Potato University: An Interactive Framework to Engage and Educate Industry Stakeholders in Potato-Related Research
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| Title: | Potato University: An Interactive Framework to Engage and Educate Industry Stakeholders in Potato-Related Research |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jaime Willbur, Erin Burns |
| Source: | Journal of Extension. 2024 62(4). |
| Availability: | Clemson University Press. 116 Sigma Drive, Clemson, SC 29634. Tel: 864-656-7156; e-mail: journalofextension@clemson.edu; Web site: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Stakeholders, Industry, Extension Education, State Universities, Experiential Learning, Preferences, Cognitive Style, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Conferences (Gatherings), Small Group Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Teaching Styles, Research Utilization, Information Dissemination, Kinesthetic Methods |
| Geographic Terms: | Michigan |
| ISSN: | 1077-5315 |
| Abstract: | Understanding how farmers prefer to learn is critical for the development and delivery of successful extension programming. Therefore, Michigan State University Extension specialists conducted an interactive hands-on demonstration workshop (Potato University) addressing pressing issues to Michigan potato production at the Michigan Winter Potato Conference. The new session format emphasized alternative, hands-on research presentation formats and promoted small group interactions between researchers and stakeholders. Overall, we developed an alternative framework to deliver information in a novel format by highlighting research activities in an approachable format for stakeholders that better aligned Extension teaching styles with the learning styles of the potato industry. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1457447 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Understanding how farmers prefer to learn is critical for the development and delivery of successful extension programming. Therefore, Michigan State University Extension specialists conducted an interactive hands-on demonstration workshop (Potato University) addressing pressing issues to Michigan potato production at the Michigan Winter Potato Conference. The new session format emphasized alternative, hands-on research presentation formats and promoted small group interactions between researchers and stakeholders. Overall, we developed an alternative framework to deliver information in a novel format by highlighting research activities in an approachable format for stakeholders that better aligned Extension teaching styles with the learning styles of the potato industry. |
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| ISSN: | 1077-5315 |
