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Project Title:
Online Master of Science in Agricultural Education:
A Program Partnership of the AG*IDEA Consortium of Universities
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Onlins Master of Science ln Agricultural Education:
A Program Partnership of the AG*IDEA Consortlum of UnÍversities
CSU, Chico
Contacil Dr. Mollie Aschenbrener
Project Coordinstor
Colleee of,Agriculture, CSU, Cbico
maschenbrene@csuchico.edu
530-8984568
PROJECT ABSTRACT
California is the ¡ration's top agricultural state, with a robust nefwork of agricultural educators who are
challenged by time and distance in meeting their ongoing need for posÈbaccalaureate professional education.
The
Online MS in Agriculture Education project is an innovative approach to leveraging outstanding agriculrure
education cu¡ricula from across the US and contributing distinctive California expertise in international
issues/globalization and diversity management. This project will create the West's first online MS in Agriculrural
Educatio¡t and the first MS in Agricultural Education in the CSU rvith a significa¡t culminating research
component.
The online MS in Agricultu¡al Education will be developed in collaboration with the AC*IDEA consortium,
a
national partnership of universities offering programs and courses in agriculture dlsciplines. AG*IDEA is an
affiliate
of the G¡eat Plains Interactive Distance Education Allia¡ce (IDEA), founded in 1994 to capitalize on the
institutional resources of I 1 major research universities. This project leverages the expertise oftop agriculrure
faculty across the nation and Chico's strengths in distance leaming and the expertise of our Califo¡nia-based faculty.
The AG*IDEA partnership signifïcantly sheamlines the degree development timeline while exposing
students
to some ofthe finest faculty and highest quality online courses available. Using proven online instn¡ctional design
approaches and embedding assessment measures into the course development process, CSU, Chico College
of
Agriculture faculty will develop the imovalive online courses to complete the degree program, including electives
in inte¡national issues and managing diversity and the culminating thesis/project and comprehensive exam.
The project meets all of the strategic priorities for CSU, Chico, as well as embraces the objectives both of
the
CSLJ's Frameworkþr
Aetion and lhe
the AG*IDEA consortium
will allow
Access
to
Excellencestrategic plan. Iûter-institutional collaboralion through
strategic altocation of scarce resources while augmenting CSU,s capacity to
grow and serve a larger clientele through
a
broader and deeper commitment lo graduate agricultrual education
delivered online.
Target clientele for the online degree will primarily be credentialed high school agriculn¡al education teachers;
a secondary audience
will include personnel in related educational positions in the agricultural profession such
as
county Farm Bureau executive directo¡s, California Department ofEducation regional agricultural consultants
(regional FFA supervisors) and others involved in agrìculture who wish to enhance their professional
development
portfolios. The degree prcgram will be self-supporting through the innovative AG*IDEA revenue share
model that
reh¡ms
I
percentage of the common student fees to sh¡dent's home institutions and a revenue share to
CSU, Chico
for enroltnenls in the courses developed by this distinctive project.
Online MS in Agricultural Education
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
California's agricultural abundance includes more tåan 400 commodities. I The state prodr¡ces nearly half of
U.S.-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables, making Califomia the ¡¡ation's top agricultural state, a position held for more
than 50 years, Across the nation, U.S. consumers regularly purchase several crops produced solely in California.
Agriculture education programs across the nation study California for its leadership role in agriculture. While nrany
colleges of agriculture across the nation offer güdua¡e prograns in Agricultural Education through online education,
including universities such as Iowa State, North Carolina State, and Oklahoma State University, this project will
result in the creation of the first online MS in Agricultural Education offered by a western university, The
opportunity is distinctive to the state and will uniquely position the CSU to further refine California's leadership role
in agriculture.
