: Perspectives from a community of lifelong learners
Geoffery Harbron, Rebecca Bernard, Christina Carra, Leroy Harvey, Shawn Mullaly, Carole Robinson, and Michael Rodriguez
Curricular threads : Integrated themes from introductory to capstone courses
T. J. Newcomb, B. R. Murphy, and J. M. Berkson
Sustainable forest management graduate education
James C. Finley, Michael P. Washburn, and Laurie Schoonhoven
Introduction to the sustainable forestry virtual tour
David Zahler and Rick Fletcher
Comparing the effectiveness of virtual and traditional forestry field tours
Elissa C. Easley, Richard A. Fletcher, Edward C. Jensen, and Mark Rickenbach
Teaching forest economics as a distance learning course
Sun Joseph Chang
Teaching a hardwood silviculture and management course: Experience and ideas including using blackboard web-based courseware
Brian Roy Lockhart
Developing a field experience for natural resource majors
F. A. Baker and J. Shaw
Ecosystem prescription preparation: A Rocky Mountain high!
Steven A. Knowe and Ron Hay
Online forest biology and tree identification graduate class for public school educators
John R. Seiler and W. Mike Aust
Adult learners' perception of outreach programs delivered by video teleconferencing
Robert E. Bardon and W. Scott Payne
Learning and living : Connecting graduate education in natrual resources with the scholarship of engaged learning institutions and the outreach mission of land-grant universities
Shari L. Dann and Jack M. Payne
Achieving sustainable forest management and certification in the southeast : Development of a distance learning course
Susan Moore and Fred Cubbage
Examining relationships between forestry learning and student background
James J. Zaczek and Jean C. Mangun
Teaching silvics: Student performance and evaluations in web-based and traditional classroom courses
John Duff Bailey and Thomas E. Kolb
Development of a program assessment system at the SUNY-ESF Ranger School : The process, early results, and anticipated benefits
James M. Savage
Comparison of academic statistics of two-year college transfer and native fisheries and wildlife students at the university of Missouri
Janice E. Faaborg, Joshua J. Millspaugh, and Mark R. Ryan
Structured educational design workshop
Pierre Zundel and Ted Needham
Integrating spatial information technologies into natural resources curricula
Heather Cheshire and George Hess
Introducing problem-based learning techniques into the natural resources managment curriculum at the University of Delaware
Steven E. Hastings, Dewey M. Caron, Thomas W. Ilvento, and Joshua M. Duke
Two birds, one stone: Can a natural resources "core" class serve the entire university?
Mark W. Brunson and Claudia L. Anderson
Teaching to learn and learning to teach : a case study of multilevel, interdisciplinary education in natural resources
Catherine Borer, Peter Newman, Clare Ginger, John Shane, and Mary Watzin
What to teach in forest management and how to teach it
Marc E. McDill
From "natural resources" to "environment": Broadening our mission and message
Robert Manning and Donald DeHayes
Looking before we leap: A three-part study to prepare for college reorganization
Claudia L. Anderson and Mark W. Brunson
Web-based technology in undergraduate instruction: A primer for moving beyond accessibility to measures of efficiency
Nick J. Balster and Phillip Barak
Characterizing undergraduate forestry majors at Southern Illinois University
David D. Close and Jean C. Mangun
Distance education courses in natural resources through the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University
Paula J. Minear and W. Daniel Edge
Influence of student characteristics in their evaluation of a park-planning course web site
Yu-Fai Leung and Mark I. Ivy
Recreation GPS as a low-cost alternative for introductory courses in natural reaources
Jason Payne, Glenn P. Catts, Richard A. Lancia, and Brent Lineberger
Development of a graduate specialization in protected areas management
Dennis B. Propst and Maureen H. McDonough
Establishing a learning community in an undergraduate natural resource based recreation program
Dennis B. Propst
New professional development course for doctoral students
J. Douglas Wellman
