UPLB trains unis on developing micro-credentials on food security and climate change
UPLB led the week-long module development training-workshop “Postgraduate Micro-Credentials for Food Security and Climate Change” (PMC FSCC) at the Bangkhen Campus of Kasetsart University (KU) in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22-26, 2024.
The Erasmus+-funded training-workshop aimed to capacitate PMC FSCC project partners in developing and writing the modules to be used in implementing learner-centered short-term courses through micro-credentials.
The participants were welcome to the workshop by the KU Vice President for Administration, Dr. Damrong Siprapram. Dr. Buncha Chinnasri, Associate Professor and PMC FSCC Coordinator from KU, delivered the opening remarks.
The resource speakers were Professor Emeritus Alexander G. Flor of the UP Open University; Prof. Benjamina Paula G. Flor and UPLB faculty members Dr. Pamela A. Custodio and Dr. Edmund G. Centeno of the College of Development Communication; and Dr. Evelie P. Serrano of the College of Public Affairs and Development.
Learning sessions included an overview of micro-credentials, an introduction to module writing, writing the introduction and rationale, formulating learning outcomes, writing engaging module content, choosing the right tools and techniques for module creation, developing assessment activities, writing the summary, and packaging the module.
The participants were divided into five groups to work on different courses. They drafted and presented their learning plans for developing their modules.
A total of 30 individuals participated in the training-workshop representing the collaborating partner universities. These are Central Luzon State University, University of Putra Malaysia, University of Malaysia Sabah, University of Gadjah Mada, University of Brawidyaya, Kasetsart University, and UPLB.
Also in attendance were representatives of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) led by Dr. Maria Cristeta N. Cuaresma, Program Head of SEARCA’s Education and Collective Learning Department. (Evelie P. Serrano)
