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 - 30 September 2017 By Gavin Beever Action Learning (Image source, Wendy Brooks, 2016) Action Learning is a theory and process developed by Professor Reg Revans (Revans, 1982). It is an excellent tool and process … Read More Action learning, experiential learning, Group extension, Group Facilitation Home, Methods & Tools, Theory
published - 14 September 2017 By Gavin Beever Ice Breakers for Group Extension Ice breakers are an important component of group extension. They help build rapport, establish some common ground and make group members feel comfortable. They can be … Read More Action learning, Group extension, Group Facilitation, Icebreaker, Icebreakers Home, Methods & Tools
published - 30 August 2017 By Gavin Beever Nominal Group Technique (Image source, Rod Baxter) The nominal group technique is a group extension process that can be used to generate outcomes and facilitate decision making around ideas, issues … Read More Group extension, Group Facilitation, Nominal Group Technique Home, Methods & Tools
published - 15 August 2017 By Gavin Beever Mind Mapping Image source: The Peak Performance Center Mind mapping is a useful and simple tool for brainstorming a concept or issue as an individual or with a … Read More Brain Storming, Extension planning, Group extension, Mind Mapping Home, Methods & Tools
published - 1 October 2016 Participatory Research, Development and Extension – Sustainable Agriculture Developed in the 1980s-1990s, Niels Roling argues for sustainable agricultural development practice (RD&E) to involve farmers in the R&D process as collaborators and driving the … Read More Empowerment, Extension planning, Group extension, Group Facilitation, Interactive, Learning paths, Participatory approach, Social, Social transitions, Systems thinking Theory
