It's Fun to Learn Science Behind Crops by Dr Tonette P. Laude, UP Los Banos
1. IT’S FUN TO
LEARN THE
SCIENCE BEHIND
CROPS
T O N E T T E P. L A U D E
U N I V E R S I T Y O F T H E P H I L I P P I N E S L O S B A Ñ O S
2. OUTLINE
• About the Institute of Crop Science
• What do we want our graduates to be?
• Who are our students?
• How do we make classroom learning fun?
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11. Graduates
who are
•Science-based
•Modern and
industry responsive
•Attuned with
emerging issues in
global agriculture
Support
Activities
•Capacity Building
•Institutional
Development to
modernize
infrastructure
•Efficiency in
Operation
• Teaching and
Learning Activities
• AssessmentTools
• Continuous
Quality
Improvement
FEEDBACK
Program/ActivitiesToolsandResources
Value Chain Analysis Applied to CAFS Undergraduate
Programs
•Faculty and Staff
•Infrastructures
•Administration
•Academe and
Research
Institutions
•Industry
•Community
Local and
International
Networks
Expertise
Development
•Research/
Thesis
•Internship
•Farm Practice
Network
Development
•Student Exchange
Programs
•Scientific
Meetings/Fora
•Seminars
CAFS
Undergraduate
Programs
•GE Courses
•Foundation Courses
•Core Courses
•Major Courses
•Specialization
30. LEARNING FROM THE
EXPERTS
• Visit to Learning Laboratory in
Agroforestry
• Visit to Agrometreological Station
• Visit to a commercial vegetable farm in
Tagaytay City
35. … IT’S ALL ABOUT THE
STUDENTS
What they learned?
What they experienced?
What they can apply?
36. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Prof. Emmanuel Bernardo (AGRI 31,AGRI 32, and
HORT 20 classes)
• Office of Research and Extension, Institute of
Crop Science, CAFS, UPLB