2016 North Central Cooperative Extension Association MeetingChristine Geith
This document outlines eXtension's new purpose to help Cooperative Extension professionals make a visible impact on local issues. It discusses three key areas - Issue Response, Innovation Lab, and National Presence. Issue Response enables professionals to develop solutions for current issues. The Innovation Lab discovers and fosters adoption of new working methods. National Presence provides a system-wide response and engagement on issues.
Keynote presentation delivered at OCULL Retreat, Oct 25, 2018. This slide deck is an extended version of a similar presentation delivered at the 2018 Global Online Learning Summit in Toronto.
The document evaluates the impact of GRI sustainability reporting training in Australia. It finds that the training builds reporting capacity by providing internal stakeholders with access to data and knowledge of regulatory drivers. It recommends enhancing the training program, expanding support networks for reporters, and repeating the research investigation. The full report will soon be available on the NetBalance and National Centre for Sustainability websites.
Success is the right tool meeting the right problem. Here's an overview of the principles of one of those tools, Collective Impact, and how it can be applied towards systems change. Read more about the definition of Collective Impact: http://bit.ly/1qL9Yku.
Leveraging Mobile Technology to Strengthen the Work of Community Health Worke...CORE Group
This document discusses leveraging mobile technology to strengthen the work of community health workers. It describes CommCare, a mobile app that community health workers can use to document questions and answers, transmit data, and use multimedia and logic to guide processes. The document outlines several Pathfinder projects using CommCare in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Kenya focused on areas like HIV/AIDS, family planning, antenatal care, and maternal and child health. It discusses the design and implementation process, including identifying challenges, designing with end users, field testing, and iterations. It also covers supervision, monitoring, evaluation, challenges encountered, and lessons learned around technology familiarity, reporting burdens, and using data to improve quality of care.
Participating in eXtension Communities of PracticeJohn Dorner
This document discusses communities of practice (CoPs) on eXtension, an online learning platform for extension professionals. It defines CoPs as collaborative groups that share knowledge over time. The document lists current and proposed eXtension CoPs focused on various agricultural and family topics. It describes the roles of CoP members and leaders and how to get involved, including choosing a CoP, participating, and meeting responsibilities. Benefits are outlined for county staff and faculty in gaining access to experts, research, and new audiences through eXtension CoPs.
2016 North Central Cooperative Extension Association MeetingChristine Geith
This document outlines eXtension's new purpose to help Cooperative Extension professionals make a visible impact on local issues. It discusses three key areas - Issue Response, Innovation Lab, and National Presence. Issue Response enables professionals to develop solutions for current issues. The Innovation Lab discovers and fosters adoption of new working methods. National Presence provides a system-wide response and engagement on issues.
Keynote presentation delivered at OCULL Retreat, Oct 25, 2018. This slide deck is an extended version of a similar presentation delivered at the 2018 Global Online Learning Summit in Toronto.
The document evaluates the impact of GRI sustainability reporting training in Australia. It finds that the training builds reporting capacity by providing internal stakeholders with access to data and knowledge of regulatory drivers. It recommends enhancing the training program, expanding support networks for reporters, and repeating the research investigation. The full report will soon be available on the NetBalance and National Centre for Sustainability websites.
Success is the right tool meeting the right problem. Here's an overview of the principles of one of those tools, Collective Impact, and how it can be applied towards systems change. Read more about the definition of Collective Impact: http://bit.ly/1qL9Yku.
Leveraging Mobile Technology to Strengthen the Work of Community Health Worke...CORE Group
This document discusses leveraging mobile technology to strengthen the work of community health workers. It describes CommCare, a mobile app that community health workers can use to document questions and answers, transmit data, and use multimedia and logic to guide processes. The document outlines several Pathfinder projects using CommCare in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Kenya focused on areas like HIV/AIDS, family planning, antenatal care, and maternal and child health. It discusses the design and implementation process, including identifying challenges, designing with end users, field testing, and iterations. It also covers supervision, monitoring, evaluation, challenges encountered, and lessons learned around technology familiarity, reporting burdens, and using data to improve quality of care.
Participating in eXtension Communities of PracticeJohn Dorner
This document discusses communities of practice (CoPs) on eXtension, an online learning platform for extension professionals. It defines CoPs as collaborative groups that share knowledge over time. The document lists current and proposed eXtension CoPs focused on various agricultural and family topics. It describes the roles of CoP members and leaders and how to get involved, including choosing a CoP, participating, and meeting responsibilities. Benefits are outlined for county staff and faculty in gaining access to experts, research, and new audiences through eXtension CoPs.
