Global School-Based Agricultural Education (AEE 499/AEC 6905) is an embedded course taught jointly between Penn State University and the University of Florida. The course includes equal number of pre-service and…
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MenuDr. Melanie Miller Foster currently serves as Assistant Professor of International Agriculture in the Office of International Programs in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.
She is responsible for leadership of the dual-title graduate degree program in International Agriculture and Development where she advises all enrollees and instructs the foundational course of the program. In addition, Dr. Miller Foster lends vision to the Spanish for Agriculture Program and provides instructional assistance in several courses to help incorporate global perspectives. She is the Global Learning Specialist for the Global Teach Ag! initiative in the Center for Professional Personnel Development for school-based agricultural education. Dr. Miller Foster’s research program is active with a focus on global competency, global learning and transformative learning experiences, with active programs in Latin America and Asia. Dr. Miller Foster has a passion for helping students, instructors and programs tell their story of global impact by expanding digital literacy in participants through engagement in multiple social media platforms.