With Commission support, CSU, Chico proposes to create an innovative online masters degree in collaboration
with the AG*IDEA consortium. AG*IDEA, an affiliate of the Great Plains IDEA, is a national consortium of land
grant universities offering programs and courses in agriculture disciplines. The Great Plai¡rs Interactive
Distance
Education Alliance (IDEA) was founded tn 1994 capitalizing on the instifutional resources of l
l najor research
universities to $ponsor graduate education progmrns through distributed learning technologies. The Alliance offers
fully-online graduate coursework and prograrn options in high-demand professional fields. CSU, Chico
has
joined
the AG+IDEA consortium to partner in the creation of an online masters degree in agricultural education, The
project will meet all six objectives created by the Corumission on the Extend University outlined rn Creating
Tomorrov"s Futures: A New Frametvork.for Action. More specifically, the program will meet California's economic
and workforce development needs, increase access to educational opportunities by serving broader constituencies
across the nation, develop altemative i¡structional delivery systenls through a suite of online delivery tools,
creatively develop new programs in collaboration with new institutional partners for the CSU, provide personal and
lifelong learning opportunities, and encourage international education with the globalization ofthe new curricuhun.
The MS in Agricultural Education
needs as
will effectively
address
California's economic and workforce development
it offers career advancement and increased eaming potential for participants. Results from
assessment conducted
a needs
with secondary agricultural in^structors indicated over 66 % (n = 159) of respondents (on a 5
point Likert scale) agreed to strongly agreed that additional course work beyond a teaching credential is needed ro
maintain employment. When asked if courses were needed to renew professional licensu¡e, 63% (n= 151) agreed to
I
Califomia Deparrment of Food and Agricutture
Online MS in Agricultural Education
strongly agreed. Sixty-seven percent (,r =
or will increase salary. Nearly 78% (n =
I6
I8
l) of respondents
indicated they strongly agreed a master's degree did
6) of respondents agreed to strongly agreed that their employer
encouraged formal education. In addition , 460/ø (n: I 08) ofrespondents expressed an interest in obtaining
a
master's degree tkough online instruction at CSU, Chico.
Additionally, agricultural comrnunity groups in the North State were consulted in the conceptualizing of the
degree program, Professional organizations such as the Califomia Farm Bureau have been consulted and are
enthusiastic about the opportunities this degree program will provide for their employees as well as the agricultural
community. Letters of suppofl denonstrating the importance to the community have been received.
Alternative instructional delivery systems will be utilized lo deliver the MS in Agricultural Educatio¡ and
provide
a new graduate studies venue
for secondary agrìcultural teachers throughout California and overcone the
barriers of üme and travel identified in the needs assessnent of those educators, Respondents to that assessment
believe time to complete a ntaster's degree is/was a challenge (65Vo. n = 155) while nearly
69o/o
(n:
165)
of
respondents indicated travel is/was an obstacle to completing a master's degree. This population of potential
students also has the necessary technological skills to complete an online program, as almost 100% ofrespondents
indicated experience and access to distant educational technologies. Additionally, 6l%
(n:
147) ofrespondents
reported experience with online instruction
The online nature of this program will subsfa¡tially increase access, particulady in the No¡th State and othe¡
renote areas. Secondary agricultural programs are often located in rural areas. The remote locations of many
schools in Califomia create substantial challenges for secondary teachers who would need to relocate (full-time or
for summer courses) to obtain
a campus-based advaoced degree
California Department ofEducation reports over
860/o
in agriculnral education. Additionally, the
ofagricultural teachers in California have extended contracts
and a¡e usually employed during summer months, preventing traditional summer educational opportunities.
This collaborative project offers a creative approach to new program development. The Great Plai¡s IDEA
model has already been vetted aud is working successfully for numerous other online eertificates and degree
programs and serves as the model for supporting AG*IDEA. The AG*IDEA consortium offers CSU, Chico access
to a catalog ofalready-developed online courses tauglrt by elite agriculhral education faculty from across the nation.
According to the AG*IDEA website,
A typical AG*IDEA online cou¡se includes students from around the world arrd all walks of life.
AG+IDEA students are working professionals. educators, innovators, researchers, family members and
Online MS in Agricultural Education
community leade¡s. The fully-online ce.fifìcates and courses of AG*IDEA provide flexibility, enabling
students to balance ca¡eer advancement with professional, social and financial commitments. The
courses
in the AG*IDEA programs are tauglrt by top faculty members in each field. Students acquire
a
knowledge base that is applicable to cuÍent demands in thei¡ chosen iìelds. G¡aduates of AG*IDEA
programs are equipped with the skill set and theoretical background needed for success in future
pursuits. The AG*IDEA progf'ams are supported by thirteen public research universities. each of which
brings a unique.strength to the mr¡lti-institution Alliance.
