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Alternative Social Media for Outreach and Engagement: Considering Technology Stewardship as a Pathway to Adoption
Download2020-01-01
Commercial social media (CSM) play a vital role in support of community outreach and engagement. Despite the apparent benefits of CSM, its widespread use raises important concerns about privacy and surveillance, limits on innovation, and data residency for the organizations that increasingly rely...
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An Introduction to Technology Stewardship for Agricultural Communities of Practice: Course Workbook (2nd edition)
Download2018-03-01
Gow, Gordon A., Jayathilake, C., Hambly Odame, Helen, Dissanayeke, U., McMahon, R., Jayasinghe-Mudalige, U., Waidyanatha, N.
This course workbook provides a series of activities and exercises to introduce student practitioners to technology stewardship. It is organized into four sections: Principles and Practices of Technology Stewardship; Engaging your Community and Creating a Campaign; Choosing an ICT platform and...
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An Introduction to Technology Stewardship for Agricultural Communities of Practice: Course Workbook (3rd edition)
Download2019-03-01
Gow, Gordon A., Chandana Jayathilake, Helen Hambly Odame, Uvasara Dissanayeke, Rob McMahon, Udith Jayasinghe-Mudalige, Nuwan Waidyanatha
This course workbook provides a series of activities and exercises to introduce student practitioners to technology stewardship. It is organized into four sections: Principles and Practices of Technology Stewardship; Engaging your Community and Creating a Campaign; Choosing an ICT platform and...
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An Introduction to Technology Stewardship for Agricultural Communities of Practice: Trinidad & Tobago MALF North Region Case Study Booklet
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Gow, Gordon A., Ramjattan, J., Chowdhury, A.
This case study booklet introduces student practitioners to technology stewardship. It has a companion Course Workbook. The course is part of an action research project to develop and test strategies to promote inclusive innovation with agricultural communities of practice in developing country...
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An Introduction to Technology Stewardship for ICT Adoption and Use in Agricultural Communities of Practice: Course Workbook
Download2016-09-01
Gow, Gordon A., Jayathilake, C., Hambly Odame, H., Dissanayeke, U., McMahon, R., Jayasinghe-Mudalige, U., Waidyanatha, N.
This course workbook provides a series of activities and exercises to introduce student practitioners to technology stewardship. It is organized into four sections: Principles and Practices of Technology Stewardship; Engaging your Community and Creating a Campaign; Choosing an ICT platform and...
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An Introduction to Technology Stewardship for ICT Adoption and Use in Agricultural Communities of Practice: DOEA Kurunegala-North Case Study Booklet
Download2016-09-01
Gow, Gordon A., Jayathilake, C., Waidyanatha, N.
This case study booklet introduces student practitioners to technology stewardship. It has a companion Course Workbook. The course is part of an action research project to develop and test strategies to promote inclusive innovation with agricultural communities of practice in developing country...
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Case study of a school-based agriculture program and its impact on student learning and the school community
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Rural schools in Alberta face unique challenges such as decreased funding linked to declining enrollment, obstacles in attracting and retaining teachers, and difficulty providing diverse programs. Despite such challenges, many rural schools have proven sustainable and resilient. Through...
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2020-10-01
Three months after Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018, China decided to stop purchasing canola from two major Canadian canola exporters -- Richardson and Viterra. Most mainstream media sources identify the canola embargo as a political issue, whereby Beijing is...
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Enhancing ICT Adoption and Use through Change Leadership: Technology Stewardship Training for Caribbean Agricultural Communities of Practice
Download2018-11-01
Gow, Gordon A., Chowdhury, Ataharul, Ganpat, Wayne, Ramjattan, Jeet
Beginning in 2012, the University of Alberta in partnership with others has been undertaking participatory action research in Sri Lanka and, since 2017, in the Caribbean to foster inclusive innovation through a Joint Education and Training Initiative (JETI). The JETI is developing and testing a...
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT POLICY: HOW DOES CANADA COMPARE WITH OTHER OECD MEMBERS?
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As an avid consumer of natural resources, agriculture is a major source of environmental harm, but it is also seen as a potential contributor to its mitigation, indicating that environmental measures on agriculture could have positive impacts. In this work we categorize the environmental...