HU-RDAE Department Overall AICM program progress and AICM Module: Farming System and Rural Livelihoods Jemal Yousuf Progress with AgShare (AICM program)

Progress towards AgShare Objectives Objective 1: an enabling institutional environment to support the adoption of the AgShare student- centred research methodology is identified i) Training workshop on designing and implementation of scientific studies was held at Haramaya University campus (Prof. John, MSU).

Progress The training participants include: staff members, project team members and all AICM (AgShare project potential students), and student supervisors from both program at Haramaya.

ii. Selection of AgShare Student After the training on research methods, calls for concept note on three thematic area (for student example) announced iii. Students were selected and trained on video production Progress

(objv.2) an increased number of good quality OERs produced to support and enhance post-graduate agricultural curricula using the AgShare method AICM 643: Farming Systems and Rural Livelihoods; AICM 510: Fundamentals of Agricultural Information and Communication Management AICM 616: Agricultural Knowledge Management.

Progress i. retreat workshops were held The purposes of retreat workshops were: to have common understanding of project implementation as well as general philosophy of AgShare Methods; Sharing ideas on structure and content of the modules; quality assessment and assurance mechanism; institution-based self assessment of institutional enablers;

guidance and engagement of student to contribute to authentic example case studies. documents were shared during the workshop among others: e-content work flow; AgShare toolkit; style guiding; different types of OER; and a beginner's guide to repurposing content.

Progress ii. First draft submitted in December, commented by MSU, Effecting comments are in good progress Video case example produced (remained with edition, including audio narration translation into English)

Success More or less complete content of the Modules Case examples videos are almost ready

Challenges Delay of the start of the project Limited student capacity

Thank You

Progress towards achieving the AgShare objectives Objectives (3) wwidespread dissemination of the AgShare methodology and quality peer-reviewed African OER created and released as open resources through multiple methods.