This document discusses 4 trends in open education: 1) Open knowledge through open educational resources like Foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org, 2) Open curriculum through projects like AgShare that develop open agricultural degree programs, 3) Student translational scholars who apply knowledge to real-world problems, and 4) Massive open online courses (MOOCs) like one on food fraud offered through Michigan State University. The document emphasizes connecting networks of knowledge through strategic partnerships and community engagement to co-create and share knowledge openly.

1. 4 TRENDS IN
OPEN
Christine Geith, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Asst. Provost & Executive Director MSUglobal
@CHRISTINEGEITH

2. Greetings from Singapore!

3. “Every day, MSU scientists, scholars
and students go where the tough
problems exist and work to find
solutions to make life better in
Michigan and around the world.”

4. WE SHARE A
MISSION
http://www.msu.edu/spartans-will/

8. #1 OPEN
KNOWLEDGE

9. FSKNtraining.org
Foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org

10. Small Scale Farmer
• Meet standards of
domestic retail chains or
larger farmers
• Produce high quality
products
• Higher prices for their
product
• Trained by certified
government/NGO/
university employees
Progressive Young
Farmer
• Meet standards of
domestic retail chains
• Make connections
with potential buyers
• Higher prices for
products
Auditor
• Understand changes
in regulations
• A need to be certified
for their job
Quality Assurance
Manager
• Minimize risk of
compromising
product/company
reputation
• Streamline control
processes based on
best science available
• Minimize costs

11. CREATED IN
India, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Brazil,
Columbia, Russia, Ukraine, Egypt and the
United States
WITH
Consumer Goods Forum, Hewlett Foundation,
USAID, World Trade Organization, World
Bank, UNIDO,Tata Group, Wal-Mart, Metro
Cash and Carry, Coca-Cola
Designing Corporate Training in Developing Economies Using Open Educational Resources
Geith, Chris; Vignare, Karen; Bourquin, Leslie D.; Thiagarajan, Deepa
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, v14 n3 p3-12 Nov 2010
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ909878.pdf

12. http://wp.me/pJlTi-82

13. #2 OPEN
CURRICULUM

15. FUNDED BY THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

18. 6 Universities
Haramaya University, Ethiopia
Makerere University, Uganda
Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Moi University, Kenya
Sokoine University, Tanzania
United States International University, Kenya
4 Programs
MSc Plant Breeding/Crop Science
PhD Soil and Water Management
MSc Ag Info and Comm Management
Certificate in Agribusiness

19. http://www.oerafrica.org/agshare/
http://agsharetoolkit.com/
Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, Volume 17:2 - July 2013
A Special Issue on OER and Online For International Rural, and Hard-To-Reach
Populations
Christine Geith and Karen Vignare, Editors
http://sloanconsortium.org/node/407776

20. “Knowing is an act of participation.”
Etienne Wenger

21. IWMI STUDY CONCLUSIONS
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Develop uptake strategies
Partner for impact
Capacity build
Use participatory approaches
Communicate inside and out
Adapt to local environment
Build your reputation
Capture lessons learned

22. #3 STUDENT
TRANSLATIONAL
SCHOLARS
http://wp.me/pJlTi-8a

23. USAID HIGHER EDUCATION SOLUTIONS NETWORK
http://gcfsi.isp.msu.edu/

25. #4 MASSIVE
OPEN ONLINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnGPohV3eZI

26. “Nothing will stop the incessant
march” – mooc mooc
http://www.moocmooc.com/

28. Food Fraud MOOC
http://foodfraud.msu.edu/mooc/

29. http://metroagcourse.com/weekly-sessions/week-1-2

31. TRENDS IN
OPEN
#1 Open Knowledge
#2 Open Curriculum
#3 Translational Scholars
#4 Massive Open Online…

32. “We heal a system by connecting more
of it to itself.”
Paul Hawken

33. NETWORKS
OF
NETWORKS
Strategic Partnerships
Community Engagement
Knowledge Co-Creation

34. PROCEED
UNTIL
APPREHENDED
CHRISTINE GEITH, PH.D.
ASSISTANT PROVOST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MSUGLOBAL
KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING INNOVATIONS
MSUGLOBAL.MSU.EDU