learn.extension.org can be the space to find learning opportunities for Cooperative Extension across subject matter, technologies, etc.
Session presented by Jason Young and Beth Raney at ACE NETC 2011 Conference.
2. Contact Info Beth Raney eXtension Professional Development Leader [email_address] Twitter: @bnr1 Jason Young eXtension Software Developer/Systems Architect [email_address] Twitter: @jasonadamyoung Hashtag: #eXPD
Welcome to participants in room and online! We'd like to share some ideas with you and hear your ideas as well. As we pose questions, I'm hoping that those online will respond via the chat and someone will be providing your input to Jason and I. You may also use the Connect features to indicate pro and con, etc.
Jason and I will be talking with you today. You're welcome to contact us anytime!
A couple of the key purposes of this conference is professional development and professional networking. Those also are primary purposes of the professional development that eXtension is leading for all of cooperative extension. We've been happy to share new technologies and ways of doing things that anyone in extension can benefit from. In doing that we've worked with ACE SIGs, many individuals from the extech community as well as other extension associations and states who are willing to share the professoinal development opportunities that previously would have only been open to their own group. How many have ever used the site? Show of hands in room and online
There's a story about why we have this little site to share professional development now. Jason will tell the story...
Let's take a look now at the site for those of you who might not be as familiar and see where you see yourself and others contributing ideas and learning. Overview of site's main page Next few recent w recordings search and tags An event page overview on right presenter - based on details at people.extension.org description time - your time zone; tags link to participate (a few have links to registration... hmmm) Nav Bar Upcoming... overview Recent ... see recordings My events... some have found this useful to find recordings they want to watch or even for annual review info Add a PD Event Anyone who's logged in can add! Ideas?
How many have looked at the site? What did you find valuable or useful? Ideas to encourage social learning? Share URL to individual events Twitter? Collaborate wiki? Do any of you do PD sessions locally? or would be wiling to share with others? Can you think of anyone who would be good to learn from? How can we reach out to others to have their PD events added here?
If you use a feed reader... get the feed Indicate sessions that you're interested in Add your events & recordings Encourage others to add! Share URLs of sessions you think may be of interest to your followers