Presented by Karen Jeannette and Steve Judd at the National eXtension Conference, March 2014.

1. Working and Learning Out Loud

2. Knowledge and the sharing of knowledge form
the core of Extension…
Therefore encouraging individuals to seek out,
make sense of, contextualize, and share new

3. If knowledge is the currency of
Extension, then
individuals must be
encouraged…
to seek out new sources of
knowledge, place it within the
context of their work….
and share with others within
and outside of our
organization
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#context

4. If you leave here thinking that social media is
just a marketing tool for your programs -
WE’VE FAILED

5. A roadmap for transition - Harold Jarche
http://www.jarche.com/2014/03/roadmap-for-transition/
“The first step is get everyone working out loud. If work is not worth discussing, why
bother doing it, especially as less of it is routine?”

6. Tools for working
out loud
http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/

7. http://explorationsinlearning.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/xplrpln-final-artifact/Courtesy Tanya Lau

8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/davegray/6338447273/in/set-72157626546771488
PLNS:
Span boundaries between
and within organizations
Are not restricted by
geography or time
Allow individuals to learn what
they need, when they need
Lead to connections with
diverse people and resources
Help people make sense of
large flow of information
Foster cooperation and
collaboration

10. Pilot and Probe
Model and Support
How do we make this work for our organization
tomorrow?
Discovery of potential personal
learning environments (tools and
spaces)
Leadership & Evaluation support
•Encourage goal discovery
•Encourage curiosity
•Allocate people to facilitate
communities of practice

11. How do we make this work for our organization
tomorrow?
Pilot and Probe
Model and Support
Pilot with PLN
Cohort
Share, discuss
widely with cohort,
administration
Answer key
questions

12. Courtesy Tanya Lau http://explorationsinlearning.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/xplrpln-final-artifact/

13. Key Questions
What tools and technologies would work for you?
What are the organizational barriers to PLNs?
What incentives, rewards, recognition could be
used to encourage PLNs?
Where do you find the most benefit in your network
connections?

14. Everything after here is extra
http://www.extension.org/network_literacy