1. eXtension July 12, 2005 National Videoconference

2. intranet.extension.org

3. Questions Phone: (515) 294-4911 (515) 294-5261 FAX: (515) 294-7767 Email: isulink@iastate.edu

4. Agenda 2005-2007 Implementation Plan Community of Practice: Call for Engagement Review Process

5. Agenda FAQ Initiative Institutional Teams Questions & Answers

6. 2005-2007 Implementation Plan

7. “The plan should focus on providing clarity of purpose, communicating a vision of the initiative the organization can embrace, and establishing a roadmap to guide and assess project development.”

8. Year 1 Milestones Develop an eXtension prototype Develop a long-range implementation plan

9. Year 1 Milestones Select Pioneer Communities of Practice Implement an FAQ Initiative

10. Year 1 Milestones Develop technology to support Y1 goals and objectives Develop an evaluation plan

11. Year 1 Milestones Develop a communications & marketing plan

12. Year 1 Milestones Organize work teams to assist in development of the initiative

13. Year 1 Milestones Develop revenue generation strategies Develop leadership and management team

14. Year 1 Milestones Develop an effective business model and policies

15. Implementation Plan intranet.extension.org

16. Questions Phone: (515) 294-4911 (515) 294-5261 FAX: (515) 294-7767 Email: isulink@iastate.edu

17. Carla Craycraft Craig Wood Associate Directors, eXtension University of Kentucky

18. Communities of Practice: Call for Engagement Review Process

19. Questions Phone: (515) 294-4911 (515) 294-5261 FAX: (515) 294-7767 Email: isulink@iastate.edu

20. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Project

21. FAQ Project Goals Engage the system Collect FAQs Identify CoI

22. FAQ Project Goals Seed the FAQ Knowledge base for CoPs

23. Kevin Gamble Associate Director, eXtension North Carolina State University

24. FAQ Project All Extension employees participate Enter 5-10 FAQs and answers

25. FAQ Project Enter FAQ tagging information Complete entries by September 15th

26. FAQ Project Facilitated by Institutional Teams ▪ Communications to all Extension Employees to participate

27. FAQ Project Publish FAQ to Wiki for internal use (fall) Call to participate in answering and modifying FAQs (fall)

28. FAQ Project Directors and Administrators detailed reports ▪ Participation ▪ FAQ content analysis Identify potential content leaders for CoPs

29. FAQ Project FAQ Guidelines intranet.extension.org

30. Questions Phone: (515) 294-4911 (515) 294-5261 FAX: (515) 294-7767 Email: isulink@iastate.edu

31. Institutional Teams

32. 23 teams have been organized

33. Institutional Teams Facilitate institutional participation Provide input for building eXtension

34. Institutional Teams Help institutionalize eXtension Assist faculty & staff with joining CoPs

35. Institutional Teams Support eXtension as a primary vehicle for access to local information & programs

36. Institutional Teams Members ▪ Organizational management ▪ Communications/Marketing ▪ Content development

37. Institutional Teams Members ▪ IT infrastructure ▪ Faculty ▪ County representative

38. Institutional Teams First Meetings ▪ Regional -July 25, 28 -More information coming

39. Institutional Teams Send team names to Lisa Schultz at: lisa_schultz@extension.org

40. Questions Phone: (515) 294-4911 (515) 294-5261 FAX: (515) 294-7767 Email: isulink@iastate.edu

41. Produced by Iowa State University Extension Educational Materials and Marketing Services Instructional Technology

42. Iowa State Staff Elaine Edwards Floyd Davenport Daniel Ossian Steve Hart David Anderson

43. Iowa State Staff Jon Anderson Lisa Scarbrough Jed Findlay Brittany Lauterbach Keven Arrowsmith

44. Questions & Answers