Extension Practice

What is Extension?

A history in Australia

Performance Indicators and Benchmarking in Extension

Pareto's Law

To assist extension planning

Diffusion of Innovations Theory

Founded by Everett Rogers

Peter Honey and Alan Mumford

Learning Styles

Bennett's Hierarchy

Extension Program Evaluation Model

published - 7 February 2020
By Gavin Beever

APEN Conference Presentations and Papers, Great Resources for Extension Professionals.

The Australasia Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Conference was held in Darwin Australia on September 12th and 13th, 2019. The conference theme was – Extension’s role in climate, …
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APEN, Conference, Professional development

Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory

published - 21 January 2020
By Gavin Beever

Virtual Reality and Learning

Virtual Reality (VR) is where digital technology is used to replace and replicate real world experiences. To give a full virtual experience, it uses headsets …
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Immersive Technologies, Online tools, Virtual Reality, VR

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources

published - 20 December 2019
By Gavin Beever

Augmented Reality in Rural Extension

Augmented Reality (AR) is rapidly growing as a means of providing information and learning experiences. AR provides an interactive experience where real world experiences are …
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AR, Augmented Reality, Immersive Technologies, Online tools

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources

published - 19 November 2019
By Gavin Beever

Network Literacy

Online networking is now an important opportunity and component of many modern day extension programs. In extending information and assisting with practice change, it’s often …
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Network literacy, Networking, New extension approaches, Online tools

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources

published - 8 October 2019
By Gavin Beever

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Framework

MERI is a process designed to look at a project or programs: Effectiveness, Impact, Appropriateness, Efficiency and Legacy. Assessing program performance and any change over …
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Continuous improvement, Evaluation, Extension planning, MERI, Monitoring

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory

published - 29 June 2019
By Gavin Beever

An Approach to Encouraging Innovation

This program is a good example of using incentives to encourage development and adoption of practice change. The Victorian Food Innovation Network is a Victorian …
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Incentives, Innovation, Privatised Extension

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources

published - 15 April 2019
By Gavin Beever

Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing – Tuckman’s Model of Group Development

Using this model, an extension professional can help a new team come together and work effectively sooner. Bringing a new group of people together, who …
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Bruce Tuckman, Group Establishment, Group Facilitation, Working with groups

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory

published - 16 January 2019
By Gavin Beever

Quality Management Principles and Extension

A key focus of Quality Management principles is to meet customer needs and aim at exceeding their expectations. They can be used as a guide …
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Evaluation, Extension planning, Quality Management Principles

Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory

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