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 Educational ProjectsGiven the uncertain future of tobacco in Kentucky agriculture and the attendant high interest in horticultural crops, the education of horticultural professionals is an activity that underpins development of the industry in the state. Teaching children about horticulture is another important activity. The purpose of these projects is to develop alternative delivery methods and educational resources, primarily for distribution over the World Wide Web. Projects currently underway involve developing teaching modules in the area of horticulture for elementary schools and adapting on-line university-level horticultural course materials for use by students with physical and/or learning disabilities. Projects: Engaging agricultural and non-agricultural students in an interdisciplinary curriculum for sustainable agriculture. Mark Williams, Mike Mullen, Victoria Bhavsar, and Larry Grabau. The virtual arboretum as a link between the elementary school and education in plant communities. Robert Geneve and Richard Durham. Utilization of electronically delivered modules to educate elementary school students about plants, including the urban forest. Robert Geneve and Richard Durham. Designing a horticulture laboratory course to accommodate students with disabilities. E.B. Peffley, C.B. McKenney and R.E. Durham. Urban and Community Forestry in the Arboretum. Dewayne Ingram. Products: Kentucky's Virtual Arboretum. The first version of this ongoing project is on the World Wide Web (http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Horticulture/virtarbo/welcome.html) with a link from the Department of Horticulture home page. Robert Geneve, Richard Durham and Christy Cassady. Large Trees for Kentucky Landscapes. Compact Disk. CDs distributed to urban foresters and Horticulture Extension Agents throughout the state. Medium and Small Trees CD scheduled to be distributed during the summer of 2001. Robert Geneve and Christy Cassady. Send
mail to cgcass0@uky.edu
with questions about this site. This site was last updated on April 5, 2007
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