TUESDAY MORNING NOTES - AUGUST 9, 2011

[Kirk Astroth]

TMN submittal:
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Tuesday Morning Notes 

August 9, 2011

 

 

FOCUS ON FACULTY:

 

I’d like to welcome two new faculty to the Extension team - John Smith
<http://extension.arizona.edu/people-search-results?name=smith>  (Dairy
Extension Specialist, Animal Sciences) and Karletta Chief (Assistant
Specialist & Professor of Environmental Physics, Hydrology, Soil, Water and
Environmental Science).

 

Congratulations to Kim Gressley for her article, "Making Youth Gardens Grow
with Captured Rainwater . . . and Video," which will be published in the
August issue of the Journal of Extension (and should be posted August 29).  

 

WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS:

 

The Assistant/Associate Agent, Family, Consumer and Health Sciences, Yuma
County webinars can now be viewed at
http://ag.arizona.edu/ecat/webcasts/extension/8-2-2011.htm.

 

REVISED PUBLICATION:

 

Choosing a Bug Repellent <http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/az1311.pdf>
by Dawn Gouge and Carl Olson.

 

GLOBAL PROJECTS AND EXPERTS SHOWCASE:

 

Last Spring Barbara Hutchinson gave a presentation on the Global Engagement
Projects and Experts database/portal.  It is now live and available
<http://globalprojects.arizona.edu/>  for use and marketing.  Although the
future plan is to utilize the information CALS faculty input into the APROL
system as much as possible, we also want you to know there are opportunities
for faculty, or a designated departmental contact, to be trained to enter
project and expert information now.  There are three options for training -
individual meetings, group classroom sessions, and self-directed online
training modules – see the announcement and invitation
<http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/download/GPE_Call_for_Content.pdf>  from
the Vice Provost for Outreach and Global Initiative’s office file (enter the
username of “cals” and the password of “ua").   Please alert your faculty
and staff to this opportunity for showcasing their international work on the
UA website.

 

Plans continue for the Arizona Science & Technology Festival which will
coincide with Arizona's Centennial Celebration in February 2012.  The
Festival will celebrate the importance of science and technology in our
everyday lives and Arizona's world leadership in science, technology and
innovation during the next 100 years.  In addition, it is a grassroots
public-private collaboration coordinated by the Technology Council
Foundation, ASU and dozens of organizations across industry, business,
education, foundations and community.  We believe it is imperative for
Extension to be highly visible during this three-week window of events.
Local 4-H clubs, research centers, Extension programs, and everyone can help
educate Arizona citizens about the role of science and technology in our
programs.  Plans are being made to hold both signature events that draw
large crowds and smaller neighborhood events that highlight exciting careers
in science and provide hands-on experiences in science for people of all
ages.  More information is available at the Science Festival Alliance web
site <http://www.sciencefestivals.org/> .  You will be hearing more about
this event in the weeks ahead and how your Extension programs can be
represented.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA AND EXTENSION:

 

A new video (A Social Media Call to Action
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBFvQI6Phvg> , 15:55 minutes) narrated by
Jim Langcuster of Alabama Cooperative Extension is generating a lot of
interest and discussion about Extension and the rise of social media.  The
synopsis reads:  “There is a place for Extension educators in this new 21st
century information order, but only if we transform ourselves into engaged,
networked educators and people who not only inspire their clients but also
help them learn and adapt within this radically new world and flattened
knowledge landscape.  We must become fully engaged, fully networked
educators who use social media to disseminate knowledge to much larger
audiences and to develop two-way, reciprocal relationships with those
audiences.”  In the video, Jim points out that we are in a “flattened world”
 that is providing vast sources of information to people.  With this in
mind, Extension needs to determine our particular niche for building
networks and ensuring knowledge adoption.  Extension's “trump card” is that
our knowledge has a deep and rich context.  This derives from our connection
with Land Grant Universities and research-based, unbiased information;
moreover, our engagement of learners has been effective in bringing about
positive behavioral and practice change for our clientele.  Another key
advantage we have is what he refers to as “wiki-knowledge” which comes about
from collaborative sharing and networking.  Our national, state, and
regional collaborations are highly effective in deriving appropriate
educational programs and sharing information on a national basis. 

 

ARTICLES FOR BACKYARDS AND BEYOND MAGAZINE:

 

The editorial team for Backyards & Beyond: Rural Living in Arizona is
planning for future issues and asks for your help with articles.  They need
you to consider topics that you can develop into an article and submit.  The
magazine is peer reviewed and geared to small acreage landowners.  If you
are not familiar with the magazine, check out a complete list of articles
and back issues <http://ag.arizona.edu/backyards/articles/index.html>
(which includes a link, at the bottom of the page, on how to submit
articles).  When you have something in mind, please run it by a member of
the editorial team in case someone is already working on that topic.  For
any questions, contact one of our team members - Bryan Chadd, Kim
McReynolds, Susan Pater, George Ruyle and Jeff Schalau.

 

 

Kirk A. Astroth
Interim Associate Dean and Director
Arizona Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ  85721-0036
520.621.7205
520.621.1314 (fax)

 

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