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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Working Professional and Teaching Faculty,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Oregon State University (Yvette Gibson, PI) is embarking on a multi-initiative research project to examine the methods of teaching field-based disciplines online. Your participation in this survey will help
OSU on our path to shaping student learning experiences and identify best practices in teaching field-based courses online, so that graduates from online courses may not only have knowledge base, but also a solid foundational skill-set to hit the ground running
post-graduation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The first initiative of this research project is a survey to gauge perceptions about online post-secondary education in the natural science and agricultural disciplines. Included in this first initiative
is an effort to identify how professionals within natural science and agricultural science disciplines define “field-based science”; how teaching faculty approach teaching field-based courses; and ascertain a general sense of the fundamental knowledge and
performance of recent graduate new hires. This study has been approved by Oregon State University’s IRB.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you give 10-20 minutes of your time to complete the survey that best aligns with your professional role it would be greatly appreciated!
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tKY3lDnaYZXAaN">University or College Research and Teaching Faculty Survey<o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b0ZFlAVQy3MJu1T">Professionals Working in the Field Survey</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
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(Federal/State agencies, NGOs, Extension, Ranchers, Business Owners, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Feel free to circulate widely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have questions about this research you can contact Yvette.Gibson@oregonstate.edu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">Yvette Gibson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">Online Range Program Coordinator & Academic Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">Animal and Rangeland Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">College of Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">Oregon State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#D05A00">Cell: 970-759-8501 (text is best)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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