1. eXtension May 4, 2005 National Videoconference

2. intranet.extension.org

3. Questions Phone: (800) 755-7765 FAX: (402) 472-9724 Email: questions@extension.org

4. Agenda Institutional Teams FAQ Initiative Community of Practice: Call for Engagement

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

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

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

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

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

10. Institutional Teams Due from Director: ▪ May 20, 2004

11. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Initiative

12. FAQ Initiative Provide Extension faculty & staff an opportunity to participate in eXtension

13. FAQ Initiative Identify Communities of Interest (CoI) Identify national content leaders

14. FAQ Initiative Build a national FAQ model

15. FAQ Initiative Collect FAQ and answers (Summer) Analyze data, identify CoI (Fall)

16. FAQ Initiative Publish FAQ to Wiki Call to participate in answering FAQ

17. Questions Phone: (800) 755-7765 FAX: (402) 472-9724 Email: questions@extension.org

18. Content Development Carla Craycraft Craig Wood Associate Directors

19. Communities of Practice Virtual Teams ▪ Multidisciplinary, multi- institutional, faculty, professional and paraprofessional staff…

20. Communities of Practice Virtual Teams ▪ County educators, industry experts, clientele and/or government agency representatives

21. Communities of Practice Virtual Teams Interact daily w/ CoI Fluid & Flexible Timely & Responsive

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

23. Communities of Practice 2. Expressed needs for emerging content areas.

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

25. Communities of Practice 4. Regional or state subject matter teams- nucleus to form national or regional CoP.

26. CoP Function National in scope ▪ Develop material, national, regional, state or county Interact with CoI

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

28. CoP Function Reviewing best-of- the-best material to transform for delivery through eXtension

29. CoP Function User assessments determine the production and material developed.

30. CoP Function Open environment so others may join

31. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP Believe in “openly shared” educational product development.

32. Content authors will retain development recognition for P & T. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

33. Educational products developed belong to the system and not any one institution or entity. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

34. Individual members leave content developed with the community. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

35. Believe others in your field can make contributions, decisions about content. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

36. Believe in unselfish joint ownership and peer-reviewed development of content. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

37. Believe change is constant in content areas. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

38. Believe some content is unique to local, state, or multistate - while some may be national. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

39. Believe we can no longer afford duplication of effort in the system. Guiding Principles & Philosophy of CoP

40. CoP Action Plan 1.Boundary conditions ▪ Mission, vision & operating guidelines ▪ Customer-centered focus

41. CoP Action Plan 1.Boundary conditions ▪ Active involvement with CoI ▪ National, regional and local expertise

42. CoP Action Plan 1.Boundary conditions ▪ Educational product development ▪ Entrepreneurial

43. CoP Action Plan 1.Boundary conditions ▪ CoP Leadership

44. CoP Action Plan 2.Identify CoI and develop a plan for continual interaction.

45. CoP Action Plan 3.Develop a plan for user assessment and evaluation.

46. CoP Action Plan 4.Analysis and interpret user assessment data.

47. CoP Action Plan 5.Develop strategy to inventory existing content.

48. CoP Action Plan 6.Develop Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

49. CoP Action Plan 7.Develop Ask the Expert.

50. CoP Action Plan 8.Construct content teams. 9.Plan for continual update of content.

51. CoP Action Plan 10.Identify quick response members. 11.Plan for evaluating the CoP over time.

52. Evolution of CoP Identify Leaders Evaluate Content Prioritize Content

53. Evolution of CoP Establish CDT Transform/Create Content Evaluate Content

54. Evolution of CoP Evolution of team Maintenance of Content Identify New Content

55. eXtension Support Virtual collaborative work space Technological infrastructure to facilitate work

56. eXtension Support Team development opportunities Communications, marketing, business, development resources

57. eXtension Support Training for entry and maintenance of content Content design standards for production

58. eXtension Support Technical production assistance Online evaluation & assessment tools

59. eXtension Support General and overall marketing strategies for CoPs Assessment mechanisms to define audiences

60. Call for Engagement Pre-application Full Application Planning Grants

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

62. Call for Engagement Online submission process

63. Questions Phone: (800) 755-7765 FAX: (402) 472-9724 Email: questions@extension.org