Majella McCloskey - Evidence-informed policy making - 26 June 2017OECD Governance
Presentation by Majella McCloskey, Centre for Effective Services, Ireland/Northern Ireland, at the event on Governing better through evidence-informed policy making, 26-27 June 2017. For further information please see http://www.oecd.org/gov/evidence-informed-policy-making.htm
Cross-Sector Partnerships 101: Structuring Your Cross-Sector Partnership So I...Living Cities
This document outlines an agenda and presentation on structuring cross-sector partnerships. It discusses identifying partnership goals and outcomes, establishing formal representative roles and structures, building trust through problem-solving cycles, and accounting for differences in power, authority, and expertise among partners. The presentation emphasizes the importance of clarity on results and intentionality on partnership vision, accountability, and processes to support success.
Nesta is the UK's innovation foundation that helps bring great ideas to life through investments, grants, and mobilizing resources. It works to support innovative ventures through its innovation lab and grant programs. Nesta has adapted a model for mapping public service innovation developed by Charles Leadbeater that categorizes innovations as either sustaining or disruptive, and formal or informal. The document discusses several trends in public service innovation including open innovation, design, social action, behavioral insights, experimentalism, and use of data.
This document outlines the agenda for a presentation on the key benefits of technology-based clinical supervision (TBCS) and advocating for its use. The presentation discusses 6 key benefits of TBCS: 1) It increases access to quality supervision, 2) enhances cultural competency, 3) strengthens professional identity, 4) supports program integration, 5) shepherds in a new era of technology, and 6) promotes fidelity to evidence-based practices. The presentation also provides examples of advocating for TBCS by discussing quality clinical supervision, support from clinical supervisors, research studies on TBCS in remote areas, and standards from social work boards supporting its use when supervisors can properly assess supervisees. The document concludes by
UCL Local research & policy collaborationNoel Hatch
UCL has engaged in several local policy collaborations in London:
1. UCL supported a workshop and advisory board for Waltham Forest's state of the borough report and equity approach.
2. UCL delivered roundtables on good work for Islington's agenda and scoped a policy challenge.
3. UCL partnered with Camden Council on an internship program.
UCL also brokered connections for academics to contribute to climate initiatives in Hackney and Harrow. UCL delivered a roundtable for Newham Council's 15 minute neighborhoods plan.
CAPE is developing a fellowship program to enhance evidence-based decision making for local authorities through interaction with other universities and mobilizing
Being Well Salford is a health and wellbeing coaching program managed by The Big Life group in partnership with Salford organizations, aiming to support people with 2 or more lifestyle issues through 1:1 or group coaching sessions delivered by residents of Salford. The program utilizes an innovative recruitment process and rigorous performance management framework to help people and communities make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing.
Background/Question/Methods
Environmental problems are by definition social problems and so it follows that progress towards a future that is sustainable for both the natural world and the people that rely on it requires close collaboration between ecologists and social scientists. It also requires that research problems and methods be framed jointly with those able to implement sustainability actions. Understanding what factors promote successful collaborations among such teams is an active area of research that has only recently been formalized as “the science of team science”. In 2011, the U.S. National Science Foundation funded a national center – the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) – to build capacity to undertake inter- and transdisciplinary research and accelerate team progress in solving critical socio-ecological problems.
Results/Conclusions
This talk will describe: 1) the application of theory and ideas used to design the programs and operational strategy of the center; and 2) mechanisms for evaluating and adapting center processes; and 3) early outcomes from teams of researchers. We highlight the lessons learned that helped to promote productive collaborations and positive team experiences.
The Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa (ALP) aims to help vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa adapt to climate change impacts through community-based adaptation approaches. The program is implemented in four countries over five years using CARE's community-based adaptation toolkit and methods. It seeks to empower vulnerable groups like women, strengthen community resilience, and influence climate adaptation policies by linking local evidence from projects to national and international strategies.
Vincent Moore, Education Forum, November 2017CELCIS
The document discusses the National Improvement Hub, which was created by Education Scotland to provide resources and support to help raise attainment and improve performance among education practitioners. The Hub aims to provide an accessible portal with tools, knowledge, research, teaching resources, and opportunities for online collaboration. Work is currently underway to redesign aspects of the Hub, including improved search functions. A "live narrative approach" is also being used to regularly update exemplars, promote them throughout their lifespan, and allow educators to collaborate during this time. Two exemplars - on parents in partnership and blended learning using Yammer - are highlighted.
Overview of the Robertson Trust, Christine Scullion, Education Forum, Novembe...CELCIS
The Robertson Trust is Scotland's largest independent grant-giving trust. Established in 1961 through a donation from three Robertson sisters, the Trust has awarded over £180 million to Scottish charities. It focuses on improving life chances for children and young people, as well as improving well-being for girls and women. In 2016-2017, the Trust awarded £16.4 million to 683 organizations, supported 453 undergraduate students through scholarships, and housed 25 charities at Robertson House in Glasgow.
Percy: Community based adaptation for local empowerment and global influence:...AfricaAdapt
The Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa (ALP) aims to:
1) Help vulnerable Sub-Saharan communities adapt to climate change impacts and empower women through community-based adaptation.
