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IPMIST
Innovative Approaches to the Challenges of
e-Learning in Agriculture
Innovative Approaches to the Challenges of
e-Learning in Agriculture
ZuoRui Shen
The IPMist Lab
China Agricultural University
Tel: 8610-62893015,
Fax: 8610-62893214
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.ipmist.org (En)
APAN Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan, 22-24 January 2003
中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
““Distance Learning in Agriculture: ChiDistance Learning in Agriculture: Chinese Strategy for Rural Education”nese Strategy for Rural Education”
APAN Shanghai Meeting, August 26-28, 2002APAN Shanghai Meeting, August 26-28, 2002
a four-vehicle system of e-learning in a four-vehicle system of e-learning in agriculture were forming in China. agriculture were forming in China.
CAST –CentralAgricul.
Broadcast& Televion
Schools
EDUC –
highereducationInstitutions
SORG –
social social organznsorganzns
PCOM –
private private corpscorps
1. Introduction1. Introduction
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
CASTCAST
EDUCEDUCSORGSORG
PCOMPCOM
e-Learning
Cross-organizational and international cooperation (COINCO) to Cross-organizational and international cooperation (COINCO) to forge innovative approaches to the challenge of e-learning marketforge innovative approaches to the challenge of e-learning market
APANAPAN
APRTCAPRTC
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
QingdaoQingdao
LahsaLahsa
UlumuqiUlumuqi
The COINCO approach to e-learning should create new The COINCO approach to e-learning should create new paradigms to promote the transfer of agriculture and paradigms to promote the transfer of agriculture and
rural society from planned economy to marketing economy.rural society from planned economy to marketing economy.
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
Now China’s governments, from Now China’s governments, from the central to locals, are turning the central to locals, are turning their role from direct intervention their role from direct intervention in economic activities with a in economic activities with a planning brain to guiding macro-planning brain to guiding macro-economy with a brain to learn the economy with a brain to learn the market regulations. market regulations.
They are responsible for the Internet infrastructure They are responsible for the Internet infrastructure development and management to facilitate the market development and management to facilitate the market leverage. And technical and administrative policy will be leverage. And technical and administrative policy will be ensured in utilizing the Internet infrastructure and ensured in utilizing the Internet infrastructure and management systems. management systems.
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
The first challenge would be under-profitability The first challenge would be under-profitability for the e-learning providers, because farmers or for the e-learning providers, because farmers or rural people for whom the e-learning aims to rural people for whom the e-learning aims to serve almost belong to population of low income serve almost belong to population of low income or even in poverty. or even in poverty.
But, the e-learning should be justified as a But, the e-learning should be justified as a profitable tool for farmers, just like what was profitable tool for farmers, just like what was showed by our “crop protection getting digital” showed by our “crop protection getting digital” project or many projects reported by other project or many projects reported by other authors. authors.
2. 2. Innovation in Technologies Innovation in Technologies
IPMIST
My native place, a remote My native place, a remote mountainous, small villege: mountainous, small villege: waiting for three-network cwaiting for three-network combined IT serviceombined IT service
中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术实验室 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术实验室 IPMist’s web siteIPMist’s web site :: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
The second challenge is under-equipped The second challenge is under-equipped infrastructure for Internet applications in vast infrastructure for Internet applications in vast areas of rural communities. areas of rural communities.
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
The third challenge results from complexity and The third challenge results from complexity and diversity of agricultural knowledge, including crodiversity of agricultural knowledge, including crop varieties, farming techniques, pest and nutritiop varieties, farming techniques, pest and nutrition management, naturally dependent on geographn management, naturally dependent on geographical, pedological, meteorological, ecological, envirical, pedological, meteorological, ecological, environmental, and seasonal factors, also socially depeonmental, and seasonal factors, also socially dependent on political, cultural, and anthropological fndent on political, cultural, and anthropological factors. actors.
So, distributed databases and knowledge So, distributed databases and knowledge management systems should be developed management systems should be developed intensively. intensively.
IPMIST
Automatic identification
On-line group diagnosis
Assisted identification
successfulsuccessful??
successfulsuccessful??
YesYes
Yes
NoNo
NoNoNew knowledgeNew knowledgeand informationand information
中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMISTIPMIST )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
UserUser
Remote diagnosis project Remote diagnosis project Cyber-Insect-Musium project Cyber-Insect-Musium project
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
Connected to InteConnected to Internet at rnet at www.crdenet.net.cn, CA, CABTBT is a well-organis a well-organized network of fiized network of five levels, from cenve levels, from central and provinciatral and provincial schools to regionl schools to regional, county and rural, county and rural district schools. al district schools.
3. 3. Innovation in Organizations Innovation in Organizations
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
It has more than 3.5 million of students enrolled It has more than 3.5 million of students enrolled in agricultural disciplines at meddle level, and in agricultural disciplines at meddle level, and many of them benefit from training courses and many of them benefit from training courses and are conferred only with certificates to show their are conferred only with certificates to show their skills useful for agricultural practice. skills useful for agricultural practice.
In fact, CABT already is a member of the In fact, CABT already is a member of the International Council of Opening and Distance International Council of Opening and Distance Education (ICODE).Education (ICODE).
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
Now it is right Now it is right time to time to establish a establish a cross-cross-organizational organizational and and international international cooperation cooperation between between CABT, EDUC, CABT, EDUC, SORG, SORG, PCOM, and PCOM, and APAN. APAN.
IPMIST 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
We are thinking about how APAN-demonstrated We are thinking about how APAN-demonstrated technologies and APAN-coherent organizations technologies and APAN-coherent organizations should contribute to this international should contribute to this international cooperation. cooperation.
APAN/NR-JIRCASAPAN/NR-JIRCAS APAN/NR-EDAPAN/NR-ED
IPMIST
Beijing-Beijing-
FarmKnowFarmKnow
IDRC PANIDRC PAN
ICT GrantsICT Grants
ProgrammeProgramme
http://www.farmknow.com
中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术实验室 中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术实验室 IPMist’s web siteIPMist’s web site :: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org
InfoCounty, Qingdao, ShangdongInfoCounty, Qingdao, Shangdong
““all-round ICT service” for SA&RDall-round ICT service” for SA&RD
IPMIST
Thank you!Thank you!
中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术(中国农业大学植保生态智能系统技术( IPMistIPMist )实验室 网址:)实验室 网址: http://www.ipmist.orghttp://www.ipmist.org