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Transcript of AgriOER Briefing V2
AgriOERA collaboration to achieve change in
African agriculture education
Dr. Christine GeithAssistant Provost, Michigan State University
March 31, 2009
FLOSS4Edu
Strategic ThemesAfrican MSc Challenges
MSc graduates do not understand farmer issues
Gaps between MSc curriculum,
research impact and improvement of farmer livelihood
Need for relevant knowledge by all stakeholders in the value chain
AgriOER Key Components
Online and Distance Learning
Open Educational Resources
Community Knowledge Creation & Sharing
Students as Agents of Change
African Grass Roots Demand Driven
Open Educational Resources
OER business models
dual licensing:creative commons & commercial
value-added services:teachers & credit
student support cc licensed flickr photo by notme2000
C. Geith UCEA Summer Workshop 2007
Mass collaboration and sharing models
community created
cc licensed flickr photo by notme2000
C. Geith UCEA Summer Workshop 2007
New distribution models
unlimited variety
targeted searching
cc licensed flickr photo by notme2000
C. Geith UCEA Summer Workshop 2007
OER Universities
OER Production and Distribution in Africa
AgriOER Solution
To strengthen MSc agriculture curriculum, resources, teaching methods and impact on farmers
To use online open methods and templates that enable customization and scalability, starting with the RUFORUM MSc Research Methods
To grow communities of teachers, students, researchers, experts, practitioners and farmers to provide input into university curriculum and to create and use Open Educational Resources
To empower students as agents of change
To improve the livelihood of farmers in Africa, through sustainably empowering MSc students & graduates of African institutions to achieve change in agriculture,by leveraging farmer input and African knowledge using OER in universities and the global knowledge pool
Strategic ThemesAgriOER Collaboration
AgriOER Goals
Farmer Livelihood
Value Chain Knowledge
Wide Adoption of
MSc RM
SustainableScalable Teaching/ Learning
Improve Student Outcomes
FLOSS4EDU X X X XRUFORUM MSc RM
X X X X X
MSU/MAK/ TNAUVAS
X X X X
WOUGNET X X X
OER Creators and Users
RUFORUM MSc Research Methods Modules
FLOSS4EDU Demand-Driven MSc-Level Modules
MAK/MSU/TNAUVAS FactSheets
MAK/MSU/TNAUVAS Training Materials (video, audio, print)
MAK/MSU/TNAUVAS Research Data Sets
WOUGNET Q/A database of local farmer knowledge
Students Use Use Create/Use Create/Use Create/Use Create/Use
Faculty Create/Use Create/Use Use Use Use Use
Experts Create/Use Create/Use Use Use Use Use
Learners Use Use Use Use Use Use
Farmers Use Use Create/Use
Others Create/Use Create/Use Create/Use Create/Use Create/Use Create/Use
AgriOER Results
4+ communities
3 years
$3 million
=
Successful Template
Building a system for curriculum impactExperiential student research
Demand-driven mass collaboration
Open and scalable curriculum modules
AgriOER