The AG*IDEA consortium has already sponsored cefificate programs and courses in the followi¡rg disciplines since
2008: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Meclanization, Food Safety and Defense. and Grasslands Management.
The consortium nodel establishes operating principles guiding iustitutional review for program implementation,
sfudent admission, mutual recognition of faculty credentials, and a coordinated process of assessnrent and feedback
for both program administration and instructional quality.
The online MS in Agriculrural Education will provide personal and lifelong learning opportunities. Tluough this
progranr, CSU, Chico students will have the unique opporhmity to interact with students from across the nation,
providing an extended professional network. This online graduate degree will not only provide participants with
career advancement, but also provide access to the most current applications oflearning theories anri practices in
agricultural education. Additionally, students will be exposed to research and have the oppornrnity to complete a
culminating project in agricultural education, an option that currently does not exist in a college ofagriculture within
the CSU System.
By drawing from curricula already developed by AG*IDEA, CSU, Chico can accelerate the online master's
degree program developmeut timeline while leveraging instructional expertise and course content from highly
prestigious university progranìs that are part of the consortium. Considerable time has been invested in gathering
Colleges of Agriculture leadership and faculty asross the AG*IDEA consortium to craft the cou¡ses that will be
integrated to create the CSU, Chico online masters degree as a whole.
The proposed CSU, Chico online MS in Agricultural Education will be a 30-unit degree program u,ith a
culminating research project/thesis and an option for a comprehensive final exam. Significant work on program
learning outcomes has alreadybeen achieved and agleement reached onthe core cu¡riculum for the degree among
the AG*IDEA par¡lers. CSU, Chico proposes as part of this project to create the six-unit online culminating
projeclthesis and comprehensive exam option developed for our degree students,
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To address learning outcomes that are essential for degree program quality and distinctiveness, CSU.
Chico has
targeted lhe development ofat least two new online courses to be offered as part ofthe degree.
The new courses,
also desired by our consofium
parhers
as
important enhancements to the available AG*IDEA curricula, leverage
the expertise which already exists at CSU, Chico in international agricultu.e anð managing diversit),
in agricultural
education. Internalional
agict¡ltÍre
courses
will
help broaden the understanding of the growing globalization
of
agriculture- Collaboration with AG*IDEA also allows agriculture education professionals access to multiple
universities with active international exchange programs, further enriching professional connections that
can last
long afler graduation. Managing diversity is a subject only recently being addressed in graduate agriculture
cu¡ricula, Through the curriculum development prooess supported v¡ith this project, faoulty will be able to assess
whether culturaVlinguistic diversity necessitates
needs,
a sepa¡ate
course focus from adaptations for special education
California's very diverse K-12 student population and the CSU's shengths in teacher preparation progr¿rms
which address that diversity provide a deeper experlise to enrich the consortium offerings and have
a
significant
impact on graduate agricultural educatjon across the US. These elective courses will also become available to post
baccalaureate students from across the natjon through the AG*IDEA consortium.
The self-support online MS in Agriculrural Education offers a new model to improve access to graduate
study,
a
truly innovative approach with particular importance during these difficult budgetary ti¡ues. Revenue is generated
both to member institutions who develop and teach AG*IDEA courres as well as to member institutions whose
matriculated students enroll in the courses. Students are charged a common consofium fee (currently
$465iunit),
Fees are collected at the student's
institution and ùen paid to in full to AG*IDEA, Of those fees, 75% is ailoéated to
the university that develops and offers the course, 12.5% is allocated to the enrolled students, institutions,
and
12.5% funds the AG*IDEA admìnistration hosted at Kansas State Universify. A second parallel effort
of this project
will focus on the mechanics of administering the
degree program and leveraging the benefits of participation in the
consortiurn, including the potential en¡ollment revenue generated when non-CSU, Chico students enroll
in the
online courses developed and taught by CSU, Chico.
