Person

Victoria Utsman Beasley

Lecturer | Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
Teaching Focus

Undergraduate courses focused in agricultural leadership and education practices.

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
ALEC 102 - Interpersonal Leadership Development
3 credit hour(s)

Examination of leadership as it pertains to personal leadership styles, one-on-one interactions, team building, assertiveness, coaching, providing feedback, and conflict resolution. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)

ALEC 202 - Leadership and Diversity in Organizations and Communities
3 credit hour(s)

Analysis of the dynamic interactions of personal characteristics, technical skills, interpersonal influence, commitment, goals, and power necessary for both leader and follower effectiveness in complex agricultural and natural resource organizations. Examination of leadership theories and their applications in diverse organizations and communities. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)

ALEC 211 - Knowledge, Society, and Leadership
3 credit hour(s)

Explores the development of life science and agricultural knowledge and the competing schools of thought on how to develop an educational system in a democratic society. Early debates centered on agriculture as a science, an art, or simply a mass of empiricism. Major thinkers of agriculture and education believed in the power of educating the masses and the social power of knowledge. Current and historical models of agricultural leadership, education, and communications will be interpreted through cultural and historically significant works, figures, and schools of thought. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH)

Other Instructors: Lamons, Brent Nelson | West, Molly | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

ALEC 240 - Effective Oral Communication
3 credit hour(s)

Enables students to develop communication skills in face-to-face environments. Students will learn and apply verbal and nonverbal communication strategies relevant to the delivery of demonstrative, informative, persuasive, and group presentations. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (OC) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (OC).

Other Instructors: West, Molly | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

ALEC 345 - Program Planning and Learning Design in Agriscience Education
3 credit hour(s)

Overview of program planning and learning design of school-based agricultural education.

(DE) Prerequisite(s): ALEC 211.

Other Instructors: Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 434 - Methods of Teaching Agriscience
3 credit hour(s)

Methods and techniques for teaching agriculture, preparing lesson plans and units of instruction, developing activities for agriculture programs, and utilizing resources, multimedia, and computer technology into instruction. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AOC)
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 435 - Student Teaching in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
6 credit hour(s)

Full-time teaching practicum in an approved high school program. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 436 - Student Teaching in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
6 credit hour(s)

Full-time teaching practicum in an approved high school program. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 534 - Methods of Teaching Agriscience
3 credit hour(s)

Methods and techniques for teaching agriculture, preparing lesson plans and units of instruction, developing activities for agriculture programs, and utilizing resources, multimedia, and computer technology into instruction.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab. Credit restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 434 and 534.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 545 - Program Planning and Learning Design in Agriscience Education
3 credit hour(s)

Overview of program planning and learning design of school-based agricultural education. Credit Restriction: Students may not use 545 towards their graduate degree requirements if they received credit for 345.
Registration Restriction(s): Graduate standing.

Other Instructors: Granberry, Tyler

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114D McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • MS, Agriculture, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2019

Victoria Utsman Beasley

Lecturer | Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
Picture of Victoria Utsman Beasley image
114D McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • MS, Agriculture, General, Univ of Tennessee Knoxville*, 2019
Teaching Focus

Undergraduate courses focused in agricultural leadership and education practices.

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
ALEC 102 - Interpersonal Leadership Development
3 credit hour(s)

Examination of leadership as it pertains to personal leadership styles, one-on-one interactions, team building, assertiveness, coaching, providing feedback, and conflict resolution. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)

ALEC 202 - Leadership and Diversity in Organizations and Communities
3 credit hour(s)

Analysis of the dynamic interactions of personal characteristics, technical skills, interpersonal influence, commitment, goals, and power necessary for both leader and follower effectiveness in complex agricultural and natural resource organizations. Examination of leadership theories and their applications in diverse organizations and communities. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)

ALEC 211 - Knowledge, Society, and Leadership
3 credit hour(s)

Explores the development of life science and agricultural knowledge and the competing schools of thought on how to develop an educational system in a democratic society. Early debates centered on agriculture as a science, an art, or simply a mass of empiricism. Major thinkers of agriculture and education believed in the power of educating the masses and the social power of knowledge. Current and historical models of agricultural leadership, education, and communications will be interpreted through cultural and historically significant works, figures, and schools of thought. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AH)

Other Instructors: Lamons, Brent Nelson | West, Molly | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

ALEC 240 - Effective Oral Communication
3 credit hour(s)

Enables students to develop communication skills in face-to-face environments. Students will learn and apply verbal and nonverbal communication strategies relevant to the delivery of demonstrative, informative, persuasive, and group presentations. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (OC) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (OC).

Other Instructors: West, Molly | Colclasure, Blake Clayton

ALEC 345 - Program Planning and Learning Design in Agriscience Education
3 credit hour(s)

Overview of program planning and learning design of school-based agricultural education.

(DE) Prerequisite(s): ALEC 211.

Other Instructors: Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 434 - Methods of Teaching Agriscience
3 credit hour(s)

Methods and techniques for teaching agriculture, preparing lesson plans and units of instruction, developing activities for agriculture programs, and utilizing resources, multimedia, and computer technology into instruction. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AOC)
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 435 - Student Teaching in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
6 credit hour(s)

Full-time teaching practicum in an approved high school program. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 436 - Student Teaching in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
6 credit hour(s)

Full-time teaching practicum in an approved high school program. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 534 - Methods of Teaching Agriscience
3 credit hour(s)

Methods and techniques for teaching agriculture, preparing lesson plans and units of instruction, developing activities for agriculture programs, and utilizing resources, multimedia, and computer technology into instruction.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours of lecture and one 2-hour lab. Credit restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 434 and 534.

Other Instructors: Stripling, Christopher | Granberry, Tyler

ALEC 545 - Program Planning and Learning Design in Agriscience Education
3 credit hour(s)

Overview of program planning and learning design of school-based agricultural education. Credit Restriction: Students may not use 545 towards their graduate degree requirements if they received credit for 345.
Registration Restriction(s): Graduate standing.

Other Instructors: Granberry, Tyler