Findings of the Extension Social Media Study

6:00 pm UTC, May 16, 2012. Presented by Kevin Gamble.

Social media technologies have been receiving a tremendous amount of interest as a mechanism for engaging Cooperative Extension's clientele in educational programming. Their rapid adoption have made them an attractive option for better serving our public.

Extension was...

Forest Farming Non-Timber Products: Opportunities and Challenges

4:00 pm UTC, May 16, 2012. Presented by James Chamberlain.

Join the Forest Farming Community of Practice tomorrow, May 16 at Noon ET for a webinar entitled "Forest Farming with Non-Timber Products" by Jim Chamberlain, forest products technologist with the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station. Details are found here: ...

Organic Weed Management on Livestock Pastures Webinar

6:00 pm UTC, May 15, 2012. Presented by .

Join eOrganic for a webinar on organic weed management on livestock pastures on May 15, 2012 from 2 pm to 3:15 pm ET (1 - 2:15 pm Central, 12 - 1:15 pm Mountain, 11 am - 12:15 pm Pacific time). The webinar is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required....

Minnesota Forest Health Update: What to look for in your woods in 2012

5:00 pm UTC, May 14, 2012. Presented by .

A wide variety of native and non-native insects and disease agents are all agents of change in the Minnesota woods. Their activity level and the consequences of their activity are, in many cases, influenced by drought, variable winter conditions, and other climate-related...

Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Regulating Living Space

4:00 pm UTC, May 10, 2012. Presented by .

This webinar requires a registration fee. Use the link below to pay for it. Once you complete the registration process and get the confirmation screen, click on the link "Return to the eXtension Foundation" to receive the link for the webinar.

This presentation, part of a...

Fire Ant Control Made Easy

3:00 pm UTC, May 10, 2012. Presented by Bastiaan Drees, Fudd Graham, Vicky Bertagnolli, Jason Oliver.

Frustrated trying to control fire ants? If so, join us for an online seminar, Fire Ant Control Made Easy, on Thursday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT.

Killing fire ants is actually easier than you think—if you understand how they live. This seminar will help you learn...

Restoring Water Quality in a Municipal Setting through a Targeted Non-Point Source Management Plan

6:00 pm UTC, May 9, 2012. Presented by .

Speaker: James Houle

This presentation will explore the use of innovative regulations and targeted LID retrofit approaches to curb impacts from impervious surfaces. In light of increasing requirements for more effective stormwater management designs and the proliferation of...

Home Ownership: When is the right time?

6:30 pm UTC, May 8, 2012. Presented by Carolyn Bird, Jayne McBurney.

Jayne McBurney, M.S., and Dr. Carolyn Bird, of N.C. State University, will present Home Ownership: When is the right time?

The purchase of a home is often the single largest financial transaction that an individual or family will make. The home buying process can seem...

Getting started with Google+

6:00 pm UTC, May 8, 2012. Presented by Kevin Gamble, Stephen Judd.

Launched June 28, 2011, Google+ is a social networking service provided by Google, Inc. As a social network, Google+ shares traits (ability to share updates, links, photos, and videos) with other large social networks like Twitter and...

Ask the Right Questions! Understanding technology and social trends on the Internet affecting children and their families

4:00 pm UTC, May 8, 2012. Presented by .

Presenter: Dawn S. Tarabochia, Ph.D., CHES
Assistant Professor of Community Health, Montana State University

With the ever-changing technology how do you keep up-to-date? How do you know what your child is doing and saying? Learn how to ask the right questions about...

Informal Learning 1: What is it? Why should you care?

6:00 pm UTC, May 3, 2012. Presented by Stan Skrabut.

This is the first of a six part series on informal learning. Since people spend 70-90% of their lives involved in informal learning, it is important to understand what it is, how it impacts our organization, and strategies for doing it better. This first presentation will...

Informal Learning 1: What is it? Why should you care?

7:00 pm UTC, May 2, 2012. Presented by Stan Skrabut.

This is the first of a six part series on informal learning. Since people spend 70-90% of their lives involved in informal learning, it is important to understand what it is, how it impacts our organization, and strategies for doing it better. This first presentation will...

eXtension Strategies and Direction

6:00 pm UTC, May 2, 2012. Presented by Larry Lippke.

CoP Optimization

From Strategic Roadmap 2011-2014:

Modify the way Communities of Practice function to ensure that they actively participate in learning networks. Those successful communities will exhibit the following characteristics:
• Participate in the daily...

Institutional Team Web Conference - May 2012

6:30 pm UTC, May 1, 2012. Presented by Terry Meisenbach.

Meeting of all members of state eXtension Institutional Teams. Please join us!

AGENDA:

1. SLVE Listening Sessions
2. Long Term Impact of AaE Contact
3. Gathering Success Stories
4. eXtension 101
5. "Care and Feeding of eXtension Institutional Teams"--
6. ...

Informal Learning 1: What is it? Why should you care?

6:00 pm UTC, May 1, 2012. Presented by Stan Skrabut.

This is the first of a six part series on informal learning. Since people spend 70-90% of their lives involved in informal learning, it is important to understand what it is, how it impacts our organization, and strategies for doing it better. This first presentation will...