Jennifer Ryder Fox, CSU, Cfuco's Dean of the College of Agriculture, serves on the founding inter-institutional
boa¡d for AG*IDEA, Dean Fox, along with her college's faculty, has dedicated eflort to the AG+IDEA
consortium
for the online master's degree and fully supports the project. In anticipation of the Commissìon RFp
and eager to
accelerate project impiementation, Dean Fox and participating College of Agriculture faculty have
already been
instrumental in introducing the proposed degree to the first stage of CSU, Chico's Academic Senate
approval
Online MS in Agricultural Education
process. The collaboratively built core curriculum also allows a more rapid timeline to shepherd the entire online
degree through the
review and approval process for
a
new graduate progtam through the Chancellor's Office and
WASC. Commission funding will provide the necessary resources for program developnent and lauuch.
Building on the foundation of the consortium, we can now focus on the collaborative efforts v¡ith our partner
universities to embed an assessment strategy into the curriculum as we create the nerv online courses. This
assessment shategy
rvill also permit coordination of curriculum development faculty with agricultural educatioo
practitioners to ensure a rigorous. integrated degree that targets program outcomes as well as course outcomes for
online graduates. We will connect consortium faculty with CSU, Chico's Rubric for Online lnstructíon, which is
already in use by universities worldwide, to integrate effective online inskuction practice with effective program
assessmenl.
In addition to faculty collaboration, the AG*IDEA model includes functional teams for effedive program
administration. Regional & Continuing Education has laid the groundwork for successful implementation of this
project proposal by joining the Continuing Education Functional Team. The functional team
will facilitate
mastery
of the adminisbative details for the CSU, Chico and AG*IDEA partnership and an on-time program launch within
the project year,
The overarching goal for this project is the development and implementation of the self-support, online MS
in Agricultural Educatio¡ at CSU, Chico. More specifically, the strategic goals and objectives of rhis project include
the following:
MS in Agricultural Education Project Goals, objectives, outcomes, ând rimetines
Goal 1: Fin¡Iize Apprqv¡l of Flrst
csu onrne MS in Asricultural Education
Objective
Secure CSU and WASC approvals.
Finalize AG*IDEA administrative structures.
Outconte
Tinelíne
Approved online MS degree
Fully executed consortium
Julv
July
MOUs
Gost 2: Develop Onling Elecfive Curriculum with Embedded Assessment
Objeclive
Oulcome
Establish faculry curriculum development team.
Development schedule and plan
Integrate assessnent processes in online degree
progftim design and curriculum.
Develop online courses in intemational agriculture
and manasins diversitv.
Develop culminating research projecr/thesis online
complete
Embedded assessment processes
provide timely and thorough;
processes shared v¡ith consortium
Dartners measures
Curricula complete
201
-
October
1
October 2011
2012
-
June
Cou¡se complete
Exams and delivery plan
January
complete
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Tìmeline
August 2011
October 2011 - July
2012
January - July 2012
processes developed.
Create culminating comprehensive exam.
- Seotember 20I I
- October 2011
-
July 2012
Go¡l 3:
and
Outreach
Define the recruihent plan.
Create ma¡keting nraterials.
Implement recruitment plan. Recruit and enroll 1520 inaugural MS students.
Goal 4: Creale and
Recruitment
Outcome
Clear strategies and timelines
Brochures and other materials
designed, press relea^ses,
ads, evenls created
t
I
Timeline
I Ausust
201 I
September
-
October
201 r
Recruit¡nent ¡esults documented.
Completed applications and
qualified candidates
October 201 1- January
2012
Webslte
Create an online MS in Agricultural Education
Web site to faciljtate self-support outreach and
student recruitment/marketing with application and
registration process and online tech supporr tools.
Provide input to AG*IDEA consortium
ooordinator for AG*IDEA website.
