Extension Educator Certificate Extension Educator Certificate

Auburn University Adult & Higher Education Programs’

Extension Educator CertificateRusty Presley, M.Ed., EEC

Auburn UniversityNETC 2014

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) and Auburn University (AU) College of Education’s Adult Education Department (ADED) have partnered to provide Extension professionals globally an Extension Educator’s Certificate.

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• Purpose: to recognize Extension employees who have committed to additional coursework and effort to improve their ability to teach and train within the Extension community.

• Participants must meet admission requirements• 15 Hour Curriculum of ADED and Extension

Programs and Methods classes.

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• July 2007 - First ADED internal meeting of Dean, Chair and Faculty to discuss feasibility and base curriculum.

• October 2007 - First meeting between ADED, ACES, and College of Agriculture (CoAg) to discuss plan of study, syllabi, and delivery methods: H.323 and AU BlackBoard LMS.

History

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• Fall Semester 2008 - Program Begins• First Semester

1. 9 initial ACES participants.• Included both on-campus and statewide ACES

staff. • County Agents, Extension Specialists, Professors,

and Administrative and Professional employees enrolled.

History - Participants

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• Goals were varied1) Position/Job requirement2) Professional development3) Personal satisfaction

• Participant’s degrees when starting the program varied from undergraduate to Ph.D.

• Could participate at AU or from a distance (fully interactively).

History - Participants

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• 3 technologies used to deliver the program1) AU BlackBoard LMS2) H.323 Interactive Videoconferencing3) Full class archives with metadata using Panopto

• Class met in Duncan Hall 112, which is a technology enhanced conference room.

History - Technology

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• H.323 Interactive Videoconferencing1) Polycom’s at certain County Offices.

Initially, these were the only option available.2) ScopiaDesktop – H.323 client for PCs/MACs

Towards the end of the second semester, staff had the option of participating from any computer with a broadband internet connection using a headset and webcam.

History - Technology

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• Archives – Full class archives via Panopto.1) Panopto was run in parallel with the H.3232) Panopto generates lecture presentation

metadata allowing content searchable archives.

• Archives are available 24/7 to any computer via web, video podcast, audio podcast, and RSS feed.

History - Technology

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• 9 Received Extension Educator’s Certificate initially.

• 31 have received the Certificate as of this date.

• Others are currently in the program.

Outcomes

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• Purpose: to recognize Extension employees who have committed to additional coursework and effort to improve their ability to teach and train within the Extension community.

• Participants must meet admission requirements• 15 Hour Curriculum of ADED and Extension

Programs and Methods classes.

Extension Educator’s Certificate

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• Courses: 3 semester hours each

– Nature of Adult Education– Teaching the Disadvantaged Adult– Practicum in Adult Education– Extension Programs and Methods– Approved elective in major area of interest.

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• Nature of Adult EducationHistory and principles of adult education applied to the development and implementation of programs in remedial, occupational, continuing, and life-long learning.

• Teaching the Disadvantaged AdultHistory and principles of adult education applied to the development and implementation of programs in remedial, occupational, continuing, and life-long learning.

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• Practicum in Adult EducationDepartmental approval. Experiences closely relating theory and practice, usually carried on simultaneously. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

•Extension Programs and MethodsPrinciples and models of applied social change in U.S. and developing nations. The Cooperative Extension System is analyzed as an educational institution. Fundamental steps in program development and evaluation.

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• The certification will be available to Cooperative Extension employees globally.

• The certification will be offered as a web-based, stand alone training via Auburn’s LMS.

• Auburn current LMS is Instructure Canvas.

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This program has allowed ACES employees to further their education with the least disruption to their location, job, or family situation. It has strengthened old and created new relationships and partnerships among the people and units of ACES and AU.

"The partnership between this college and Cooperative Extension has surpassed any of our early expectations.'‘ Jim Witte, Ph.D., Program Coordinator.

Summary

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Questions???

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Andragogy Triumphs!

Questions???

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Jim Witte, Ph.D.Program Coordinator

witteje@auburn.edu

http://www.education.auburn.edu/programs/certs_minors/eedu.html