Promotion in Extension Workshop January 27, 2015 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Promotion in Extension Workshop January 27, 2015 Dr. Bob Horton, State 4-H STEM Specialist

How am I known?

How am I known?

How am I known?

What my colleagues told me . . . 4-H Curriculum Development Experiential Learning & Teaching Informal Science Education

What am I Publishing? . . . artifacts like journal articles, bulletins, tech reports fact sheets, 4-H project books, scholarly presentations, etc. Curriculum Development – research into the framework for developing informal teaching materials for youth audiences Experiential Learning – research into conducting and modeling best practices Informal Science Education – research into modeling best practices for the informal delivery of science

your curriculum & your craft What am I teaching? your curriculum & your craft 4-H Curriculum Development – includes framework for developing informal teaching materials for youth audiences using my publications as examples Experiential Learning – includes conducting, modeling best practices using my publications as examples Informal Science Education – includes modeling best practices for the informal delivery of science using my publications as examples

Got Grants? $$$ makes it happen Furthering one’s Research & Teaching agenda; Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Informal Science Education Allows for early adoption . . . “taking ideas for a spin” Validates the work you are doing as “important” or “promising” Raises your level of credibility . . . “what he’s doing must be important if they gave him $$”

Service . . . for them and for you Validating your ideas among others Serving with like minded people Networking Obtaining grant dollars Obtaining recognition Elevating one’s prominence and visibility