2) Strengthen the voice of local communities in climate adaptation decision-making and promote good practices.
3) Influence national, regional, and international climate adaptation policies and plans through evidence from projects in four African countries over five years.
The Leeds Quality Healthcare (LIQH) partnership aims to improve healthcare quality in Leeds through innovation, co-production, systems thinking and measurement. It brings together organizations like the University of Leeds, NHS and Leeds City Council to facilitate cross-organization collaboration and improvement. LIQH prioritizes evidence-based decision making, collaborative conversations, and co-producing improvements with partners and patients. It focuses on establishing systems context, co-production, and quality improvement programs like the LIQH Fellowship and Core Concepts programs to instill sustainable change across the healthcare system in Leeds.
ESA collaboration survey responses 2012Alison Specht
A presentation to the Ecological Society of Australia annual conference in December 2012 on a survey conducted of the ecosystem science and management community (751 responses) to highlight the effect of society membership on responses.
Introduction to behavioral insights for global developmentBenjamin Kumpf
The UNDP drives innovation through a global network and dedicated team. It has 130 initiatives in 75 countries, funded through a decentralized fund. Some examples of initiatives include increasing fertilizer use in Western Kenya by addressing barriers like timing and travel costs, and changing default options for green energy in Germany to opt-out rather than opt-in to encourage more signups. Randomized controlled trials are used to test assumptions and measure impact of initiatives aimed at issues like corruption, social services uptake, and education outcomes.
This document discusses evidence-based public health approaches and describes the Being Well Salford program. It notes that evidence is needed to properly answer questions about public health issues like smoking restrictions. It then provides details about the Being Well Salford program, which is managed by The Big Life Group and uses health coaches to support people in Salford, England with lifestyle issues. The program aims to spread good practices and provides resources to help commissioners, providers and individuals.
Susan Aitkenhead - Head of Nursing, NHS EnglandHIMSS UK
This document outlines the development and launch of a new framework called "Leading Change, Adding Value" for nursing, midwifery, and care staff in England. The framework was developed through an extensive stakeholder engagement process. It positions these professionals as leaders and emphasizes eliminating unwarranted variations in care. The framework's 10 commitments aim to improve population health, enhance patient experiences, and use resources efficiently. Moving forward, the framework will be implemented through local and regional plans with a focus on identifying unwarranted variations and building skills like using technology to improve care delivery.
Nancy Hey discusses building evidence and capacity for evidence-informed policymaking. She notes that the UK is a world leader in providing scientific advice to policymakers. The What Works Network organizations help share learning across different areas by bringing together researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders. These networks have helped spread this evidence-informed approach internationally. Effective knowledge sharing requires collaboration between various groups to support decisions grounded in strong evidence rather than assumptions.
The document outlines the agenda for a meeting focused on ecodesign and sustainability for professional designers in Wales. The agenda includes presentations on ecodesign from Jonathan Crinion and Rob Brown of Sprout Design, followed by a Q&A session and food. In the afternoon there will be a 60 minute design challenge in three groups to discuss opportunities, issues, and values related to establishing an ecodesign knowledge network in Wales.
eXtension helps Cooperative Extension professionals make an impact on local issues through two main programs: Issue Response and Innovation Lab. Issue Response enables professionals to develop, implement, and assess solutions to current and emerging issues. The Innovation Lab discovers, incubates, assesses, and fosters adoption of new working methods through fellowships, projects, and collaboration with education technology communities. Together, these programs provide a national digital presence and response system to address issues at both local and national scales.
The document summarizes an agenda for an innovation team web conference in November 2015. It discusses recruitment for the i-Three Corps program with a November 6th deadline. Selected corps members will work on climate and food systems issues in 2016. It provides details on the benefits of participating in the corps program and attending the i-Three event in March 2016 in San Antonio. The document encourages nominating innovative extension professionals for the opportunity by the specified deadlines and application process.
Majella McCloskey - Evidence-informed policy making - 26 June 2017OECD Governance
Presentation by Majella McCloskey, Centre for Effective Services, Ireland/Northern Ireland, at the event on Governing better through evidence-informed policy making, 26-27 June 2017. For further information please see http://www.oecd.org/gov/evidence-informed-policy-making.htm
Cross-Sector Partnerships 101: Structuring Your Cross-Sector Partnership So I...Living Cities
This document outlines an agenda and presentation on structuring cross-sector partnerships. It discusses identifying partnership goals and outcomes, establishing formal representative roles and structures, building trust through problem-solving cycles, and accounting for differences in power, authority, and expertise among partners. The presentation emphasizes the importance of clarity on results and intentionality on partnership vision, accountability, and processes to support success.
