JUN
23
Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in collaboration with the Bunash Enterprise and Farms, and Kwadaso Agricultural College (KAC), has successfully hosted a three-day workshop on Awareness of the Online Learning Process. The training, held from 19th to 21st August 2025 at KAC in Kumasi, forms part of the Erasmus+ Ghana EDU 2023 CB-VET project, which aims to strengthen technical and vocational education through modern, blended learning solutions.
Facilitated by Ms. Sandra Adriaansens, Senior Manager in Business Development and Online Learning Consultant at MSM, together with Ms. Nikita Muller, Lead Instructional Designer at AGRICOLLEGES International, the workshop equipped participants with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to become e-learning champions within their institutions.
Over six interactive sessions, participants explored:
– The fundamentals of online and blended learning and how it differs from traditional face-to-face instruction.
– Effective online didactics and digital facilitation skills.
– Hands-on training with the Moodle learning management system, both from a student and facilitator perspective.
– Strategies for designing institutional e-learning action plans, tailored to the specific needs of agricultural colleges in Ghana.
The program also emphasized the benefits of online learning for institutions, teachers, and students. From expanding access to new learner groups, improving efficiency, and enhancing labor market alignment, to developing students’ critical thinking, flexibility, and digital skills, the workshop highlighted why blended learning is increasingly vital for modern agricultural education.
At the close of the training, participants presented preliminary action plans for piloting short online courses at their institutions. These plans will guide the integration of digital platforms into curriculum delivery, ensuring that graduates are better prepared for the evolving agricultural sector.
Dr. Ishak Shaibu, Vice Principal of Kwadaso Agricultural College and CEO of Bunash Enterprise and Farms, underscored the importance of this initiative:
“For agricultural education to remain relevant and impactful, we must embrace innovation. This workshop has given our staff the skills to harness digital platforms, ensuring that our students are not only technically competent but also digitally literate and globally competitive.”
The training concluded with participants being celebrated as Ghana’s new “digital champions”, ready to lead the transformation of agricultural training through blended learning approaches.
