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Ask an Expert Transition Webinar Meetups

eXtension Web Meetup to Begin Orienting Extension Professionals on Changes to Ask an Expert

On November 18, 2016, the eXtension Foundation Board of Directors accepted, with final revisions, the recommendations for redesigning the delivery of Ask an Expert that emerged from a summer’s study project led by a team of eXtension staff and participated in by interested Extension professionals nationwide. Next week, two web meetups will be held to begin the transition process for 2017 by introducing attendees to the changes and what they mean for you and your audience(s).

Please plan to join one or both of these two meetups. Learn how to make changes for profiles of experts working Ask an Expert and also to update profiles of Ask an Expert Groups. Share your tips and training resources to prepare you and your Ask an Expert group for managing a direct, incoming flow of questions without a national Question Wrangler group.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016, 2:00 pm EST

Learn more and add to your calendar or join directly on November 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST at https://extension.zoom.us/j/851420320

Friday, December 2, 2016, 2:00 pm EST

Learn more and add to your calendar or join directly on December 1 at 2:00 p.m. EST at https://extension.zoom.us/j/851420320

Both events will be recorded and the recordings will be posted on their Learn event pages shortly after each meetup.

Please also save the date December 13, 2016, 3 pm EST, for a special meetup focused on discussions of the action plan for state and local Question Wranglers under the Ask an Expert redesign to happen in 2017. If you would like to learn more about the original study and recommendations, please review the October 12, 2016, recording of the introductory webinar and the initial recommendations document.

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Announcements Newsroom Webinars

Webinar Series on Modernizing Cooperative Extension

Transforming Organizational Models

Please join us on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 3:00 EDT, for the first in a two-part series on modernizing Cooperative Extension. Presenter Neal Vines, Director of Information Technology for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, will introduce the first of two similar program support efforts underway at two different universities — Virginia Tech and Penn State.

The series will provide a close-up look at the planning and implementation process of these notable programs, useful for anyone considering comparable projects, including Extension directors, administrators, communication professionals, and program teams.

This first webinar focuses on Extension21 at Virginia Cooperative Extension, a four-year modernization initiative aimed at improving program support infrastructure to better meet the needs of Extension professionals and address the expectations of Extension clientele.

For more information and to add this first in the series to your calendar, visit: https://learn.extension.org/events/2870.

One week later on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. EST, the second webinar, “Not Your Father’s Cooperative Extension! The Transformation of an Organizational Model,” will be presented by Mary Wirth and Jon Emigh and focus on continual advancements at Penn State.

For more information and to add this second in the series to your calendar, visit: https://learn.extension.org/events/2868.

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Newsroom Webinars

Series of Three Webinars Will Share Lessons Learned from the eXtension Trenches

Series of Three Webinars Will Share Lessons Learned from the eXtension Trenches

A group of veteran webinar developers have come together to create a new series about the planning required to produce webinars that provide quality learning experiences and are repurposable for continued use in your programming. The webinar developers and presenters are all members of different eXtension communities and have several years of experience producing webinars on multiple platforms in different settings, including live streaming from conference sites. In this series they will share their lessons learned and offer advice for making the most of your webinars. Please save these dates and join them.

