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DoD Family Resilience Conference presentation, April 2011TRANSCRIPT
eXtension and the Military Families Partnership
Initiative: Ensuring the Future of Our Military
FamiliesKyle L. Kostelecky, PhD, CFLE
[email protected] M. Adrian, PhD
Understanding the Land Grant and Cooperative
Extension•
• Agriculture, Military Tactics, & Mechanic Arts • Agriculture, Science, & Engineering
• Openness, Accessibility, & Service to People• 1862, 1890, 1994
Extension is…• “Extending" resources •Solving public needs •Build partnerships •Evidence- & research-based •Improve quality of life
• Every state and US Territory• 3000+ counties
eXtension
• LGU Extension eXtension
Real Life in Real Time
• Interactive• Collaboratively built • Internet-based • Learning environment • Sound• Science-based information • 24/7/365
It’s Really a Verb
• Collaboratively developed content• Peer reviewed• Engagement
• Ask an Expert• Social Networking
• Web conferencing• Courses• Professional development• Evaluation
An Example
Basic management
Concentration Areas & Audience
• Personal Finance • Child Care• Family & Youth Development
• Military Family Service Professionals
extension.org/militaryfamilies
Second Life
Web Conferencing
MilitaryNetworks
Forums
YouTube
Blog eXtension
blogs
ProfessionalDevelopment
learn.extension.org
Facebook.com/MilitaryFamilies
Twitter.com/milfamLN
Moodle: Credit & non credit
Courses
militaryfamilies.extension.org
Content
Cooperative Extension
Land Grant Faculty
NGOs
Marine Corps FS
Army FS
Air Force FS
Family & Youth Development
Child Care
PersonalFinance
Network Literacy
DoD FS
Navy FS
THANK YOU