eXtension May 4, 2005 National Videoconference

eXtensioneXtensionMay 4, 2005 May 4, 2005

National National VideoconferenceVideoconference

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

AgendaAgenda

•Institutional Teams•FAQ Initiative•Community of Practice:

Call for Engagement

Institutional TeamsInstitutional Teams

•Facilitate institutional participation•Provide input for building eXtension


•Help institutionalize eXtension•Assist faculty & staff with joining CoPs


•Support eXtension as a primary vehicle for access to local information & programs


•Members▪ Organizational management

▪ Communications/Marketing

▪ Content development


•Members▪ IT infrastructure▪ Faculty▪ County representative


•Due from Director:▪ May 20, 2004

Frequently Asked Frequently Asked Questions Questions

(FAQ) (FAQ) InitiativeInitiative

FAQ InitiativeFAQ Initiative

•Provide Extension faculty & staff an opportunity to participate in eXtension


•Identify Communities of Interest (CoI)•Identify national content leaders


•Build a national FAQ model


•Collect FAQ and answers (Summer)•Analyze data, identify CoI (Fall)


•Publish FAQ to Wiki•Call to participate in answering FAQ

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Content Content DevelopmentDevelopment

Carla CraycraftCraig Wood

Associate Directors

Communities of Communities of PracticePractice

•Virtual Teams▪ Multidisciplinary, multi-institutional, faculty, professional and paraprofessional staff…


•Virtual Teams▪ County educators, industry experts, clientele and/or government agency representatives


•Virtual Teams•Interact daily w/ CoI•Fluid & Flexible•Timely & Responsive


1. Form in response to user market analyses from a Community of Interest (CoI)


2. Expressed needs for emerging content areas.


3. Self-forming because of interests and needs of multiple states.


4. Regional or state subject matter teams-nucleus to form national or regional CoP.

CoP FunctionCoP Function

•National in scope▪ Develop material, national, regional, state or county

•Interact with CoI

CoP FunctionCoP Function•User needs analysis - internal evaluation▪ Evaluation of existing content to determine the best-of-the-best material.


•Reviewing best-of-the-best material to transform for delivery through eXtension


•User assessments determine the production and material developed.


•Open environment so others may join

Guiding Principles & Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoPPhilosophy of CoP

•Believe in “openly shared” educational product development.

•Content authors will retain development recognition for P & T.


•Educational products developed belong to the system and not any one institution or entity.


•Individual members leave content developed with the community.


•Believe others in your field can make contributions, decisions about content.


•Believe in unselfish joint ownership and peer-reviewed development of content.


•Believe change is constant in content areas.


•Believe some content is unique to local, state, or multistate - while some may be national.


•Believe we can no longer afford duplication of effort in the system.


CoP Action PlanCoP Action Plan

1. Boundary conditions

▪ Mission, vision & operating guidelines

▪ Customer-centered focus



▪ Active involvement with CoI

▪ National, regional and local expertise



▪ Educational product development

▪ Entrepreneurial



▪ CoP Leadership


2. Identify CoI and develop a plan for continual interaction.


3. Develop a plan for user assessment and evaluation.


4. Analysis and interpret user assessment data.


5. Develop strategy to inventory existing content.


6. Develop Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).


7. Develop Ask the Expert.


8. Construct content teams.

9. Plan for continual update of content.


10.Identify quick response members.

11.Plan for evaluating the CoP over time.

Evolution of CoPEvolution of CoP

Identify Leaders

Evaluate Content

Prioritize Content


Establish CDT

Transform/Create Content

Evaluate Content


Evolution of team

Maintenance of Content

Identify New Content

eXtension SupporteXtension Support

•Virtual collaborative work space•Technological infrastructure to facilitate work


•Team development opportunities•Communications, marketing, business, development resources


•Training for entry and maintenance of content•Content design standards for production


•Technical production assistance•Online evaluation & assessment tools


•General and overall marketing strategies for CoPs•Assessment mechanisms to define audiences

Call for EngagementCall for Engagement

•Pre-application•Full Application•Planning Grants

Call for EngagementCall for Engagement•Pre-application July 8•Finalists invited July 29•Full Applications Sept. 9•Awards Oct. 7

Call for EngagementCall for Engagement

•Online submission process

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eXtension May 4, 2005 National Videoconference