Teaching and Learning
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In the first episode of Season 2 of the AgriCurious podcast,Dennis Baffour-Awuah spoke with Dr. Kevan Lamm, an Extension Leadership specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication, about systems thinking and the Systems Thinking for Educational Problem Solving (STEPS) project. The Lamm lab is a proud partner on the STEPS project and…
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Lamm Lab members Michael Batame, Megan Meyer, Funmi Ajiferuke, Gracie Grimes, and Dennis Baffour-Awuah all shined bright as they presented research in three different sections of the Southern Association of Agricultural Sciences meeting in Louisville, Kentucky January 31 – February 3. These included the National Agricultural Communications Symposium, the Southern Region of the American Society…
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At the Southern American Association for Agricultural Education S-AAAE conference, Dr. Alexa Lamm delivered a research presentation from a study conducted with Haoming Fan and Dr. Kevan Lamm titled Literature Review on the Development of Systems Thinking in Agriculture. The study was part of the STEPS: Systems Thinking in Higher Education project funded by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant…
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Upcycled products have emerged as an innovative approach to addressing food waste by creating new, high-quality products from surplus food. Despite its benefits, such as tackling environmental, economic, and social food concerns by reducing waste, adding value to the food system through economic gains, and providing more affordable food options, it faces misconceptions among the…
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Did you know your learning style might change over time, or even be influenced by your gender?A new study, led by Dr. Alexa Lamm in collaboration with Dr. Peng Lu, Dr. Kevan Lamm, Dr. Millicent Oyugi, and Sudarshan Adhikari, explored how agricultural students in Nepal learn and think critically, and how these patterns shift across academic levels…
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Over the past eight weeks 15 UGA freshman engaged in a First Year Odyssey seminar with Dr. Alexa Lamm and Dr. Masoud Yazdanpanah where they engaged in creating art using sketching, watercolor, graphic design, poetry and more. While they got to be creative, they also learned valuable lessons regarding diverse perceptions of colors, imagery and…
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Please help us celebrate Tata Markosyan‘s successful defense of her comprehensive exams. Her committee, chaired by Dr. Alexa Lamm and made up of Dr. Kevan Lamm, Dr. Peng Lu, and Dr. Katie Sanders (of NCSU) passed her with flying colors. Tata plans to engage in dissertation research exploring how we best capture and communicate evaluation…
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A hearty CONGRATULATIONS to both Dr. Kristin Gibson and Dr. Allison Byrd as they took center stage at the Stegeman Coliseum last Thursday to get their terminal degrees conferred. Officially hooded and on their way to change the world as they build their own faculty labs. So incredibly proud!
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Congratulations to Olivia Erskine who graduated with her masters degree from UGA last Thursday. While she is still on the job hunt, we know BIG things will come from the work she chooses to do! We are so proud of you and will miss you in the Lamm Lab!
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During my time as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Alexa Lamm’s lab, which spanned nearly three years, I have gained a wealth of experience and knowledge that I truly could not have found elsewhere. Working on various projects in different roles has really expanded my skill set beyond what I could have imagined. I feel…
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