Tag: Experiential Learning

Therapeutic Horticulture Program Awarded Burpee Grant

by Eva Sailly
March 31, 2026

On the south side of UF’s campus, between UF Health Shands Hospital and IFAS’s research greenhouses, is a small team making a deep impact. The greenhouse at Wilmot Botanical Gardens is home to UF’s Therapeutic Horticulture Program, where ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Community Engagement, Experiential Learning, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticulture Therapy, Leah Diehl, Mental Health, Student Health, Therapeutic Horticulture, Well-being, Wilmot Gardens

How it Happened: the VP Promise

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September 18, 2024

When Dr. Scott Angle became the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida, he came to Gainesville with a vision for increasing opportunity to incorporate real-life experience into the education ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS Student Experiences, Experiential Learning, How It Happened, Internships, Scott Angle, Service, Study Abroad, UF-IFAS, VP Promise

Learning Communication Skills: Producing the Wakulla County 4-H Podcast and Clovercast Vodcast!

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
June 20, 2024

What is a Podcast? Podcasts are digital recordings that usually involve a theme or specific topic. These recordings can be downloaded for convenient listening on phones and other digital devices. The first mention of podcasts was noted in ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Blended Learning, Communication, Connectivism, Experiential Learning, Interviewing, Podcast

Hillsborough 4-H: Looking Four-ward to a New Year!

by Brandi Yancy
September 20, 2021

Hillsborough 4-H: Looking Four-ward to a New Year! Hillsborough County 4-H'ers are resilient! With so many changes brought on by COVID-19, 4-H clubs held virtual meetings, club leaders made sure everyone participated and felt included, youth ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, , Clubs & Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Children, Community Service, County Fair, Experiential Learning, Florida, Hands-on, Open House

USDA-NIFA Awards UF/IFAS Faculty with National Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural Sciences

by Samantha Murray
November 5, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Nov. 4, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty member was awarded an Excellence in Teaching award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Awards, Ecosystems, Experiential Learning, Teaching, Teaching Excellence, UF-IFAS, USDA, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Experiential Learning

by amorgan133
October 29, 2019

In 4-H, all of our programs should be guided by the Experiential Learning Model. This model of learning allows youth to have an experience and follow up with how the experience can help them in the future. The model is broken down into five ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum
Tags: Experiential Learning

Seminole County Beekeepers Association

by Hannah Eason
February 9, 2018

Blog by Eileen Barnes and Hannah Wooten Beekeepers Associations The Seminole County Beekeepers Association, SCBA, was founded by Dennis Langlois in March 2017. The already established Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association, OBBA, helped ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Events, Livestock, Natural Resources
Tags: Apiary, Association, Beekeepers, Bees, Experiential Learning, Volunteers

Seeding Success with Horticulture

by Hannah Eason
February 7, 2018

Horticulture and Special Needs Horticulture is the art, science, technology, and business of growing plants. It includes simple, repetitive, and time consuming tasks such as seeding and transplanting. It also includes complex knowledge of plant ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Experiential Learning, Horticulture, Hydroponics, Special Needs

Pasta Bridges of Hillsborough County

by Brandi Yancy
November 1, 2017

STEM Series Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are a focus priority of Hillsborough 4-H. Through different activities, volunteers can encourage life skill development in areas such as critical thinking and teamwork through STEM ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: 4-H, Experiential Learning, Learn By Doing, STEM

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