Learning Opportunities in August 2013 and Beyond
Twenty-five different learning events will be held in August and 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). As part of Extension, you may sign 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.
Selected topics in August...
"Using Google+ Hangouts On Air for Educational Programming" on August 13. This session will equip Extension professionals, Communities of Practice, and other educators with the knowledge necessary to host Google+ Hangouts on Air to deliver educational programming. Follow the event at https://learn.extension.org/events/1139.
"Learning Google+" on August 12. This is the kickoff session for the "Learning Google+" course. In this session, you will get an overview of Google+ and its many features, step-by-step help to create your profile, join a community and learn how to join a Hangout (video conference). This session is the beginning of a deeper exploration of Google+, people who want to attend only this session to get an introduction to Google+ are welcome to participate. See details at https://learn.extension.org/events/1163.
"Predator management with small and backyard poultry flocks" on August 22 by Dr. Barnes, the Kentucky state extension wildlife specialist. Info at https://learn.extension.org/events/975.
"How to Help Veterans and Military Families" originally scheduled for August 8 is listed at https://learn.extension.org/events/1131. That event will not be held on that date, however follow that event for updates.
Popular topics from July...
"The Basics of the Affordable Care Act: With so much changing what do we still need to know?" If you missed it, watch the recorded video by following the link at https://learn.extension.org/events/1040. Please add to the discussion with comments in the Add your thoughts section on the Learn event page.
"Introduction to Extension’s Public Value" offered by NAEPSDP. Find the recording at https://learn.extension.org/events/1074.
"Wrangling Woodchucks and Other Ground Squirrels" by Stephen Vantassel of the Wildlife Damage Management Community of Practice. Stephen is project coordinator for wildlife damage management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and helps resolve human-wildlife conflicts. The recording is linked on the event page at https://learn.extension.org/events/1114.
Go to Learn (learn.extension.org) to see more sessions...
August 1, 2013 -- Using Realized Genomic Relationships for Prediction of Breeding Values
August 16, 2013 -- Management of Tree Squirrels
August 19, 2013 -- Shipping Hay Outside the Fire Ant Quarantine area
August 20, 2013 -- Using Elevated Levels of Silage in Finishing Diets
August 20, 2013 -- Welcoming a Military Family with a Child Who Has Special Needs
August 20, 2013 -- Using Virtual Communities to Support Volunteer Retention
August 20, 2013 -- Assessing Pesticide Exposure to Honey Bees
August 21, 2013 -- Selective Sequencing Through Combinatorial Pooling
August 22, 2013 -- Estate Planning and Military Families
August 22, 2013 -- Local Response to a Foreign Animal Disease
August 22, 2013 -- Predator management with small and backyard poultry flocks
August 27, 2013 -- Youth, Technology, and Society: Keys of Successful Integration to Improve our Lives
August 27, 2013 -- Question Wranglers’ Meetup - August 2013
August 28, 2013 -- Considerations for Raising Chickens in the Mountains
August 28, 2013 -- Moodle Meet-Up
August 29, 2013 -- Translating an evidenced-based approach in diabetes education for African Americans: The Wisdom, Power, Control Program
August 30, 2013 -- Ethanol use in Legacy Engines (antique tractors etc)
September 1, 2013 -- Using realized genomic relationships for prediction of breeding values
September 3, 2013 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - September 2013
September 4, 2013 -- Don’t Bug Me: Fall - A Good Time to Control Fire Ants with Bait
September 4, 2013 -- Using Technology to Build Capacity in Volunteer Programs
September 4, 2013 -- Herbicide Carry Over and Fall Garden Tips
September 10, 2013 -- Is Ethanol Ruining my Engine?
September 10, 2013 -- Brush Treatments for Wildlife Considerations
September 10, 2013 -- Incident Reporting in Pesticide Exposure to Honey Bees
September 11, 2013 -- Know the Flow - My Money and Me (Part 1 of 4)
September 12, 2013 -- Fast Semi-Parallel Linear and Logistic Regression for Genome-Wide Association Studies
September 19, 2013 -- Removal and Treatment Options for Tamarisk Invasions
September 24, 2013 -- Question Wranglers’ Meetup - September 2013
September 25, 2013 -- Behavioral Economics
September 25, 2013 -- Money: Getting to Know You - My Money and Me (Part 2 of 4)
September 25, 2013 -- Online Training Delivery Tricks & Tips
September 25, 2013 -- Moodle Meet-Up
September 26, 2013 -- What to Grab When There is Smoke in Your Nostrils, a Howling in Your Ears or Water to Your Ankles
September 26, 2013 -- Starting a county poultry show
October 1, 2013 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - October 2013
October 2, 2013 -- Don’t Bug Me Webinar: Home Invaders
October 3, 2013 -- Use of GAPIT in Genome-Wide Association Studies
October 8, 2013 -- Risk Management for Pesticides and Honey Bees
October 9, 2013 -- Getting S.M.A.R.T. about Goal Setting and Spending - My Money and Me! (Part 3 of 4)
October 17, 2013 -- Parasite control in small poultry flocks
October 22, 2013 -- Question Wranglers’ Meetup - October 2013
October 23, 2013 -- Manage Your Future Now - My Money and Me (Part 4 of 4)
October 24, 2013 -- Part One of Field Phenomics: Developing and Using a Sensor Array
October 30, 2013 -- Moodle Meet-Up
October 31, 2013 -- Part Two of Field Phenomics: Data Analysis
November 5, 2013 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - November 2013
November 6, 2013 -- Don’t Bug Me Webinar: Keep Ants off the Thanksgiving Table
November 14, 2013 -- Lattice Designs
November 19, 2013 -- Working with and Communicating Across Generations
November 25, 2013 -- Moodle Meet-Up
November 26, 2013 -- Question Wranglers’ Meetup - November 2013
December 3, 2013 -- Institutional Team Web Conference - December 2013
December 17, 2013 -- Question Wranglers’ Meetup - December 2013
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.