PUSTULES
BITE AND STING
STING AND
POISON
GLAND
Where are imported fire ants from
and where are they found in the US?
History of Collaboration
•Annual Imported Fire Ant Conference
•Multi-state publications
•Southern Region Sustainable Ag
Professional Development Program
•USDA ARS Area Wide Program
www.extension.org
eXtension
is an educational partnership
of Land-Grant Colleges
to improve outreach and engagement
eXtension VISION
• Any time, any place, and format any
device
• Available to clients 24/7/365
• Increases visibility of CES
• Promotes collaborative development
and reduces duplication
• National shared strength – local
customized focus
The eXtension platform hosts
information being built by each
content-focused team,
called a
Community of Practice (CoP)
Community of Practice (CoP) =
A network of subject matter content providers
– faculty / county educators
– professionals
– government agency representation
– industry experts
– clients
• Who share knowledge or competence in a
specific content area and are willing to work
together to develop and share that
knowledge through educational products
and programs.
There are now
21 CoPs
• 8 started in 2005
• 13 started in 2006
• Each CoP receives funding to organize
their team and launch their site (up to
$75,000)
– Some teams have been able to start
without this funding
2005 CoPs
• Consumer Horticulture
• Horse Quest
• Wildlife Damage Management
• Imported Fire Ant Management
2005 CoPs
• Just In Time Parenting
• Entrepreneurs and Their Communities
• Financial Security for All
• Extension Disaster Education Network
2006 CoPs
• Family Caregiving
• Map@Syst
• Youth Science, Engineering and
Technology for Life
• Diversity Across Higher Education
• Environmental Pesticide Stewardship
• Cotton
2006 CoPs
• Beef Cattle Clearing House
• Corn and Soybean Production
• eOrganic
• Pork Information Group
• Urban Integrated Pest Management
• US DAIReXNET
• Livestock and Poultry Ed Centers
eXtension Background and
Funding
• February 2004
• .8 of 1% of Smith Lever Funds (75 LG
Universities)
• $2.2 million
• Federal line established 2006 CSREES
• $1.425 million
Imported Fire Ant Community
of Practice
www.extension.org/fire+ants
Who Are We?
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CoP Leadership
Kathy Flanders, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Bastiaan M. "Bart" Drees, Texas Cooperative Extension
Patricia Beckley, Louisiana State University, AgCenter
Paul R. Nester, Texas Cooperative Extension
Anne M. Adrian, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Anne-Marie Callcott, USDA APHIS PPQ, Gulfport, MS
Tim Davis, Clemson University
Diego M. Gimenez, Jr., Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension
System
M. Virginia Morgan, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension
System
Kerry P. Smith, Auburn University
Carol A. Whatley, Auburn University, Alabama Cooperative Extension
System
CoP Advisors
National Program Leader - Herb Bolton, USDA/CSREES
Administrative Advisor - Paul L. Mask, Auburn University, Alabama
Cooperative Extension System
•Auburn University - Vicky Bertagnolli-Heller, Fudd Graham
•AL Coop. Ext. System - Jeffrey Bastuscheck, Chuck Browne, Danny Cain, Doug
Chapman, Willie Datcher, Henry Dorough, William East, Glenda Freeman, Ted
Gilbert, Gary Gray, Tinsley Gregg, Ken Kelley, Maggie Lawrence, Mario Lightfoote, Charlie Mason, Charles Pinkston, Dan Porch, Stan Roark, David Robinson,
Sergio Ruiz-Córdova, Jimmy Smitherman, Eddie Wheeler, Anthony Wiggins
•Alabama A&M University - Rufina Ward, Ken Ward
•California Department of Food and Agriculture - Mohammad Azhar
•Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District - Philippe Boeing, Donald
Gomsi, Jim Saulnier, Victor Teran
•County of Los Angeles, CA - Lorri Belt, Greg Creekmur
•Clemson University - Bob Bett, Russell Duncan
•Department of Primary Industries, Qld, Australia - John James
•Iowa State University - Lynette Spicer
•Louisiana State University - Denyse Cummins, Frankie Gould, Carol PinnellAlison, Robert Turley
•Louisiana State University, AgCenter - Bobby Fletcher, Keith Fontenot, Stuart
Gauthier, Dale Pollet, Carlos Smith
•Mississippi State University - Blake Layton
•New Mexico State University - David Thompson
•North Carolina State University - Steve Bambara, Wendi Hartup, Heather Moyer
•Oklahoma State University - Wayne Smith
• Orange County Vector Control District - Charlie Cassidy
