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Not Your Grandparents’ or Great-grandparents’ Extension#CoopExt
Auburn University Extension Methods Guest LectureMarch 2014
@aafromaaaadrian@extension.org
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Let’s start out with questions.
What is Cooperative Extension’s best resource?
What makes Cooperative Extension the best choice—the optimal choice—possibly the only choice for its mission?
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At one time, everyone knew the Extension agents.
Seen as responsive (home & farm visits).
Known as the link to the land grants (research and undergraduate).
Was one of the few people in the community with a college degree.
Shared research findings.
What’s different?
3Photo: https://flic.kr/p/bt7p7R
Cooperative Extension has an image deficit(Dave King http://www.joe.org/joe/1993fall/tp1.php)
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Copernicus 2009 Study
Tim Berners-Lee proposed an “information management” system that became known as the Web.
Just as important of a significant move:On Christmas Day, Berners-Lee released the code—for free.
On March 12, 1989
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Six drivers of disruption Institute of the Future
http://www.iftf.org/futureworkskills
Rise of smart machines and systems
Globally connected world
Superstructed organizations
New media ecology
Computational world
Extreme longevity
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kabanski/914928023
Skills needed for 2020 knowledge workerInstitute of the Futurehttp://www.iftf.org/ Sensemaking
Social Intelligence
Novel Adaptive Thinking
Cross Cultural Competency
Computational Thinking
New Media Literacy
Transdisciplinarity
Design Mindset
Cognitive Load Management
Virtual Collaboration
Attributes for 21st Century Extension Professionals
Attributes for 21st Century Extension ProfessionalsIFTF Identified Skills
Sensemaking
Social Intelligence
Novel Adaptive Thinking
Cross Cultural Competency
Computational Thinking
New Media Literacy
Transdisciplinarity
Design Mindset
Cognitive Load Management
Virtual Collaboration
Build new relationships and maintain traditional relationships online.
Learn informally through information flow and others online.
Seek diversity.More than demographics—diversity in political ideals, social beliefs,
disciplines, and culture.
Integrate research and extension beyond what we currently do.
Know that we are not the only experts and that complex problems cannot be solved and forced (i.e., through logic models). See Cynefin framework http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin
Learn outloud and curate.
Future of Extension
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Anne-isms
Transparency and openness in our work, decisions, and findings.
More open licenses. All Cooperative Extension materials were public domain before 1990. Creating and scaling our work cannot be done easily through All rights reserved products (Creative Commons licenses that allow for easy sharing and remixing).
Inclusion of people outside of Extension, particularly passionate amateurs in our work this allows for scaling our work without growing our organizations.
Ability to test (and fail) more easily to acquire more agility and innovativeness.
Future of Extension
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A national online presence for Cooperative Extension.
Content is built through collaborative efforts among Cooperative Extension faculty.
Communities of Practice (CoPs) provide the mechanism to develop content (content is more than the text, can include videos, webinars, social media, etc.)
CoPs sometimes include others outside of Cooperative Extension.
www.extension.org is the hub for eXtension.
eXtensionwww.extension.org
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Is one-to-one engagement.
People ask questions through Ask an Expert widgets and Cooperative Extension/University staff and volunteers answer them.
The widgets can be customized for area of interests or locale. Many county offices use the widgets and direct the questions to their own staff.
Questions can be distributed throughout the Cooperative Extension system.
A public option is available for the questions.
eXtension Ask an Expert https://ask.extension.org/
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A listing of synchronous online professional development and other learning opportunities.
Events maybe hosted by eXtension, others in Cooperative Extension and other entities.
Anyone can post events in Learn with Google, Twitter, Facebook or eXtension IDs.
Learn events include additional information such as the recording, slidesets, additional reading materials.
Events can be added your calendar, followed for changes, and commented on, logging in with Google, Twitter, Facebook or eXtension IDs.
You can track your participation in Learn for your annual reports.
eXtension Learnhttps://learn.extension.org/
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Asynchronous integrated online learning platform using Moodle.
Course delivery tools and services that can uniquely combine web pages, videos, books, lessons, assignments, forums, chat, certificates, databases, glossaries, quizzes, journals, and questionnaires into personalized learning environments.
Courses can have closed or open enrollments, can be fee-based or free.
eXtension Campushttp://campus.extension.org/
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Collaborative and internal work space.
A space for CoPs to collaborate and communicate among themselves.
Internal information for CoPs is housed in Create.
Content that meant for the public is developed in the collaborative work space, peer reviewed, and copy edited is then published to www.extension.org.
You must have an eXtension ID to edit anything in Create.
eXtension Createhttp://create.extension.org/
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A springboard for any work that requires an eXtension ID.
Get your eXtension ID in people.
Set your profile settings for Ask an Expert, Create, Learn, and Data.
List your social networks and interests
Create public settings for your profile (so you can be found more easily).
Find communities and colleagues.
eXtension Peoplehttps://people.extension.org/
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eXtension’s example of building a network online(face to face is not possible)
Military FamiliesLearning Network
(target audience are those people who work with military families—family service professionals)
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14,900 certificates in Moodle courses36% increase
21,268 active participants 50% increase
210 webinars conducted by CoPs
18,534 participants in CoP webinars
173,684 views of the CoP recordings
eXtension’s engagementCourses and Webinars
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2013
1.6 Million contacts through social media increased by 124%
5.8 Million interactions insocial media increased by 1,232%
eXtension’s engagementSocial Media
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2013
54% of Ask an Expert users have never heard of Cooperative Extension
44% of Ask an Expert questions had some significant economic value
48,008 questions resolved on Ask an Expert
5,026 questions resolved in Alabama
eXtension’s engagementAsk an Expert
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2013
51,458 Visits to Learn
494 Events offered as webinars
618 Hours of professional development
$1.6 Million savings or value back to the system
eXtension’s serving its own and others
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2013
In 2013, eXtension has received $1.53 of additional funds for each $1.00 invested.
Since its beginning, eXtension has received $1.58 of additional funds for each $1.00 invested.
eXtension’s serving its own
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Discussion
What are forces important for Extension and land-grants to adjust to?
What should Extension focus on that will make us successful in the future?
How do those focus areas affect our work force?
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References
Facing the Image Deficit by Dave King http://www.joe.org/joe/1993fall/tp1.php)
An analysis of the priority needs of Cooperative Extension at the County Level by Harder, Lamm and Strong http://www.jae-online.org/attachments/article/56/Harder_etal_50_3_11-21.pdf
The 21st Century Extension Professional (the ECOP sponsored study) Webinar and Slideset https://learn.extension.org/events/1073
Skills for 2020 Knowledge Workers http://www.iftf.org/futureworkskills
Learning and Working within a Learning Networkhttp://about.extension.org/2014/03/10/learning-and-working-within-a-learning-network/
Other Recommended Readings
Global landscape http://www.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/work/
People and Technology http://www.iftf.org/our-work/people-technology/
Harold Jarche’s blog: http://www.jarche.com/
Ongoing finds in connected organizations http://www.scoop.it/t/connected-communities
Ongoing finds in personal learning http://www.scoop.it/t/approachtolearning
Photo Credits
Droplets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kabanski/914928023
County agent: https://flic.kr/p/bt7p7R
Binoculars: https://flic.kr/p/4ufwAb
Not Your Grandparents’ or Great-grandparents’ Extension#CoopExt
@aafromaaaadrian@extension.org
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