Over 20 different learning events to be held in June are listed at Learn (Learn.extension.org) for your own learning or for you to share with your audiences, and more will be added! By participating in an event you can extend your knowledge and keep more up-to-date on conversations in your areas of expertise and interest.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the events listed at Learn (learn.extension.org). Log in with your eXtensionID to Follow to get notifications and plan to attend. Use each session’s unique URL to share links to online events in your area of expertise so that others can learn with you. Encourage your customers to also sign in with their Facebook, Twitter or Gmail account to Follow, and plan to attend. Additional sessions may be added at any time, so check back to see what’s new, or add your web-based sessions.
Popular topics in June include…
“Use of surveys in Extension for program development and evaluation” on June 20. Online surveys are a useful tool for evaluating Extension work and for program development. In addition to discussing the way surveys can be used, the benefits of online surveys, pitfalls to avoid, and limitations, this presentation will also be the kick-off event for an informal learning community aimed at mastering the Qualtrics online survey software now in use by eXtension and other institutions. The informal learning session will be held between June 24 and July 17, 2013 within a Google+ community. Offered by the Network Literacy CoP. See details at https://learn.extension.org/events/1069.
“Ask an Expert Orientation” on June 5. This introductory session on Ask an Expert will teach you everything you need to know to get up and started answering people's questions that come into the eXtension Ask an Expert system. Offered by eXtension. Details at https://learn.extension.org/events/1086.
The National Association of Extension Program and Staff Development Professionals (NAEPSDP) is offering a series of learning events over the next few months leading up to their conference in Kansas City in December 2013. The first, “The 21st Century Extension Professional,” is on June 4. See the others at https://learn.extension.org/events/tag/naepsdp
Go to Learn (learn.extension.org) to see more sessions...
Community Outreach
June 19 -- Gulf Coast Communities Case Study: Building Community Capacity in Times of Change
EDEN
June 19 -- Modern Livestock Production Trends and Vulnerabilities
Entrepreneurship
June 13 -- Are You a Supermarket Vendor or a Super Market Vendor?
eOrganic
June 27 -- Amending Soils in the Organic Dairy Pasture
eXtension Ask an Expert
June 5 -- Ask an Expert Orientation
June 25 -- Question Wranglers’ Meetup - June 2013
July 23 -- Question Wranglers' Meetup - July 2013
eXtension Institutional Teams
June 4 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - June 2013
July 2 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - July 2013
August 6 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - August 2013
September 3 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - September 2013
eXtension Moodle Meetup
June 26 -- Moodle Meet-Up
Farm Safety and Health
June 13 -- Lighting for Health & Safety in Agricultural Settings
Fire Ants
June 7 -- Don’t Bug Me Webinar: Get Rid of Those Bed Bugs
August 19 -- Shipping Hay Outside the Fire Ant uarantine area
September 4 -- Don't Bug Me: Fall - A Good Time to Control Fire Ants with Bait
Food Value
June 19 -- Food Value Analysis Database
Horticulture
June 6 -- Gardening for Pollinators
LPELC
June 21 -- Marin Carbon Project: Research to Action
Military Families Child Care
June 18 -- Getting to Know You (Again): Helping Young Children Adjust to the Return of a Military Parent
Military Families Personal Finance
June 17 -- Paying for Educational Expenses and the GI Bill - Part 2
June 19 -- Credit Basics & Debt Repayment Strategies
July 10 -- Behavioral Economics
NAESPDP
June 4 -- The 21st Century Extension Professional
July 17 -- Introduction to Extension’s Public Value
September 25 -- Online Training Delivery Tricks & Tips
Natural Gas from Shale
June 20 -- Royalty Calculations for Natural Gas from Shale
Network Literacy
June 4 -- Social Networking: Boundaries and Professionalism
June 20 -- Use of surveys in Extension for program development and evaluation
Personal Finance
September 11 -- Know the Flow - My Money and Me (Part 1 of 4)
September 25 -- Money: Getting to Know You - My Money and Me (Part 2 of 4)
Small Flocks
June 4 -- Preparing poultry for show
August 22 -- Predator management with small and backyard poultry flocks
September 26 -- Starting a county poultry show
Wildlife Damage Management
June 21 -- Webinar: Dealing with Deer
Questions and Comments? Contact Beth Raney at beth.raney@extension.org. If you have web-based events for which you would like more participation, please add it at Learn.extension.org. Or ask your question in Ask an Expert.