Category Archives: Evaluation

Weebles Wobble But They Don’t Fall Down!

Posted on October 2, 2015 by

Okay so some of you may not remember this beloved toy of the 1970’s…but the famous weebles have a great life lesson for all of us!  My dad calls it stick-to-it-ness or “Making Hay”… Chuck Hibberd calls it resiliency….and today … Continue reading →

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Crowdsource

Posted on May 18, 2015 by

After reading the article this morning in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the law student who crowdsourced the writing of her graduation speech at Stanford (full article here), I thought perhaps it would be relevant to write a quick … Continue reading →

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Milton Chen’s lecture on “Creativity, Curiosity, and Learning” and Multiple Intelligences

Posted on February 28, 2015 by

Last week’s E.N. Thompson lecture on “Creativity, Curiosity, and Learning” by Milton Chen was interesting….you can watch the recording here.  His talk discussed a variety of topics including project based learning (PBL) and a child’s need to move and create.  … Continue reading →

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Next Generation Extension Webinar: CrowdsourcingU

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

The Southeast Research and Extension Center will be hosting yet another fabulous Next Generation Extension opportunity for professional development….save the date and join us!!! CrowdsourcingU Dr. Deb Weitzenkamp & Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild February 10th @ 10:00 CT https://connect.unl.edu/nextgenerationextension Conference Call … Continue reading →

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Evaluating social media activity in Extension educational programming

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

Recently, eXtension’s Learn (webinar series) provided a webinar on Evaluating social media activity in Extension educational programming. The presenters provided a nice qualitative approach to data mining for evaluation of social media for various programs they work with.

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Data Visualization to Communicate Impact

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

Here’s another great opportunity for professional development online…timely topic.  The workshop is free, and participants do not need to pre-register.  Simply login as a guest (include your full name and state) at the appropriate date and time. Data Visualization to … Continue reading →

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Translating the Value of Extension Scholarship

Posted on October 14, 2014 by

A huge thank you to Eric Stafne (Mississippi State) for his presentation this morning on our Next Generation Extension webinar series.  His topic, Translating the Value of Extension Scholarship, was very intriguing and will help extension staff start the process … Continue reading →

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