Outcome
Timeline
Database designed and ATIcompliant Web site launched and
accessed nation-wide to promote
online degree; online schedule
informa tion, course content,
dates, cost, and links to
AG+IDEA V/eb site and
September
collaboratins universities
ïntegrated consortium website
with all CSU, Chico courses
Go¡|S:-Dlssemi¡ate Ag *IDEA coUaboratlon mo
Educatlon unlts to stimul¡te ¡ddltlonal cotlebor¡tlon and generrte
ncr program
zlt1
-
October
October 2011
oppo¡1ünldes
Objective
Outcome
Timeline
Generate discussio¡, infonnation sharing, and
parfnership potential among CSU campuses and
individual faculty with R1 universities from
Multiple CSU campuses familiar
with of AG*IDEA model, MOU's
February 2012
2012
AG*IDEA
-
August
shared; CSU canrpuses connected
with Rl universities across the
US
Refine
a
proposed collaborative model for onlinì
graduate programs withjn the CSU
Iuly2012- August 2012
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
The online MS in Agricultural Education requires approval from a variety of campus committees
as well as
from WASC. To date, the proposed program has received approval from the College of Agriculture
curriculum
committee and the ofäce of Graduate studies and is awaiting Academic Senate approval. Fo[owing
campus
approval' the degree proposal will be reviewed by the WASC accreditation agency. The substantive
change
committee review has been scheduled for August 2011 with WASC approval expected for Fall
2011. Once
approved, the program will begin recruiting and admitting students for spring 2012.
Faculty course developers selected from the College of Agriculrure will work collaboratively
with CSU,
Chico's Academic Technologies unit to ensure solid instructional design. Usiog the Rubric for Online
Instruction
Online MS in Agriculrural Education
and supported by Chico's Technology and læarning Program's team ofinstructional developers, the online courses
will model
best practices in course design. The courses
will
be developed
within Blackboard 9 course management
platform. Wimba Classroorn, the main tool for s1'nchronous distance leaming and video streanring fully supported
by CSU, Chico, will be used fo support tlre adninistration of the oral examination/defense components of the
culminating exanithesis.
Student support services
will
be facilitated through the CSU, Chico website portal and
will include
access to
online advising. library services. fina¡rcial aid, and student success resource$. CSU, Chico's long history
of
suPporting online degree programs a¡rd service remote students through the use of multiple technologies
will
the
serve
MS in Agricultural Education rvell. Collaborative schedule building through the AG*IDEA Consortium for fall,
spring, and summer will also support degree progress for participants.
Studerits will be recruited into the CSU, Chico MS in Agricultural Education degree program through a series
strategic and intentional activities, The principal outreach mechanisnr
will
access the robust
of
California
Agricultural Teache¡s'Association (CATA) netwo¡k including confereûces, workshops and newsletters. The CATA
is a historical and well established organization of credentialed high school agricultural teaçhers who make
extensive use of a communications netrvork in u'hich information is disseminated through sectional, regional and
state structures in conjunclion
with the State Agricultural Educatíon Unit. Our College of Agriculture faculty
members already connect in numerous ways to CATA for uodergraduate recruitment and rvill leverage that network
along with connectio¡s Department ofEducation regional agricultural supervisors for expanded ouheach.
This project will require close collaboration between the Center for Regional a¡rd Continuing Education (Dean
Debra Barger and her staff) and College of Agriculture Master of Science in Agricultwal Education program
coordinator (Dr. Mollie Asclrenbrener). Additionally, the program will utilize the AG*IDEA Consortium. In
particulal. Agricultural Education project coordinator Dr. Bryan Garton , Universify of Missouri, and Carol Goul{
Executive Director, AG*IDEA, will be resources for the successful completion of tlús project and CSU, Chico has
already concluded an MOU with AG*IDEA for the proposed masters degree. Primary CSU, Chico College
of
Agriculture faculty will be Dr. Mollie Aschenbrener, Dr. Cindy Dale¡ Dr. Mike Spiess, Dr. Brad Dodson.
ancl
Dr.
