Presentation delivered during the Workshop on Agricultural Education, Methods, Practices and Technologies" (AgEdWS12). Pollenzo, Bra, Italy, 25/10/2012

1. “Workshop on Agricultural Education,
Methods, Practices and Technologies"
(AgEdWS12)”
A Workshop of the Green Learning Network
(GLN)
Pollenzo, Bra, Italy, October 25th, 2012

2. About the Workshop

3. Scope of the workshop
Bringtogether stakeholders in agricultural
education
◦ schools
◦ agricultural universities
◦ individual tutors, trainers, extension officers
◦ content providers / developers
Discuss on topics related to agricultural
education
◦ methodologies applied
◦ workflows followed
◦ tools used

4. Agricultural education
Agricultural education is instruction about
crop production,
livestock management,
soil and water conservation
food education, such as nutrition
various other aspects of agriculture
Improves the quality of life for all people by
helping farmers
increase production,
conserve resources, and
provide nutritious foods.

5. Types of agricultural education
primary/secondary education (schools)
◦ Raising awareness about agriculture and products
◦ High schools may also provide vocational training
higher education (universities)
◦ Preparing the future agricultural scientists
 Researchers, tutors, trainers, extension officers
vocationaltraining (training schools,
technological institutes etc.)
◦ Lifelong learning of adults
◦ Competence-based learning

6. More info on agricultural education…
…can be found in the iMARK CDs that will be
handed to you during the workshop.
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Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)
www.imarkgroup.org
 a partnership-based e-learning initiative to train individuals
and support institutions and networks world-wide in the
effective management of information.
 consists of a suite of distance learning resources, tools
and communities on information management.

7. IMARK web portal

8. Agenda of the workshop
Session A: Content / Courses

9. Agenda of the workshop
Session B: Collections / Metadata

10. Agenda of the workshop
Session C: Services / Portals

11. Agenda of the workshop
Session D: Hands-on sessions

12. Questions?