EXtension February 1, 2005 National Videoconference

eXtensioneXtensionFebruary 1, 2005 February 1, 2005

National National VideoconferenceVideoconference

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Phone: (800) 755-7765FAX: (402) 472-9724Email: [email protected]

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…a national information and learning center that brings together the expertise and knowledge of our organization

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and presents it in a way that meets the needs and establishes relationships with new and traditional audiences.

Basic Info

FAQs

Ask theExperts

Discussionand Chat

DistanceDiagnostics

DecisionTools

Conferencing/Streaming Video

Individual Learning Modules

MultipleLearning Modules

Certificate/Credit Courses

Search

Tailored Packages(fee based)

Collaborative Space

Virtual Teams of Experts

eXtension Model

Brand IdentifyBrand Identify

•Not a “federal” template

•Local, state and national “skins”

PrinciplesPrinciples

•Useful and practical information

•Land-grant system•Best of the best•Minimize duplication

Governing CommitteeGoverning Committee•Lavon Bartel (NE)

▪ Chair

•Elbert Dickey (NC)▪ Vice Chair

•Paul Coreil (S)▪ Treasurer

•Lavon Bartel (NE)▪ Chair

•Elbert Dickey (NC)▪ Vice Chair

•Paul Coreil (S)▪ Treasurer

Governing CommitteeGoverning Committee•Karen Hinton (W)

▪ Secretary

•Dalton McAfee (1890)

•Charles Norman (ECOP)

Governing CommitteeGoverning Committee

•Dick Wootton (NASULGC)

•Greg Crosby (CSREES)

Governing CommitteeGoverning Committee

GC Staff•Ron Brown (ASRED)

•Carl O’Connor (NC)

StaffStaff

•Dan Cotton, Director (NU)

•Carla Craycraft Associate Director (UK)

StaffStaff

•Craig Wood, Associate Director (UK)

•Kevin Gamble, Associate Director (NCSU)

FundingFunding

•Assessment▪ (.8 of 1% SL)

•U.S.D.A. – CSREES contribution

•Potential sources

Building a Building a PrototypePrototype

Prototype GoalsPrototype Goals

•Functioning System

•“Rules of the road”

Prototype GoalsPrototype Goals

•Build Capacity•Improve, Extend & Expand

Content Content DevelopmentDevelopmentCarla Craycraft

Craig WoodAssociate Directors

Prototype Prototype Content TeamsContent Teams

•HorseQuest•Financial Security

•AnswerLink

HorseQuestHorseQuest

•National Team•On-line Chat•National Curriculum•FAQ’s•Learning Modules

HorseQuestHorseQuestTeam LeadersTeam Leaders

•Clint Depew, LSU

•Ashley Griffin, UK

Financial SecurityFinancial Security

•FAQ’s•Customer Focus•Team Structure•National Curriculum

Financial SecurityFinancial SecurityNational Co-ChairsNational Co-Chairs

•Nancy Porter, Clemson

•Jane Schuchardt, CSREES

Financial SecurityFinancial SecurityContent ChairsContent Chairs

•Marlene Stum, Univ. of Minnesota

•Marilyn Bishoff, Univ. of Idaho

AnswerLinkAnswerLinkCSU Cooperative CSU Cooperative ExtensionExtension

•5,000 FAQ’s•4 years experience

State BrandingState Branding

•Ohio State •Prairie View A&M

•Texas A&M

State BrandingState Branding

•Washington State

•West Virginia State

•West Virginia

Communities of Communities of PracticePractice

•Virtual Teams▪ Faculty & Staff▪ Instr. Designers▪ Multimedia Spec.


•Multi-institutional•Multi-disciplinary•Responsive•Evolving•Sustainable


•CD Teams•CoP Leaders•Content Management Board

National StrengthNational Strength

Local FocusLocal Focus

FirstFirst Request for Request for ParticipationParticipation

•RFP Available: April

•Application Due: July

Information Information Technology Technology

Kevin GambleAssociate Director

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IT PrioritiesIT Priorities

•Cost savings•Middleware

IT PrioritiesIT Priorities

•Standards – Protocols•R & D

Development FocusDevelopment Focus

•Portal•Content Management System

Web Portal:Web Portal:

Software that provides Software that provides personalized capabilities personalized capabilities to their users. They are to their users. They are designed to use designed to use distributed applications,distributed applications,and hardware to provide and hardware to provide services from a number services from a number of different sources.of different sources.

uPortal:uPortal:www.uportal.orgwww.uportal.org

•Customizable•Personalizable•Extensible


•Single sign-on Authentication

•Internationalization


•Standards-based:Java, XML

eXtension eXtension Portal ChannelsPortal Channels

•Branding•Registration•Events/Calendar


•News: RSS Feeds •Find and Expert•Ask an Expert - FAQ


•Content▪ Learning Modules▪ Publications▪ Live event▪ Video/Audio


•Search

Content Management Content Management System (CMS):System (CMS):

Software that Software that enables one to add enables one to add and/or manipulate and/or manipulate content on a Web content on a Web site.site.

Apache Lenya:Apache Lenya:

lenya.apache.orglenya.apache.org

•Content Entry•Metadata•Workflow - roles

Apache LenyaApache Lenya::

lenya.apache.orglenya.apache.org

•Staging•Internationalization

•Standards-based: Java, XML, XSLT

Software Prototype Life Cycle


System Modeling/R&D

System Modeling/R&D

System Modeling/R&D

Software Req AnalysisSoftware Req Analysis



System Modeling/R&DSoftware Req

AnalysisSys Analysis & DesignSys Analysis & Design




AnalysisSys Analysis & DesignCode

GenerationCode Generation





Generation

Sys Analysis & DesignSys Analysis & Design

TestingTesting





GenerationTesting

MaintenanceMaintenance



Delivery ScenariosDelivery Scenarios

•Full service▪ Hosted

-Shared infrastructure

▪ Institutional CMS▪ Institutional Portals

Delivery ScenariosDelivery Scenarios

•Integrated Partner▪ Metadata▪ News - rss▪ Events - iCal▪ Registration - ldap▪ Expertise - vCal

Code RepositoryCode Repository

•Subversion•URL:

pythonssl.extension.org/svn

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Next StepsNext Steps

•February: NED/A

•Long-range implementation plan

•Integrate content development teams into the prototype


•Engage the system in the prototype (i.e., issue-based work teams)

•Videoconference Series


•Refine tools and capabilities

•RFP for Hosting services

•Communications/Marketing Leader

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EXtension February 1, 2005 National Videoconference