Peers and Pros 360 - Teaching and Learning Together by Using What Forest Landowner Peers Have to Say
Webinar Details
When:
Oct 24, 2018 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:44 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Sanford “Sandy” Smith, Teaching Professor and Extension Specialist of Forest Resources, Penn State Extension
- David “Dave” Jackson, Forest Resources Educator, Penn State Extension
Virtual Event Format:
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This webinar features a new and novel approach to organizing landowner and public educational tours and presentations. This effective and engaging teaching method uses peer to peer interaction and mediated learning by natural resources professionals. It can be easily adapted to a variety of audiences and different settings.
Sanford “Sandy” Smith is a Teaching Professor and Extension Specialist of Forest Resources for Penn State Extension. His professional and academic expertise is in forestry and natural resources education programs for youth and adults, adult volunteerism in conservation and environmental education, and forest stewardship on private forestlands. He provides statewide leadership for 4-H & youth programming in natural and environmental resources, and applied research related to natural resources education. Smith has worked at the county, state, and international level (Poland and Nepal) over his 38-year career. He received his B.S. from the University of Maine, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State.
David “Dave” Jackson is a Forest Resources Educator for Penn State Extension in Central Pennsylvania. He has been with Penn State in his current position since January 2002. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from The College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, NY, in 1988 and completed a Master’s of Forest Resources at The Pennsylvania State University in 2007. Dave worked in various positions with the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Industry, State Forestry, and Private Forestry Consulting before coming to Penn State.
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