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Advocacy on the Job: A Case Study for Extension Professionals Amid Budget Cuts It’s a challenge that Extension professionals experience ...

July, 2016 - It has now been a year since our CEO Christine Geith joined eXtension and we ramped up ...

Systems Which Learn -An Equity Imperative Martin Luther King Jr., from Wikimedia Commons “Through our scientific and technological genius, we have ...

eXtension Foundation CEO Christine Geith, PhD, announced today the appointment of Beverly Coberly as part-time Chief Operating Officer of eXtension ...

eXtension Quarterly Webinar: Wednesday July 27 at 2:00 EDT. Join eXtension CEO Chris Geith and staff leaders to learn the ...

Last week, our project officially moved from the planning phase to the implementation phase as our entire project team assembled ...

Participating in the i-Three Issues Corps has been an amazing professional development experience.  It was an opportunity to build new relationships ...

Since eXtension’s March NEXC 2016 conference, the 126 Cooperative Extension professionals in the i-Three Issue Corps have been advancing their ...

Many people enjoy gardening and eating the fresh produce they receive from the garden. For others that want to experience ...

The eXtension Foundation is partnering with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) Innovation Task Force and The New ...

Join eXtension Webinar on July 27 for an Update on i-Three Issue Corp Projects and New Developments Since eXtension’s March ...

eXtension, is funding four (4) opportunities for NAEPSDP (National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals) members to serve ...

June, 2016 For Extension professionals--including eXtension staff--summer is the peak season for implementing projects while creating new ideas for future ...

Project Progress Our I-Three Corps project is on schedule, YEAH!!! Our team, six members from three states, have been diligently ...

Are you interested in using innovative video technology for local food systems education? Our project may be of interest to ...

Hopefully you are now super excited at the possibilities and ready to take the next step! Interactive print is a ...

New Learner and Course Analytics Service eXtension is glad to announce that it has implemented a new service for its ...

eXtension is glad to announce that it has implemented a new service for its premium members that provides detailed course ...

In the previous blogs we have discussed the what and why of AR (Augmented Reality). Now it's time to think of ...

Part 1: Knowledge through Conversation It’s always a pleasure reconnecting with and learning from colleagues at eXtension conferences. Last March’s in San ...

My iThree Corps project is Rethink Your Drink, an evidence-based program designed to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake. The program ...

The vision I have for the Web is about anything being potentially connected with anything…that provides us with new freedom…unfettered ...

On Thursday, June 22 two educators from Ohio State University Extension, Jami Dellifield and Amanda Raines, presented an eXtension webinar ...

As someone who works in the field of sustainable agriculture, I have dedicated much of my research and Extension endeavors ...

Although there is no single technology that is a one size fits all, AR (Augmented Reality) can help provide the ...

All extension agents are familiar with the method of finding the best practices, adapting and adopting them to work in ...

What is the recipe for farm to school success? Pun intended. There are many ingredients, but the recipe only comes ...

The Kids, Compost, Crops & Consumption team from North Dakota State University Extension aims to increase youth involvement in the food ...

Being selected to be part of the i-Three Issues Corps brought some trepidation. How would we be innovative? How would ...

May, 2016 May was devoted to a number of forward-looking activities, particularly conducting conversations with Communities of Practice to learn ...

Earlier this year, eXtension Foundation selected 127 people from 33 institutions and 30 states to participate in its new i-Three ...

The best way to describe what augmented reality looks and feels like is to imagine being a student at Hogwarts ...

Drones – for many, the term conjures up images of stealthy spies in the sky or death from above. The ...

Call for Applications Four Fellowship Opportunities to Advance Innovation for U.S. Cooperative Extension The eXtension Foundation, with funding from USDA-NIFA, ...

Increasingly, Cooperative Extension professionals are coming in contact in their work with individuals affected by mental health problems. They may ...

Agriculture producers rely on the weather to bring them a good year for their livestock and crops.  However, as we ...

According to www.mentalhealth.gov, one in five American adults have experienced a mental health issue. One in 10 young people have ...

My eXtension i-Three Corps project is focused on increasing the diversity of customers and vendors at Idaho Farmer's Markets, particularly ...

Zoom Webinars for 500 Participants a New Benefit for eXtension Member Institution Professionals For many years, Iowa State Extension has ...

The Seed to Supper program is a partnership between Oregon State University Extension and the Oregon Food Bank. The program increases ...

Even if we cannot predict the future, how can we prepare for it? The eXtension Foundation and the Extension Committee ...

April, 2016: April was another busy month for eXtension, with emphasis on evaluating the effectiveness of every component of the ...

Join eXtension May 4 for Webinar on New Opportunities Over the past 16 months, the eXtension Foundation has undergone a ...

Self-styled “DroneSinger” Victor Villegas got star billing at the recent USA Science and Engineering Festival held in Washington, D.C., on ...

eXtension Seeks Part-Time Chief Operating Officer The eXtension Foundation, a part of the Cooperative Extension System, is seeking an outstanding ...

Pollinator Planting Has Begun It is planting season in Georgia.  The cold weather has hung on a bit longer than ...

Announcement: On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET, the eXtension Foundation will host a webinar for all Extension ...

There are many examples of public-private partnerships involving Extension. After all, Extension’s mission is to impact peoples’ lives positively, both ...

Our water supply in the Pacific Northwest is becoming increasingly affected by climate change through reduced snowmelt, higher temperatures and ...

