1. 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

2. How am I known?

3. How am I known?

4. How am I known?

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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