the extension tool box project: resources for promoting extension use at the local level
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Presentation at 2011 eXtension CoP Meetings in Louisville, KY.TRANSCRIPT
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The eXtension Tool Box Project: Resources for Promoting
eXtension Use at the Local LevelBetsy Greene and Mike Lambur
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eXtension
2010-AustinWe have created the beast…
Now what?!
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The Project• A New Way of Working– Two Year Internal Grant (UVM)
• Prototype for “eXtension Tool box”–Create– Test–Revise–Distribute
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Outcomes
Knowledge of eXtension resources
Familiarity and Comfort
Utilization by Internal Personnel -Apply and Utilize in Daily Work
Utilization by Vermonters and beyond
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eXtension Toolbox Outline
Explain/Demo/Do
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Section I: The Public Site
A. The Agent/Specialist/Educator
Goal: This section will provide tutoring on how you as the extension employee can use the materials to find (and review) information on the public side and then direct your clientele to appropriate resources.
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Section I: The Public Site
B. The Clientele
Goal: Send them to the right information. Point clientele to certain parts of it.
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Section I: The Public Site
Tool/Video: Finding Information and Navigating the Site
• Best way to use as a resource is go right to search
Lots of ways to access info, we want to give you the easiest and most efficient way to see if your content is there….as well as direct clientele there too….
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Introduction Video
http://bit.ly/TBIntro
Tool/Video: Overview of the Public Website
(Mike “Jing Master” Lambur)
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Next: Ask an Expert…And, to avoid duplication of common questions…you need to jump through one hoop, search and get the same BUT…then you get the send to expert button…and you can go from there….for an official question….
Next section: Resource Area Go to Cop home page for resource areas…Kind of a table of contents- depends on your favorite method for finding stuff
Next section: Internal FAQs because you can see answered but not published stuff (covered in next section…)
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Tool/Video: Learning Lessons IntroCAUTION: Different CoPs have various levels of information/content/degrees of detail/etc. in their lessons
Various Levels of Interactivity:Simplistic: e.g. Cat HouseNon-interactive PowerPoints: e.g. Blueberry PowerPointSomewhat Interactive: What is IPM?Webinars: MHU/HQ and many othersMost Interactive: HorseQuest learning lessons, Grandparents raising grandchildren
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Tool/Video: about.extension.org walk about
• Going through the top tool bar:
–A. About eXtension (no click)–B. Public site: We covered that in Section I
(no click)–C. Search: One Search gets to all national
coop ext sites…. (no click)–D. Create: All kinds of internal information
from meeting minutes to governance (formerly known as about.wiki.org) (no click)
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Walk about continued…– E. CoP: Where CoP’s create their content (now wiki,
will be drupal) (no click)– F. Campus: Where you find all Moodle courses TO BE
COVERED LATER (no click)– G. Collaborate: Public wiki that anyone can use to
collaborate…(no click)– H. AaE: TO BE COVERED LATER (no click)– I. Events: TO BE COVERED LATER (no click)– J. FAQ: TO BE COVERED LATER (no click)– K. People: TO BE COVERED LATER (no click)– Learn: TO BE COVERED LATER (no click)
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Tool/Video: Get an id
Tool/Video: Using People.extension.org
Tool/Video: Content Series as a RESOURCE
FAQ: how do you use it to find your info desired
FAQ the tool: how do you use it…as a contributor (DISCUSSED LATER in series)
Learn.extension.org
Tool/Video: Content Series as a Contributor to eXtension
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Thoughts/Suggestions?