disciplines is widely recognized as a highly desirable and effective teaching model that engenders holistic thinking and breaks down disciplinary boundaries. The interdisciplinary interaction of the LA/Hort programs for this project was critical to achieving
, assisting them with the transition from the classroom to internships or careers ( Peyre et al., 2006 ; Wagner et al., 2009 ). Educators can scaffold their instruction as a means to assist students in developing higher-order critical thinking skills such as
similar formats have been proven to be a preferred method of displaying information at conferences, and they are increasingly being used as a teaching method ( Altintas et al. 2014 ). They can promote active learning, critical thinking, and the development
active R user community that provides programming development and troubleshooting resources. We emphasized ideas universal to programming workflow and then translated those concepts into R code ( Fig. 2 ). This problem-solving strategy of thinking what
, M.E. 2004 The engineering learning portal for problem solving: Experience in a large engineering economy class Eng. Econ. 49 1 19 10.1080/00137910490432575 VanDerZanden, A.M. 2005 An integrated approach to enhance critical thinking skills in a
strategies to enhance interactive learning, ensure critical thinking, and provide immediate feedback ( Schroeder-Moreno, 2010 ; Wilson and Danielson, 2003 ). Many of these are close-sourced materials, not available to other faculty, and only available to
situations. Effective hybrid courses use a variety of online instructional strategies to enhance interactive learning, ensure critical thinking, and provide immediate feedback. These include horticulture-related, novel works such as interactive review quizzes
information retrieval, critical thinking, problem-solving, and knowledge application were tested. This activity fits the description of the inquiry dimension of hands-on activities proposed by Lumpe and Oliver (1991 ). Moreover, student weekly updates
century of global agricultural abundance. So what are these politicians, policy makers, and a disengaged public thinking? What good is the wholesome nutrition of horticultural crops that a large portion of the U.S. and international population cannot
meeting 35 years from now in 2043 might be like, and what we need to start doing and keep doing now to make that 2043 meeting happen. A student receiving a PhD in 2043 could attend the bicentennial in 2103! I've been thinking about what is the same