Importance of social media in Cooperative Extension
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- 1. Importance of Social Media to Cooperative Extension Anne Mims Adrian @aafromaa aadrian@extension.org eXtension Military Families Learning Network Social Media Strategist University of Missouri Extension Fall Conference October 30, 2012 #MUEPC2012
- 2. Cooperative Extension has a problem with reaching enough people. % of adults who know and don’t know of Extension
- 3. Cooperative Extension has a problem with reaching enough people. % of 18-35 year olds who know and don’t know of Extension
- 4. We are good at what we do! Of those who have used Cooperative Extension, 83% rate Cooperative Extension as excellent or very good.
- 5. Cooperative Extension is not reaching and impacting enough people. 11% have used Extension: 23 Million…sounds like a lot but it’s not enough
- 6. Bridge the “knowledge gap” of who we are and what we do is essential to the future of Extension— increasing our reach and influence.
- 7. Cooperative Extension has a problem with reach and influence. Reach >> where we have “touched” or been noticed. Influence >> making impacts or differences in people’s lives, businesses, and communities.
- 8. Here’s the math # of Cooperative Extension professionals = 15,000 27% of 230 Million adult population = 62 Million To reach (“touch”) 62 Million people, CES professionals must reach ~ 4,100 people each. To reach (“touch”) 124 Million people, CES professionals must reach ~ 8,200 people each. *These numbers do not consider that a portion of CES professionals work directly with youth, not adults.
- 9. Average number of social ties http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Technology-and-social-networks/Part-3/SNS-users.aspx
- 10. Average number of social ties Those on the Internet have 25% to 45% more social connections than those who are not on the Internet. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Technology-and-social-networks/Part-3/SNS-users.aspx
- 11. More math: The idea of actual influence gets more narrow. Dunbar number = 150 15,000 X 150 = 2.25 Million Remember the 11% of the population have used Extension? 11% of 230 Million adult population = 25.3 Million
- 12. Recent history of downsizing One solution to budget cuts is restructuring. •About efficiency. •Not about increasing reach. Downsizing decreases our possibility of increasing reach.
- 13. % of US Adult Population This is where we want to be 54% 124M 11% 8,200 / CES 27% 25M 62M 1,700 / CES 4,100 / CES
- 14. Methods to reach and impact 11% 25M 1,700 / CoopExt 27% 62M 4,100 / CoopExt
- 15. Methods to reach and impact 1,700 / 25M CES 62M 4,100 / CES
- 16. Improve reach and impact 1,700/ • Se 25M CES e au as m d i en 62M com emb ces m 4,100/ • Be mun ers of ore CES com ities netw e no • In orks des i crea n abo se ot ut C hers 200/ • In crea ES & o ’ talkin 8, with se co ur w g 54% CES othe nver ork rs sat i ons 124M
- 17. Goals Increase the number of social ties Extension professional’s have. More importantly, capitalize on social ties and connections to discuss and develop our education efforts.
- 18. Increasing Extension’s reach Not only a Communications Unit problem to solve. Approach education differently to increase our reach and impact.
- 19. Extension’s role: create connecting environments that help others build and contribute to informational and innovative platforms http://www.flickr.com/photos/bejadin/5299575167/
- 20. Extension become defined by how we contribute to ecosystems — platforms—assuring optimal levels of sharing, serendipitous insights and innovative thinking. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yel02/216662431/
- 22. Start with ourselves Improve the way we connect and share. Improve the way we learn, connect with ourselves and with others. A mindset change.
- 23. Extension's role in the new information order From Eli Sagor, Extension Specialist and Forester, University of Minnesota "help people think critically, interpret, analyze and apply information they gather from all of the different platforms." Use available free tools to do our work better. Use social media tools to make our content more discoverable.
- 24. In order to get cooperation, you have to give cooperation. Grace Towns Hamilton Georgia State Representative 1981
- 25. Benefits of social media ore It i s m ch. rea Reach new audiences an th ways Reach existing audiences in new, engaging Stay connected with communities between program meetings Build relationships with new and existing clientele Build personal learning networks Respond effectively to emerging situations
- 26. Benefits of openly sharing ore It is m ach. Resources are shared by other an re th Reach is scaled through others as we become nodes in the networks Credibility is built among communities members who have never heard of us Possibility of viral spread (which can also be short-lived) emotionally useful and contextual crisis (could be bad or good)
- 27. Possible personal goals Increase ways of communicating. Increase number of viewpoints. Listen to & engage with new clientele (not normally engage with). Bridge & maintain relationships with my current clients. Improve own professional and personal development. Collaborate with others (colleagues, local partners, & new communities).
