Browsing by Subject "Extension Education"

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    Evaluating Instructors Sitting At The TABLE (Technology Access For Better Learning And Employment)
    (Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003) Moore, Maria Hruby; Bingham-Catri, Deborah; McMasters, Rosemary
    This paper focuses on the Technology Access for Better Learning and Employment Checklist developed by the authors. This evaluation tool was created and then used to measure eight instructors’ability to use technology in their teaching in four adult programs sponsored in part by the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service and a partner, Godman Guild, a settlement house located in a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood identified as located in an empowerment zone. Funding through the Federal Department of Education for a Community Technology Center was granted for this project which required an instructor pre and post evaluation component to be conducted by the Center on Education and Training for Employment. The data collected using this instrument was then used to design customized professional development plans and interventions to address technology usage as well as general instructional competencies for effective adult teaching for learning. The contribution of this paper is the TABLE Checklist and professional development system designed for this project.
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    The Role Of Community Wide Input In Defining Economic Development Strategies And Plans: A Case Study Of An Agrarian Community
    (Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004) Bricker, Jimmy T.; Cordes, Sam M.
    This case study describes the process by which a county-based Extension Educator used a survey process to help focus and facilitate local stakeholders who were concerned about economic development challenges. A small committee's involvement in the survey design created a forum and focus for the committee to think carefully and thoughtfully about potential options and strategies, rather than simply making the global statement that economic development is a priority. Although the survey design did not meet the highest standards of scientific scrutiny, it is argued that the results (a) were intuitively on target (b) provide more information than would have otherwise been the case (c) stimulate discussions and community dialogues that will lead to a greater chance for consensus and buy-in and (d) generate a community decision making process that is ultimately better informed, more transparent and thoughtful.