innovative approaches to the challenges of e-learning in agriculture

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Innovative Approaches to the Challenges of

e-Learning in Agriculture

Innovative Approaches to the Challenges of

e-Learning in Agriculture

ZuoRui Shen

The IPMist Lab

China Agricultural University

Tel: 8610-62893015,

Fax: 8610-62893214

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URL: http://www.ipmist.org (En)

APAN Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan, 22-24 January 2003

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IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术（中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术（ IPMistIPMist ）实验室网址：）实验室网址： http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org

““Distance Learning in Agriculture: ChiDistance Learning in Agriculture: Chinese Strategy for Rural Education”nese Strategy for Rural Education”

APAN Shanghai Meeting, August 26-28, 2002APAN Shanghai Meeting, August 26-28, 2002

a four-vehicle system of e-learning in a four-vehicle system of e-learning in agriculture were forming in China. agriculture were forming in China.

CAST –CentralAgricul.

Broadcast& Televion

Schools

EDUC –

highereducationInstitutions

SORG –

social social organznsorganzns

PCOM –

private private corpscorps

1. Introduction1. Introduction


CASTCAST

EDUCEDUCSORGSORG

PCOMPCOM

e-Learning

Cross-organizational and international cooperation (COINCO) to Cross-organizational and international cooperation (COINCO) to forge innovative approaches to the challenge of e-learning marketforge innovative approaches to the challenge of e-learning market

APANAPAN

APRTCAPRTC


QingdaoQingdao

LahsaLahsa

UlumuqiUlumuqi

The COINCO approach to e-learning should create new The COINCO approach to e-learning should create new paradigms to promote the transfer of agriculture and paradigms to promote the transfer of agriculture and

rural society from planned economy to marketing economy.rural society from planned economy to marketing economy.


Now China’s governments, from Now China’s governments, from the central to locals, are turning the central to locals, are turning their role from direct intervention their role from direct intervention in economic activities with a in economic activities with a planning brain to guiding macro-planning brain to guiding macro-economy with a brain to learn the economy with a brain to learn the market regulations. market regulations.

They are responsible for the Internet infrastructure They are responsible for the Internet infrastructure development and management to facilitate the market development and management to facilitate the market leverage. And technical and administrative policy will be leverage. And technical and administrative policy will be ensured in utilizing the Internet infrastructure and ensured in utilizing the Internet infrastructure and management systems. management systems.


The first challenge would be under-profitability The first challenge would be under-profitability for the e-learning providers, because farmers or for the e-learning providers, because farmers or rural people for whom the e-learning aims to rural people for whom the e-learning aims to serve almost belong to population of low income serve almost belong to population of low income or even in poverty. or even in poverty.

But, the e-learning should be justified as a But, the e-learning should be justified as a profitable tool for farmers, just like what was profitable tool for farmers, just like what was showed by our “crop protection getting digital” showed by our “crop protection getting digital” project or many projects reported by other project or many projects reported by other authors. authors.

2. 2. Innovation in Technologies Innovation in Technologies

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My native place, a remote My native place, a remote mountainous, small villege: mountainous, small villege: waiting for three-network cwaiting for three-network combined IT serviceombined IT service

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The second challenge is under-equipped The second challenge is under-equipped infrastructure for Internet applications in vast infrastructure for Internet applications in vast areas of rural communities. areas of rural communities.


The third challenge results from complexity and The third challenge results from complexity and diversity of agricultural knowledge, including crodiversity of agricultural knowledge, including crop varieties, farming techniques, pest and nutritiop varieties, farming techniques, pest and nutrition management, naturally dependent on geographn management, naturally dependent on geographical, pedological, meteorological, ecological, envirical, pedological, meteorological, ecological, environmental, and seasonal factors, also socially depeonmental, and seasonal factors, also socially dependent on political, cultural, and anthropological fndent on political, cultural, and anthropological factors. actors.

So, distributed databases and knowledge So, distributed databases and knowledge management systems should be developed management systems should be developed intensively. intensively.

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Automatic identification

On-line group diagnosis

Assisted identification

successfulsuccessful？？

successfulsuccessful？？

YesYes

Yes

NoNo

NoNoNew knowledgeNew knowledgeand informationand information

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UserUser

Remote diagnosis project Remote diagnosis project Cyber-Insect-Musium project Cyber-Insect-Musium project


Connected to InteConnected to Internet at rnet at www.crdenet.net.cn, CA, CABTBT is a well-organis a well-organized network of fiized network of five levels, from cenve levels, from central and provinciatral and provincial schools to regionl schools to regional, county and rural, county and rural district schools. al district schools.

3. 3. Innovation in Organizations Innovation in Organizations


It has more than 3.5 million of students enrolled It has more than 3.5 million of students enrolled in agricultural disciplines at meddle level, and in agricultural disciplines at meddle level, and many of them benefit from training courses and many of them benefit from training courses and are conferred only with certificates to show their are conferred only with certificates to show their skills useful for agricultural practice. skills useful for agricultural practice.

In fact, CABT already is a member of the In fact, CABT already is a member of the International Council of Opening and Distance International Council of Opening and Distance Education (ICODE).Education (ICODE).


Now it is right Now it is right time to time to establish a establish a cross-cross-organizational organizational and and international international cooperation cooperation between between CABT, EDUC, CABT, EDUC, SORG, SORG, PCOM, and PCOM, and APAN. APAN.


We are thinking about how APAN-demonstrated We are thinking about how APAN-demonstrated technologies and APAN-coherent organizations technologies and APAN-coherent organizations should contribute to this international should contribute to this international cooperation. cooperation.

APAN/NR-JIRCASAPAN/NR-JIRCAS APAN/NR-EDAPAN/NR-ED

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Beijing-Beijing-

FarmKnowFarmKnow

IDRC PANIDRC PAN

ICT GrantsICT Grants

ProgrammeProgramme

http://www.farmknow.com

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InfoCounty, Qingdao, ShangdongInfoCounty, Qingdao, Shangdong

““all-round ICT service” for SA&RDall-round ICT service” for SA&RD

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Thank you!Thank you!

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