1. Portfolio Development: Extension
John Lawrence & Jay Harmon
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Promotion and Tenure Workshop
April 17, 2017

2. Extension Program
A coordinated set of learning experiences designed to achieve predetermined outcomes.
Programs follow a continuum—starting with an initial environmental scanning, followed by application of the learning experiences and resulting in changes in knowledge, behavior and conditions.

3. Tying Your Program Together
Logic Model
Objectives
Specific components that can be measured
Outputs
Activities, contacts,
products, services
Outcomes
Evidence of change :
•Knowledge (short-term)
•Behavior (midterm)
•Conditions (long-term)

4. Outputs – Elements of Program
Example
Years offered
Program title and outputs
Livestock Marketing & Risk Management
Factsheets
Computer decision aids
Workshop curriculum
Presentations to producers
Changing Iowa Pork Industry
Presentations to stakeholders
Organized symposium for peers
Number of outputs 6 4 1
125
150
Number of participants
4400
700
350
9,000
15,000
7,200 35
% of program responsibility 92
100 50

5. Outcomes – What Changed?
Changes in knowledge
Aware of how information provided can help
Changes in behavior
Actually do something you recommended
Changes in condition
A new standard has been established by majority of clients
Impact

6. Extension Portfolio – Critical Components
Description of your Extension philosophy
Extension responsibilities (including % in PRS)
Summary of Extension programs
Table with program and outputs
Assessment of presentation effectiveness
Describe of impact of your program
How has your efforts led to change in behavior or conditions

7. Extension Portfolio – Critical Components
5. Evaluation of the scholarship of Extension. Begin by stating if you are documenting scholarship of Extension
Programs with documented impact
Refereed publication record related to Extension
Sponsored funding
Development of curriculum and training
Evaluation of invited presentations about extension
Nature of Scholarship, Page   Iowa State University Faculty Handbook

8. Extension Portfolio – Critical Components
Evaluation of stakeholder advising
Multi-state Extension committees
Honors and awards
Extension future plans
Outreach: CALS faculty without formal Extension appointment that are engaged in outreach