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eXtension Transformation of Cooperative Extension

eXtension Transformation of Cooperative Extension. Kentucky Regional Extension Meeting Craig H. Wood January 23, 2008. eXtension , the nation ’s first 24/7/365 collaboratively built non-formal education and information system available on any Internet-ready device. Community of Practice.

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eXtension Transformation of Cooperative Extension

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  1. eXtensionTransformation of Cooperative Extension Kentucky Regional Extension Meeting Craig H. Wood January 23, 2008

  2. eXtension, the nation’s first 24/7/365 collaboratively built non-formal education and information system available on any Internet-ready device

  3. Community of Practice A virtual network of content providers who share knowledge or competence in a specific content area and are willing to work and learn together over a period of time to further develop and share that knowledge in forms of educational products and programs.

  4. Communities of Practice • HorseQuest • Financial Security for All • Imported Fire Ants • Extension Disaster Education Network • Consumer Horticulture • Entrepreneurs and Their Communities • Just In Time Parenting • Wildlife Damage Management

  5. Communities of Practice • Beef Cattle Clearing House • Family Caregiving; Caring for the Aged and/or Disabled Adults • Youth Science, Engineering and Technology for Life • Pork Information Group • eOrganic • DAIReXNET • Corn and Soybean Production

  6. Communities of Practice • Urban Integrated Pest Management • Map@Syst: Geospatial Solutions for Rural and Community Sustainability • Diversity Across Higher Education • Cotton • Integrated Pest Management • Livestock & Poultry Environmental Management Learning Center

  7. Communities of Practice(under development) • Water Quality (North Central) • Obesity, Health & Wellness (Southern) • Small Ruminants (1890) • Living with Fire (Western) • Renewable Energy (Northeast)

  8. www.eXtension.org

  9. eXtension Usability Study(November 2007) • Strengths • Unbiased, in-depth information from university experts on a broad range of topics • Ability to ask university experts any question • A Google search function that will return more relevant articles than a normal Google search on the web

  10. eXtension Usability Study(November 2007) • “You think more about a Web site that has information from universities.” • “This is an informational and educational site where I can get objective, unbiased information…a place to go when I want to learn something.” • “This is much better than Wikipedia, where you don’t know how accurate the information is.”

  11. Projected CoP Launches • February • Geospatial Technologies • Family Caregiving • Livestock & Poultry Environmental Learning Center • Beef Cattle Production • Extension Disaster Education Network

  12. National eXtension Launch • February 21-22, 2008 • Ag Outlook Conference • Washington, DC • Planned activities • Ribbon cutting ceremony • Training opportunities • National eXtension Day • Participation by institutions

  13. eXtension Analytics

  14. eXtension Analytics

  15. Communities of Practice Land Grant Universities Evaluation & Assessment Communications & Marketing Development Resources Professional Development Content Development Services

  16. eXtension Resources • Public eXtension Site • www.extension.org • Contributor resources • about.extension.org (learn about eXtension) • people.extension.org (eXtension ID) • faq.extension.org (faq & ask an expert) • cop.extension.org (articles, learning modules) • events.extension.org (calendar of events) • news.extension.org (aggregation of national news) • search.extension.org (search of all known CES resources) • lists.extension.org/mailman/listinfo (mail lists) • Moodle (learning management system) • pdc.extension.org (professional development courses) • courses.extension.org (CES courses) • campus.extension.org (CoP courses) • eXtension Web Conferencing (supported by Iowa State) • to use email eXtensionWCC@extension.org • collaborate.extension.org (CES collaboration)

  17. What’s in it for you? • eXtensionID • 5,900+ registered contributors • Access to: • FAQ & Ask an Expert • Access to 30,000+ FAQs • Ask questions; get answers; give answers • Articles & Learning Modules • 10,000+ content pages; 8,000 uploaded files • National aggregated LGU news system • Search all CES resources

  18. Why is eXtension good for me? • Opportunity to network with peers • “We can share materials” • “I don’t have to do all the work” • “Help with peer review” • “Opportunities for presentations, publications, awards, camaraderie with peers, networking, fun, and contributions to scholarly activity” • “No more re-inventing the wheel” • Part of “the future of Cooperative Extension”

  19. How Can eXtension Make Your Professional Life Easier? From CoP Members: A source of information from experts using FAQ & “Ask a Peer” functions Keeps a record of your contributions for merit evaluation Access to peer reviewed information Provides a Web link to share work with others Can cut and paste content for local newspaper articles, newsletters, fact sheets, etc.

  20. The Scholarship of eXtension Many opportunities to turn eXtension service roles into scholarship deliverables CoP policies provide rigorous peer review of curricula and publications Can develop synchronous and asynchronous learning tools For more details:http://about.extension.org/wiki/The_Scholarship_of_eXtension

  21. http://about.extension.org

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