Welcome to eXtension’s New Month in Review March 2016 was a big month for eXtension Foundation, the time when the ...

Do you have a team of Extension educators who want to work together and individually to learn about and carry ...

From March 22 to 25, more than 330 Cooperative Extension professionals convened at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk to ...

In February, I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to visit New Zealand and talk with some of the ...

In January I talked about Building Relationships, the second of five key elements of Working Out Loud. Those five elements ...

Each year Americans consume an average of about 14 pounds of seafood per person but nearly 140 pounds of sugar ...

Farmers’ markets offer a greater variety of fruits and vegetables than you find in stores. A key to increasing farmers’ ...

Over the last several years, the eXtension Foundation has worked with several state Cooperative Extension Services, helping them develop Innovation ...

The eXtension Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of Catalog, soon to become the gateway to a comprehensive listing ...

The eXtension i-Three Issue Corps cultivates innovative thinking to apply strategies that deliver greater measurable impact in Cooperative Extension programs ...

We all realize the importance of reporting impacts to our funders and policy makers. eXtension and a cohort of 1890 ...

As an Extension Educator in Gibson County, which lies in Southwestern Indiana, I take seriously the mission to extend Land-Grant ...

eXtension's tools and services are expanding! The following update was recently delivered to our Community Management Board and although this ...

Hi, I'm Alice Henneman, an Extension Educator and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. I 've been interested ...

We know that pollinators are in trouble.  Native bee habitat is declining.   Colony collapse disorder of honey bees is forefront ...

Even if we cannot predict the future, how can we prepare for it? To help answer these questions, eXtension is ...

Ask an Expert now highlights that it is part of the Cooperative Extension System through new site branding. The Cooperative ...

On Thursday, February 11, eXtension Foundation learned that the New Technologies in Agricultural Extension (NTAE) budget line which provides eXtension's ...

eXtension now offers a Sched.org application for the National eXtension Conference 2016 so attendees and speakers can plan and customize ...

Throughout the United States, Cooperative Extension professionals are living and working in an era of profound change. Never before has ...

The eXtension Foundation announced today the lineup of speakers who will headline its National eXtension Conference: From Innovation to Impact to be ...

The NEW eXtension is pleased to name the first eXtension i-Three Issue Corps. These 126 individuals comprise 72 projects focused ...

Announced: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 eXtension Foundation CEO Christine Geith, PhD, announced today the appointment of Peter Aamodt as part-time ...

eXtension recently went through a redesign of extension.org. As  project manager, I found it a great experience, not only to work with ...

Mention the word “course” in an educational environment, and what is it that normally comes to peoples’ minds?  In all ...

We are in the process of growing a Wearable Technology Learning Network (WTLN) within eXtension.org. With the rapid expansion of ...

I love “The Sound of Music,” and one tune that always comes to mind when I think about Extension program ...

eXtension is pleased to name the first eXtension i-Three Issue Corps! These 127 individuals comprise 72 projects that will move forward ...

Last month I talked about Purposeful Discovery, the first of five key elements of Working Out Loud. Those five elements ...

New Year’s Day is a time for making resolutions, but it’s also a time for reflecting on the year gone ...

Recently, I’ve come across a website called Stack Exchange a number of times—whether in a Google search, or in conversation ...

During the winter meeting season, Extension Educators/Agents should stress the impact that agricultural safety, health, and emergency planning can have ...

Maps Provide Context and Connection For over a century, Cooperative Extension has relied on face-to-face, on-the-ground approaches for engaging clients ...

Vote Early!  Vote Often! That’s an old political joke...but in the case of eXtension’s i-Three Corps...it’s NOW the truth. We ...

eXtension content includes more than 10,000 images. This summer we received inquiries concerning copyright documentation from individuals and stock photo ...

Over the next few months I will be sharing my thoughts on John Stepper’s book Working Out Loud. Specifically, John ...

When we recently redesigned the new extension.org homepage one of the issues we ran into was trying to come to ...

Cross-discipline Collaboration Computer programmers, geospatial experts, and land management specialists are developing a customizable, collaborative, and fun eXtension citizen scientist ...

How is communication technology impacting the concept of communities? The 2015 Heartland Monitor Poll found that 53 percent of American ...

I must confess, while living most of my life as a working wife, mother, and homeowner, I was completely unaware ...

As a student of the 80’s and early 90’s, I really didn’t get a chance to fully benefit from the ...

Innovation is a term that is used a lot in current organizational jargon. We talk about its importance, the need ...

eXtension will be celebrating International Working Out Loud Week from November 16-23. Working Out Loud at its most basic level ...

Welcome to eXtension's new website. Far more than a facelift, it ushers in a whole new design. And this design represents a whole ...

Across the nation, Cooperative Extension has planted a significant footprint on social media platforms, and this presence varies widely from ...

The Maker Movement is being lauded as the New Industrial Revolution. It has arrived and “it will be bigger than ...

Our new strategy provides many opportunities for communities to participate in projects that lead to impact and potentially different forms of ...

In the summer of 1986 as a graduate student, I took the hardest class in my educational career. Dr. Patricia ...

The Internet of Things. IoT for short. Just think of it as the ability to use the Internet to connect, ...

I want to invite you to come be part of eXtension’s new i-Three Strategy. You can be part of the ...

Citizen Science (a.k.a. public participation in scientific research) is just that – science by the people, not just those formally ...