  • October 26 at 2 pm EDT: “The Best of the Best Webinar Logistics” Presenters include Alice Formiga, Coral Owens, Leslie Johnson, Jen Chilek and Jill Heemstra. This presentation will cover important tasks to consider and how different platforms change the way those are accomplished; alternative streaming options; saving time in production; and archiving discoverable recordings. For more information and to save this date to your calendar, visit https://learn.extension.org/events/2859
  • November 16 – 2 pm EDT: “Planning and Executing Quality Learning Experiences via Webinar” Presenters will be Brigitte Scott, Karen Jeanette, Alice Formiga and Leslie Johnson. This presentation will cover working with presenters and using adult learning techniques to increase learner engagement; messaging around the webinar topic on social media, blogs (etc.); creating web content or educational modules; and managing continuing education credits and requests. For more information and to save this date to your calendar, visit https://learn.extension.org/events/2860
  • December 7 – 2 pm EDT: “Using Analytics to Report Impact and Improve Future Webinar Offerings” Presenters will again be Brigitte Scott, Karen Jeanette, Alice Formiga and Leslie Johnson. This concluding presentation in the webinar series will cover getting to know your audience; helping presenters focus their presentation to that audience and preparing for commonly asked questions; ensuring presentations are engaging in the webinar environment; getting analytics, sharing them with presenters, and using them in year-end reports and funding proposals. For more information and to save this date to your calendar, visit https://learn.extension.org/events/2861
About the presenters:
  • Jen Chilek – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Military Families Learning Network and Network Literacy Community of Practices
  • Alice Formiga – Oregon State University
  • Jill Heemstra University of Nebraska and eXtension
  • Karen Jeanette – Military Families Learning Network and Network Literacy Community of Practices
  • Leslie Johnson – University of Nebraska, Northeast Research and Extension Center
  • Coral Owens – University of Illinois and Chez Family Foundation Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education
  • Brigitte Scott – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Ask an Expert Newsroom Webinars

Two Major eXtension Zoom Meetings to Discuss Future Directions

Please plan to join eXtension leaders for two important web events this week. Both discussions will inform decisions on issues of interest that will affect Cooperative Extension professionals in the future.

Wednesday, October 12, 3:00 p.m. Eastern on the Future of Ask an Expert

Ask an Expert is the Q&A system which allows Cooperative Extension professionals (referred to as experts within the application) to engage with the public through the ask.extension.org website. Recently, eXtension completed a reassessment of Ask an Expert and is proposing changes to make it more functional for Cooperative Extension. Prior to attending this web meeting, please review this document–Recommendation for Ask an Expert Changes–which provides background and a summary of the proposed changes. This web meeting will focus on answering questions and getting feedback from meeting attendees. To learn more, register for the event and put it on your calendar, visit learn.extension.org/events/2853.

[This meeting will be recorded so anyone unable to attend may view it at a time of their choosing. Extension professionals may also pose questions and contribute feedback prior to and following the conversation. After reviewing the recommendation document and attending the meeting or viewing the recording, please submit your thoughts, questions and concerns using this form: Feedback on Ask an Expert Recommendation. Comments are due by October 19, 2016].

Thursday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. Eastern on Findings of the Horizon Report

eXtension has been working with the New Media Consortium and the ECOP Innovation Task Force to create a Horizon Report for the Cooperative Extension System to Prepare for the Future. The report looks at technologies, challenges, and opportunities on the horizon, from today to three to five years out. In this first web meeting in a series of four, Jerry Thomas, Director of eXtension’s I-Three Innovation Lab, will provide an overview of the report, the innovations Cooperative Extension should keep an eye on and how we can embrace them. Learn more at https://learn.extension.org/events/2824 or simply join this meeting with your questions and ideas for the conversation at https://extension.zoom.us/j/512771814

[To participate in the entire series and/or the TweetUp, please visit these four links to learn more, follow and add these dates to your calendar.]

 

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IMPORTANT WEB MEETING October 12: Discussion of Ask an Expert Change Recommendations

Opportunity for Extension Professionals to Review Proposed Changes to Ask an Expert 

Ask an Expert logoRecently eXtension led a reassessment of Ask an Expert. While Ask an Expert is one of eXtension’s most valued assets with more than 321,284 questions answered by 6,474 experts since February 21, 2008, the steadily increasing volume of questions from 2008 to the present has posed challenges for the professionals and volunteers who serve as experts to answer the questions. To get your input, eXtension will be hosting a web meeting on Wednesday, October 12, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss the findings and recommendations for changes. Prior to attending the web meeting, we suggest that attendees review this document — Recommendation for Ask an Expert Changes. For more information, to register for this web meeting, and to add this event to your calendar, visit learn.extension.org/events/2853.
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Augmented Reality Newsroom Webinars

Webinar October 10: Potential Uses and Benefits of Augmented Reality for Extension Professionals

Augmented reality (AR) is an immersive technology that allows users to interact with the digital and physical world. Whereas virtual reality (VR) is a computer simulated environment that replicates the physical world, augmented reality involves creating layers of digital information on top of the physical world that is viewed through an Android or iOS device, making that world alive and interactive for the viewer.