Nesta is the UK's innovation foundation that helps bring great ideas to life through investments, grants, and mobilizing resources. It works to support innovative ventures through its innovation lab and grant programs. Nesta has adapted a model for mapping public service innovation developed by Charles Leadbeater that categorizes innovations as either sustaining or disruptive, and formal or informal. The document discusses several trends in public service innovation including open innovation, design, social action, behavioral insights, experimentalism, and use of data.
This document outlines the agenda for a presentation on the key benefits of technology-based clinical supervision (TBCS) and advocating for its use. The presentation discusses 6 key benefits of TBCS: 1) It increases access to quality supervision, 2) enhances cultural competency, 3) strengthens professional identity, 4) supports program integration, 5) shepherds in a new era of technology, and 6) promotes fidelity to evidence-based practices. The presentation also provides examples of advocating for TBCS by discussing quality clinical supervision, support from clinical supervisors, research studies on TBCS in remote areas, and standards from social work boards supporting its use when supervisors can properly assess supervisees. The document concludes by
UCL Local research & policy collaborationNoel Hatch
UCL has engaged in several local policy collaborations in London:
1. UCL supported a workshop and advisory board for Waltham Forest's state of the borough report and equity approach.
2. UCL delivered roundtables on good work for Islington's agenda and scoped a policy challenge.
3. UCL partnered with Camden Council on an internship program.
UCL also brokered connections for academics to contribute to climate initiatives in Hackney and Harrow. UCL delivered a roundtable for Newham Council's 15 minute neighborhoods plan.
CAPE is developing a fellowship program to enhance evidence-based decision making for local authorities through interaction with other universities and mobilizing
Being Well Salford is a health and wellbeing coaching program managed by The Big Life group in partnership with Salford organizations, aiming to support people with 2 or more lifestyle issues through 1:1 or group coaching sessions delivered by residents of Salford. The program utilizes an innovative recruitment process and rigorous performance management framework to help people and communities make lasting changes to their health and wellbeing.
Background/Question/Methods
Environmental problems are by definition social problems and so it follows that progress towards a future that is sustainable for both the natural world and the people that rely on it requires close collaboration between ecologists and social scientists. It also requires that research problems and methods be framed jointly with those able to implement sustainability actions. Understanding what factors promote successful collaborations among such teams is an active area of research that has only recently been formalized as “the science of team science”. In 2011, the U.S. National Science Foundation funded a national center – the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) – to build capacity to undertake inter- and transdisciplinary research and accelerate team progress in solving critical socio-ecological problems.
Results/Conclusions
This talk will describe: 1) the application of theory and ideas used to design the programs and operational strategy of the center; and 2) mechanisms for evaluating and adapting center processes; and 3) early outcomes from teams of researchers. We highlight the lessons learned that helped to promote productive collaborations and positive team experiences.
The Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa (ALP) aims to help vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa adapt to climate change impacts through community-based adaptation approaches. The program is implemented in four countries over five years using CARE's community-based adaptation toolkit and methods. It seeks to empower vulnerable groups like women, strengthen community resilience, and influence climate adaptation policies by linking local evidence from projects to national and international strategies.
Vincent Moore, Education Forum, November 2017CELCIS
The document discusses the National Improvement Hub, which was created by Education Scotland to provide resources and support to help raise attainment and improve performance among education practitioners. The Hub aims to provide an accessible portal with tools, knowledge, research, teaching resources, and opportunities for online collaboration. Work is currently underway to redesign aspects of the Hub, including improved search functions. A "live narrative approach" is also being used to regularly update exemplars, promote them throughout their lifespan, and allow educators to collaborate during this time. Two exemplars - on parents in partnership and blended learning using Yammer - are highlighted.
Overview of the Robertson Trust, Christine Scullion, Education Forum, Novembe...CELCIS
The Robertson Trust is Scotland's largest independent grant-giving trust. Established in 1961 through a donation from three Robertson sisters, the Trust has awarded over £180 million to Scottish charities. It focuses on improving life chances for children and young people, as well as improving well-being for girls and women. In 2016-2017, the Trust awarded £16.4 million to 683 organizations, supported 453 undergraduate students through scholarships, and housed 25 charities at Robertson House in Glasgow.
Percy: Community based adaptation for local empowerment and global influence:...AfricaAdapt
The Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa (ALP) aims to:
1) Help vulnerable Sub-Saharan communities adapt to climate change impacts and empower women through community-based adaptation.
2) Strengthen the voice of local communities in climate adaptation decision-making and promote good practices.
3) Influence national, regional, and international climate adaptation policies and plans through evidence from projects in four African countries over five years.
The Leeds Quality Healthcare (LIQH) partnership aims to improve healthcare quality in Leeds through innovation, co-production, systems thinking and measurement. It brings together organizations like the University of Leeds, NHS and Leeds City Council to facilitate cross-organization collaboration and improvement. LIQH prioritizes evidence-based decision making, collaborative conversations, and co-producing improvements with partners and patients. It focuses on establishing systems context, co-production, and quality improvement programs like the LIQH Fellowship and Core Concepts programs to instill sustainable change across the healthcare system in Leeds.
