Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications

Dr. Glen C. Shinn Professor	Contact:	g-shinn@tamu.edu 227 Scoates Hall 2116 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2116 Phone: (979) 862-3012 Fax: (979) 845-6296
	Professional Interest:	Knowledge Base: Planning & needs assessment; Evaluation & accountability Contextual Applications: Adult education & training; Agricultural teacher education; Agricultural technology; e-Learning; International agricultural development & education; Technological change
	Courses:	ALEC 610. Principles of adult education ALEC 641 - Transfer of technology by institutions ALEC 644 - The agricultural advisor in transforming nations ALEC 645 - Initiating, managing, & monitoring projects of international agricultural development.
	Education:	B.S. Agricultural Education (Oklahoma State University) 1963 M.Ed. Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering (University of Missouri-Columbia)) 1970 Ph.D. Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Higher & Adult Education, Research Methods University of Missouri-Columbia) 1971
	Recent Research:	Shinn, G. C., Baker, M. & Briers, G. E. (2008). Forecasting Doctoral-Level Content In Agricultural Education: Viewpoints Of Engaged Scholars In The United States. Journal of Agricultural Education. 39(1) 32-42. Marmaryan, Y., Shinn, G., Briers, G., & Galoyan, I. (2008). The Bologna Process: Strategies to Achieve Curriculum Transformation. A monograph published by the Armenian State Agrarian University Scientific Council. pp. 166. (printed in Armenian). Shinn, G., Briers, G., Navarro, M., Peake, J., Duncan, D., Parr, B. & Galoyan, I. (2008) Armenian agrarian university students' perception and educational aspiration during curriculum reforms: Bologna to Yerevan. Journal of International Agricultural Education and Extension (in review # 2008-0134). Baker, M. Shinn, G. C., & Briers, G. E. (2007). Re-envisioning the discipline: A process for curriculum vitality. NACTA Journal. June 2007. Shinn, G. C, Baker, M., & Briers, G. E. (2007). Response patterns: Effect of day of receipt of an e-mailed survey instrument on response rate, response time, and response quality. Journal of Extension.
	Honors & Awards:	2007 Memorable Gold Medal of Armenian State Agrarian University awarded by the Scientific Council of ASAU and presented by Rector Arshaluys Tarverdyan 1996 Fellow in American Association for Agricultural Education
	International Sabbatical:	2005 Professional development and sabbatical study for three months in four locations: Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Monterrey Mexico; Wageningen University RC in Wageningen the Netherlands; the American Farm School and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) in Thessaloniki Greece; and the University of Melbourne, Monash University & Charles Sturt University in Victoria & New South Wales, Australia. The Jan–Dec 2005 study investigated alternative business models for eLearning, collected alternative instructional designs and delivery strategies, examined new technologies for adult learning in rural settings and identified relevant partners for international collaboration.