 

Please join Michele Kroll, M.S. EdS from University of Missouri Extension, on Monday, October 10, 2016, from 3:30-4:30 p.m., ET, for a new webinar, “Augmented Reality: A New Tool for Extension.” Michele will jump right into introducing some of the tools and ways she has used AR in her Extension work.

 

To gain the best experience from this webinar, we recommend that you read the series of four blog posts on AR that Michele recently published on eXtension.org. This series of short posts presents an excellent introduction to AR technology and examples of its uses. In the Webinar, Michele will build on this background to focus on AR’s potential for Extension.
Michele has been an MU Extension faculty member for 25 years and works as an Education Technology/Online Educator and Community Development Specialist. She is currently a PhD student in Information Science and Learning Technologies at MU. Michele loves developing interactive online courses and using technology to collaborate and bring meaningful learning experiences to learners. She is currently a member of a research team developing an augmented reality and virtual reality project.

 

To add this event to your calendar please visit: https://learn.extension.org/events/2816.
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Advocacy Fundraising & Development Newsroom Webinars

Webinar August 23: Advocacy on the Job for Extension Professionals

Advocacy on the Job:
A Case Study for Extension Professionals Amid Budget Cuts

It’s a challenge that Extension professionals experience more often than they wish: a state’s budget process threatens to dramatically reduce or eliminate a state’s Extension and other agriculture programs.

In 2015, Pennsylvania State University Extension faced elimination of its entire state appropriation. In response, the college and its stakeholders engaged in a comprehensive advocacy and communication strategy that was so compelling that in March, 2016, the entire budget was restored, plus an increase of 9.5%.

Please join eXtension on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., ET, for a new webinar, “Hope Is Not a Strategy: A Case Study on Penn State Extension’s Engagement to Restore State Funding.” This webinar will highlight three parts of this successful advocacy effort:

  • Building long-term relationships with stakeholders and making them effective advocates who lead the efforts to restore funding
  • Spreading the message about Extension through traditional and social media
  • Following messaging guidelines for Extension employees when they post on social media or give interviews in funding-challenged times

The case study will be presented by Mary Wirth, Director of College Relations and Communications for the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. The office is a component of the dean’s office that manages the college’s relationships and strategic communications with external audiences – with a focus on alumni, industry and legislators as well as future students − and covers all three mission areas of the college including education, research and extension.

To add this event to your calendar please visit: https://learn.extension.org/events/2728.

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Announcements i-Three Corps Newsroom Technology Webinars

Two Reminders of eXtension Opportunities: Dates, Times and Topics

eXtension Quarterly Webinar:

Wednesday July 27 at 2:00 EDT. Join eXtension CEO Chris Geith and staff leaders to learn the latest news on developments and opportunities for Extension Professionals. Topics will include:

  • Summary of the eXtension Member Benefits
  • Five example stories from the Issue Corps
  • iThree Corps 2017
  • eXtension Fellows Update
  • Horizon Report Call for Examples
  • Innovation Teams – update on state-level initiatives
  • Community Opportunities
  • Working Out Loud Opportunities for Premium Members
  • ISPI Opportunities for Premium Members
  • Adobe Connect status
  • Upcoming Webinars

NMC Technology Outlook for Cooperative Extension 2016-2021:

Submit your cutting-edge projects. Deadline August 1.  Your project stories are sought for possible publication as examples of current work on the  topics selected for focus in the Cooperative Extension Horizon Report. Topics include:

