Enhancing a Residential Safety Course with the Development of an Online Component: A Limited Case Study
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Since 1905, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, now the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE), has been a leader in providing engineering solutions to agricultural problems in the United States and the world. The department’s original mission was to mechanize agriculture. That mission has evolved to encompass a global view of the entire food production system–the wise management of natural resources in the production, processing, storage, handling, and use of food fiber and other biological products.
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In 1905 Agricultural Engineering was recognized as a subdivision of the Department of Agronomy, and in 1907 it was recognized as a unique department. It was renamed the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 1990. The department merged with the Department of Industrial Education and Technology in 2004.
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1905–present
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering (1907–1990)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Industrial Education and Technology, (merged, 2004)
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The Internet, and in particular the worldwide web, is changing the way in which education is delivered. Virtually every university and college across North America is now on the web (Saba, 1998). In fact, some universities are questioning whether it makes sense to differentiate between residential instruction and instruction at a distance (Boettcher, 1998). Experts in instructional technology predict that in the 21 st century the Internet, or one of its descendants, will become the dominant distribution system for distance education and training across much of the industrialized world (Simonson et al., 1999).
Many faculty are currently expanding their traditional delivery methods (lecture, laboratory, face-to-face discussion) to include educational options ranging from web-based course supplements to the complete delivery of courses online. There are many online choices that faculty may consider in this range. This manuscript describes a case study of implementing a web-based component to supplement the traditional face-to-face instruction of a residential safety course.
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The paper, "Enhancing a Residential Safety Course with the Development of an Online Component: A Limited Case Study (S.A. Freeman and K.M. Embleton), JIT/JTMAE 16, no. 4, August–October 2000" is a copyrighted publication of ATMAE. This paper has been republished with the authorization of ATMAE, and may be accessed directly from the JTMAE website at http://www.atmae.org/jit/Articles/freeman082200.pdf.