Chalkboards to Virtual Environments: Technology's Role in Expanding the Classroom to Provide Professional Development and Education for Agricultural Communicators

Perspektif Komunikasi dalam Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh: Membangun Kehadiran Pengajar dan Kehadiran Sosial

“…Kegiatan penyuluhan juga memerlukan kehadiran sosial untuk menjamin terbangunnya hubungan antara penyuluh dengan petani. Pemanfaatan teknologi dalam kegiatan penyuluhan memperlihatkan bahwa kehadiran sosial perlu dibangun oleh penyuluh, karena teori kehadiran sosial dari ilmu pendidikan dapat diaplikasikan dalam kegiatan penyuluhan terutama yang mengutamakan penggunakan teknologi komunikasi dan informasi (Murphrey et al, 2013). Penelitian lainnya juga menyatakan bahwa penggunaan sosial media dapat efektif menjadi media penyuluhan dengan mengutamakan kehadiran sosial (Pritchett et al, 2012).…”

Snapshots of a Wild Goosechase: Using Virtual Scavenger Hunts for Enhanced Classroom Engagement

“…The use of information communication technologies (ICTs) is becoming more common in educational settings in attempts to increase engagement, effectiveness, and enjoyment in learning (Arnold et al, 2013;Murphrey et al, 2013;Ratheeswari, 2018;Susanna, 2022). The classroom can be an excellent environment to test creative and engaging learning methods.…”

“…The classroom can be an excellent environment to test creative and engaging learning methods. With a growing need to innovatively communicate information and educate students, agricultural communication courses have numerous resources to draw upon to enhance their educational experiences (Beattie et al, 2020;Krebs et al, 2020;Loizzo et al, 2019;Murphrey et al, 2013). Drawing on such resources, we employed the Goosechase virtual scavenger hunt platform (Goosechase Adventures Inc., Toronto, Canada) in a digital photography lesson with undergraduate agricultural communication students.…”