Association of Natural Resources Extension Professionals (ANREP) Professional and Leadership Development Committee is Hosting a Summer 2024 Online Course!
Dates
June - July 2024
Course Title
Seeding Success Tools, Technology and Techniques for a Successful Extension Natural Resources Career
Cost
Free!
Who Should Participate
The course is targeted towards early career forestry and natural resource Extension professionals, but has information and insights that may be relevant to experienced Extension professionals too.
Course Description
Seeding Success is a unique online course for early career Extension Forestry and Natural Resource Professionals, that supports a successful Extension career. The 8-module asynchronous course combines presentations and recorded interviews by experienced Extension natural resource professionals with readings to cover a variety of professional development topics, including networking and mentorship, audience and needs assessment, program development and delivery, program evaluation, scholarship, funding, and more.
Course Delivery and Logistics
Join a cohort of other early career Extension professionals in two live zoom meetings and completion of course modules at your own pace over the course of 6 weeks, meeting weekly milestones. Certificates of completion are offered for each module, as well as for completing the entire course. The two live Zoom meetings will be held during week 1 and week 6.
Schedule
- Week 1 (June 3-9, 2024): Introduction to the Course & Live Zoom Introductory Meeting
- Week 2 (June 10-16, 2024): Module 1 (1 webinar) & Module 2 (1 webinar)
- Week 3 (June 17-23, 2024): Module 3 (2 webinars)
- Week 4 (June 24-30, 2024): Module 4 (2 webinars) & Live Zoom Meeting
- PAUSE (July 1-7, 2024): BREAK
- Week 5 (July 8-14, 2024): Module 5 (2 webinars)
- Week 6 (July 15-21, 2024): Module 6 (2 webinars)
- Week 7 (July 22-28, 2024): Module 7 (1 webinar) & Module 8 (1 webinar)
- Week 8 (July 29 - August 2, 2024): Course Conclusion & Live Zoom Meeting
- Introduction to the Course
- Module 1: Onboarding Basics Getting Started in Forestry & Natural Resources
- Module 2: Networking Your Way to Success The Role of Mentors
- Module 3: Audiences & Needs Assessments Parts I & II
- Module 4: Program Development & Delivery Parts I & II
- Module 5: An Introduction to Program Evaluation Parts I & II
- Module 6: Extension Scholarship Parts I & II
- Module 7: Finding Financial Support For Program Enhancement
- Module 8: Negotiating External Partnerships Final Webinar & Wrap-Up
