2008 National CoP Meeting Track Schedule

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    Time Slots for Wednesday

    :) = Recommended for New or Prospective CoPs


    Track 1 eXtension Tools and Technology

    1:00 pm A Portal to New Media Literacy - Micheal Wesch - Presentation in Gallery
    :) 2:00 pm FAQ (Combined Session):
    3:00 pm An Ode to Google: Writing for the Search Engines -- Fleishman Hillard
    :) 4:00 pm Breaking into Moodle: eXtension's Learning Management System (Combined Session):
    5:00 pm How to Get the Most out of your Virtual News Room - Lynette Spicer and Terry Meisenbach

    Track 2 CoP Best Practices (Management topics)

    :) 1:00 pm Evaluating CoP Impact - Michael Lambur
    2:00 pm Keys to CoPs Member Engagement - Judy Branch
    :) 3:00 pm Develop a National Marketing Plan for eXtension Communities - Terry Meisenbach
    4:00 pm Growing Basic Content from the Ground Up - Karen Jeannette
    5:00 pm Cracking Google's Code: Link Development Strategies - Fleishman Hillard

    Track 3 Core Conversations (Round table discussions)

    1:00 pm
    2:00 pm Partnerships (Combined Session):
    3:00 pm Potential CoP Awards Recognition - Betsy Greene & Andrew Crocker
    4:00 pm Engaging County Staff (Combined Session):
    5:00 pm A New Model for Teaching eXtension Technology - Andrew Crocker, Kyle Kostelecky & Jackie McClelland

    Track 4 Access Point

    Bring your own computers.

    1:00 pm A Portal to New Media Literacy - Micheal Wesch - Part of Track 1
    2:00 pm Open Cafe
    3:00 pm FAQ Follow-up - Barb O'Neill, Debb Pankow, Nancy Porter, Elizabet Kiss, and Janet Bechman; Richard Durham and Candace Harker
    4:00 pm Open Cafe
    5:00 pm Breaking into Moodle Follow-up - Nick Broady

    Time Slots for Thursday

    :) = Recommended for New or Prospective CoPs

    Track 1 eXtension Tools and Technology

    :) 10:15 am Basic Wiki Editing and intro to templates - Henrietta Ritchie-Holbrook
    11:15 am Chat/Web Cast (Combined Session):


    :) 2:00 pm Best Practices for Structuring Your Web Content - Ben MacNeill
    3:00 pm Imported Fire Ant Decision Module, a Potentially Useful Tool for other CoP groups - Bart Drees
    4:00 pm Best Practices for Creating Online Surveys using InstantSurvey - Michael Lambur
    5:00 pm Engaging with your communities on their own turf: The secrets of social networking - Kevin Gamble

    Track 2 CoP Best Practices (Management topics)

    10:15 am Fully Engaged: Marketing Your CoP With Expert Help - Terry Meisenbach, Virginia Morgan, Glenda Freeman
    11:15 am Challenges of a Small CoP - Pamela King


    2:00 pm Community Evaluation (Combined Session):
    3:00 pm Working with an eXtension Copy Editor--Linda R. Kiesel
    4:00 pm eXtension 2.0: Interaction, Participation and Community--Robert Hughes
    5:00 pm Put Some Bling Bling in Your Marketing - Amy Hays

    Track 3 Core Conversations (Round table discussions)

    10:15 am Collaboration with Content Providers (Combined Session):
    11:15 am How Do We Keep CoP Members Engaged? - Rick Durham, Consumer Horticulture and Bo Beaulieu, Entrepreneurs and Their Communities


    2:00 pm
    :) 3:00 pm Creating CoP Sustainablity through Sponsorship Development - Betty Johnson
    :) 4:00 pm New or Prospective Community Conversation with eXtension Staff - Craig Wood & Carla Craycraft
    :) 5:00 pm Going Live: Launching and Maintaining a Community of Practice - Ashley Griffin

    Track 4 Access Point

    Bring your own computers.

    10:15 am Open Cafe
    11:15 am Basic Wiki Editing and intro to templates Follow-up - Henrietta Ritchie-Holbrook


    2:00 pm Open Cafe
    3:00 pm Best Practices for Structuring Your Web Content Follow-up - Ben MacNeill
    4:00 pm Open Cafe
    5:00 pm InstantSurvey Follow-up - Michael Lambur