Source: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ submitted to NRP
TRAINING FACULTY IN NEW EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ONLINE COURSES CREATION IN THE UPR COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1020573
Grant No.
2019-70004-30229
Cumulative Award Amt.
$150,000.00
Proposal No.
2019-03465
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2019
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2023
Grant Year
2019
Program Code
[DEG]- Distance Education Grants for Insular Areas
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT MAYAGUEZ
P. O. BOX 9000
MAYAGUEZ,PR 00681
Performing Department
Agricultural Economis
Non Technical Summary
This proposal requests funds under the DEG Program to develop human capital on online education on Agricultural Science. In recent years, NIFA has supported UPR-M projects to create three new online master's degree programs: Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, and Food Science and Technology. It is important to note, that the new online master's degree in Agricultural Economics is expected to be the first online degree of the University of Puerto Rico.The University of Puerto Rico (UPR), the premier public institution of higher education in the island, is facing unprecedented budget cuts that can severely hamper the fulfillment of its mission if innovative solutions to its problems are not promptly devised and implemented. The potential of online education for providing the knowledge and skills students need in a cost-effecti way to compete in changing local and global marketplaces has been recognized by experts in higher education trends. In the ongoing process of developing these new online master's degrees, we realized that we need to create strong complementarities with the other academic programs in the College of Agricultural Science of the UPR-M. Therefore, this project would like train professors in online skills and provide equipment to them.This proposal has as its principal objective the training of sixteen CAS professors in Moodle platform tools and in the Camtasia software with the short term goal of helping them incorporate online education resources into their courses. In the long term, this project also aims to help them transform graduate and undergraduate courses, and extension short courses, to an online modality. To facilitate this process, funds are requested for the acquisition of laptops, software licenses, student assistantships, and for the provision of a stipend to each participant professor. The Strategic Planning and Assessment Committee of the CAS (COPLEA, for its Spanish initials) composed by its Budget and Planning Director and by representatives from the research, extension and teaching faculty of the CAS, is actively participating in the proposal's elaboration and implementation. The approach followed is in line with the DEG program's "characteristics and conditions" which encourage applications to "acquire equipment", "provide teacher education", and provide "leadership development to administrators...and faculty... with institutional responsibility for technology education" (DEG RFP 2019).
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
6016199301067%
5015010200033%
Knowledge Area
601 - Economics of Agricultural Production and Farm Management; 501 - New and Improved Food Processing Technologies;

Subject Of Investigation
6199 - Economy, general/other; 5010 - Food;

Field Of Science
2000 - Chemistry; 3010 - Economics;
Goals / Objectives
This proposal principal objective is the training of sixteen CAS professors in Moodle platform tools and in the Camtasia software with the short term goal of helping them incorporate online education resources into their courses. In the long term, this project also aims to help them transform graduate and undergraduate courses, and extension short courses, to an online modality.
Project Methods
• Develop skills of CAS Professors and graduate students in online teaching and recording in agricultural science• Acquire equipment for online recording and teaching agricultural sciences• Coordinating the creation of 16 new online/hybrid courses and the addition of these new tools to the courses that will be recorded

Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of this project were: (1) Students of the College of Agricultural Science. (2) Faculty of the College of Agricultural Science. Changes/Problems:On 2020, Dr. Irma Laurence, National Program Leader, authorized the concentration of the project budget during the first year of the project in order to serve the faculty during the pandemic. Therefore, the trainings and equipment distribution that were supposed to be offered in 3 years were provided to the faculty in one year. The project trained and offered technical support to all the professors of the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Business Administration of the UPRM during the pandemic. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project offered individual training on Online class, Moodle, and Online class environment to the participant faculty. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project project was disseminated through an Online web page: https://www.uprm.edu/ntta. The project was promotedon the web-page of the College of Agricultural Science: https://www.uprm.edu/ciag/clases-asistidas-por-tecnologia-en-linea/ What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During the academic years 2019-2023, the Project offered the following: (1) The project offered training to more than 100 faculty member for Online education. (2) The project developed an Online web page: https://www.uprm.edu/ntta (3) The project developed complementary guides for Online education. (4) The project acquired equipment for video recording and Online education. (5) The project produced an evaluation report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vo4uL0l848laWx_9FC6MveqgyUYIzbqy/view?usp=share_link

Publications

  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZnpnL6KCv5FbnlgqOGbPNv3Kay8OEcB/view?usp=sharing 19-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BnjFAMt-4U_SSudYPSvNewlGlS-eJ-cM/view?usp=share_link 19-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lYjKvOg5JjVtivUNHgWnW4aWfr1HYuFa/view?usp=sharing 25-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KD8CWBigg2yEkcJjz0DJLIEsgcxRxIJV/view?usp=sharing 16-3-
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/14u_b5w2NCr4pSEXyJmqAmAtK2rTzf_Vz/view?usp=sharing 16-3-2020 1PM
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HlAxzWCTZp48h8_Xps3zYV5G6uKfxGdN/view?usp=sharing 17-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ai6nhSq8eWcmHfM-yGaTDxV0J_1k_rJJ/view?usp=share_link 18-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QAanLNGWoiGx1vDUJzVojCs78-aD_6Qq/view?usp=share_link 18-3-2020


Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of this project were: (1) Students of the College of Agricultural Science. (2) Faculty of the College of Agricultural Science. Changes/Problems:In 2020, Dr. Irma Laurence, National Program Leader, authorized the concentration of the project budget during the first year of the project in order to serve the faculty during the pandemic. Therefore, the trainings and equipment distribution that were supposed to be offered in 3 years were provided to the faculty in one year. The project trained and offered technical support to all the professors of the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Business Administration of the UPRM during the pandemic. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project offered individual training on Online class, Moodle, and Online class environment to the participant faculty. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project project was disseminated through an Online web page: https://www.uprm.edu/ntta. The project was promotionedon the web-page of the College of Agricultural Science: https://www.uprm.edu/ciag/clases-asistidas-por-tecnologia-en-linea/ What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? During the academic years 2019-2023, the Project offered the following: (1) The project offered training to more than 100 faculty members for Online education. (2) The project developed an Online web page: https://www.uprm.edu/ntta (3) The project developed complementary guides for Online education. (4) The project acquired equipment for video recording and Online education. (5) The project produced an evaluation report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vo4uL0l848laWx_9FC6MveqgyUYIzbqy/view?usp=share_link

Publications

  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ai6nhSq8eWcmHfM-yGaTDxV0J_1k_rJJ/view?usp=share_link 18-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QAanLNGWoiGx1vDUJzVojCs78-aD_6Qq/view?usp=share_link 18-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZnpnL6KCv5FbnlgqOGbPNv3Kay8OEcB/view?usp=sharing 19-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BnjFAMt-4U_SSudYPSvNewlGlS-eJ-cM/view?usp=share_link 19-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lYjKvOg5JjVtivUNHgWnW4aWfr1HYuFa/view?usp=sharing 25-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KD8CWBigg2yEkcJjz0DJLIEsgcxRxIJV/view?usp=sharing 16-3-2020
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/14u_b5w2NCr4pSEXyJmqAmAtK2rTzf_Vz/view?usp=sharing 16-3-2020 1PM
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Hern�ndez, J.C. (2020). G Suite, Moodle: Clases complementadas con tecnolog�as de la internet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HlAxzWCTZp48h8_Xps3zYV5G6uKfxGdN/view?usp=sharing 17-3-2020


Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22

Outputs
Target Audience:The target audiences of this project are: 1) Faculty members 2) Students Changes/Problems:We confronted unexpected problems due to COVID-19 pandemic and hurricane Fiona. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Assistance on Camtasia and Moodle. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project uses email to inform faculty members about training opportunities and equipment distribution. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The project will offer support to 10 faculty members for the transformation of face to face courses to a distance education fashion.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The project accomplished two goals by providing trainings and assistance to the CAS faculty members.

Publications


    Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21

    Outputs
    Target Audience:The target audiences of this project are: 1) Faculty members 2) Students Changes/Problems:The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic continued during this year complicating the normal operation of the university and causing delays in projects work plans. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During this year training and assistance on Camtasia and Moodle was provided. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project uses email to inform faculty members about training opportunities and equipment distribution. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The project will offer support to 10 faculty member for the transformation of face to face courses to a distance education fashion.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? The project continues to accomplish its principal two goals by providing trainings and assistance to the CAS faculty members.

    Publications


      Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20

      Outputs
      Target Audience:The target audiences of this project are: 1) Faculty members 2) Students Changes/Problems:Since March 2020 we are confronting an unexpected problem due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we were able to turn this into an opportunity and offer help and support on the distance education transition. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?On March 16 2020 10AM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop Classes supplemented with internet technologies to the faculty of Agricultural Sciences where 28 faculty members were invited and 17 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On April 16 2020 1PM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop Classes supplemented with internet technologies to the faculty of Agriculture where 42 were invited and 23 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On May 17 2020 1PM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop "Classes supplemented with internet technologies" to the faculty of Agriculture where 53 were invited and 28 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On June 18 2020 10AM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop 'Classes supplemented with internet technologies' to the faculty of Agriculture where 37 were invited and 19 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On July 18 2020 1PM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop Classes supplemented with internet technologies to the faculty of Agriculture where 92 were invited and 46 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On August 19 2020 10AM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop "Classes supplemented with internet technologies" to the faculty of Agricultural Sciences where 44 were invited and 25 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On September 19 2020 1PM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop "Classes supplemented with internet technologies" to the faculty of Business Administration where 55 were invited and 22 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On October 25 2020 1PM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop "Classes supplemented with internet technologies" to the faculty of Agricultural Sciences where 200 were invited and 118 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as G Suite, Moodle . On April 17 2020 1PM Dr. Julio César Hernández offered the workshop "Online student retention and tools in Moodle for academic assessment of students" to the faculty of Agricultural Sciences where 96 were invited and 50 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as retention and evaluation . On May 1 2020 3PM Dr José Ferrer and Dr Jannet Ferrer offered the workshop "Rubrics " to the faculty of Agricultural Sciences where 50 were invited and 30 were present. This workshop discussed topics such as Rubrics . How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The project uses email to inform faculty members about training opportunities and equipment distribution. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The project will offer support to 30 faculty members for the transformation of 30 face to face courses to a distance education fashion.

      Impacts
      What was accomplished under these goals? The project accomplished two goals by: (1) providing almost 400 trainings to faculty members and (2) providing computers to 30 faculty members in need.

      Publications