The Plants, Pathogens, and People project started with the creation of a website for a course of that name. It soon evolved into studies of the effectiveness of that site and how students learned best in complex media ecologies.

References

D’Arcy, Cleora J.; Eastburn, Darin M.; & Bruce, Bertram C. (2009, Winter). How media ecologies can address diverse student needs. College Teaching, 57(1), 56-63. [DOI: 10.3200/CTCH.57.1.56-63 ]

Bruce, Bertram C., Dowd, Heather, Eastburn, Darin M., & D’Arcy, Cleora J. (2005, August). Plants, pathogens, and people: Extending the classroom to the web. Teachers College Record, 107(8), 1730-1753. [Feature Article]

D’Arcy, Cleora J.; Eastburn, Darin M.; & Bruce, Bertram C. (2002). PPP: Plants, pathogens, and people: A web site to improve student awareness of agriculture. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-T-2002-0514-01.