Building Capacity in Developing Countries: OER for Food Safety

Building Capacity in Developing Countries: OER for Food SafetyGwyn Ann HeyboerMichigan State University

Team
Sunnie Kim
Dr. Leslie Bourquin
Dr. DeepaThiagarajan

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Who
MSUglobal
Revenue
Research
Reputation
PFID
Agricultural Education
Small farmers
Developing Countries

Purpose
Food Safety Learning Tools
Food Safety Certification in Recognized Schemes
Emerging Markets in Developing Countries

Overview
Competency framework
OER resources
Competency mapping tool
Assessment development
Pilots
training | information sharing | capacity building
developing countries
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
USAID

Competency Framework
Competency statements
Faculty | government | private industry
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Learning Resources / OER
ID Documentation | Procedures
Stand alone & part of course
Formats
PowerPoint, video, audio, PDF, open office, training manuals
English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish
Source
Face-to-Face Workshops
Other resources
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Assessments
4-5 test items for each competency statement
Random selection for pre/post assessment
Each assessment
130 questions
10 demographic
Pilot
Changes to test items/lectures
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Competency Mapping tool
Goal: Map OER resources to competency framework
Open Source Technology: Drupal
Created open course module mapping tool
www.foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org

Competency Mapping tool

Pilot Group #1: Chennai, India
74 participants
25 companies & 6 public organizations
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Pilot Group #1: Chennai, India
September 2009 | 3-day training
Lectures & pre/post assessment
Camtasia Relay
www.fskntraining.org/training/basiclevelchennai

Pilot Group #2: Online - India
Metro Cash & Carry: Sept. - Dec. 2009
63 participants

Pilot Group #2: Online - India
Resources from workshop in Chennai
Uploaded to CMS
CD version was available
Each participant received a username/password to an online course
Timeline
2 weeks: Pre-Assessment
2 months: online learning modules
1 month: Post-Assessment

Pilot Group #3: Cairo, Egypt
74 participants
25 companies & 6 public organizations
Train the trainer
Translation of Presentations & Assessments

Pilot Group #4: TaTa Tetley Tea
Online - Spring 2010
29 participants
Internal training program

Pilot Group #5: Shanghai, China
Coca-Cola employees/suppliers
142 participants

Pilot Group #5: Shanghai, China
November 2009 – 4 day training
Translation of lectures/assessment to Mandarin Chinese
Live video recording
Camtasia

Pilot Summary
90 training resources
6-16% increase in score pre/post
Lowest scores showed most improvement
Preference to audio files over video (online pilots)

Challenges
Additional content partners
Legal limitations
Availability of experts
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Next Steps
In two years…
Over 100 competency statements
Over 90 OERs relating to food safety
Development of assessment instruments
Five pilots | nearly 350 participants
Future plans…
Additional pilot programs
Expansion to next level of competencies
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Examples
Food Safety Knowledge Networkwww.foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org
Pilot Programswww.fskntraining.org
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Links
MSUglobalwww.msuglobal.com
Partnership for Food Industry Developmentwww.pfid.msu.edu
Virtual University Design and Technologywww.vudat.msu.edu

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