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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - AFRICA OER Workshop May 16 th – 18 th 2011

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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - AFRICA

OER Workshop May 16th – 18th 2011

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• The AMFO (Agribus Mgt Farmer Org) pilot module borrowed from CEED model on entrepreneurship 

• This Module constitutes five key components, i.e. 1. Structure of the Agricultural Sector and Policies, 2. Context of the Economics of a Firm, 3. Behaviors of an Entrepreneurial Mind Set, 4. Sustainable Farming 5. Applications of Information Technology. 

OVERVIEW

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Overview• Target audience as producer farmer organizations. 

• Pedagogical model comprise of:– open education resources (OER)– Use of associated learning materials (books, articles, case studies, experiential exercises),

– facilitated discussions and lectures,– providing learner support services– adapting a practical case study method for active learning. 

– Piloting on farmers

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GOALS/IMPACT

Agshare impact on:FacultyStudentscommunity partnerssmall holder farmersfarmer organizationsother universities

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1. FacultyAgShare Impact on Faculty included:• Use multiple teaching materials, e.g., local case studies, local stories, pictures etc.

• Practical engagement of students in experiential learning from a multiple disciplinary perspective.

• Best practices materials in areas of; – 1) agricultural structure,  2) market system, – 3) entrepreneurship,  4) sustainability and – 5) application of IT.

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2. Farmers and Community Wide Partners

AgShare Impact on Farmers included:• Farmer Organization Alumni Network • Improvement of their self‐directed learning• Strengthening of agri‐business management skills and group organizational skills

• Potential for formation of a pertinent association. 

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3. Universities

AgShare Impact on Inter‐university Networks• Community of AgShare Scholars (Moi)• USIU to collaborate with other regional Agshare University partners (March Meeting)

• To expand regional community of Agshare scholars for a critical mass to sustain OER in region.

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4. Students

AgShare impact on students• Formation of Student Agshare Fellows

– Possible credit for regular community service. 

• Recruitment of post graduate students from partner university as Agshare Fellows (Moi). 

• Experience in development of case studies• Student’s experiences and lessons learnt captured as part of OER experiences.

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Overall Impact

• Number of faculty engaged – 5– Economics, Entrepreneurship, IT, Natural Sciences, and Agriculture.

• Number of students engaged – 5– Business, IT, Journalism, Agriculture

• Number of Farmers Groups Engaged – 6– Central, Eastern, Rift Valley

• Other universities – Moi University

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OUTPUTS

Project Output:Five ModulesFive Witten Case StudiesFive Video Case StudiesAgShare Fellows NetworkWith other UniversitiesWith Farmers

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Pilot Outputs1. Production of Five Modules (25 sub‐modules each 1hr 40 mins contact) on AMFO

• Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies• Economics Fundamentals of the Firm• Entrepreneurship• Sustainable Agriculture• Agribusiness ICT Training

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Pilot Outputs

2. Production of Five Print Case Studies• Structure and Policy of Agriculture; Kapsabet Farm

• Water Gabions on Dry River Beds Turning Farms into Firms; A Case Study of Farmer Organizations

• Entrepreneurship; Mwalimu Njuguna’s Farm• Sustainable agriculture; Mwingi• IT Knowledge Utilization for Agricultural Activities; Agribusiness for Winsor Farm in Nakuru

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Pilot Outputs

3. Production of Five Video Case Studies• Structure and Policy of Agriculture ‐ Kapsabet• Economics Fundamentals of a Firm ‐WRUA• Entrepreneurship ‐ Limuru• Sustainable Agriculture‐Mwingi• Information Technology ‐Winsor

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Pilot Outputs4. AgShare Fellows Network• Faculty• Students• Farmer Organizations• Others:

– AgShare Universities– OER Africa– Ministry of Agriculture

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PILOT INNOVATIONS

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Pilot Innovations

1. Inter‐university collaboration:– Business and Agriculture

2. Multidisciplinary approach:– Disciplines included; 

• Economics, • Entrepreneurship, • IT• Natural Sciences• Agriculture

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Pilot Innovations

3. Faculty Investigative Field Studies– Exposure to the real world farming situation

– Development of relevant skills, knowledge  and confidence

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Pilot Innovations

4. Student Field Work– Interaction with Farmers

–Activity Based Learning

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Pilot Innovations

5. Student Interaction with Faculty– Development of modules

– Case studies– Teaching materials

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Pilot Innovations

6. Farmer Motivation– Link with university– University recognition of farmer significance

• importance in society• Source of research and teaching information

7. Other– Use of OER Platform– Access and Production of Primary Materials

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Summary of Presentation

WARUA Farmers and Research Faculty and Students in the Field

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Supporting Change• Conversion of Farmers

– Farms to Firms– Individual to Cooperative

• Extension Service– Use of ICT in Farming– Wrap‐around Services

• Teaching Experience:– Passive to active teacher– Multidisciplinary

• Collaboration– AgShare Fellows– Open Education Resources

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Accomplishments

• Modules completed and refined• Case studies developed• Case study video materials developed • Teaching materials developed.• Farmer  and faculty stakeholders brought on board. 

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Anticipations

• Expert review of materials• To upload materials on OER

– Licensing of the materials and making them accessible to the public. 

• Phase Two– To launch study and make revision of the documents after the launch. 

– Expand networking with other universities– Expand networking with other Farmer Organizations

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Thank you very much; Asanteni sana; Merci boucoup; Arigato gozaimasu