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From Innovation to Impact January 13, 2016 Anne Mims Adrian PhD, Director of Programs

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From Innovation to Impact January 13, 2016

Anne Mims Adrian PhD, Director of Programs

Whats New?Member based model39 Premium member institutions 19 Basic member institutionsGoverned by Board of DirectorsDifferent organization structureFocus on Cooperative Extension 2

What we will do Increase CES professionals effectiveness in addressing issues of importance

Foster innovation in developing solutions and methods of work

Advance the measurable impact of their work for the public good3

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(Pictured from left to right)Dennis Calvin, Pennsylvania State University, ChairJason Henderson, Purdue UniversityDoug Steele, Texas A&M UniversityFred Schlutt, University of Alaska, SecretaryVernon Jones, Langston University, Vice Chair/Treasurer

(Not pictured)Jane Clary Loveless, ex-officio, non-voting, USDA-NIFAJane Schuchardt, ex-officio, non-voting, ECOP

Board of Directors

We believeExtension professionals are catalysts for putting research-based knowledge into action5

We believeWe can increase Extension professionals ability to deliver a visible and measureable impact, locally and system wide6

How we will do itBy helping agents, educators, faculty and specialists do their work more effectively and efficiently using people, resources and tools within the Cooperative Extension System7

How exactly i-Three issue corpsNew methods for addressing critical issuesi-Three innovation labExploring applications in Extension i-Three rapid solutionsPrototyping and professional development for fast, effective impact8

CommunitiesLed by Ashley Griffin

Role of Communities Continue their vital roleBe an integral part of the i-Three strategyWork in the LabBe part of the CorpsDevelop rapid solutionsUse, and help create, new tools and services10

i-Three CorpsLed by Terry Meisenbach and LuAnn Phillips

Pilot StrategyEngage all Extension professionals (educators, agents, faculty, specialists)

Strengthen their effectiveness, modeling the use of new resources, tools and methods

Focus on issues, in partnership with existing Extension efforts, to facilitate new ways of problem solving

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i-Three Issue CorpsEducators, agents, faculty and specialists selected from member institutions

Individuals and teams making ameasurableimpact on issues related to climate and food systems in 2016

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eXtension will provide observers, consultants and mentors a variety of networking eventsprofessional development opportunities focusing on finding innovative approaches to increase impact new tools

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i-Three Issue Corps~120 members and 70 projects

Selection has been completed

Teams and individuals working in climate and food systems

Expand greatly number and issues in 2017

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i-Three LabLed Jerry Thomas and Ivelin Denev

Fellows17

MakersP. Hill, Utah State University Citizen ScienceK. Stofer, University of FloridaInternet of ThingsJ. Hino, Oregon State University

Innovation Projects18MappingS.Bradt, University of New HampshirePersonalized Learning G. Shelle, Michigan State UniversityMicro LearningH. Whittaker, Texas A&M AgriLife ExtensionVirtual Communication B. Koch, B. Bertsch, North Dakota State University

Innovation Projects19Spark LabM. Light, Ohio State UniversityForest Farming Citizen ScienceJ. Munsell, Virginia TechVirtual RealityJ. Peutz, B. Cleveley, L. Wahl, U. IdahoMobile AppH. Rader, University of AlaskaAugmented RealityH. Wallace, E. Tipton, U. Tennessee

Join the Lab!

Call for Fellows and Call for Innovation Projects from Premium Member Institutionsin early 2016

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i-Three Rapid SolutionsLed by Craig Wood and Nick Broady

See Solutions!

10-20 Rapid Solutions with i-Three Corps Members

March-August 2016

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Professional Development Led by Larry Lippke and Beth Raney

OpportunitiesImpact Training Coursehttps://extension.org/impact-statement-reporting/Climate Literacy Edtech Learning Networkhttp://www.extedtechs.org/Showcase Extension programsTechnology Applications Others

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National eXtension Conference #NeXC2016

March 22-25 -- in San Antonio

Workshops and Knowledge Cafes rather than presentations

71 proposals; ~40 accepted

The NEW eXtensions NEW National Conferenceconference.extension.org 26

Next Steps~January -- Encourage your professionals to apply for a funded Innovation Fellowship or Project (for premium members)

March 22-25 -- Join us for our first i-Three event in San Antonioconference.extension.org

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