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July 16, 2008
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The new OSU Extension Strategic Plan is an exciting move forward for the entire organization. It allows OSUE to focus on key issues of the state - education, health, and the economy, and it provides a solid plan of action to direct our activities over the next six years.
As with any new plan, there have been a number of questions asked about implementation - shared through OAEP, advisory groups, pulse survey responses, Change Team, and Administrative Cabinet. The answers are relevant for our entire Extension community. The attached FAQ article summarizes some basic information about funding, marketing, impact area leadership, indicators of success, and how to get your unit involved. Additional questions will be answered in the next issue of Communiqué as well. At any time, please feel free to contact Linda Kutilek (kutilek.1@osu.edu) or Bill Grunkemeyer (grunkemeyer.1@osu.edu), who are providing leadership to the implementation of our plan.
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In a recent survey, distributed just a few weeks after the May 15 implementation conference where we shared plans to coordinate/supervise regional and unit I/T support through development of one statewide team, you and/or your peers gave some of the following responses to the question:
“With greater access to technology support, I would ...”
- feel more comfortable using the technology for my programming and outreach efforts.
- perform some of my responsibilities more quickly and efficiently, and would be better able to utilize technology with the youth I serve.
- be able to have a better Web site; increase communication with clientele.
- as an office assistant…have the role of helping those doing programming the most.
- be able to rectify technology issues sooner, have the support to utilize new and/or different technology, utilize on-line payments for workshops/in-services we conduct, not be so frustrated when issues/problems arise that my skill set doesn’t address, provide better service and support to our program area and clientele!
- hold meetings in my office rather than incur the cost of travel.
- increase my Web presence with podcasts and webcasts. We also MUST make a connection with RFD-TV to get our programming into our clients’ living rooms - and join dozens of other universities there.
- be able to get my computer questions and problems resolved more quickly, and as a result, be more efficient.
- better market my programs. I would also become more efficient in my job through technological professional development.
To see the entire list of responses to this question, click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/sr_text.aspx?sm=9MAKzDcNhFgCwCuOdFvQZwj3A6f1nf%2b0sdYcIYylloLp7XyUwaI4U2Ql69Wn6JbMF1rz0DuNsDG%2bGou6fxDW0z4K5COS28CaGuTgMurA9UQ%3d.
We will continue to provide the link to the total response report, in addition to the summary report, in an effort to give you full insight into organizational responses. We encourage you to participate in the Pulse Survey when your turn arrives! Your insights and opinions help to move the organization forward.
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OSU Extension recently adopted a policy for the use of release time funds. When faculty generate release time dollars, 40% will be retained centrally for OSU Extension and 60% will be returned to the Extension unit (county or state) where those funds were generated. The policy further recommends that of the 60% returned to the Extension unit: 80% goes to the faculty generating those funds and 20% stays with the unit. Faculty and their unit leader are free to decide on a different split of the 60%, depending on circumstances and unit goals and priorities. This policy became effective July 1, 2008 for grant submissions from that date forward.
This policy is for faculty in the Department of Extension and does not apply to faculty with Extension appointments and tenure in other departments.
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As of July 1, Barbara Ludwig is serving as the interim director of The Ohio State University Office of Continuing Education. Barb also recently served as interim senior associate dean in the College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE), following her retirement in October 2007 as the associate dean for outreach and engagement in EHE. Prior to her move to EHE in August 2006, Barb served as OSU Extension department chair, associate director, and interim associate dean for family and consumer sciences. She also previously served as acting assistant director for administration, district supervisor, county educator in home economics, and county 4-H educator since joining OSU Extension in the 1970s.
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eXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Extension faculty, staff and employees. No pre-registration is necessary. July's "30-Minute Sessions" include:
* July 24, 2-3:30 p.m. ET -- Do You YouTube? How to Adjust Messages to Meet New Audiences by Dr. Emily Rhoades, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Communication, The Ohio State University (special guest presentation). With more than 43 million videos posted on YouTube, this popular Web site is changing the way we communicate messages. It is also changing the individuals who are giving that message. Findings from a recent study on Food Safety coverage on YouTube will guide us through an exploration of best practices and notable concepts to keep in mind.
* July 31 at 2 p.m. ET -- Engaging Communities on Their Own Turf: Secrets of Social Networkers by Kevin Gamble, Associate Director for eXtension. Learn tips and tools you can use to discover and monitor online conversations. Focus on the filtering mechanisms used to surface emerging conversations, and strategies Extension educators can use to begin to engage with learners in communities of their own choosing.
These sessions will be held at the Web Conferencing Center at http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/learn. Plan to join each session 5 minutes before the starting time. Instructions are attached.
Recordings of many past professional development sessions can be found at the main eXtension wiki at http://about.eXtension.org/wiki. Scroll down under the Professional Development heading and find "Recordings of eXtension Professional Development Sessions," or search on the word Recordings.
* In-MoodleMeet: July 21 at 2 p.m. ET. Held the third Monday of every summer month, in the chat room of the Moodle 101 course, which you can enter as a guest. Get together in Moodle text chat to share stories, ideas and provide support for Moodle. To join go to http://courses.extension.org/mod/chat/view.php?id=96. Past chats are also available from the "View past chat sessions" link from within the chat. To get a course shell to begin developing in or get more information about Moodle, e-mail moodlehelp@extension.org.
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