Course Description
Develop educational programs for youth and adult audiences. Core competencies include program planning, program implementation, and program evaluation. Learners will plan, execute, evaluate, and share the results of an educational program via an innovative poster session.
Athena Title
Program Develop for Ag Leaders
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ALDR 7070E, ALDR 8150E
Prerequisite
ALDR 8200 or ALDR 8200E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to do the following: 1. Describe basic models of program planning used in Extension and nonformal education. 2. Determine and implement appropriate needs assessment techniques. 3. Involve stakeholders in every phase of the program development process. 4. Design and integrate a logic model in the program development process. 5. Develop complete lesson plans for use with youth and adult learners. 6. Implement appropriate teaching techniques for youth and adult audiences. 7. Identify methods for encouraging permanent behavior change in program participants. 8. Collect evaluation data using quantitative and qualitative techniques. 9. Analyze and interpret evaluation data with stakeholders in mind. 10. Share the results of a program with stakeholders and the interested public via publications and/or presentations. 11. Develop and articulate their own programming philosophy.
Topical Outline
Welcome and introductions What is a “program”? Who are stakeholders and why should we care? Needs assessment technique demonstrations (pros and cons) Identifying and involving program stakeholders 101 Developing a logic model to address programming needs Beginning with the end in mind Outdoor concert tour vs. travel television show Developing objectives and planning associated activities to bring about change Success stories on continuous stakeholder involvement Guest Speaker: Brent Marable, America’s next TOP model? The relationship between needs, objectives, and program activities Working with stakeholders The TOP model and your program Programmer support group time Presenting vs. teaching: how adults learn best Grabbing their attention How youth learn best Developing a lesson plan 101 – your critique of a lesson plan What is “good teaching”? Let’s hear what you found! Techniques for changing behaviors – moving from A to A Interactive and fun techniques for collecting formative data Guest Speaker: Mel Biersmith Mid-semester Reality Check Formative evaluation data collection wrap-up Social styles inventory and Christmas vacation Marketing your pilot program Introduction to questionnaires From pictures to landscapes Reliability vs. Validity Questionnaire development continued – K, A, and B Critiquing actual questionnaires Analyzing and interpreting quantitative data Quantitative data wrap-up Collecting evaluation data using qualitative techniques Analyzing and interpreting qualitative data Data analysis wrap-up Presenting quantitative and qualitative findings in P.I.E. Final reflections Real-world evaluation scenarios Jobs in program development Innovative ideas in programming poster session event