Grady Roberts, Associate Professor

Dr. Grady Roberts is an associate professor of agricultural education. Prior to joining this department in 2008, Dr. Roberts was a faculty member in agricultural education at Texas A&M University for four years. He holds BS, MAg, and PhD degrees in agricultural education and communication from UF, with a program emphasis in teaching and learning and distance education. His research interests include experiential learning and teaching and learning in university settings. He is author/co–author of 40 refereed journal articles and 36 refereed conference research papers. Dr. Roberts has been recognized on seven different occasions with outstanding conference paper/poster awards and has served as PI or Co–PI on externally funded grants totaling nearly $875,000. Dr. Roberts teaches courses in experiential learning, teaching methods, and college teaching. He also serves as coordinator of the Teaching Resource Center in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Education

• University of Florida, Ph.D., Agricultural Education, 2003
• University of Florida, M.Ag., Agricultural Education, 2000
• University of Florida, B.S., Agricultural Education, 1991

Research Areas

• Teaching and Learning in University Settings
• Experiential Learning

Recent Publications

Irani, T., Wilson, S. B., Roberts, G., & Rhoades, E. B. (2009). Evaluation of the effect of multisite distance education on knowledge gained in a plant propagation course. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 10(1), 27–36.

Edgar, D. W., Roberts, T. G., & Murphy, T. H. (2009). Structured communication: Effects on teaching efficacy of student teachers. Journal of Agricultural Education, 50(1), 33–44.

Roberts, T. G., & Ball, A. L. (2009). Secondary agricultural science as content and context for teaching. Journal of Agricultural Education, 50(1), 81–91.

Edgar, D. W., Roberts, T. G., & Murphy, T. H. (2008). Structured communication: Effects on student teacher – cooperating teacher relationships. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research, 58(1), 94–110.

Roberts, T. G., Thoron, A. C., Barrick, R. K., & Samy, M. M. (2008). Lessons learned from conducting workshops with university agricultural faculty and secondary school agricultural teachers in Egypt. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 15(1), 85–87.

Stripling, C., Ricketts, J. C., Roberts, T. G., & Harlin, J. F. (2008). Preservice agricultural education teachers’ sense of teaching self–efficacy. Journal of Agricultural Education, 49(4), 120–130.

Harder, A., Goff, S., & Roberts, T. G. (2008). Research productivity in the Journal of Agricultural Education from 1996 to 2005. Journal of Agricultural Education, 49(2), 1–12.

Roberts, T. G., Harlin, J. F., & Briers, G. E. (2008). Peer modeling and teaching efficacy: The influence of two student teachers at the same time. Journal of Agricultural Education, 49(2), 13–26.

Awards

• 2009 Outstanding Early Career Award, American Association for Agricultural Education
• 2009 Article of the Year (2nd Place), Journal of Agricultural Education, Volume 49
• 2009 Teacher Fellow Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)
• 2009 Outstanding Paper Presentation, Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
• 2009 Grand President’s Award, Alpha Gamma Rho

Courses Taught

• AEE 3200: Instructional Techniques in Agricultural and Vocational Education
  
• AEE 4202: Curriculum Development and Assessment Techniques in Emerging Agricultural Technologies
  
• AEE 5206: Instructional Techniques in Agricultural and Life Sciences
• AEE 5301: Professional Skills Development in Agriscience Education I
• AEE 6511: Experiential Learning
• AEE 6905: Curriculum Planning in Agricultural Education
• ALS 5032: Teaching in Colleges of Agricultural and Life Sciences