Working Differently in Extension

Julie Doll, Cheryl Eschbach and James DeDecker, from Michigan State University, discuss their article, "Using Dialogue to Engage Agricultural Audiences in Cooperative Learning About Climate Change: A Strategy with Broad Implications," in the Journal of Extension, https://www.joe.org/joe/2018april/a2.php

Bradd Anderson, State 4-H Leadership & Communication Specialist with Missouri University Extension, talks about the 5 sections he wrote for the book, “We've Tried That Before: 500 Years of Extension Wisdom.” We'll also hear what role lead authors Paul Hill and Jamie Seger hope the book will play in Extension's future.

In this episode, we'll hear from 2 co-authors of the book, "We've Tried That Before: 500 Years of Extension Wisdom." First, Michelle Rodgers, Associate Dean and Director Cooperative Extension and Outreach at the University of Delaware, talks about her section, “Be Flexible. Adjust to Change.” Then, Danae Wolfe, educational technology specialist with Ohio State University Extension, talks about the section, “Reach People Where They Are.”

Some of the authors of the book, "We've Tried That Before - 500 Years of Extension Wisdom," discuss being energetic, avoiding jaded colleagues, finishing what you start and collaborating. We'll hear from Hunter McBrayer from Alabama, Daphne Richards from Texas, Scott Matteson from Michigan, and Eric Stafne from Mississippi.

A conversation with Paul Hill and Jamie Seger are the editors and co-authors of the new book, "We've Tried That Before: 500 Years of Extension Wisdom" (https://wttbgiftbox.eventbrite.com). The book, inspired by T.J. Talbert's "Extension Worker's Code" (1922), features the insights of 30 Extension professionals from 15 states.

A conversation with Jane Crayton, Extension agent for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math in 4-H Youth Development at Colorado State University Extension in Pueblo County, about her important commentary in the Journal of Extension titled "The Event Horizon for the Horizon Report: Inclusivity in Extension Programs."