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A small passion fruit changes the "teaching" and "learning" of the University.

  1. 參考百香果色彩作為整體設計而發想出吉祥物果寶寶，為南投百香果資源永續之煉銀網平台帶來活潑可愛的形象。
  2. 拿著氣球飛翔的果寶寶，象徵南開科技大學煉銀網團隊與南投百香果農業專區永續發展的概念與願景。
  3. 師生團隊與農民共學百香果生長時遇到的蟲害與菌害，教導農民無毒栽培種植技術，提高農民無毒種植的意願。
  4. 在百香果的果園學生透過老師學習無毒種植技術，讓學生從書本中的知識延伸到場域實際種植的專業學習。
  5. 學生在老師的教導下，利用百香果的香味製作出相當美味又實用的產品，讓百香果在宴席上更加出色來提高價值。
  6. 團隊邀請合成里農民開設帶狀課程，且到合成里實際體驗，感受百香果場域的寬闊及領受新移民文化與建築之特殊性。
  7. 課程設計探討百香果場域有關無農藥栽培、網誌經營及永續觀光的主題，以培育學生具有多元性及跨領域的學習。
  8. 在埔里大坪頂地區，農民為澆水浪費不少時間，百香果煉銀網團隊運用物聯網技術設計智慧澆水監控系統。
  9. 直播電商是運用隨看即買銷售方式，提供給農民一個公開透明的商業環境，降低利潤剝削、價格哄抬等問題。
  10. 品牌規畫與禮盒設計是將學校形象與場域優質的百香果做結合，創立一個品牌特色，兼具NPF含意與品質的形象。
Nan Kai University of Technology is a model university with the features of Gerontology and service management. To realize the vision of using gerontology to reach the co-existence and co-prosperity among Nantou communities, we integrated the specialities of different departments in the school to the local needs of Nantou County. We, hence, proposed the plan of University Social Responsibility (USR). Its goal is to "optimize tourism and agriculture to make Nantou County a venue suitable for the elders living and sustainable resources"

In 2018, Nan Kai University of Technology proposed the "The Platform of Refine-Silver-Network for Sustaining Resource Development of Passion Fruit in Nantou" for Nantou's agricultural development and resource sustainability. This plan started by selecting passion fruit, the most representative fruit of Nantou County and our teaching field, Hecheng Village of Puli Township, to launch the project. This article will describe a touching story among a group of teachers, students, and a group of amazing villagers who interacted with one another enthusiastically in the practice field. Through this story, everyone will understand how a small passion fruit changes the "teaching" and "learning" of Nan Kai University of Technology.

．Changes of "Teaching" and "Learning": from the Bud of a Small Passion Fruit to Deep Cultivation

Although there is no agriculture-related department at Kai University of Technology, adhering to the teaching philosophy, "Education is a great cause for a new generation; it should be good and must be better", we tried to apply the passion fruit juice to accomplish the goal of practicing sustainability. After two years of hard work, small passion fruit has progressed from a budding type to a deep-growing type of USR plan. Hecheng Village of Puli Township is an appropriate area for producing passion fruit with the best quality and the largest quantity. When the team of Nan Kai University of Technology formed a Refine-Silver-Network entered the community, we found that there are still issues to be resolved including pesticides and the wasted peels, insufficient professional talents, insufficient promotion, and sales strategies.

．University's Know-How: University Social Responsibility- Platform of Refine-Silver-Network and Practice

After many discussions among the teachers and students of NKUT, farmers, and the residents of the Hecheng Village, the platform of Refine-Silver-Network was proposed under the co-learning methods. Innovative research and development of pesticide-free cultivation methods, development of passion fruit masks containing anthocyanins, and passion fruit ice creams at the state banquet, all complete the competitiveness and value of passion fruit products. They helped achieve the bilateral welfare between the community and the university. In order to further pursue the sustainable value of the society, we also thought about combining the fun of passion fruit harvest with exploring the natural ecology and rural culture of the community. Moreover, we planned to improve tourism with depth by designing co-tour and increasing the output value of tourism. Lastly, to establish the value of economic sustainability, the Internet of Things intervened to help the community build a smart orchard as well as an E-commerce marketing platform to reach the goal of community co-prosperity.

．Lessons from the Hecheng Village: Flipping "Teaching" and "Learning" of the University

"The Platform of Refine-Silver-Network for Sustaining Resource Development of Passion Fruit in Nantou" provides opportunities for professors and farmers to exchange experiences. Since our team often went to Hecheng Village to examine the progress of passion fruit, we designed the syllabus for the "Micro" credits and "Deep Bowl" courses for students to understand the practical farming. We then taught from the cultivation of passion fruit to Internet of Things technology in the classroom. Through hands-on practical experiences, the professional knowledge developed by the USR plan can be obtained. Different "teaching" and "learning" strategies have subverted traditional teaching methods. Teaching students how to scaffold passion fruit and take very good care of passion fruit, those outstanding farmers with decades of experiences are the best teachers given that they have embedded agricultural production into leisure and tourism services.

．Our Priority: Pesticide-Free Innovative Cultivation Techniques, Food Safety, and farmers" Health

The value of university education lies in the gradual progress of "teaching" and "learning". The passion fruit in Puli Township has provided an appropriate opportunity to improve pedagogy at NKUT. The growth of passion fruit is like a living textbook that changes students' learning habits. On the other hand, given the fact that passion fruit is a perennial crop, the farmers usually eradicate the passion fruit orchard before New Year and replant new seedlings to ensure the growth quality. Over-fertilization has caused serious acidification of the soil. In addition, to prevent and suppress the pests and diseases during the growth of passion fruit, farmers also use pesticides. Therefore, food safety of passion fruit has been a hidden concern. The USR team used professional knowledge and technology to solve the problem. We taught the farmers to prevent germs and inhibit pests without using pesticides. The USR team of Nan Kai Refine-Silver-Network pays attention both to the food safety of consumers and to the health of farmers and residents at Hecheng Village.

Before our plan started, fruit growers oftentimes wondered what an institutional team could possibly bring to the farmland. Through the long-term efforts and patience of the communications, the doubts of the fruit farmers have been gradually eliminated. When the farmers witnessed the growth of passion fruit cultivated in a new and earth-friendly way, the benefits of the harvest swept all the doubts away immediately. The mutual trust has finally achieved.

The teachers and students at NKUT experienced a new journey of "teaching" and "learning" with small passion fruit. In the future, the USR team of Refine-Silver-Network will intensively cultivate the germinated seeds of passion fruit to better the agricultural industry for different areas of Nantou County. Most importantly, we plan to expand these experiences to orchards nationwide with the hope to realize the sustainable value of passion fruit in Taiwan.

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