ask an expert – eXtension Foundation

November 30, 2020

Ask Extension In Transition

Ask Extension (formerly Ask an Expert) has been an important national digital service and content asset since 2006. During the peak summer season this year, over 1100 experts handled about 11,000 questions per month. This year, eXtension launched two new projects with funding from its USDA-NIFA New Technologies for Ag Extension Cooperative Agreement: Building an […]

August 13, 2020

Ask Extension Pilot Program

The eXtension Foundation is seeking volunteers to pilot the upgraded Ask An Expert platform, dubbed Ask Extension, to test features and provide input on user experience for long term improvements. Historically, Ask An Expert has served Cooperative Extension as a digital outreach tool to connect millions of U.S. citizens with you – their local Extension […]

January 5, 2016

How does Ask an Expert Stack Up against Stack Exchange—A Crowdsourcing Approach to Answering Questions and Solving Problems

Recently, I’ve come across a website called Stack Exchange a number of times—whether in a Google search, or in conversation with colleagues who use it regularly. As I explored Stack Exchange I realized there is one thing Extension does more effectively and for free—that is answering people’s questions. What is Stack Exchange? Stack Exchange is […]

March 3, 2011

New AaE Release: Widget Group Notifications for Incoming Questions

Just released today is the ability to configure your Ask an Expert widget to send out notifications to all widget assignees for incoming questions submitted through the widget. This allows for another method of monitoring incoming questions for widgets and each notification email will give important information about the question including the submit date, the […]

October 25, 2010

New Ask an Expert Feature: Comments

Our Ask an Expert system now supports comments on any question in the system, from anyone. You are no longer restricted to comments only at the time of assigning a question to another expert. To add your comment, just click “Add a comment” on the detail page for any question: The comment will be emailed […]

September 24, 2008

Become an eXtension Question Wrangler

Want to help people find answers to their questions? Work with your Extension colleagues from across the country? Help to serve Extension clientele in a new and exciting way? Then maybe you’d like to become an eXtension Question Wrangler. We have new opportunities for our public to ask questions through our new “Ask an Expert” […]