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Presentation Overview. What is Metropolitan Agriculture? What is an Open Online Course? Who, What, When & Where The Course Site Course Management Challenges Stories of Success Next Steps. What is Metropolitan Agriculture. Metropolitan Agriculture Concepts:

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  1. Presentation Overview • What is Metropolitan Agriculture? • What is an Open Online Course? • Who, What, When & Where • The Course Site • Course Management • Challenges • Stories of Success • Next Steps

  2. What is Metropolitan Agriculture Metropolitan Agriculture Concepts: • Response to global challenge created by the evolving agriculture, food and resource needs of highly concentrated metropolitan regions throughout the world. • Complement to other agricultures and not a substitute. • Ensure the production and service potential of agriculture is boosted to sustainably serve the diverse demands of metropolitan consumers. • Gives agriculture a unique, indispensable and sustainable place in metropolitan regions. Source: http://metroagcourse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MetroAg_Concept.pdf

  3. What is Metropolitan Agriculture

  4. What is an Open Online Course • Open to anyone interested in the topic • Content is openly licensed • Connecting experts and learners • Certificate of completion option

  5. Who, What, When & Where The Instructors: Dr. Chris Peterson MSU Professor and Director of the MSU Product Center- Food, Ag, Bio Dr. Henk C. van Latesteijn Managing Director of Van Latesteijn Consultancy, Partner at Value Mediation Partners and former CEO of TransForum Sander Mager, MscManaging Director of Licence to Grow and former VP and Director of the Learning Program of TransForum Dr. Christine GeithAssistant Provost and Executive Director

  6. Who, What, When & Where • Six week online course • Openly licensed content • Course features • Weekly webcast • Weekly reading • Weekly discussion forum • Resources • Innovation Project

  7. Who, What, When & Where

  8. Who, What, When & Where www.metroagcourse.com

  9. Course Management • Management roles (5 people) • Project manager • Participant communication • International audience • Course announcements • Innovation project • Grading • Certificate process • Course web site updates • Webcasts • Technology training/tech checks • Presentation reviewer • Formatting • Video clips • Clearing content (open) • Web site • Graphic designer • Web developer • Forum facilitator • SME • Marketing • Social media

  10. Challenges • Instructor time for development • Making content open • Too much information to convey in webcasts • Need more interaction in webcasts • Tracking of webcast participation • Development of credit option • Need better discussion forum tool • Better communication/email tool

  11. Stories of Success Q: What did you like most about the course? I liked the real world examples such as the Rondeel and Mijn Boer. These show the practical applications discussed in the weekly webcasts.

  12. Stories of Success Q: What did you like most about the course? The live forum - it gave you accessibility to an instructor or professional in the field.

  13. Next Steps • Another course • Summer webcast series • Focus on innovation projects • MetroAg blog photo by: flickr/ xJasonRogersx

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