Published - 22 June 2018 By Dr James Turner, Gavin Beever Co-innovation, a Way to Accelerate the Pace of Practice Change and Innovation Co-innovation is a systemic approach used to facilitate and accelerate the pace of practice change and innovation. It has been used to tackle the more … Read More Action learning, Co-innovation, Innovation, Practice Change Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 15 May 2018 By Gavin Beever Action Research Image source: Valencia College Action Research is an approach that brings together researchers and end users (theory and practice) to deliver practical outcomes through a process … Read More Action learning, Action research, Group Facilitation, Practice Change Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 27 April 2018 By Gavin Beever Program Logic for Extension Project Planning This model can be used to help plan an extension program and provide the basis for evaluating it. Using the model, the relationships between the … Read More Extension planning, Program Logic Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 15 April 2018 By Gavin Beever Skills Auditing People and the decisions they make, can drive the success or otherwise of farm businesses. Yes, farming is capital intensive, dynamic and subject to key … Read More Extension planning, Performance indicators, Professional development, Skills audit, Strategic planning Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 30 March 2018 By Gavin Beever A Good Example of Mentoring Success for Farmers Good mentors can help accelerate the professional development of farmers and provide them with greater confidence and ability in assessing and setting business direction, identifying … Read More Benchmarking, Extension planning, Mentor, Mentoring, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 20 March 2018 By Gavin Beever Demonstration Sites in Extension Demonstration sites are a great way for farmers to assess new technology under circumstances they are familiar with, on their own soil types and rainfall. Using … Read More Demonstration farms, Demonstration sites, Extension planning Home, Methods & Tools
Published - 28 February 2018 By Gavin Beever Mentoring for Extension Professionals Mentoring is an excellent process for the career development of Extension Professionals. It is the process in which a more experienced and knowledgeable person provides … Read More Mentor, Mentoring, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 13 February 2018 By Gavin Beever Design Thinking and Innovation Design thinking is a five step method for innovating to solve complex (“wicked”) problems and is being used successfully in agricultural extension. It approaches challenges … Read More Design thinking, Extension planning, Innovation Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 31 January 2018 By Gavin Beever Conference Opportunities for Extension Professionals Conferences are an excellent professional development and networking opportunity. They represent a key opportunity to focus on the discipline of extension and learn and network … Read More Conference, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 19 January 2018 By Ruth Nettle, Ian Linley, Gavin Beever Stimulating Private Sector Extension in Australian Agriculture to Increase Returns from Research and Development This ground-breaking project is providing valuable research information and professional development modules to inform and build the capacity of the extension sector in Australia. A … Read More Extension planning, Professional development, Research Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 19 December 2017 By Gavin Beever Using Benchmarking and Performance Indicators in Extension The use of benchmarking and performance indicators in extension helps users better understand and question their situation and generates useful quantitative and qualitative information and … Read More Benchmarking, Comparative analysis, Evaluation, Extension planning, Performance indicators Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 2 December 2017 By Gavin Beever Needs Analysis Needs analysis is an important component and often the first step for the planning, implementation and evaluating of extension programs. By identifying the stakeholders and their … Read More Evaluation, Extension planning, Needs Analysis Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
