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Extension Education Symposium: Getting The Most Out Of Your Extension Appointment And Still Having A Life, W. Powers, Noelle E. Cockett, Gregory P. Lardy Apr 2017

Extension Education Symposium: Getting The Most Out Of Your Extension Appointment And Still Having A Life, W. Powers, Noelle E. Cockett, Gregory P. Lardy

Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Managing the demands of an academic appointment in extension can be a challenging task. Demands from constituent groups, expectations of supervisors, and rigors of promotion and tenure processes can create pressures that young faculty did not expect. Throw in spousal and family duties and you have created a situation that many will find hard to navigate. However, there are ways to cope and, even better news, there are ways to excel in meeting the demands of an academic appointment and enjoying life. Because many new extension faculty members do not have prior experience in extension, best practices in documenting programs …


Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 4. Evaluating Long-Term Impacts, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 4. Evaluating Long-Term Impacts, Mark Larese-Casanova

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This fact sheet describes efforts needed to evaluate the long-term impacts of Extension programs, and includes descriptions of repeated surveys, follow-up surveys, interviews and case studies, and viable data collection.


Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 3. Evaluating Program Success, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 3. Evaluating Program Success, Mark Larese-Casanova

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Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 2. Assessing Participant Knowledge Gain, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 2. Assessing Participant Knowledge Gain, Mark Larese-Casanova

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This fact sheet describes how to assess participant knowledge gain from Extension programs and includes participant demographics, pre- and post-testing, participant demonstration, retrospective pre-post assessment, and viable data collection.


Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 1. Setting Goals And Objectives, Mark Larese-Casanova Mar 2017

Measuring Extension Program Impacts: 1. Setting Goals And Objectives, Mark Larese-Casanova

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This fact sheet descries the first step in measuring impacts of Extension programs, goals and objectives and includes defining measurable objectives and developing activities.