{"id":2679,"date":"2019-02-05T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T17:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2019-02-05T17:31:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T17:31:26","slug":"assar-launches-mooc-on-research-for-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/2019\/02\/05\/assar-launches-mooc-on-research-for-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"ASSAR launches MOOC on Research for Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DECCMA&#8217;s sister project in the <a href=\"http:\/\/cariaa.net\">Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assar.uct.ac.za\">Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)<\/a> has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/learn\/research-for-impact\/\">Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Research for Impact.<\/a> The MOOC, available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coursera.org\">Coursera<\/a>, is convened by the University of Cape Town and Oxfam GB and comprises three main learning objectives:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/2019\/02\/05\/assar-launches-mooc-on-research-for-impact\/assar\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/02\/assar.png?fit=354%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"354,124\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"assar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/02\/assar.png?fit=354%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/02\/assar.png?resize=354%2C124\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/02\/assar.png?w=354&amp;ssl=1 354w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/deccma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2019\/02\/assar.png?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"Col_i9j08c-o_O-xsCol12_1m1ceo5-o_O-mdCol6_1rbv01c m-b-1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Box_120drhm-o_O-displayflex_poyjc m-b-1s\">\n<div class=\"P_gjs17i-o_O-weightNormal_s9jwp5-o_O-fontBody_56f0wi\">\n<div class=\"rc-CML styled\">\n<div>\n<p>Understand the key interwoven elements of Research for Impact in the context of development and adaptation research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Col_i9j08c-o_O-xsCol12_1m1ceo5-o_O-mdCol6_1rbv01c m-b-1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Box_120drhm-o_O-displayflex_poyjc m-b-1s\">\n<div class=\"P_gjs17i-o_O-weightNormal_s9jwp5-o_O-fontBody_56f0wi\">\n<div class=\"rc-CML styled\">\n<div>\n<p>Identify the suite of activities involved in Research for Impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Col_i9j08c-o_O-xsCol12_1m1ceo5-o_O-mdCol6_1rbv01c m-b-1\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Box_120drhm-o_O-displayflex_poyjc m-b-1s\">\n<div class=\"P_gjs17i-o_O-weightNormal_s9jwp5-o_O-fontBody_56f0wi\">\n<div class=\"rc-CML styled\">\n<div>\n<p>Appraise opportunities in your research plan through an Research for Impact lens and identify challenges applying a Research for Impact approach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The 15 hour course with flexible deadlines is free to take (with a fee payable if you require a certificate) and includes experiences from the other CARIAA projects, including DECCMA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DECCMA&#8217;s sister project in the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) has launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Research for Impact. 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