The next few months bring a variety of professional development for Extension and others. Everyone is welcome to participate in sessions of interest. A few highlights are included here. See the full listing of online events at Learn (learn.extension.org) and plan to attend. Sessions are added anytime, so check back for new offerings.
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Highlight: Is there an App for That?
Such a lot of talk about extension being easy for others to find and use on their mobile device! On June 25 Luke Wroblewski did an excellent session about Mobile First. See the recording at http://learn.extension.org/events/561. He will be returning on July 13 to talk about Organizing Mobile Experiences. Details and click to follow at http://learn.extension.org/events/562.
Upcoming Sessions:
Institutional Team Web Conference - July 2012, at 2:30 PM, July 3, 2012 EDT
Social Networking: Boundaries and Professionalism, at 2:00 PM, July 9, 2012 EDT
Retire Ready: Financial Planning for Later Life, at 2:00 PM, July 10, 2012 EDT
Metaverse Meetup - Group Tour of Maya Island, at 3:00 PM, July 10, 2012 EDT
Organizing Mobile Web Experiences, at 2:00 PM, July 12, 2012 EDT
Your Organic Dairy Herd Health Toolbox Webinar by eOrganic, at 2:00 PM, July 16, 2012 EDT
Community Renewable Energy Deployment Success Stories: Landfill Gas-to-Energy Webinar, at 3:00 PM, July 17, 2012 EDT
Social Learning Centre: In conversation with Charles Jennings, at 1:30 PM EDT, July 18, 2012.
Job Hunting In a Tough Job Market, at 12:30 PM, July 19, 2012 EDT
Introduction to Social Networking, at 2:00 PM, July 19, 2012 EDT
Life-Cycle Assessment Modeling for the Pork Industry, at 2:30 PM, July 20, 2012 EDT
Question Wranglers' Meetup - July 2012, at 2:00 PM, July 24, 2012 EDT
Beyond Certificates and Plaques: Volunteer Recognition, at 2:00 PM, July 24, 2012 EDT
Thrift Savings Plan, at 1:00 PM, July 25, 2012 EDT
Institutional Team Web Conference - August 2012, at 2:00 PM, August 7, 2012 EDT
Tips and Tools for Conducting Background Checks, at 2:00 PM, August 7, 2012 EDT
Question Wranglers' Meetup - August 2012, at 2:00 PM, August 28, 2012 EDT
Recent Highlights with Recordings:
Mobile First: recording at http://learn.extension.org/events/561
Ants driving you crazy?: recording at http://learn.extension.org/events/526
Fire Ant Control Made Easy: recording at http://learn.extension.org/events/501
Findings of the Extension Social Media Study: recording at http://learn.extension.org/events/371
For more information, contact:
Beth Raney
beth.raney@extension.org
Professional Development Leader for eXtension, a part of Cooperative Extension
and IT Unit, Penn State's Ag Sciences
401 Ag Administration Building, University Park PA 16802
814-863-2525