I. Key Trends Accelerating Technology Adoption in Cooperative Extension Programs

Long-Term Trends: Driving technology adoption in cooperative extension programs for five or more years

  • Advancing Cultures of Change and Innovation
  • Emergence of New Audiences
  • Shift from Learners as Consumers to Learners as Creators

Mid-Term Trends: Driving technology adoption in cooperative extension programs over the next three to five years

  • Growing Focus on Measuring Learning
  • Increasing Focus on Participatory Experiences
  • Proliferation of Open Educational Resources

Short-Term Trends: Driving technology adoption in cooperative extension programs over the next one to two years

  • Communities of Learning
  • Increasing Cross-Institution Collaboration
  • Increasing Value of the User Experience

II. Significant Challenges Impeding Technology Adoption in Cooperative Extension Programs

Solvable Challenges: Those which we both understand and know how to solve

  • Blending Formal and Informal Learning
  • Embracing Change as a Constant
  • Promoting Extension Programs

Difficult Challenges: Those we understand but for which solutions are elusive

  • Measuring the Impact of New Technologies
  • Staff Turnover and Training
  • Under-resourced Organizational Infrastructure

Wicked Challenges: Those that are complex to even define, much less address

  • Managing Knowledge Obsolescence
  • Scaling Innovations
  • Teaching Complex Thinking

III. Important Developments in Educational Technology for Cooperative Extension

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less

  • Makerspaces
  • Mobile Learning
  • Online Learning
  • Social Networks

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years

  • 3D Printing
  • Big Data
  • Drones
  • GIS/Location Intelligence

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years

  • Networked Objects
  • Robotics
  • Telepresence
  • Wearable Technology
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Join eXtension Wednesday, July 27, 2:00 p.m. EDT for Webinar on More Opportunities for Extension Professionals

Since eXtension’s March NEXC 2016 conference, the 126 Cooperative Extension professionals in the i-Three Issue Corps have been advancing their 69 projects with energy and determination. Learn more about the stories, progress and impact of their projects, as well as:

  • Plans for the 2017 i-Issue Three Corps
  • 2016-17 eXtension Fellowship Program
  • Progress report on the 2015-16 Fellows and Innovation Projects
  • Opportunity to submit your project stories for inclusion in the Horizon Report
  • New state-level Innovation Teams
  • Review of member institution benefits, including Working Out Loud and ISPI
  • New developments and opportunities for communities
  • Adobe Connect status
  • Upcoming Webinars
  • And more!

This one-hour webinar will be moderated by eXtension CEO Christine Geith. She will be joined by eXtension leaders Ashley Griffin, Terry Meisenbach, Mark Locklear, Kevin Gamble, Jerry Thomas, Beth Raney, LuAnn Phillips, and Craig Wood to answer questions and discuss new developments in the tools, services and opportunities available for Cooperative Extension teams and professionals.

For more information and the option to add this event to your calendar, please visit http://learn.extension.org/events/2696.

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i-Three Corps Newsroom Webinars

Save the Date: July 27 for eXtension Quarterly Webinar on Opportunities for Extension Professionals

Join eXtension Webinar on July 27 for an Update on i-Three Issue Corp Projects and New Developments

Since eXtension’s March NEXC 2016 conference, the 127 Cooperative Extension professionals in the i-Three Issue Corps have been advancing their 69 projects with energy and determination. Learn more about the stories and impact of their projects, as well as plans for the 2017 i-Corps, the new Fellows selected for the 2016-17 eXtension Fellowship Program, the new state-level Innovation Teams, and additional professional growth opportunities in development for Extension Professionals.

Please join us for this webinar moderated by eXtension Foundation CEO Christine Geith. Panelists will include eXtension leaders Ashley Griffin, Terry Meisenbach, and Mark Locklear who will review updates in their areas of responsibility. All will be prepared to answer questions and discuss tools, services and opportunities available for Cooperative Extension Service teams and professionals.

For more information and the option to add this event to your calendar, please visit https://learn.extension.org/events/2696.