Carrie Monlux. Additional faculty members rvilling to serve on graduate committees at CSU. Chico include Dr,
Celina Joh¡xon and Dr. Jake Brimlow
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Shldents will be admitted to the degree program and can begin coursework as early as Spring 2012. The first
CSU, Chico-developed course will be offered in Summer 2012. The frst graduaûes ofthe program are anticípated by
Spring 2014,
PROJECT IMPACT
Commission funding for initial program development is critical to move the proposed MS in Agricultural
Education forward. Given the financial model of the AG*IDEA consortium, 12.5% of enrollment fees set at
a
standard rate is simply not adeguate to recoup the costs of development and launch of the degree program. While
much has already been accomplished in the conceptual planning ofthe degree program and to expedite the required
approvals, CSU, Chico needs Conrmission funding to move forward for this innovative online masters in partnership
with AG*IDEA.
Revenue share with AG*IDEA of the common per unil fees will be applied toward the costs of delivering the
progra¡x once the program is launched, Revenue share from AG*IDEA partner ìnstitution students who en¡oll in
CSU, Chico courses will provide the additional revenue stream neoessary to support ongoing program assessment
and quality improvements. A separate degree program budget has been developed to ensure the program will be
self'sustaining following the grant period, The short-term and long-term impacts of the project are mÍny:
¡
The first onli¡e MS in Agricultural Education offered by the CSU or by any university in the West.
¡
The fi¡st MS in Agricultural Education program with a culminating research project/thesis and
comprehensive oxam.
Access to curricula developed and taught by faculry fiom premier land grant institutions across the US
'
¡
Accessible, qraliry graduate education for.secondary agricultwal educators and agricultural professionals
¡
Enhanced classroom experiences for high school students that
will
strengthen student interest in pursuing
careers in agriculture-related professions
o
Professional and workforce development opportunities for one of Califomia's most significant economic
eugines
r
Increased knowledge ofglobalization strategies and managing diversity in agriculture and agricultural
education
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Truly inoovative revenue and curricula sharing partrrership models that can
be easily ¿depted to connect
campuses throughout lhe CSU System
r
A model of collaboration for other CSU institutioru
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and projects
with enrbedded assessment
r
AG*IDEA
and the Great Plains
IDEA consortia offer courses and certificates in a wide variety of
areas
outside agricultural education, providing additional parbnership options in other disciplines for the CSUs.
PROIECT D]SSEMINATION PLAN
Program outcomes will be shared rvith CSU deans of colleges of agriculture at their regular serni-annual
meeting. The collaborative model may facilitate additional joint collaborative projects as the AG*IDEA consortiunr
offers a wide variety of programs beyond agricultwal education which may be of interest to other colleges
of
agriculture. In addition, the results from this project will be shared with secondaryagricultural instructors, university
faculty, and Califomia Department of Education consultants through regional meetings and the annual state CATA
conferençe. The results of this project
r
I
¡
will
be disseminated in a variety of ways:
A presentation to the American Association of Agricultural Educators annual research meeting.
Press releases, promotional activities, and University and Extended/Continuing Education publications
Two-way video conference conducted and a summary report of project outcomes shared rvith CSU
agriculture deans and Extended/Continuing Education
r
dean^s
Poster presentation to the Commission on the Extended University (DVD's with sample materials, large
display poster summarizing project outcomes).
EVALUATION PLAN
Program evaluation will be an ongoing and integral part of the project administration to ensure that a valid
assessment
of all implementatiou strategies for effective delivery of the masters degree. Evaluation activities will
result in quantifìable evidence ofattainment
ofall project
objectives and the related goals detailed in the na¡rative.
The evaluation of the project includes the follou.ing aotivities:
r
¡
r
Final report to the Commission in October 2012
Assessment of Student Leaming Objectives and detailed assessment data collection
Financial viability ofthe degree program as evidenced by partnership revenues that cover all direct and
indi¡ect costs and results in a net positive revenue share between the College of Agriculture and Regional &
Continuing Education
,
¡
r
.
