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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Opportunity for Extension Professionals to Review Proposed Changes to Ask an Expert Recently 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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]