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What we learned from hosting #TeachAgChat - ISU 450 Farm Students

On Thursday April 7th the Iowa State Ag 450 Farm PR committee hosted a #TeachAgChat focused on Experiential Learning in the classroom. We had a great time hosting and got to hear from many other Ag teachers and experts in the field.

How the chat went and what we learned:

1. We consulted with two individuals known for their work in the area of Experiential Learning. Both confirmed that they would assist us during the actual chat, however, only one individual actively participated. What we learned: it is very important to include experts in #TeachAgChat to help provide 'expert' advice to questions we may not have answers for. It is important to be in constant contact with your identified experts. However, as with life, stuff happens! We think it was a successful chat!

2. Getting the word out to our followers on Twitter and Facebook is important to having many different types of ideas and replies during the #TeachAgChat.  Actively advertising the event is helpful in gaining participants, and we could have done a better job making frequent advertisements, but overall, the event went well.

3. Because the topic we chose was more applicable to Ag educators, we had a tough time answering a few of the questions.  However, we had a unique perspective to use when responding to some of the other participants' answers.  It was also interesting to learn about the theory that goes into planning these activities.

This session of the #TeachAgChat went pretty well despite the low number of participants.  We look forward to participating in future #TeachAgChats and learning about information that will be relevant to our future careers.

February 25th - The Force Awakens: Drones in #AgEDU; Hosted by @SEPOLKFFA (Iowa)

Host:

Southeast Polk FFA (@SEPOLKFFA), Iowa (@IowaFFA)

Guided by:

Mr. Matt Eddy (@AgEd4ME), Agriscience Instructor

Mr. Austin Knight (@AustinKnight25), Southeast Polk FFA Chapter President

Topic:

Storify Archive of Chat:

https://storify.com/RCMcLean/drones-in-ag-teachagchat?utm_campaign=&utm_source=t.co&awesm=sfy.co_y3kE&utm_content=storify-pingback&utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter 

Questions/Prompts:

Q1- How do you use drones in your classroom /farm/business? #TeachAgChat

Q2- Will drones be affordable for the majority of farmers to benefit from them? #TeachAgChat

Q3- How can drones help farmers? I.D. early Probs? Surveillance Needs? Bolster Yields & Profits? Share Specific examples! #TeachAgChat

Q4- What is the Role of drones in #agriculture and #AgEdu today and in the future? #TeachAgChat

Q5- What experience have you had with legal concerns with drones? #TeachAgChat

Q6- What will the agricultural drone market look like in five years? #TeachAgChat

Q7- What kind of jobs will drones in agriculture create? #TeachAgChat

Q8- What is your biggest “Whoops” moment with your drone? #TeachAgChat