Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications

Dr. Glen C. Shinn Professor and Deputy Team Leader	Contact:	g-shinn@tamu.edu 227 Scoates Hall, 2116 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2116 Phone: (979) 862-3012 or (979) 845-6296 Fax: (979) 845-6296
	Professional Interest:	Knowledge Base: Planning & needs assessment; Evaluation & accountability Contextual Applications: International agricultural development & education; Technological change; Adult education & training; Agricultural teacher education; Agricultural technology; e-Learning
	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. ALEC 646 - Institutions serving agriculture in developing nations
	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
	Selected Publications:	Shinn, G. C. & Briers, G. (2009). Post-conflict agricultural development: Lessons learned in four provinces in Iraq. A paper presented at the Association of International Agricultural and Extension Education research conference. San Juan Puerto Rico, May 23-28, 2009 Shinn, G. C., Wingenbach, G. J., Briers, G. E., Lindner, J. R., & Baker, M. (2009). Forecasting Doctoral-Level Content in International Agricultural and Extension Education: Viewpoint of Engaged International Scholars. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. Shinn, G. C., Wingenbach, G. J., Lindner, J. R., Briers, G. E., & Baker, M. (2009). Redefining Agricultural and Extension Education as a Field of Study: Consensus of Engaged International Scholars. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. Shinn, G. C., Briers, G. E., Navarro, M., Peake, J., Parr, B., Ter-Mkrtchyan, A. & Duncan, D. (2009) Through student eyes: Perceptions and aspirations of students from the Armenian State Agrarian University and selected European universities. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. Shinn, G. C., & Baker, M. (2009) Chapter 10: Graduate Program Design. In A. Kitchel, R. Torres & A. Ball (Eds). Preparing and Advancing Teachers in Agricultural Education. (In press). Shinn, G. C., Briers, G., Baker, M. (2008). Forecasting Doctoral-Level Content in Agricultural Education: Viewpoints of Engaged Scholars in the United States. Journal of Agricultural Education. 49(1) 121-131. 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. 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:	2008 10^th Mountain Division Combat Patch (Honorary) presented by MG Michael L. Oates, US Army Commanding and CSM James W. Redmore, US Army Division Command Sergeant Major. Baghdad, Iraq 2007 Memorable Gold Medal of Armenian State Agrarian University awarded by the Scientific Council of ASAU and presented by Rector Arshaluys Tarverdyan, Yerevan, Armenia 1996 Fellow in American Association for Agricultural Education
	International Assignments:	2009 (February). Consultant to Seoul National University of Technology (Korea). Agriculture and education: Fusion of old and new. A paper especially for faculty and students of Seoul National University of Technology. 2008 Deputy Team Leader, Iraqi Advisory Group. Building on Dr. Norman Borlaug�s work, Team Borlaug provided agricultural development assessments to MND-C commanders and units with best solutions for priority activities using agricultural science and technology in eight southern Iraqi provinces�Babil, Dia Qhr, Diwaniyah, Karbala, Mayson, Muthana, Najaf and Wasit. See details at http://borlaug.tamu.edu/fops.html 2006-07 Resident Advisor. Armenian State Agrarian University. Yerevan Armenia. Advisor to the Rector on matters of education, research, extension and administration related to the adoption and accommodation of the EU higher education standards recognized by the Bologna Convention and following amendments. See details at http://borlaug.tamu.edu/asau.html
	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.