This document provides an agenda and notes from an institutional team web conference held on December 4, 2012. The agenda items included following up on NeXC scholarships, launching the new Ask an Expert 2.0 platform, discussing regional extension activities, upcoming Learn webinars, a proposed "15-minute strategy" for professional development, an opportunity to become a digital information broker through online training sessions, and dates for future institutional team web conferences in 2013.

1. Institutional Team Web
Conference
December 4, 2012

2. Agenda
• Welcome
• NeXC Scholarship Follow Up
• Ask an Expert 2.0
• Around the Country
• LEARN
• 15-Minute Strategy
• SLVE Update: Digital Information Broker &
Network Literacy Immersive Learning Online
Program
• Other
• Next Meeting: January 8, 2013

3. NeXC Scholarship Follow Up
Michelle Giddens

4. Ask an Expert
http://Ask.extension.org

5. Launched – December 3
• ask.extension.org
• “Public” questions coming in
• Need more Question Wranglers
and Experts

6. Key Talking Points
• Extends reach
• Introduction of Groups
• Simpler assignments
• Improved mobile experience
• More powerful search
• Better notifications
• Easier access for public participation

7. Try It!
• https://ask.extension.org/
• Post in About eXtension blog
• Get Help!
– http://about.extension.org/ask/

8. Around the Country

9. LEARN
http://Learn.extension.org

10. Upcoming: Most “Followed”
• Critical Conversations: Personal vs.
professional identities in social media
– December 7
• Financial Frauds and Scams
– December 18

11. 2012: Most ‘Attended’
• NeXC: 4 Keynote/Guest speakers
• Mobile First
• Ask an Expert 2.0 Mock-Up Walkthrough
• The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People
• Organizing Mobile Web Experiences
• Pinterest for CoPs, County, Specialists, &
Outreach
• Online privacy and security tune-up
• Use of Social Media in Extension Urban
Programs

12. 15-Minute Strategy
• 15 minutes at each Institutional Web
Meeting to learn a specific tool or task
• Information & resources provided to allow
participants to replicate the training in their
state/institution

13. Examples of proposed topics
• Collaboration with eXtension Google Docs
• Using eXtension search functions
• Mobile note taking with Evernote
• Sharing Learn as a professional
development opportunity with adminstrators

14. Examples of opportunities
• Use 15 minutes of an existing
meeting/program - or an institutional team
meeting
• Use at program meetings to break up the
agenda
• Add to an administrative meeting
• Spice up an office or other meeting

15. Example: Lunch & Learn
• Virtual or in person (Penn State virtual; OSU
in person)
• Can be creative and combine social time
with learning
• OSU - 15 minutes to eat and talk; 15-20
minute presentation; 10 minute Q&A; 10
minute "cool down" to finish conversations,
talk more, etc.

16. How to participate
• Commit your team to using one of the
modules this year; more is better!
• Give us ideas of topics you need (put them
in the chat box or email us)
• Teach a 15-minute module at an upcoming
meeting
• Other ideas?

17. State and Local Value
Enhancement

18. How to Help Clients with
Questions:
Filling the Role of Digital
Information Broker in County
Offices

19. Why?
• Changing role of support staff
• Move from clerical support to
information resources (brokers)

20. What?
• Helping support staff learn eXtension tools

21. How?
• Train the trainer - at least two volunteers
from any interested institution
• Three sessions scheduled, more possible
o December 17, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT
o December 18, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT
o January 14, 1-2:30 p.m. EDT
• Sign up here:
http://web2.canr.msu.edu/inservice/coursetitl
e.cfm
Sessions title: How to Help Clients with
Questions

22. How do we sign up?
• Sign up here:
http://web2.canr.msu.edu/inservice/coursetitle.cfm
• Sessions title:
How to Help Clients with Questions
• For more info: Contact
Jerry: jthomas@extension.org
Terry: tmeisenbach@extension.org
Lela: vanden34@msu.edu

23. SLVE & Network Lit Immersive
Learning Online Program
A great opportunity to learn about eXtension
and develop online networking skills.
Facilitators:
•Steve Judd: stephen.judd@unh.edu
•Jerry Thomas: jthomas@extension.org
http://go.osu.edu/immersive

24. Who?
• People wanting to learn more about:
o eXtension tools and resources
o Working and collaborating online
o Building a multi-state network of peers
o Having fun learning!

25. When?
• January - February 2013
– Friday, 1/11/13 – Google+ Intro webinar
– Monday, 1/14/13 – Immersive Learning Launch
webinar
– Wrap up first full week of February
• Four weeks of directed training with flexibility
for scheduling group work

26. Actions?
• Join or recommend people from your
institution to participate.
• sign up at: http://go.osu.edu/immersive

27. Other SLVE activities
• Middle managers
• Onboarding
• 101 programs
• Master volunteers
• State visits
o Terry: tmeisenbach@extension.org
o Jerry: jthomas@extension.org

28. Next Institutional Team
Web Conference
Tuesday, December 4
2:30 EASTERN

29. Action Steps
• Check out Ask an Expert 2.0
• Try a “Lunch & Learn” at your institution
• Register 2 people from your state for “How to
Help Clients with Questions”
• Sign up for SLVE/Net Lit Immersive Learning
• Promote professional development to staff
• Pick an UPDATE article to share with your
Director/Administrator
• Scout out success stories!

30. 2013 Institutional Team Web
Conference Dates
• January 8 • July 2
• February 5 • August 6
• March 5 • September 3
• April 2 • October 1
• May 7 • November 5
• June 4 • December 3

31. Happy Holidays
Thanks for a great year!!!