• Riverside County Agriculture Deptartment, CA - Bill Oesterlein
• Texas A&M University - Brent Batchelor, Carlos Bogran, Tom Fuchs, Rebecca Parker
• Texas Cooperative Extension - Wizzie Brown, Alejandro Calixto, John Jackman, Joe
Janak, Molly Keck, Neal Lee, Lawrence Lippke, Michael Merchant, Kimberly
Schofield
• Texas Tech University - Harlan Thorvilson
• Tuskegee University - Rory Stephens
• University of Arkansas - Sheri Brazil, Kelly Loftin, Doug Petty
• University of Arkansas CES - Jerry Clemons, John Gavin, John Hopkins, Mike
McCarter, Bryan Schmid, Amy Simpson, Rebecca Thomas
• University of California, Davis - John Kabashima, Bob Sams
• University of California, Riverside - Les Greenburg
• University of Florida - Rebecca Baldwin, Daniel Culbert, Phil Koehler, Faith Oi
• University of Georgia - Wayne Gardner, Dan Suiter
• University of South Florida, St. Petersburg - Deby Cassill
• University of Tennessee - Frank Hale, Karen Vail
• University of Tennessee CES - Ron Blair, Ray Burden, Ruth Correll, Mike Dennison,
John Goddard, Grant Palmer
• USDA ARS CMAVE - David Oi, Sanford Porter, Robert Vander Meer
• Virginia Tech, Hampton Roads AREC - Peter B. Schultz
Timeline
Summer 2005 - responded to Call for
Engagement for Communities of
Practice (co-leaders Flanders & Drees, approx. 20
subject matter, communication, or computer technology
experts)
November 2005 funding approved
March 2006 Workdays to develop
strategic plan
Timeline
2006-Mar 2007 content development
April 2007 public launch
Summer 2007 marketing, regional Askthe-Experts
Dec. 2007 delivery of Spanish version
and Youth Module
Components of an eXtension site
• Basic information
• Frequently asked questions/Ask-theExperts
• Community highlights
• Events calendar
• News articles
• Learning lessons, decision modules
• Publications, links
How does all this information end up
here, on the public side?
Do it Ourselves Operation
http//cop.extension.org/wiki/Imported_Fire_Ants
http//cop.extension.org/wiki/Imported_
Fire_Ants_Community
http//about.extension.org - more information about
the eXtension initiative.
http//people.extension.org - sign up for an
eXtension id, or register with a CoP
http//faq.extension.org - database of FAQs used to
develop and answer questions. Once published, questions are
accessible to search engines
http//events.extension.org - enter your upcoming
events here
http//cop.extension.org - place to go to add content
for a particular CoP web site
faq.extension.org
Joining a CoP is
as easy as 1-2-3
1. Go to people.extension.org and create an
eXtension ID.
Joining a CoP is
as easy as 1-2-3
1. Go to people.extension.org and create an
eXtension ID.
2. Indicate which Communities of Practice you
would like to join (e-mail sent to team leaders).
Joining a CoP is
as easy as 1-2-3
1. Go to people.extension.org and create an
eXtensionID.
2. Indicate which Communities of Practice you
would like to join (e-mail sent to team leaders).
3. Take a short Wiki training to learn how to
contribute to the site.
1. Go to people.extension.org
and create an eXtension ID.
How to Participate in the Ask-theExperts System
http://faq.extension.org
State Needs-based Model for Forming Integrated CoPs
•Extension Directors/Administrators and program leaders
determine the four potential CoPs that would best match their
top 4 '''state needs'''
•Identified state needs used to develop a set of regional needs.
•Each of the five regions determine the top 4 potential CoPs that
match regional needs
•Regional rankings and information from the national CES
Priorities Taskforce, used to develop a list of high priority
potential CoPs
•Initiation of 8-12 new CoPs per year may be expected (one
CoP per region in this pilot year
•CoP leader(s) invited to prepare an application for review by the
eXtension Review Panel.
Business & Development
• eXtension Foundation
• Tax-exempt status
• Contributor
agreements
• Policy development
• NU Foundation will
serve as bank
• Advisory committee
• Donor lists developed
• 2007 Goal: $300K
2007 Milestones
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Launch CoP web resources
Select new CoPs
Learning Management System (LMS)
Corporate Development
– Private funding
– Sponsorship Program
– eCommerce
• Launch Integrated national eXtension system
• Program review
http://www.aces.edu/dept/fireants/
click on link at the bottom of this
site, called "Slides for July talk"