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Now in Spanish
IMARK E-learning Module "Management of Electronic
Documents"
 The
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
is pleased to announce on behalf of the Information Management
Resource Kit (IMARK) Steering Group, the release of the Spanish
language version of the IMARK E-learning module "Management
of Electronic Documents". This module deals with the
collection, archiving, management, and dissemination of electronic
documents and associated images. CIAT and the Inter-American
Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
worked with FAO on the adaptation of the module into Spanish.
This, and all IMARK modules, are available at no-cost either
through the IMARK Web site (www.imarkgroup.org)
or on CD-ROM upon request. Learners are encouraged to register
and select a course.
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information
Evaluation of CIAT’s First Computer Supported Collaborative
Learning Venture
An evaluation of CIAT’s first computer supported collaborative
learning (CSCL) venture “Ex-situ conservation
of plant genetic resources” has recently been finalized
with very encouraging results. The evaluation study focused
on the effectiveness of the course for socializing concepts
and methods in the field of conservation, but also on partnership
processes, and aspects of institutional learning and change.
An executive summary of the evaluation report is attached
and the full report will soon be made available as well.
Download the executive
summary of the evaluation report (114 kb).
Distance-based Course on Integrated Water Resources Management
A Regional Center has been established at the Asian Institute
of Technology (AIT) to offer distance-based course on Integrated
Water Resources Management (IWRM) under the UN Water Virtual
Learning Centre (WVLC) Program in collaboration with the UNU
International Network on Water, Environment and Health (INWEH),
Canada, and with support from UN Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (UN-DESA).
The intent of the program is to provide training in Integrated
Water Resources Management, through a core curriculum in distance
learning. AIT currently invites applications from water related
professionals to join this distance-based course in IWRM that
leads to the award of UNU diploma in IWRM.
For
further information, visit the program
homepage.
E-Learning
Course on Germplasm Conservation
 A
new multi-institutional distance education course on ex situ
conservation of plant genetic resources has proved to be an
exciting learning experience, not just for participants, but
for the staff conducting the course. Launched in August of
this year, the pilot learning venture was developed jointly
by CIAT, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
(Bioversity
International), Colombia's
National University in Palmira, and REDCAPA,
an e-learning provider with over 10 years of experience. The
course employs a Web-based method called computer-supported
collaborative learning, which allows busy professionals to
organize their participation in the course around other activities.
Participants log into the work space, download documents related
to course assignments, upload the work completed, and communicate
with fellow students and tutors via e-mail.
A preliminary report on lessons learned from this experience
is available at www.ciat.cgiar.org/inforcom/pdf/ex_situ_report.pdf
Please
direct any comments or questions to Edith Hesse (e.hesse@cgiar.org).
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Last
update: 6 December 2007
This
publication, funded by the Technical Centre for Agricultural
and Rural Cooperation (
This
report describes the activities of a collaborative association
between CIAT, 
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