ESA collaboration survey responses 2012Alison Specht
A presentation to the Ecological Society of Australia annual conference in December 2012 on a survey conducted of the ecosystem science and management community (751 responses) to highlight the effect of society membership on responses.
Introduction to behavioral insights for global developmentBenjamin Kumpf
The UNDP drives innovation through a global network and dedicated team. It has 130 initiatives in 75 countries, funded through a decentralized fund. Some examples of initiatives include increasing fertilizer use in Western Kenya by addressing barriers like timing and travel costs, and changing default options for green energy in Germany to opt-out rather than opt-in to encourage more signups. Randomized controlled trials are used to test assumptions and measure impact of initiatives aimed at issues like corruption, social services uptake, and education outcomes.
This document discusses evidence-based public health approaches and describes the Being Well Salford program. It notes that evidence is needed to properly answer questions about public health issues like smoking restrictions. It then provides details about the Being Well Salford program, which is managed by The Big Life Group and uses health coaches to support people in Salford, England with lifestyle issues. The program aims to spread good practices and provides resources to help commissioners, providers and individuals.
Susan Aitkenhead - Head of Nursing, NHS EnglandHIMSS UK
This document outlines the development and launch of a new framework called "Leading Change, Adding Value" for nursing, midwifery, and care staff in England. The framework was developed through an extensive stakeholder engagement process. It positions these professionals as leaders and emphasizes eliminating unwarranted variations in care. The framework's 10 commitments aim to improve population health, enhance patient experiences, and use resources efficiently. Moving forward, the framework will be implemented through local and regional plans with a focus on identifying unwarranted variations and building skills like using technology to improve care delivery.
Nancy Hey discusses building evidence and capacity for evidence-informed policymaking. She notes that the UK is a world leader in providing scientific advice to policymakers. The What Works Network organizations help share learning across different areas by bringing together researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders. These networks have helped spread this evidence-informed approach internationally. Effective knowledge sharing requires collaboration between various groups to support decisions grounded in strong evidence rather than assumptions.
The document outlines the agenda for a meeting focused on ecodesign and sustainability for professional designers in Wales. The agenda includes presentations on ecodesign from Jonathan Crinion and Rob Brown of Sprout Design, followed by a Q&A session and food. In the afternoon there will be a 60 minute design challenge in three groups to discuss opportunities, issues, and values related to establishing an ecodesign knowledge network in Wales.
eXtension helps Cooperative Extension professionals make an impact on local issues through two main programs: Issue Response and Innovation Lab. Issue Response enables professionals to develop, implement, and assess solutions to current and emerging issues. The Innovation Lab discovers, incubates, assesses, and fosters adoption of new working methods through fellowships, projects, and collaboration with education technology communities. Together, these programs provide a national digital presence and response system to address issues at both local and national scales.
The document summarizes an agenda for an innovation team web conference in November 2015. It discusses recruitment for the i-Three Corps program with a November 6th deadline. Selected corps members will work on climate and food systems issues in 2016. It provides details on the benefits of participating in the corps program and attending the i-Three event in March 2016 in San Antonio. The document encourages nominating innovative extension professionals for the opportunity by the specified deadlines and application process.
1. The document provides guidance on building professional learning communities, defining community, and examining effective community design principles.
2. It outlines steps for identifying a community of practice, prototyping the community, and launching it to engage new members and deliver learning benefits.
3. The document encourages participants to develop a community charter and identify leadership to sustain the community long-term through collaborative learning and knowledge sharing.
NAS Data Science Roundtable: Training as a Pathway to Improve ReproducibilityTracy Teal
National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education. Improving Reproducibility by Teaching Data Science as a Scientific Process
Collaborating for Better Care Stakeholder workshop presentation 14 03 14NEQOS
This document summarizes a stakeholder workshop for a Best Practice Partnership (BPP) collaboration between the North East and North Cumbria Academic Health Science Network.
The workshop included sessions on the BPP's strategic purpose and direction, stakeholder engagement, and a proposed 1-year work plan. The BPP aims to increase adoption of NICE guidance across the region through an implementation science approach. A 2-year work plan was drafted focusing on networking, showcasing innovations, developing metrics, and research. Feedback was gathered from groups on refining the vision, priorities, governance structure, and work plan. The BPP steering group will oversee the collaboration and have its inaugural meeting in May 2014.
ISCN 2015 Dialogue 2: Regional Perspectives on Global Change, Gitile Naituli ISCN_Secretariat
Gitile Naituli, Professor of Management at Multimedia University of Kenya and Commissioner National Cohesion & Integration Commission, Chair of Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in Africa
How National Wildlife Federation Uses Online Community to Drive Offline ActionSmall World Labs
Confronting today’s environmental challenges, such as climate change and water sustainability, requires the environmental movement to respond with an unprecedented level of creativity and energy. However, command and control campaigns that are centrally-organized and pushed via grassroot methods, are not sufficient to unleash the scale of response needed to be successful.
