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Christopher Stripling

Professor & Head | Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
Overview

Professional interest includes the development of secondary and teaching faculty professional development programs. Dr. Stripling’s grant funded professional development programs have included participants from universities and secondary schools from across the United States, and he has traveled internationally to provide professional development for formal and non-formal educators in Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, and Haiti.

Research Focus

Research activities focus on secondary and postsecondary education and teaching faculty development.

Teaching Focus

Teaching activities focus on agricultural education in formal and non-formal settings.

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).
AGNR 100 - Student Success in the Herbert College of Agriculture
1 credit hour(s)

Orientation and integration into the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources with emphases in academic and career planning, self-exploration, college success strategies, professional development, and cocurricular engagement. Students gain knowledge and experiences that will enhance their transition to college and strategies for holistic college success.

Repeatability: May not be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): First-year college students only.

Other Instructors: Rayborn, Amber

Semesters Offered: Fall
AGNR 481 - Special Topics in Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 - 3 credit hours

Topics and formats vary to address current issues and opportunities for student development.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor

Other Instructors: West, Molly

Semesters Offered: Fall
ALEC 201 - Field Experience in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
1 credit hour(s)

Field observation/experience in potential agricultural leadership, education and communications career fields.

Other Instructors: Richards, Jennifer Kathryn

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Semesters Offered: Spring
ALEC 392 - Agricultural Education Seminar and Field Experience
2 credit hour(s)

Teaching-related topics and field observations in approved agricultural education settings.

Other Instructors: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
ALEC 475 - Student Teaching in Agricultural Education
15 credit hour(s)

Full-time teaching practicum in approved school-based programs. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Semesters Offered: Spring
ALEC 533 - Teaching and Learning Theory: Applications in Agricultural Disciplines
3 credit hour(s)

Introduction to theories of teaching and learning and related research. Explores the neuroscience of learning, behaviorism, social cognitive theory, information processing theory, constructivism, cognitive learning processes, experiential learning, motivation, self-regulation, and developmental theories. Additionally, explores the applications of teaching and learning theory in the context of teaching agricultural subject matter.

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall
ALEC 539 - Basic Applied Data Analysis in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
3 credit hour(s)

Select (a) appropriate statistical techniques to use in analyzing ALEC quantitative research data, and (b) appropriate coding methods for analyzing ALEC qualitative data. Use appropriate software to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. Report results in narrative and appropriate table, graphic, or visual forms for inclusion in scholarly writing and impact communications.

Other Instructors: West, Molly

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Semesters Offered: Spring
ALEC 576 - School-Based Teaching Practicum in Agricultural Education
3 credit hour(s)

Full-time job-embedded teaching practicum and teaching-related experiences in approved school-based agricultural education settings.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 18 hours.

Other Instructors: Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
ALEC 593 - Special Problems in Agricultural Leadership. Education and Communications
1 - 4 credit hours

Special research and/or special reports based on supervised independent study.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Stephens, Carrie Ann | Richards, Jennifer Kathryn | Rampold, Shelli D.

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Picture of Christopher Stripling

865-974-3344

cstripli@tennessee.edu

320 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • PhD, Agricultural Teacher Education, University of Florida, 2012
  • Masters, Agriculture, General, University of Georgia, 2006
  • BS, Agricultural Teacher Education, University of Georgia, 2005
  • AS, Agricultural Engineering, Abraham Baldwin Agrcultrl Upbd, 2003

Christopher Stripling

Professor & Head | Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
Picture of Christopher Stripling image

865-974-3344

cstripli@tennessee.edu

320 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • PhD, Agricultural Teacher Education, University of Florida, 2012
  • Masters, Agriculture, General, University of Georgia, 2006
  • BS, Agricultural Teacher Education, University of Georgia, 2005
  • AS, Agricultural Engineering, Abraham Baldwin Agrcultrl Upbd, 2003
Overview

Professional interest includes the development of secondary and teaching faculty professional development programs. Dr. Stripling’s grant funded professional development programs have included participants from universities and secondary schools from across the United States, and he has traveled internationally to provide professional development for formal and non-formal educators in Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, and Haiti.

Research Focus

Research activities focus on secondary and postsecondary education and teaching faculty development.

Teaching Focus

Teaching activities focus on agricultural education in formal and non-formal settings.

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).
AGNR 100 - Student Success in the Herbert College of Agriculture
1 credit hour(s)

Orientation and integration into the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources with emphases in academic and career planning, self-exploration, college success strategies, professional development, and cocurricular engagement. Students gain knowledge and experiences that will enhance their transition to college and strategies for holistic college success.

Repeatability: May not be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): First-year college students only.

Other Instructors: Rayborn, Amber

Semesters Offered: Fall
AGNR 481 - Special Topics in Agriculture and Natural Resources
1 - 3 credit hours

Topics and formats vary to address current issues and opportunities for student development.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor

Other Instructors: West, Molly

Semesters Offered: Fall
ALEC 201 - Field Experience in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
1 credit hour(s)

Field observation/experience in potential agricultural leadership, education and communications career fields.

Other Instructors: Richards, Jennifer Kathryn

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Semesters Offered: Spring
ALEC 392 - Agricultural Education Seminar and Field Experience
2 credit hour(s)

Teaching-related topics and field observations in approved agricultural education settings.

Other Instructors: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
ALEC 475 - Student Teaching in Agricultural Education
15 credit hour(s)

Full-time teaching practicum in approved school-based programs. Applied practices needed by agricultural education teachers.

Semesters Offered: Spring
ALEC 533 - Teaching and Learning Theory: Applications in Agricultural Disciplines
3 credit hour(s)

Introduction to theories of teaching and learning and related research. Explores the neuroscience of learning, behaviorism, social cognitive theory, information processing theory, constructivism, cognitive learning processes, experiential learning, motivation, self-regulation, and developmental theories. Additionally, explores the applications of teaching and learning theory in the context of teaching agricultural subject matter.

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman | Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall
ALEC 539 - Basic Applied Data Analysis in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
3 credit hour(s)

Select (a) appropriate statistical techniques to use in analyzing ALEC quantitative research data, and (b) appropriate coding methods for analyzing ALEC qualitative data. Use appropriate software to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data. Report results in narrative and appropriate table, graphic, or visual forms for inclusion in scholarly writing and impact communications.

Other Instructors: West, Molly

Semesters Offered: Spring
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: Beasley, Victoria Utsman

Semesters Offered: Spring
ALEC 576 - School-Based Teaching Practicum in Agricultural Education
3 credit hour(s)

Full-time job-embedded teaching practicum and teaching-related experiences in approved school-based agricultural education settings.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 18 hours.

Other Instructors: Granberry, Tyler

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
ALEC 593 - Special Problems in Agricultural Leadership. Education and Communications
1 - 4 credit hours

Special research and/or special reports based on supervised independent study.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Stephens, Carrie Ann | Richards, Jennifer Kathryn | Rampold, Shelli D.

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer