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Innovative E-technologies for

Distance Education and

Extension/Outreach

K. Ramesh Reddy

Soil and Water Science Department

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Strengthen and enhance knowledge transfer and

learning materials

Develop partnerships among participating institutions to

employ available Information and Communication

Technologies to foster individual and institutional

capacity

Improve skills and applications of innovative

e-technologies through knowledge sharing, increasing

digital learning resources and training

Capacity Building in

Soil, Water, and

Environmental Sciences

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Highlights / Key Successes – UF- Soil and Water Science

Distance Education Programs

Use of innovative e-technologies to teach DE courses

Online collaborative software (live interaction

between instructors & students)

Digital recordings

Virtual computer lab

A wide range of DE courses

Dedicated and highly motivated instructors

Vision and institutional support to build successful DE

programs

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Educational Programs

Graduate education/training

Undergraduate education/training

Distance education programs

Certificate programs

Short courses

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UF- Soil and Water Science

Gainesville

MFREC - Apopka

IRREC - Ft Pierce

TREC – Homestead

SWFREC – Immokalee

EREC - Belle Glade

NWFREC – Quincy

GCREC – Balm

RCREC – Ona

Milton Campus

Ft Lauderdale

CREC - Lake Alfred

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Whitney Lab – St. Augustine

College of Agricultural and

Life Sciences [CALS] [Off-Campus Programs]

B.S. Degree Programs: Landscape & Nursery Management

Turfgrass

Natural Resource Conservation

Agribusiness Management

Agricultural Education

Geomatics

Entomology

Environmental Horticulture

Environmental Management

Distance Education

M.S. Degree

Programs

• Agricultural Education and

Communication

• Entomology and Nematology

• Family Youth and Community Science

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

• Forest Resources and Conservation

• Soil and Water Science … over 150+ courses in

DE mode (CALS) 6

Educational Tracks

Soil and Water Science

Environmental Science

Agro-ecology [jointly with Agronomy Department]

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Certificate Programs-

Campus/Distance Education

Land Resource Management

Soil Ecosystem Services

Wetland and Water Resource

Management

Bioremediation

Soil, Water and Public Health

[12 credits]

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Course management systems (Sakai)

Online communication: Adobe Connect

Recorded lectures

Webinars

Chat sessions (synchronous mode)

Virtual machines / virtual computer labs

EcoLearnIT RLO system

E-Technologies Used

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Recorded Lecture [Adobe Connect]

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Video /

audio

Power Point

http://mbreeze.ifas.ufl.edu

Adobe Connect - Chat Session

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Text chat Video /

audio

Power Point

Writing Board

– Tablet PC

Participants/

Audio

http://mbreeze.ifas.ufl.edu

• The World of Water

• Agriculture and Environmental Quality

• Soils in the Environment

• Environmental Biogeochemistry

• Environmental Nutrient Management

• Environmental Pedology

• Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens

• Soil Microbial Ecology

• Soil Physics

• Soil, Water, and Public Health

• GIS in Soil and Water Science

• Wetlands

Undergraduate Courses

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• Soils for Environmental Professionals

• Biodegradation and Bioremediation

• Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

• Environmental Biogeochemistry

• Environmental Nutrient Management

• Environmental Pedology

• Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens

• Hydric Soils

• Reusable Learning Objects

• Soil Chemistry

• Soil Contamination and Remediation

• Soil Microbial Ecology

• Soil Physics

• Soil, Water, and Landuse

• Soil, Water, and Public Health

• GIS in Land and Water Resources

• Water Resource Sustainability

• Wetlands and Water Quality

Graduate Courses

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EcoLearnIT - RLO System

http://ecolearnit.ifas.ufl.edu/

Sabine Grunwald

Professor

Soil and Water Science

sabgru@ufl.edu

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Global Education Platform

International Education Center A Consortium of

Educators in Agriculture,

Natural Resources, and

the Environment

ICRISAT

International Crops Research

Institute for Semiarid Tropics 15

Global Education Platform -

International Education Center [IEC]

Program examples On-site short courses

On-line courses

Graduate student training

Undergraduate research experience

Short-term training

Technology and knowledge transfer

Symposia and workshops

Joint education and research proposals

Other mutually beneficial activities

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Global Education Platform -

International Education Center [IEC]

Global Consortium CG centers

USA -select universities

India – ICAR and select universities

Select universities in Africa

Brazil - EMBRAPA

China

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http://ufonline.ufl.edu/

http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/

http://cals.ufl.edu

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