In this webinar (http://www.smallworldlabs.com/learn/webinars/nwf) we took a look into a focused NWF online community that allows members to connect with one another and take action on campaigns and local environmental sustainability projects. Courtney Cochran from NWF and Lindsay Razzaz from Small World Labs walked through what was learned during the buildout of this community, as well as some of the technological tools introduced and measurable results achieved throughout the process.
Programme Management Initiation - PMI Global Congress BarcelonaAndrew Galbus
The document discusses focusing on in the first 90 days of a new program. It recommends focusing on:
1) Establishing the program vision and scope through iterative dialogue to define charters and scope.
2) Building relationships with key stakeholders to understand goals and communicate effectively.
3) Setting up the program organization and governance structures to facilitate decision making.
4) Establishing regular communication cadences to provide updates to stakeholders.
5) Secondary focus on selecting program tools and processes.
The document provides information about eXtension's new i-Three Corps initiative, which aims to increase the effectiveness, innovation, and impact of Extension professionals. The i-Three Corps will include 200 members in 2016 and 2,000 in 2017 who will work on issues related to climate and food systems. Corps members will receive resources, tools, and expertise to help deliver measurable impacts. They will attend a design event in March 2016 to learn innovation and problem-solving techniques. Nominations for the inaugural i-Three Corps are due by November 6.
Skills for Prosperity: Using OER to support nationwide change in KenyaBeck Pitt
This presentation on the FCDO funded Skills for Prosperity Kenya (SFPK) project was presented at OER23 in Inverness, Scotland on 5 April 2023 by Fereshte Goshtasbpour and Beck Pitt.
Find out more about SFPK: https://iet.open.ac.uk/projects/skills-for-prosperity-kenya#overview
This document provides an overview of TEKTIC, a Canadian university eHealth research collaboration. TEKTIC is a multi-disciplinary group that funds projects exploring how information technologies can accelerate health research translation. It has funded 34 projects across 5 themes. TEKTIC engages in knowledge translation activities like seminars, newsletters, and conferences to share project findings. It is growing its membership and continuing to fund innovative eHealth projects.
The document describes several campus and community initiatives aimed at increasing engagement. The High-Impact Initiative is a 3-year developmental program that connects high-impact educational practices to community engagement projects. It aims to promote institutional and community change through multi-sector teams. The Community Networking Corps helps build capacity for collective impact by strengthening networks of non-profits through campus resources like student research and meeting facilitation. PolicyOptions.org will be an online community information hub and newsletter.
Skills for Prosperity: Using OER to support nationwide change in KenyaFereshte Goshtasbpour
As a key pathway to improving access to higher education in Kenya, the development and enhancement of online education has been prioritised by the country’s government and is reflected in the country’s strategic plans, including the National Education Sector’s Strategic Plan 2018-22. To facilitate this development and enhancement, studies have suggested capacity building for university staff and development of their digital competencies.
To this end, a nationwide capacity development programme (Digital Education for Universities) was designed and delivered to 254 selected educators, managers and support staff in Kenyan universities as a part of the Skills for Prosperity Kenya programme. The initiative ran across 37 public universities and was based on an existing openly licensed course “Take Your Teaching Online”, which was reused, repurposed and localised to offer accessible online professional development.
This presentation presents findings from a mixed-methods evaluative study of the initiative, informed by data from a post-training survey (n=120), semi-structured interviews with 30 participants and focus groups with four university teams 15-18 months after the training. The study identified impacts of this OER on the digital competencies and practices of three groups of staff – educators, managers and support staff. It also identified areas in which substantial change has already emerged as a result of the course.
1. The Lab conducts research and finds that no solutions exist to address anti-corruption at the local level in Armenia. It asks for ideas and receives 300 submissions.
2. 20 ideas are shortlisted after screening and testing. The best ideas are selected to be tested as pilots in partner communities.
3. Two ideas prove more effective and are improved with support. These ideas are introduced across a region, with one ultimately adopted for national scale-up by the Armenian government.
Learning analytics futures: a teaching perspectiveRebecca Ferguson
Talk given by Rebecca Ferguson on 22 November 2018 int Universita Ca'Foscario Venezia at the event Nuovi orizzonti della ricerca pedagogica: evidence-based learning e learning analytics
This document discusses community engaged research and provides an example project. It begins with an overview of Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) and what they are. It then discusses what community engaged research is and provides an example project called the Recovery Oriented Care Collaborative (ROCC) between the Southern California CTSI and Mental Health America Los Angeles. The ROCC used a reflective practitioner process to identify a research question, conduct a card study survey, analyze results, and plans to disseminate findings to improve mental healthcare practices.