- 28. Characteristics of connecting environments m Open ro s: ce om e F Connectedness ur C so as ny In the flow Re Ide pa d n d Co m oo a Fluid; agile re G t ed h e nec Willingness to fail W on heC Planned serendipity T Seeing value in waste Borrowing from other fields
- 29. Challenges in social media
- 30. Livestock Poultry Environmental Learning Center Integration of Traditional and New ---------
- 31. Mindset change from Extension Farmer generated Facebook group—Southern Farming --More active dialogue if initiated by the clientele.
- 32. Develop relationships with others AgFax-Owen Taylor links to the blog #1 source of traffic Blog was picked up by Owen Taylor, editor of AgFax - ran as regular article – also as email Write-up on #CESValue campaign & cuts to Smith-Lever funds was ran. Became key discussion piece
- 34. Let me hear from you Why do you and Extension need to use social media? What do you or Extension need to use social media? What do you or Extension want to accomplish with social media? What prevents you or Extension from using social media?
- 35. Emergency examples Crowdsourcing Participative environments are changing journalism, information flow, crisis communications.
- 36. #Sandy, Google Crisis Map http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy
- 37. A mindset for using social media 1. Be open about who you are. 2. Listen and take active roles in conversations. This is how we know know what information people want and what concerns them 3. Don't look at it as another duty. People are finding ways to use new tools, we should too. 4. Be open to hearing all views. 5. Surround yourself with people who will risk trying new things. 6. Be willing to join others –you don’t have to “build” places.
- 38. Social media-just another set of tools Popular social media outlets
- 39. Different tools have different purposes The hammer or broadcasting is not the right tool.
- 41. Setup Google Alerts your name your organization your topics
- 42. Your Identity Create accounts; reserve your name Complete profiles Learn online privacy concepts
- 43. Efficiency and filters Learn the lingo Learn dynamics of mobile computing in context, real-time Use apps to manage Hootsuite, Tweetdeck Twitter for cell some messages to SMS-text
- 44. Linked through Facebook and Twitter Leads to calls from local reporters County Agents appreciate the ability to curate content Posting allows sharing of links
- 45. Curation Collecting, filtering and making sense of information and putting findings into context Scoop.it Summify Pinterest Blogging Google Plus Others
- 49. Faculty to dialogue and share in the open and to participate online How can we inspire more extension and research faculty to use social media space for communication, dissemination of information and dialogue? What are the barriers?
- 52. Questions? Comments @AAFROMAA Anne Adrian from Auburn AL aadrian@extension.org www.slideshare.net/aafromaa Creative Commons License This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.
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- Tools…digital communication, using available free tools to do our work better, merging together through a single system 1. Social media…facebook, twitter, flickr Do it for discoverability…make it easy for people to find the information, want them to discover us (content, nugget, workshop, oneline presentation) bring the content to people, not make them come to our site, publish and promote content in multiple places 2. Email update…subscription list…put together content For awareness, we want them to see us on a regular basis… People don ’t need info every day, but when they do, they should think of us. Unobtrusive, reminds them we are there, Adds value to other offerings (such as workshops) Discussion board…offers peer to peer learning; how can we facilitate…creating a space not just for us, but for discussions to take place, take advantage of teachable moments, not an ask the expert; responses here are read by muiltiple people Widgets (oak wilt) Embeddable on other websites…, click for info to send to our web pages, 61 percent came to oak wilt site; 45 percent wenton to read more content
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- I spoke to the LSU AgCenter leadership class about social media for agvocacy and communication. Class members took it to heart. Many created profiles, and they also created a private group for communication. Many friended me and they also invited me to join their group. One of the class members, Nobel Guedon really started to use social media to share information and ask questions. I noticed this and asked him to speak in a forum on social media at the USA Rice Outlook conference in Austin 2011. In preparation for participation, he established the Facebook Group Southern Farming - according to Nobel, he did this because other online forums were dominated by northern row crops and he was having trouble finding information and convo he wanted with local/southern farmers. Recently, he requested LSU AgCenter publication. Farmers share with each other and extension faculty are involved in the conversation. This is a big mind-shift - we don't control the conversation, we simply participate!
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- What we have to do is change our mindset and begin to add new tools to our tool box. I suggest that you start with one and find your comfort zone with the first before you add another. It ’s too easy to become overwhelmed if you try all at once.
- About a year after I started blogging, I set up a Facebook group page. It is not very interactive, but county agents have told me that they like having all the information in one place. I post blogs, pictures, videos, field observations and links to resources on the blog. I also use it to poll my audience on occasion. I also created a twitter account in the winter or 2011. I use it to post my blogs and observations during the season as well as an information gathering tool. Twitter is not reaching very many of my target clientele but it is connecting me with colleagues across the US. I used my contacts through twitter for a lot of background research for an app proposal, which has resulted in grant funds for the first app that LSU AgCenter has built - RiceScout. I call that time well spent!
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- http://couros.wikispaces.com/Media+Literacy