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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More 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 … Read More Incentives, Innovation, Privatised Extension Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 28 May 2019 By Gavin Beever Working in Groups – Dealing with Challenges For an Extension professional to help the groups they work with be successful, they often have to help them deal with challenges along the way. … Read More Group Facilitation, Teamwork, Working with groups 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 … Read More Bruce Tuckman, Group Establishment, Group Facilitation, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 18 March 2019 By Gavin Beever De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats Edward De Bono developed the “Six Thinking Hats” as a simple, systematic, method of thinking; that can help individuals and groups be more focussed, efficient and … Read More Group Facilitation, Problem Solving, Six Thinking Hats Home, Methods & Tools, Theory
Published - 15 February 2019 By Gavin Beever Working with Groups – Building a Better Team Sometimes it is useful to be able to assess your group and input some ideas that can help build them into a more effective and … Read More Group Facilitation, Teamwork, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 30 January 2019 By Gavin Beever Working with Groups – Group Establishment Extension often involves working with groups of people. As an extension professional, we use special skills to do so and these are things that can … Read More Group Establishment, Group extension, Group Facilitation, Working with groups Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
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 … Read More Evaluation, Extension planning, Quality Management Principles Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 24 December 2018 By Gavin Beever Goal Setting Nearly all forms of extension involve either aiming to achieve, or the setting of goals. The methods discussed in this post, will help ensure your … Read More Extension planning, Goal setting, Strategic planning Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