This document summarizes an introduction to the International Studies Schools Network (ISSN). It covered the goals of developing global competence and college readiness through a framework of four domains of global competence. It introduced tools for school and classroom design including essential questions, performance assessments, and a Graduation Performance System for assessing student work. Participants engaged in activities to envision ISSN schools and classrooms and learned about resources on the ISSN online community.
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These documents provide resources for professional development offerings including a catalog of courses, an overview of competency-based education, the process used to develop competency frameworks, an example framework for climate change education, and information about using Zoom for webinars and video conferences. The documents outline professional development options and tools as well as the process for creating competency frameworks to guide training initiatives.
GMA Science Forum 2016: Food Safety Training InnovationsChristine Geith
This document introduces several Extension innovation fellows and their projects, including makers, citizen science using internet of things, virtual reality, mobile apps, augmented reality, mapping, personalized learning, micro learning, and virtual communication. It also provides contact information for Christine Geith, the CEO of Extension, including her email and Twitter handle.
eXtension Capnote at the JCEP #PILD2016 Meeting Christine Geith
This document summarizes the board of directors and leadership of Extension.org, including the chair, vice chair/treasurer, and secretary from various regions. It also lists the current i-Three Innovation Corps members and their projects in areas like makers, citizen science, internet of things, and more. Finally, it provides 6 ways for readers to engage with Extension.org's innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives such as applying for programs, using online courses, and participating in communications camps or horizon reports.
The document summarizes the Association of Extension Administrators Winter Meeting held in Savannah, GA on January 26, 2016. It discusses programs and initiatives to make local Extension impact more visible and measurable including the TEEN Technology program, E-3 Gardening program, and the 1890 i-THREE ISSUE CORPS. It provides 6 ways for members to engage with Extension including attending the conference at a discounted rate, using online courses and tools, applying for innovation programs, creating teams, and using the new competency-based capacity and marketplace for training programs.
Shared an update today at the Oregon State University Extension conference #osuextcon on where we've been and where we're going with eXtension serving the U.S. Cooperative Education System. Three members of their Innovation Team joined me at the podium to share their initiatives.
The NEW eXtension: Issues. Innovation. Impact.Christine Geith
We unveiled our new go-forward strategy for the NEW eXtension today at the annual meeting of the National Extension Directors and Administrators of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System.
What's now possible when you combine the evolution of information delivery systems, the rapid expansion of digital social networks and generational preferences? Presentation for the Western Extension Directors Association Centennial Summit in Mt. Hood, Oregon, September 22-24, 2014.
Invited presentation for the ICRISAT Capacity Development Program on Appropriate Technologies and Innovative Approaches for Agriculture Knowledge and Sharing. September 2014, Hyderabad, India. Launch of the National Virtual Academy for Indian Agriculture, a regional consortium of One Agriculture - One Science. www.oneagriculture.org
- By 2020, there will be over 8 billion people in the world, 6 billion smartphones, and 212 billion connected things. Mobile networks and connectivity will link people, places, things, data, and knowledge on a massive global scale.
- Open data initiatives and crowdsourcing by citizens will advance government transparency and scientific discovery. Challenges, prizes and competitions will spur innovation.
- Technology will enable both personal and collective action on a local level through devices, social networks, and platforms for civic engagement and fundraising. Innovators will be sought to develop solutions that harness these new capabilities for social good.
This document discusses 4 trends in open education: 1) Open knowledge through open educational resources like Foodsafetyknowledgenetwork.org, 2) Open curriculum through projects like AgShare that develop open agricultural degree programs, 3) Student translational scholars who apply knowledge to real-world problems, and 4) Massive open online courses (MOOCs) like one on food fraud offered through Michigan State University. The document emphasizes connecting networks of knowledge through strategic partnerships and community engagement to co-create and share knowledge openly.
Michigan State University's MSUglobal program launched a Student Translational Scholars model in 2000. The model embeds students in participatory action research teams to conduct research, create open knowledge resources, and produce knowledge outputs. The AgShare project has scaled this model at African universities by having students create open educational resources and conduct research that improves smallholder farming practices. The model aims to increase students' research skills and support more relevant learning, while also impacting farmers' practices and how academics approach teaching and research.
This document discusses several programs and platforms developed by Michigan State University to grow research through open content, social media, and experiential learning. It describes initiatives like the Food Safety Knowledge Network, which provides free online food safety training resources to strengthen industry response globally. The Global Innoversity accelerator supports metropolitan agriculture innovation, and the Translational Scholar model embeds students in research to create open educational resources. By linking theory and practice, these networks aim to address challenges like sustainably feeding urban populations and linking university research to communities.
Human Computer Interaction INTERACT Cape Town, September 3, 2013Christine Geith
The document describes a design-oriented process and platform for inspiring and accelerating urban agriculture coalitions. It discusses the FoodPLUS Detroit Coalition, which facilitates a more sustainable food system through multi-stakeholder engagement and a new approach to participative knowledge development. It also describes Green Ideas events that use collaboration, ideation, and technology components like data harvesting, curation, and social storytelling to catalyze green innovation. The process will continue to be improved and tested with other metropolitan regions.
