The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Strengthening S&T Capacity in Africa.
Creation of African-Based, Open Curricular Materials: The AgShare Method
Abstract:
Working in partnership with four universities around East Africa,
the AgShare planning and pilot project produced exciting results
through the creation of African-based, open curricular materials
that are easily localised. This work involved the incorporation of
new faculty processes, active learning, and engagement by
universities with community stakeholders. It also involved a
graduate student learning and research agenda that focuses on
serving the smallholder farm community. The process of growing
open, shareable African-led resource based curricula can
contribute towards sustainable agriculture productivity if they
are based on solid research by university faculty and their students,
coupled with input at the local level.
Travaillant en partenariat avec quatre universités à travers l’Afrique
orientale, le projet pilote et de planification d’AgShare a produit
des résultats intéressants par la création des matériels de
programmes pédagogiques ouverts et basés en Afrique, qui sont
facilement localisés. Ce travail a nécessité la prise en compte des
processus nouveaux au sein des facultés, l’apprentissage actif et
l’engagement des universités avec les intervenants
communautaires. Il a également impliqué l’apprentissage d’un
étudiant de troisième cycle et un programme de recherche axé
sur le service communautaire au sein des petites exploitations.
Les processus d’accroissement des programmes ouverts basés
sur les ressources partageables amenées en Afrique peuvent
contribuer à la productivité agricole durable s’ils sont fondés sur
de solides recherches par les professeurs d’université et leurs
étudiants, couplés avec la contribution au niveau local.
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Strengthening S&T Capacity in Africa
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2012
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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