Title: Connecting the Dots -Outside the Box-
1Connecting the Dots -Outside the Box-
- FCS Program Day
- April 17, 2009
- Patsy A. Ezell, Ph.D.
2IceBreaker
3Connecting the Dots for Our Future
- Dr. Nick Place
- Associate Dean Associate Director
- Maryland Cooperative Extension
4Taking Stock of Our DOTS
- Our Programs
- Are we on target?
- Are we focused on important issues?
- Are we relevant to 2009?
- Are we viewed as experts?
- Have we asked our clientele what they need?
5Taking Stock of our Dots
- Move into Groups Based on Issues in Articles
- Group Facilitators will guide questions
- List all Programs on Individual sticky sheets
- 4. Post on Impact Team sheet that program is most
closely connected with from your teams
perspective.
6Taking Stock of Our Dots
- Our Public Value Why is it important?
- Teresa McCoy, Assistant Director, Program
Evaluation
7Outcome Thinking
Extension Strengthens Partnerships with Local
and State Governments
Community Researchers Seek Out Extension to Put
new Ideas Into Practice
Increased Funding From Traditional Sources
Successfully Documenting Extensions Public Value
New Clientele
Identified as the Organization Of Choice for
LifeLong Learning
Increased Funding From Non-Traditional Sources
Need for Additional Professionals
Increased Demand For Extensions Services
Increased demand for Services in new venues
Non-Traditional Partnerships
Public Gains Awareness of Extension Mission
8What IS A Program?
- A program is a planned series of interrelated
educational strategies. - An Extension program is a planned educational
response to an identified need with clear
objectives and expected outcomes.
9What IS a Program?
- A Comprehensive Educational Program
- Series of interrelated, planned learning
opportunities with clear objectives and expected
outcomes. - Engages participants over time.
- Results in behavior or practice change, and
ultimately social, economic or environmental
improvements.
10Program ComponentsTraditional
- Series of educational sessions or workshops
- On-line learning modules
- Educational exhibits
- Health Fair
- One Shot program
- Brochures and Publications
- Newsletters
- Mass Media
11Program ComponentsNot-So-Traditional!
- Webinars
- PodCasts
- YouTube
- Social Networking Sites
- Smartphone Learning
- 2nd Life Simulations
- Blogs
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13Programs
- New/Emerging Programs
- First year efforts
- Pilot efforts
- Developed or identified to address a specific
need - Developed to target a specific audience
14Programs
- Promising Programs
- 2nd or 3rd Generation emerging program
- Addresses important issue identified through
needs assessment or clientele - Implementation has resulted in measurable
behavior/practice change in target audience - Evaluation studies show promise for assessing
social, economic or environmental changes over a
period of time.
15Programs
- Signature Programs of Excellence
- Designed to solve individual, group, and/or
community issues identified by clientele - Grounded in research-based knowledge
- Includes systematic documentation of curriculum
development and program evaluation - Enhances public good through environmental,
social, and economic impacts that are attainable
and measurable. - Integrated across multiple disciplines,
universities, and/or regions and replicable at
state or national levels.
16Programs
- Evidence-Based Programs
- Evaluation research shows that the program
produces the expected positive results - Results can be attributed to the program itself,
rather than to other extraneous factors or
events
17Programs
- Evidence-Based Programs (continued)
- The evaluation is peer-reviewed by experts in the
field and - The program is endorsed by a federal agency or
respected research organization and included in
their list of effective programs
18Re-Framing Our Dots
- Programs and Impact Teams
19Impact Team
DRAFT
Stakeholder Input
20Impact TeamsAn Integrated Approach
21Integrative Thinking Model
22Words of Wisdom
- The significant problems we
- face today cannot be solved at
- the same level of thinking we
- were at when we created them.
- --Albert Einstein
23A E B C D
The Problem
Where does the F go?
24A E F B C D
The Problem
25A E B C
D F
The Problem
26Integrative Thinking
- Incorporates Creativity into Process
- Utilizes lateral thinking to explore indirect
linkages and possibilities - Looks first at the whole
- Looks second at the linkages between the whole
and connections to other wholes - Develops a framework for the creation of new
knowledge and action
27Creativity
- Creativity is the process of challenging
accepted ideas and ways of doing things in order
to find new solutions or concepts. - George Boulden
- Thinking Creatively (2002)
28Why Use Creative Thinking?
- By applying creativity to any process, it is
possible to break out of usual routines and
patterns of doing things. - Creative thinking brings together ideas that were
not previously connected. - Thinking creatively can result in innovative
solutions to difficult problems.
29Facts About Creativity
- Creativity is the basis for integrative thinking
- Creative thinking involves changing assumptions
and beliefs. - Creativity does not always result in better
results however, it does generate more options
and ideas, and offers new insights.
30The Situation
31The Problem
Connect all nine dots using four straight lines
without lifting your pencil.
32Nuts Bolts ( Washers!)
33Connecting Campus and Field Faculty Moving
Toward Interdependence
Steven Covey, Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People
34Connecting the Dots in a New WayImpact Teams
That Work!
- Work in teams of 2 or 3.
- Select one Program off the board and take it back
to your seat. Write name of original team on
paper provided. - Select one item out of creativity basket to
provide inspiration to your efforts. - With your team members, discuss connections
between your program and other impact teams..
35Connecting the Dots in a New WayImpact Teams
That Work!
- Identify one new team with a clear connection to
your program if you look at your program in a
different way. - List the second team on paper.
- What different issues can be addressed through
this interdisciplinary team approach? Discuss and
list. - Make a connection with a third team. What
happened? Do you have a new program with a
different focus? Will it serve a different
audience?
36Connecting the Dots in a New WayImpact Teams
That Work
- Record the third team on paper.
- Write your new issue statement, and name your new
multi-disciplinary program to address the issue. - Share your results!
37Attitude Makes Things Happen.
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39Positive and Negative Thinking are BOTH
CONTAGIOUS!
40 A Positive Attitude Results in
- Optimistic approach to living
- Confident in self and others
- Find solutions rather than problems
- Ability to see the brighter side of life
- Happier and healthier
41Whatever the MIND expects, it finds.
42Does Someone You Know Need an Attitude Adjustment?
43Your Attitude is Your Choice!
44Attitude
- Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a
secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for
good or bad. It is of paramount importance that
we know how to harness and control this great
force. Tom Blandi
45We need YOU on the TEAM!
- We ask you to make a commitment to
- A positive attitude
- Excellence
- Teamwork
- Creativity and Innovation
- Patience
- Active Engagement in the Process
- Continual Learning
46Thanks for your active participation as we move
forward together!