November 10th Extension Foundation Extension Skills webinar “Survey Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Data” at 11 am PST. Please register here to sign up today!
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A new opportunity for agricultural educators in Oregon
A new WSARE-funded professional development opportunity: Creating Impactful Programming for Farmers and Ranchers: A Co-Learning Project for Educators. On July 21 at 1 pm there is an online informational meeting for potential cohort members. The application process is open through August 15 and the two-year project begins in October. To learn more read this project overview. Contact Mary Halbleib if you want to attend the meeting, apply, or have questions.
Time to sign up! The Effective Extension Program Design, Teaching, and Evaluation Mini-Series is March 14-16, 2022
Gather with your Extension colleagues March 14-16 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm to learn more about outcome-based program design, learner-centered teaching, and evaluation. Email Mary Halbleib to get signed up now! Please email Mary Halbleib to get the registration link.
New Journal of Extension publication!
Improving Extension Curriculum Design Using Learner-Centered Templates, The Journal of Extension (Halbleib, 2021)
Save the date: Community IPM Education Partnerships on the IPM Hour on Oct. 13
The Western Region IPM Center interviewed Mary on adaptive learner-centered education partnerships for IPM. At noon (PST) on October 13 come join the conversation about how to effectively design and teach adult education programs. The insights from three community partnerships using the Adaptive-Learner Centered Education approach in Oregon will be shared.
NEW! Effective Extension Program Design Series
| You’re invited! |
| A new summer 2021 Extension professional series You’re invited! Join your colleagues for these 90-minute sessions to gain new skills and teaching strategies. Writing Powerful Learning Outcomes: Learn to craft outcome statements that focus on the real-world needs of your audience. By the end of the session, you will have one or more learning outcome statements to build your educational program upon. Registration: June 24 at 1 pm or June 29 at 10 am Creating Assessment Tasks to Enhance Learning: Expand the ways you check for learning and select approaches that align with your outcomes. Registration: July 1 at 1 pm or July 6 at 10 am Designing Learning Activities to Increase Engagement: Develop an authentic educational activity that brings the real world into the classroom or an online event. Registration: July 29 at 1 pm or Aug. 3 at 10 am Identifying Essential Knowledge for Deeper Learning: Gain the skills to determine the knowledge that will make the most difference to your learners. Dates to be set. |
Extension Teaching Network June 2021 Highlights
Theory and Practice of Designing Extension Programs at Extension Annual Conference
Please join Gordon Jones, Mary Halbleib, and Lindsey Shirley on Friday December 11 at 8:30 am for an hour of interactive discovery on program development options and resources.
New Design Templates Modules in November and December
Join your peers for these powerful 1-hour sessions
Two new professional learning opportunities will enhance your Extension program design. Click here to register for Nov. 30 at 11 am or Dec. 15 at 2 pm for Using the Outcome-Based Design Template and Dec. 2 at 3 pm or Dec. 16 at 10 am for Using the Teaching and Learning Template.
Using the Outcome-Based Design Template will enable you to:
- More quickly develop effective course designs
- Align learning outcomes with assessment, activities, and knowledge
- Consider situational factors that influence your design
- Create a clear linkage to your evaluation plan and metrics
Using the Teaching and Learning Template will enable you to:
- More effectively manage limited class time
- Focus contact time on activities that support deeper learning
- Clarify the purpose for each block of time
- Define instructor and learner roles for each activity
Extension Teaching Network Monthly Meeting
Please join Gordon Jones, Cassie Bouska and Mary Halbleib for our monthly gathering. Bring you questions, challenges and successes to share and get support from other Extension educators at OSU. Thursday February 13 at noon connect with us on Zoom.