4 TRENDS IN OPEN - KSIConnectksiconnect.icrisat.org/.../12/ICRISAT-OER-Talk-Dr-Geith.pdf · 2013....
Transcript of 4 TRENDS IN OPEN - KSIConnectksiconnect.icrisat.org/.../12/ICRISAT-OER-Talk-Dr-Geith.pdf · 2013....
-
4 TRENDS IN OPEN
Christine Geith, Ph.D. Michigan State University
Asst. Provost & Executive Director MSUglobal @CHRISTINEGEITH
-
Greetings from Singapore!
-
“Every day, MSU scientists, scholars and students go where the tough problems exist and work to find solutions to make life better in
Michigan and around the world.”
-
WE SHARE A MISSION
http://www.msu.edu/spartans-will/
http://www.msu.edu/spartans-will/http://www.msu.edu/spartans-will/http://www.msu.edu/spartans-will/
-
#1 OPEN KNOWLEDGE
-
FSKNtraining.org Foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org
http://www.fskntraining.org/http://www.foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org/
-
Small Scale Farmer
• Meet standards of domestic retail chains or larger farmers
• Produce high quality products
• Higher prices for their product
• Trained by certified government/NGO/ university employees
Progressive Young Farmer
• Meet standards of domestic retail chains
• Make connections with potential buyers
• Higher prices for products
Auditor
• Understand changes in regulations
• A need to be certified for their job
Quality Assurance Manager
• Minimize risk of compromising product/company reputation
• Streamline control processes based on best science available
• Minimize costs
-
CREATED IN India, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Brazil,
Columbia, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt and the United States
WITH Consumer Goods Forum, Hewlett Foundation,
USAID, World Trade Organization, World Bank, UNIDO,Tata Group, Wal-Mart, Metro
Cash and Carry, Coca-Cola
Designing Corporate Training in Developing Economies Using Open Educational Resources Geith, Chris; Vignare, Karen; Bourquin, Leslie D.; Thiagarajan, Deepa Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, v14 n3 p3-12 Nov 2010
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ909878.pdf
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ909878.pdf
-
http://wp.me/pJlTi-82
http://wp.me/pJlTi-82http://wp.me/pJlTi-82http://wp.me/pJlTi-82
-
#2 OPEN
CURRICULUM
-
FUNDED BY THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
-
6 Universities Haramaya University, Ethiopia Makerere University, Uganda Mekelle University, Ethiopia Moi University, Kenya
Sokoine University, Tanzania United States International University, Kenya
4 Programs MSc Plant Breeding/Crop Science
PhD Soil and Water Management MSc Ag Info and Comm Management
Certificate in Agribusiness
-
http://www.oerafrica.org/agshare/
http://agsharetoolkit.com/
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 17:2 - July 2013 A Special Issue on OER and Online For International Rural, and Hard-To-Reach
Populations Christine Geith and Karen Vignare, Editors http://sloanconsortium.org/node/407776
http://www.oerafrica.org/agshare/http://agsharetoolkit.com/http://sloanconsortium.org/node/407776
-
“Knowing is an act of participation.”
Etienne Wenger
-
IWMI STUDY CONCLUSIONS
• Develop uptake strategies
• Partner for impact
• Capacity build
• Use participatory approaches
• Communicate inside and out
• Adapt to local environment
• Build your reputation
• Capture lessons learned
-
#3 STUDENT
TRANSLATIONAL
SCHOLARS
http://wp.me/pJlTi-8a
http://wp.me/pJlTi-8ahttp://wp.me/pJlTi-8ahttp://wp.me/pJlTi-8a
-
USAID HIGHER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS NETWORK
http://gcfsi.isp.msu.edu/
http://gcfsi.isp.msu.edu/
-
#4 MASSIVE
OPEN ONLINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnGPohV3eZI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnGPohV3eZI
-
“Nothing will stop the incessant march” – mooc mooc
http://www.moocmooc.com/
-
Food Fraud MOOC
http://foodfraud.msu.edu/mooc/
http://foodfraud.msu.edu/mooc/
-
http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2
http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2
-
TRENDS IN OPEN
#1 Open Knowledge #2 Open Curriculum
#3 Translational Scholars #4 Massive Open Online…
-
“We heal a system by connecting more of it to itself.” Paul Hawken
-
NETWORKS
OF
NETWORKS
Strategic Partnerships
Community Engagement
Knowledge Co-Creation
-
PROCEED
UNTIL
APPREHENDED CHRISTINE GEITH, PH.D.
ASSISTANT PROVOST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MSUGLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING INNOVATIONS
MSUGLOBAL.MSU.EDU