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Innovations from the Margins – Teaching and Learning Capacity Development and Extension

Innovations from the Margins – Teaching and Learning Capacity Development and Extension. TLIC presentation May 15, 2007 Helen Hambly & Jim Shute. Overview. Potted History Academic Approaches Contributions to Teaching and Learning Looking Ahead. Historical Background. 48 yrs old!

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Innovations from the Margins – Teaching and Learning Capacity Development and Extension

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  1. Innovations from the Margins – Teaching and Learning Capacity Development and Extension TLIC presentation May 15, 2007 Helen Hambly & Jim Shute

  2. Overview • Potted History • Academic Approaches • Contributions to Teaching and Learning • Looking Ahead

  3. Historical Background • 48 yrs old! • Social science on the margins of science-based agricultural college • Originally designed to offer graduate training at MSc – future OMAFRA staff • First faculty members – Helen Abell, Norman High, Ralph Dent, Harvey Caldwell, Glen Warlow

  4. Academic Approach • 4 distinguishing features • Practical and applied social science • Communication, leadership, planning, monitoring and evaluation, information technology, research methods • Adult learning focus • Rural orientation

  5. Contributions to Teaching and Learning at UoG • Community outreach tradition strengthened • Early use of instructional technology • International links • Leadership to the University

  6. Still …. • We remain on the margins … • We have changed our name but we remain in uncertainty • Basic focus and commitment to human capacity development does not change!

  7. Moving forward on the “Four Pillars of Theory and Practice” • Adult Learning • Leadership • Communication • Capacity Development (individual, organizational & systemic change)

  8. Undergraduate Program: at a distance … http://www.communicationprocess.ca/ Certificate in Communication Process: Bridging Theory and Practice helps you become a more successful communicator, through both verbal and nonverbal strategies, leading to more positive outcomes in both personal and professional settings. The Certificate program is delivered entirely online by experienced faculty who provide an innovative, engaging and flexible approach to learning.

  9. DE Certificate in Communication Process • Required Courses • Interpersonal Communication(EDRD*2020DE) • An introduction to dyadic and small-group communication, focusing on communication styles and effectiveness with attention to verbal and nonverbal communication, listening behaviour and conflict. Interpersonal communication provides the foundation for understanding the essentials of communication within human relationships.) • Organizational Communication(EDRD*3140DE) • Introduction to the study of the communication process, with emphasis on the examination of symbols, meaning, patterns of miscommunication and their correctives. (Offered through distance education format only.) • 3 of 4 of the Following Courses • International Communication.(EDRD*3160DE) • An inquiry into the role of communication in global development. Emphasis is on the application of interpersonal, inter-cultural communication and the mass media in the development process. • Educational Communication(EDRD*3120DE) • An examination of learning principles, theories and practices. Emphasis is on communication for non-formal teaching-learning situations including participatory approaches to teaching and learning. Various approaches and contexts for educational communication are examined. Students develop community service learning projects that foster effective skills development in non-formal instructional design. • Social Processes in Mediated Communication(EDRD*3180) • Introduction to dyadic communication, small-group communication, mediated work groups and online learning in mediated environments. The focus of this course will be on communication style, effectiveness, and online dynamics and processes in asynchronous environments. • Leadership Development in Small Organizations(EDRD*4120DE) • The main theories of leadership are examined through exploration of the current literature and practice. Emphasis will be placed on the communication challenges facing leaders in small organizations and the importance of developing a culture of shared leadership.

  10. Other innovations… • Integrating research in CDE with its graduate student teaching • PhD in Rural Studies now housed in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) • Continuing to support other colleges in UoG from the margins …

  11. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSIONSchool of Environmental Design and Rural Development It is a changing field of work and study …..

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