INNOVATIVE LEARNING
PRACTICES IN ECOLOGICAL
FARMING: A view from Spain
#innovative learning practices
#ecological farming
#experiences
ECONewFARMERs Building a future for new farmers in ecological farming
through vocational training
Viseu, Febreary 7, 2014
#Objectives
¿WHAT IS EOSA?
. What do we do?
. Our experience in
training?
. Our relationship
with the farming
sector?
INNOVATIVE LEARNING
PRACTICES
. In ecological farming
. With ICT resources
. Focus in the target
group
LEARNING
SYSTEMS
. Types of agricultural
learning
. Types of remote learning
. M-learning examples
EXAMPLES
DEVELOPED BY
EOSA
. E-learning
platforms
. Customised
programmes
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¿#EOSA?
What is #EOSA?
• 20 years of experience
• Consulting and training
• Public and private entities
• Multidisciplinary team of
over
30
people
• 10 areas of business
www.eosa.com
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What is #EOSA?
10 areas of activity and expertise
Strategic Planning
European programs and public
funding
Economic and
employment promotion
Organizational modernization
and Human Resources
Observatories and
market intelligence
Internationalization
ICT Solutions
Innovation
Communication
Training
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¿Experience in #Training?
• Training in the Business School of
Novacaixagalicia (Galicia, Spain)
• Training in entrepreneurship
• Training in ICT
• Valuation Training and technology
transfer
• New skills in the agricultural and
livestock sector for the integration of
nature conservation in agricultural
management in rural areas.
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¿Relation with the #farming sector?
# Public Administration
Administration of the
Region of Galicia
# Agricultural Sector
Organizations
Agricultural and Livestock
Unions
Association of agricultural
and livestock cooperatives
Regulatory Board for
ecological farming
# Companies
Organic farming
production
• Rural Development Management
Groups
• Management of Coastal Action
Groups
• European Projects
• Administrative organization
• European projects
• Training
• R&D+i Projects
• R&D+i Projects
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INNOVATIVE
LEARNING
PRACTICES ?
#Innovative Learning Practices
Selection criteria:
# Territorial Scope: Spain
# Theme: Ecological farming
# Target group: Entrepreneurs, unemployed people or people without
previous knowledge in agriculture
# Innovative:
- By the use of technologies,
- By combining training + other support services
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#Innovative Learning Practices
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#Innovative Learning Practices
# Training for employment (unemployed youth)
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Modules for the adaptation to organic farming
Application of plant protection products courses
Prevention of agricultural occupational hazards
Modules of entrepreneurship and farm management
# Horticultural business incubator:
-
To facilitate the implementation of new organic farms.
20 ha. in Baldasea for entrepreneurs with business
projects.
# Logistics platform:
-
To facilitate the marketing and distribution of organic
products through the Central Market of Vitoria
Route generation and supply and deliver services to
customers
# Sensitization:
www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/basaldea
2012 – 2013 – 2014 - 2015
Aimed at the local population to promote the
consumption of local organic products
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#Innovative Learning Practices
#Developed
by
the
Association
“VIDA
SANA”
(www.vidasana.org) in 2009 – 2010 within a a project
funded by the “Fundación Biodiversidad” of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Environment
-
-
On-line training (themes: Bases of organic livestock,
revitalize urban gardens, distribution and sale of organic
products, how to create a business of organic food crafts,
etc.)
Online counseling
# Target group:
-
SMES workers
Farmers
Independent Professionals
Unemployed
# Nowadays:
-
On-line training platform of the association
http://cultivabio.org
2009 – 2014
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#Innovative Learning Practices
# On – line training:
-
Ecological poultry
Organic pig farming
Organic bee-keeping
Economy and finance for organic production
Organic cultivation of aeromatic and medicinal plants
……
# European Exchange and Training Project on sustainable
viticulture (SUSVIT 2):
www.agroecologia.net
Funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme
Objetives: International exchanges (Italy, France, Spain,
Switzerland and Slovenia) between organic farmers and
trainers to share their experiences and progress in
improving the quality of organic wine produced
maintaining as well the economic sustainability
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#Innovative Learning Practices
# What is it?:
-
Environmental education project with more than 60
years with special emphasis on organic farming
Ecological breeding of Galician races of livestock
# What does it offer?
www.granxadebarreiros.com
-
School and weekend visits for children and families
Training Courses and Workshops
Summer Camps
Hostel
Ecological breeding of Galician races of livestock in the
region: Celtic pig, Galician blonde cow, Hen of Mós,
Galician Horse, Galicia Sheep.
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#LEARNING
SYSTEMS
#Learning systems
# Types of farmer learning :
-
Ordinary (job training, university, master)
Modular
- Accreditation according to EU powers
- Learning
- Certify the skills through court
- With supporting evidence (exam, test,…)
- Justifying the experience in the field
Fuente: http://www.ayto-villacanada.es
# Remote training
-
-
E-learning.
Mentoring with:
- Handy
- Mentoring
Evaluation:
- Test/exam
- Certifying evidence
Fuente: http://www.asm-formacion.es
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#Learning systems
# Types of remote training:
Fuente: http://www.asm-formacion.es
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E-learning
- Platforms (moodle, blackboard, edmodo, sakai, …)
- Remote courses
- MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses)
- Webinars
-
M-learning
- Teaching based on mobile (iOs, Android, Windows
mobile, …)
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#Learning systems
# Examples of m-learning:
-
Languages
- Voxy
- Babel
- Duolingo
- Vaughan
-
Programming
- Daisy the Dinosaur
- Hopcotch
- W35School Courses Offline
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EXAMPLES
DEVELOPED BY
#EOSA
Examples developed by EOSA
# E-learning:
-
RSE
- Online platform developed
by moodle
-
2 editions of 2 courses for
CEO and Marketers
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Interactive material
-
Documentation
-
One-to-one mentoring
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Examples developed by #EOSA
# E-learning:
-
Regulatory and office
- Theme adapted to mobile
devices
-
Between 18 and 24 hours
-
Classroom and blended
learning
-
Online platform developed
by moodle
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Examples developed by #EOSA
# Webinar:
-
Webinar designed for the Spanish
Network for Mathematics &
Industry
-
Explanation to 40 working groups
distributed throughout the
Spanish territory of the online
platform.
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Examples developed by #EOSA
# Hangout:
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Semana de la Calidad de
Tenerife (Week of the quality of
Tenerife)
-
Designed by the Island Council
of Tenerife
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Examples developed by #EOSA
# I+Coopera:
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Blended Course about innovation
in cooperative enterprises
- 8h classroom
- 32h online
- Evaluation test
-
Based on Drupal
- Forums
- FAQs (Frequently Asked
Questions)
- Social Networks
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Examples developed by #EOSA
# I+Coopera:
-
5 courses
- Implementation of innovative
culture in the cooperative
- Creative tools to promote
innovation in cooperation
- Managing innovation in the UNE
166002:2006
- The life cycle of a project of
R+D+i
- Coaching and innovation
- ICT as tools to support
innovation
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358 students enrolled
-
279 students that attended the
course
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A close team to the needs of
your organization
Tfno.: (+34) 902 102 097
www.eosa.com
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