Wednesday 25 July 2012

WEB 2.0 LEARNING OPPORTUNITY: MY EXPERIENCE



The Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity, an initiative offered by the CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Competition) was run at the Faculty of Agriculture from the 9th-27th of July, in Mauritius. This was possible with close collaboration between FoA, CTA and the Food and Agricultural Research Council (FARC).

   I was lucky to be part of the trainees selected for this training session.  Classes usually combined interactive activities like meta cards which were stuck on the walls (see picture above), hands on practicals after theory lessons, democracy walls where we could express our feelings openly after the day, nice short videos and delightfully jovial and patient trainers.

My personal experiences after following this session are a mix of professional tips that I have acquired but also nice moments that boosted my spirit up.  Basically the training helped:

  • To learn about the use of Web 2.0. Tools (Google Docs, RSS Feeds, Google Maps, Skype, LinkedIn,  Wikis, Blogging, Twitter, Facebook,...)
  • To use Web 2.0 tool for educational/work purposes related to Agriculture.Here for example, we learnt how we could subscribe to feeds related to our field of specializations such as latest crop/animal research, pest or disease outbreaks in Agriculture, etc, and thus get updates.  We also learnt how to collaborate on wikis and share our ideas.
  • Learn about the Informal Learning Process and take a break from work routines!
A big word of thanks for CTA, FoA and the trainers who helped to disseminate Web 2.0. Tools amidst agricultural specialists.




Tuesday 24 July 2012

My first post in Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture has to do with the efficient use of our natural resources, ecological friendly means of farming or cultivating.  It can often integrate the use of practices such IPM, efficient fertilizer management or inputs management, composting, etc...


Tuesday 17 July 2012

Angel of Love...




"Tool Angel, tool eye"2007 © by xxhaqxx Candi,USA used under a Creative Commons Attribution, 3.0 License


Sly lady who calls herself the Angel of Love

Lured me to her fine silky web

Woven with sweet tempting words and misty promises;

Promises of a better day, of meeting up with Love...

My feelings reached a Crescendo, but then slowly ebbed..

She scorns, she mocks, she whispers, she entices

And I was left midway like a stupid Dove;

Innocence still reflecting upon Love...

And he came, and he went;

A lover that was only lent

For one cloudy, rainy day;

Angel of Love, the sly lady's play...