Published - 31 March 2021 By Gavin Beever Action Learning Cycles Extension is often about encouraging people to take action to achieve desired outcomes. Understanding that action learning cycles most often are involved, can help extension … Read More Action learning, Action learning cycle, Extension planning Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 26 February 2021 By Gavin Beever A Process for Targeting Outcomes and Evaluating their Achievement Documenting extension program outcomes, monitoring progress and evaluating performance is typically complicated and difficult to achieve in extension – TOP is a proven process that … Read More Evaluation, Extension planning, Moni Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 27 January 2021 By Gavin Beever Practice Change The emphasis for many extension programs is around enabling some form of practice change in particular rural community target markets (groups of people that the … Read More Extension planning, Extension Practice, Practice Change Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 24 December 2020 By Gavin Beever A 90 Day Plan A 90-day plan develops a clear course of action for a new project, extension role or job, to be implemented over 90 days. It is a … Read More Extension planning Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 27 November 2020 By Gavin Beever Developing a Digital Strategy A digital strategy provides a great opportunity for success and to achieve desired outcomes with digital extension methodology, particularly if all the components of a … Read More Digital strategy, Extension planning, Online tools Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 27 October 2020 By Gavin Beever The GROW Model “Mentoring and business coaching has been proven to improve performance, increase learning and enjoyment, and find a sense of purpose in work” – Sir John … Read More Business Coaching, Extension, Extension planning, GROW Model, Mentoring Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 23 June 2020 By Gavin Beever Agricultural Extension impacts from COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives dramatically. It has had a wide and ever evolving range of consequences, including for the field of Extension. … Read More Extension planning, Innovation, Online tools Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 28 March 2020 By Gavin Beever Working From Home Working from home can be extremely successful, productive and enjoyable; but to make it effective, it helps to have some good resources, structure and processes. … Read More Extension planning, Online tools, Working from home Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 25 March 2020 By Jemma Pearl & Heather Field (Agriculture Victoria) How to use Webex One tool available, especially for many Victorian Government departments, for undertaking online meetings and presentations is Webex. This post provides a guide on how you can … Read More Extension planning, Online meetings, Online tools, Webex Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 20 March 2020 By Gavin Beever Tips for Online Meetings Meeting online is a great way to keep in touch virtually and to work together and network from remote locations. It is fantastic to have these … Read More Extension planning, Internet, Online meetings, Online tools Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 15 March 2020 By Nicki Marks, Gavin Beever Social Media Tips and Tools This post explores the trends with social media and presents some tips on how to best engage with a target audience, to achieve the communication … Read More Extension planning, Social media Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 10 March 2020 By Gavin Beever Internet Connectivity and Extension So much of how we communicate, collaborate, store and extend information; is dependent upon our internet connectivity. In this post we will explore what level … Read More Extension planning, Internet, Internet connectivity, Online tools Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
