A Central American Success Story

Innovation in International Distance Education

Don Poucher University of Florida (retired)

Dave KingOregon State University

ACE/NETCDenver

June 2011

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Latin American Agricultural Focus

Distance Learning Program: Where to Start?

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ADEC Relationship

Part of International Focus

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•Fundamentals…

•Faculty willing to step up…

•Adapted Learn by Doing…

• Background of Distance Ed

• Needs Assessment

• Instructional Design

• Module Development

• Evaluation

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• Outcome Oriented

• Model for Expansion

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• Outcome Oriented

• Model for Expansion

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Programa de Aprendizaje Programa de Aprendizaje Continuo Continuo a Distanciaa Distancia

(Life Long Learning Program at a Distance)

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……works with partners, corporate and works with partners, corporate and individual, in the development or individual, in the development or improvement of professional and improvement of professional and business skills of Latin American business skills of Latin American agribusiness and agro-industrial agribusiness and agro-industrial

interests.interests.

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……open to entrepreneurs, producers, open to entrepreneurs, producers, developers, technicians and developers, technicians and

professionals as a tool for creating a professionals as a tool for creating a culture of continuous learning for life.culture of continuous learning for life.

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Relevant and Significant Sector Relevant and Significant Sector NeedsNeeds

• Rational Information useRational Information use• InteractivityInteractivity• Capacity DevelopmentCapacity Development• InternationalismInternationalism

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……to improve the competitiveness and to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the agricultural and sustainability of the agricultural and

natural resource sector within current and natural resource sector within current and future economic and market models.future economic and market models.

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PAC @ D Professional Support TeamPAC @ D Professional Support Team• Specialist TeachersSpecialist Teachers• TutorsTutors• Technical Support (IT) UnitTechnical Support (IT) Unit

PAC@D Students Employed

PAC@D Students Pleased

PAC@D Faculty

PAC@D Faculty: Student Performance

PAC@D Faculty/Students Like

PAC@D Faculty Receive Reduced Teaching

Assignments?

PAC@D Faculty Receive Extra Pay?

PAC@D Faculty like DE/PAC@D

• Students– More Personal al

AttentionAttention– More Tutor Feedback More Tutor Feedback – Better Student Better Student

TrackingTracking– Course Expectations Course Expectations

Explained EarlyExplained Early– Video/Video Video/Video

ConferenceConference

• FacultyFaculty– Improved Faculty Improved Faculty

IncentivesIncentives– More IT SupportMore IT Support– Expand Course Expand Course

OfferingsOfferings– Aggressive Sales Aggressive Sales

TacticsTactics– Video/Video Video/Video

ConferenceConference

Improving PAC@D

Don PoucherAssistant Vice PresidentUniversity of Florida (retired)info@ufl.edu

Dave King Associate Provost,

Outreach and Engagement, Oregon State University

dave.king@oregonstate.edu

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