Global Center for Food System Innovation core platform symposia presentationChristine Geith
Introduction to the core platform of the USAID HESN Global Center for Food System Innovation, being developed by MSUglobal at Michigan State University
EFITA 2013 Towards an Open and Scaleable Infrastructure for Food SafetyChristine Geith
This document describes a proposed open and scalable learning infrastructure for food safety capacity building. It aims to improve findability and discoverability of open educational resources related to food safety. The infrastructure would include a food safety learning portal, widgets/apps, and an educational offerings aggregator to collect and provide metadata from various sources. It would also include a curriculum registry to represent learning outcomes and allow alignment of courses. Usage scenarios demonstrate how the infrastructure could help organizations like a meat producer in Paraguay find food safety standards and online training courses. The project aims to fully integrate demonstrators into a new website and evolve the back end to federate more food safety resources.
Green Ideas 2013 65 Tips to Blossom and ThriveChristine Geith
The document contains advice from 17 experts on how to successfully develop projects and initiatives. Some of the key advice includes: seeking wisdom from others; ensuring projects are aligned with future issues and agendas; having clear and measurable goals, requirements, and milestones; selecting the right visionary and operational leaders; getting traction quickly by engaging users and customers; and being prepared to ask for help and deal with change. The document emphasizes that successful projects take a community working together.
AgShare is a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that aims to promote open knowledge sharing in agriculture. It partners with universities in Africa to have students conduct community research and develop open educational resources. The project had initial pilots in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya from 2010-2013. It is now expanding to additional universities and focusing on agricultural value chains like crop breeding, soil and water management, and extension. The goal is for African universities to embed student research and open resources into their teaching to support smallholder farmers.
1) The document discusses AgriOER, a collaboration to improve African agriculture education through open educational resources (OER).
2) It aims to strengthen MSc agriculture curriculum, resources, teaching methods, and impact on farmers in Africa.
3) The key components are online and distance learning, OER, community knowledge creation and sharing, and empowering students as agents of change.
The document outlines a proposed open educational resources (OER) ecosystem for food industry quality assurance certification. The ecosystem is designed in collaboration with the food industry and aims to provide open access certification preparation to rapidly train workers. It identifies drivers like food safety issues and a lack of qualified talent. Key components include OERs, social networks of stakeholders, and a learning cycle that moves from aspiring to achieve certification. The goal is a sustainable system with competency-based exams and a knowledge marketplace.
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
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A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
How to Add Chatter in the odoo 17 ERP ModuleCeline George
In Odoo, the chatter is like a chat tool that helps you work together on records. You can leave notes and track things, making it easier to talk with your team and partners. Inside chatter, all communication history, activity, and changes will be displayed.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
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Our New Purpose
eXtension helps
Cooperative Extension professionals
make a visible and measureable
impact on local issues
3. 3
National Cooperative Extension Presence
The New eXtension Solutions Model
INNOVATION
LAB
Discover, incubate,
assess and foster
adoption of new
ways of working
for CES
professionals
ISSUE
RESPONSE
Enable CES
professionals to
develop,
implement and
assess solutions to
their current and
emerging micro
and macro issues
IMPACT
Helping CES professionals make a visible and measurable impact on local issues
Economic,
Environmental,
Social,
Public Value
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Issue Response
•Enable CES professionals to develop, implement and assess
solutions to their current and emerging micro and macro issues
• Issue Corps
• Professional Development Tools and Services
• Competency Capacity
• Communities
5. 5
Innovation Lab
•Discover, incubate, assess and foster adoption of new ways of
working for CES professionals
• Recruit, select, fund, support and assess Innovation Fellowships and
Projects
• Collaborate with EdTech and Network Literacy communities to facilitate
new ways of working and adopting innovations across the system
• Institutional Innovation Teams – help institutions internally implement
and adopt innovation
• Ensure Evidence-Based Methods
• Horizon Report
• Journal of Extension Special Issue
• ISPI
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National Presence
•A system-wide national digital presence and support for
regional and system-wide initiatives
• Public-facing content and engagement
• Create
• Learn
• Catalog
• Campus
• Ask an Expert
• Potentially:
• Directory of Extension Faculty and Staff
• Issue and Trend Discovery
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2016 Issue Corps
127 Corps Members
33 Institutions
67 projects in Food Systems and Climate
Southern Region: 54 Corps Members, 9 Institutions, 34 projects
1890 Region: 5 Corps Members, 3 Institutions, 4 projects
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What is the innovative
component you will
implement as a result of the
designathon?
360 degree photo/video with
hotspots will be part of the
video development
Joanna’s concept map produced at the
designathon workshop