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MSU @ Open Education 2010
Michigan State University had strong representation at the Open Education 2010 conference in Barcelona, Spain....
The innovative use of open content to improve food safety in developing countries has earned a team of Michigan State University (MSU) faculty and staff an effective practice award from the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C). The award recognizes practices that are innovative and advance the goals of access, learning effectiveness, faculty and student satisfaction and scalability.
Read MoreMSU is demonstrating the impact of Open CourseWare and Open Educational Resources around the world as an integral part of on-the-ground solutions for international development in agriculture and food security. The impact spans the public and private sectors involved in capacity building, training, and applying...
Read MoreDr. Leslie Bourquin, Professor and Food Safety Specialist for MSU Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Read MoreMichigan State University had strong representation at the Open Education 2010 conference in Barcelona, Spain. Here are links to presentations and proceedings from MSU folk: AgShare: Building Community and Content with Multiple Partners Presented by Dr. Christine Geith, MSUglobal View: Presentation Slides | Conference Proceeding...
Read MoreWith the increasing demand for safe food and the growing globalization of food production and manufacturing, there is a great need for no-cost, accessible training and educational resources for food safety professionals, especially those working in developing countries where such access is not readily available....
Read MoreThis past July, WorldTAP hosted their annual International Short Course on Food Safety. At this week-long event, food safety professionals from 17 different countries congregated in East Lansing, MI to learn from MSU experts on various food safety topics. MSUglobal partnered with WorldTAP to experiment...
Read MoreThe Food Safety Knowledge Network (FSKN) is a collaboration between the Global Food Safety Initiative and Michigan State University.
Read MoreMSU is demonstrating the impact of Open CourseWare and Open Educational Resources around the world as an integral part of on-the-ground solutions for international development in agriculture and food security. The impact spans the public and private sectors involved in capacity building, training, and applying...
Read MoreDr. Cliff Lampe, Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for MSU Dept. of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media
Read MoreMichigan State University had strong representation at the Open Education 2010 conference in Barcelona, Spain. Here are links to presentations and proceedings from MSU folk: AgShare: Building Community and Content with Multiple Partners Presented by Dr. Christine Geith, MSUglobal View: Presentation Slides | Conference Proceeding...
Read MoreFrom the USAID/MEAS Press Release: The University of Illinois was selected as the lead institution to undertake the “Modernizing Extension and Advisory Systems” (MEAS) project, granted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This five-year project will involve a strategic analysis of the...
Read MoreThe PowerPoint presentation for the AgShare Inception Meeting in Nairobi, Africa can be downloaded and viewed here [952 MB].
Read MoreNews about the AgShare project is officially out! It is on the homepage of MSU News and covered in external local and national news including the Lansing State Journal, Seattle Times, and USA Today.
Read MoreThe aim of the AgShare planning and pilot project is to create a scalable and sustainable collaboration of existing organizations for African publishing, localizing, and sharing of teaching and learning materials that fill critical resource gaps in African MSc agriculture curriculum and that can be modified for other downstream uses.
Read MoreThe innovative use of open content to improve food safety in developing countries has earned a team of Michigan State University (MSU) faculty and staff an effective practice award from the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C). The award recognizes practices that are innovative and advance the goals of access, learning effectiveness, faculty and student satisfaction and scalability.
Read MoreChris, MSUglobal celebrates your continued leadership in our field. Congratulations! MSUglobal’s Executive Director, Dr. Christine Geith, was awarded the Nofflet Williams Service Award at the 2011 NUTN Network Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas. Nofflet Williams Service Award In 2001, the NUTN Advisory Board established the...
Read MoreKaren Vignare and Chris Geith presented a panel on working with international partners. The panel covered the relationship and technological dimensions of partnership. The presenters shared a structure for developing successful global teams from Intercultural Collaboration in Global Teams, Hinds & Crampton and measured our...
Read MoreIt’s no surprise that an award-winning program has outstanding staff behind it! One of our very own, Charlsey Hoehn, was recently nominated for the Michigan State University 2011 Student Employee of the Year Award!
Read MoreWhat’s the latest buzz on the non-credit registration system (NCRS)? The upgraded 3.5 version was implemented in December 2010. With the upgrade came a new and improved registration site with a slick new look and a greater emphasis on self service. As well as added funtionality in the administraion client.
Read MoreAt this morning’s staff meeting, we did a showcase on the social media efforts going on at MSUglobal. It was great to evaluate our online presence and come up with new ideas to make it stronger. Here is how we are currently using social media...
Read MoreMichigan State University had strong representation at the Open Education 2010 conference in Barcelona, Spain. Here are links to presentations and proceedings from MSU folk: AgShare: Building Community and Content with Multiple Partners Presented by Dr. Christine Geith, MSUglobal View: Presentation Slides | Conference Proceeding...
Read MoreFrom the USAID/MEAS Press Release: The University of Illinois was selected as the lead institution to undertake the “Modernizing Extension and Advisory Systems” (MEAS) project, granted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This five-year project will involve a strategic analysis of the...
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