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| Sunday, 18 August 2.00 - 6.00 p.m. |
Arrival of the participants Registration in the CIEA seminar office in the Agricultural Institute of the Canton Fribourg, Grangeneuve, Posieux, Switzerland |
| Monday, 19 August 8.30 a.m. |
Official opening in the assembly hall:
Speech of welcome Words of welcome from the host canton Speech |
| 10.45 a.m. | Introductory lecture: "The basic thinking behind the CIEA Seminar 2002" Roland Stähli, Director of the CIEA, Berne, Switzerland |
| 11.30 a.m. | Aperitif and lunch |
| 2.00 p.m. | Paper setting out principles: "The agricultural knowledge-system of Switzerland – Description and assessment" Prof. Dr Jacques Morel, Vice-director of the Federal Office of Agriculture, Berne, Switzerland |
| 3.30 p.m. | Round-table discussion: "The role of agricultural training and extension in a knowledge community" Chairman: André Renfer, Principal of Courtemelon Agricultural College Participants: Rosemarie Iseli, Principal of Marceline Home Economics College, Morges Peter Singer, teacher at Plantahof Agricultural College, Landquart Mark Peter, student at the Swiss College of Agriculture, Zollikofen Regula Siegriest, member of the Cantonal parliament and farmer’s wife, Meisterschwanden Peter Bieri, member of the National Council and teacher, extension agent at the Schluechthof Agricultural Training and Extension Centre, Schluechthof, Cham |
| Part 1 of the Seminar |
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| Tuesday, 20 August 8.30 a.m. |
From information to knowledge – from knowledge to
application: the roles, tasks and activities of the various protagonists
in training-institutions Prof. Dr Rolf Dubs, Institute of Economics Teaching, University of St Gallen, Switzerland Task set for work-groups |
| 1.30 p.m. | Continuation of group-work |
| 2.30 p.m. | Groups report back |
| 4.30 p.m. | The Agricultural Institute of the Canton Fribourg, Grangeneuve / Information on the agricultural training-system in Switzerland / Sight-seeing tour |
| Wednesday, 21 August 8.30 a.m. |
Knowledge-management in concrete form: dealing with knowledge in
institutions |
| 10.30 a.m. | The example of a training-institution |
| 2 p.m. | Quality development and knowledge management – a
connection? Dr Anton Strittmatter, Principal Pädagogische Arbeitsstelle LCH, Biel, Switzerland |
| 4.00 p.m. | Departure for a sightseeing tour of the city of Fribourg
(optional) |
| Thursday, 22 August 8.30 a.m. |
Networks – a new form of cooperation and of exchanging
knowledge is becoming popular Dra M. Martelli, CODESSER, Chile Introductory lecture on principles, experiences and advice |
| 10 a.m. | Task set for group-work |
| 1.30 p.m. | What makes networks successful? The example “Neuchâtel
– Initiative” Sana Jatta, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome, Italy |
| 7 p.m. | Participants’ presentations |
| Friday, 23 August 8.30 a.m. |
How does training become successful in different systems
and in different basic conditions? Experiences from Honduras Dr Keith Andrews, Escuela Agricola Panamericana, Zamarano, Honduras |
| 9 a.m. | Experiences from South Africa Dr Oosie Marincowitz, Elsenburg College of Agriculture, South Africa |
| 9.30 a.m. | Agricultural knowledge-systems and training-systems in
different parts of the world Information market in which all participants
take part |
| 11.30 a.m. | Conclusions in the plenary session |
| 2 p.m. | Individual thinking-work |
| 4 p.m. | Excursion: Visits to agricultural training-institutions in
Switzerland |
| Saturday, 24 August | One-day stay with Swiss farming families |
| Sunday, 25 August | Free (optional excursion programme) |
| Part 2 of the Seminar |
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| Monday, 26 August | Excursion
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| Tuesday, 27 August 8.30 a.m. |
New discoveries in the psychology of learning, and their
effects on the way knowledge is handled in lessons Prof. Dr Gerhard Steiner, Institute of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland Introductory lecture Work set for group-study |
| 1.30 p.m. | Continuation of tasks |
| 3.30 p.m. | Final discussion |
| 7 p.m. | Participants’ presentations |
| Wednesday, 28 August 8.30 a.m. |
Competences for knowledge-management and for work in
networks: individual initiative, the ability to cooperate, the ability to
communicate Catherine Favrod, creatif Gmbh, Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1.30 p.m. | Continuation of the morning’s tasks |
| 3.30 p.m. | Final discussion Evaluation of the first week of the seminar |
| 5.00 p.m. | Supper on an alpine mountain |
| Thursday, 29 August 8.30 a.m. |
Technical and organizational aids for knowledge management and networks Steven Song, Bellanet, Ottawa, Canada Introductory lecture Work in groups, plenary discussion |
| 1.30 p.m. | Continuation of the morning’s tasks |
| 3.30 p.m. | Experiences with Intranet: The example of the SDC (Swiss
Agency for Development and Co-operation) Sabine Schumacher, SDC, Berne, Switzerland |
| 7.00 p.m. | Participants’ presentations |
| Friday, 30 August 8.30 a.m. |
Dealing responsibly with knowledge Jürg Schüpbach, Secondary Education Department, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland Lecture Plenary discussion |
| 1.30 p.m. | Final evaluation Presentation and discussion of the questionnaire Results Personal conclusions of the participants |
| From 3 p.m. | Free time |
| 7 p.m. | End-of-Seminary party |
| Saturday, 31 August | Departure day |
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