Benefits and Challenges of Online Instruction in Agriculture and Natural Resource Education

Autor/inn/en	Joshi, Omkar; Chapagain, Binod; Kharel, Gehendra; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Murray, Bryan D.; Mehmood, Sayeed R.
Titel	Benefits and Challenges of Online Instruction in Agriculture and Natural Resource Education
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 30 (2022) 8, S.1402-1413 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Joshi, Omkar) ORCID (Chapagain, Binod) ORCID (Kharel, Gehendra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2020.1725896
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Distance Education; Electronic Learning; Web Based Instruction; Agricultural Education; Natural Resources; Land Grant Universities; Educational Benefits; Family Work Relationship; Interpersonal Relationship; Virtual Classrooms; Integrity; Computer Security; Barriers; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Web Based Training; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Bildungsertrag; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Integrität; Computervirus; Computersicherheit
Abstract	Many land-grant institutions with agriculture and natural resource programs in the United States offer online courses to meet student demand. The goal of this study was to understand how major educational stakeholders, including instructors and students, perceive the benefits and limitations of online teaching and learning in agriculture and natural resource sciences. This study utilized a mixed mode data collection method, which involved informal meetings as well as online survey administration. The data were analyzed through strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)-Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) framework. The study results offer novel perspectives on the perceived utility and challenges of several attributes of online learning including work-home balance, lack of social interactions, virtual classroom opportunities for working professionals, and academic integrity and cyber scam issues among others. Our findings may be beneficial to academic administrators, instructors, and institutions in identifying opportunities, challenges, and adopting programmatic strategies to improve effectiveness of online learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01