eXtension July 25, 2006 National Videoconference

eXtensioneXtensionJuly 25, 2006 July 25, 2006

National National VideoconferenceVideoconference

AgendaAgenda

•Summer Update•Call for Engagement & Community of Practice Updates

AgendaAgenda

•FAQ Rollout Update•Professional Development•eXtension Web Conferencing Center

2006 Video 2006 Video Conference Conference ScheduleSchedule

•October 24

about.eXtension.orgabout.eXtension.org

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Phone: (800) 755-7765FAX: (402) 472-9724Email: [email protected]

iTeam MeetingsiTeam Meetings

•Week of ▪ September 19▪ November 27



Summer UpdateSummer Update•eXtension Web Conference Center▪ Iowa State University

•Volunteer CoP▪ Pesticide Environmental Stewardship

Summer UpdateSummer Update•Communications & Marketing and User Interface - portal▪ Bremmer Goris (C&M)▪ Bean Creative (User

Interface)•FAQ roll out•Virtual News Room

Summer UpdateSummer Update

•HorseQuest rollout•New Technologies for Ag Extension Grant ▪ $1.425M

•Non-Profit Status

Call for EngagementCall for Engagement

•19 Full Applications•Review Panel (13)•July 31, 2006•August 15-16, 2006

▪ Louisville, KY

CoP UpdateCoP Update

•CoP Leadership Monthly calls

•CoP Members Monthly Web Conference

•Testing application and input


•Establishing a review process for content and FAQs•cop.extension.org

▪ Resource Dashboard


•FAQs▪ HorseQuest▪ Financial Security▪ Consumer Horticulture▪ Imported Fire Ants▪ Wildlife Damage Mgmt.


•FAQ and Subject Matter Content▪ Review process▪ Copy Editors working



FAQ Rollout UpdateFAQ Rollout Update•Rolled out July 5•Receiving lots of visits

•100s of edits - quality

•New FAQs - not as many

FAQ Rollout UpdateFAQ Rollout Update•Monitor usage

▪ My Stuff and Atom feeds

•Promote in your state▪ Materials on About wiki▪ Link from your intranets

•Development on-going

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

•Schedule of Opportunities▪ Go to:

http://about.extension.org/wiki

and search for Schedule of Professional Development

Opportunities



•Sign up for Email Announcements▪ Go to:

https://lists.extension.org/mailman/listinfo/learn


•Sessions open to anyone in Extension

•Using Breeze meeting room called “Learn” at:

https://breeze.extension.iastate.edu/learn

Watch Past PD Watch Past PD EventsEvents

•For recordings go to:-http://about.extension.org/wiki

▪ Search for Recordings▪ Or see:-http://about.extension.org/wiki/Past_Breeze_events



ExamplesExamples

• eXtension: Help Wanted

• Wikis Work! featuring Kris Olsen

ExamplesExamples

• FAQ Orientation

• 30 Minute Sessions on various topics

Upcoming PD EventsUpcoming PD Events

•30 Minute Session: ▪ FAQ Orientation (all welcome - July 26


•For IT Staff: ▪ Sam Ruby on Atom for Syndication - August 23


•Special Guest:▪ Jeffrey Veen on Web 2.0 - September


•Other topics announce using the Learn Mailing list and the blog at about extension.org

Web Conferencing Web Conferencing CenterCenter

•Adobe Breeze Meetings•Online meetings and presentations

•Computer and Internet connection


•Video, audio, presentations, polling, notes

• http://about.extension.org/wiki/Web_Conferencing_Center FAQ, Meetings,

Recordings, Contact, Pricing


•Dustin Hiatt, Floyd Davenport▪ [email protected] ▪ 1-800-478-0057



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eXtension July 25, 2006 National Videoconference