Student evaluations ofteaching and learning
CSU, Chico Technology Learning Program verification of alignment with the Rubric for Online Instruction
WASC implementation assessment revierv within the fnst six months of degree launch
Program assessment results with adherence to the rigorous academic standards established by CSU, Chico
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PROGRAM BUDGET
Comnússion grant ñrnds will fi¡nd all five project goals to complete development of the online MS in
Agricultural Education and support initial implementation costs. The proposal budget focuses on Commission
funding to support the development, marketing, and launch of the degree and the strengthening of the AGTIDEA
partnership. Regional
& Continuing
Education (RCE) matching funds will further underwrite the costs for online
development. marketing, and travel to support this collaborative effort.
Faculfy salary and benefit support is requested for graduate program coordinator Dr. Aschenbrener at 6 WTU
administrative release time during the 2011/12 academic year to accomplish the project goals and develop
curriculum. Additional faculty salary costs will be incurred for CSU, Chico faculty involved in course development
and assessment. Additional administrative $pport staffand s¡udent help are also part of the project funds requested
and part of the matching funds provided by RCE.
Supplies required for the project are modesl with the exception of the need for a dedicated Macbook Laptop
that will be essential in supporting the program coordinator's work while fiaveling and developing the program, The
laptop will also support videoconferencing via Wimba Classroom to connect withprospective students, AG*IDEA
partners, and statewide netwo¡k resources critical to successful outreach. As graduate program coordinator, Dr.
Aschenbrene¡ will establisb ongoing and advising relationships with students online.
Services provided by the CSU, Chico Technology and Learning Progranr (TLP) are a key component oftbe
project. TLP will provide the instructional design expertise to support the College of Agriculture faculty, several
whom do not have experience in online course design. Marketing and website design,
a-s
well
of
as the design and
production ofthe marketing collateral a¡e critical outreach services to ensure the excellent work ofthe project is
widely known and accessible to the target audiences.
Travel funding will support participation in AG+IDEA partnership meetings and collaborative activities,
includiug tle national AG*IDEA conference and faculty interaction, Travel fi,uds will strengthen initial outreach
and ongoing project dissemination through the California Association of Teachers of Agriculture (CATA), a
particulady strong outreach network for this program. RCE matching ñ¡nds will help cover travel for AG*iDEA and
CATA events
as
well as supporl
a ¡esea¡ch conference presentation
to showcase the parhrership model and
outcomes of the online degree projecl,
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PROGRAM BUDCET
California State Uuiversity
Commission on the Extended University
20llll2 Rtr'P Budget Ouline IVIS in AG EDUCATION Partnership with AG*IDEA Consorrium
csu, chico college of Agriculture and Regional and continuing Education (RCE)
LOCAL
SOURCE OF F'TII{I)S
PROJECT BUDGET
CEU Grant Reouest
FTINDS
Source
A
Total
Chico - RCE
A. tr'acultv & St¡ff
L Faculty Salaries & Wages
ó
WTU AY 11-12
Release Aschenbrener
$23.450
$0
$23.4s0
Cuniculum develooment
$3.000
$3,000
$6.000
$0
s2.960
2. Suff Program coordination support
,08 Massetti CY
3. Benefits
$9.21
1
s1.163
$2,960
s
10,374
4. Student help
$10/lu for lOhrs/rveek45 rvks
Faculn, & Staff subtotal :
r,750
$2.250
r
$7. r 23
s42.784
$500
$35.66
$
B. Supplies
1. Postage. copies. phoue
2. Macbook Laptop rv/camera & headset
Sttøplies subtotal:
C. Services
1. TLP Online Course Development Suooort
2. Marketine. Poster & Web Desisn
3. Brochu¡e Design, Production & Distribution
$300
s300
$600
$2,500
$0
s2.s00
$2.800
$300
$3. r 00
$5.000
$2.000
$7.000
s2.000
$2,s00
$4.500
s500
$2.100
$2,ó00
$7,500
$6,600
s 14,100
L Ag Idea Consortium mtes
$3.000
$ 1.775
$4.775
2. CA Ae Teachers mtss
3. Conference Presentation
s 1.034
$200
Set-vices
sublotal:
D. Travel
$ 1.500
sl.234
$l
.500
Tt'at,el subtotal:
s4-034
$3.475
s7.s09
TOTAL
s49.995
$17,498
$67.493
26%
Match
Online MS in Agricultural Education
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