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Theory / 20.01.2023

Working with Groups – Building a Better Team

Sometimes it is useful to be able to assess your group and input some ideas that can help build them into a more effective and creative team. This article gives you ...

Resources / 20.12.2022

Working in Groups – Dealing with Challenges

For an Extension professional to help the groups they work with be successful, they often have to help them deal with challenges along the way. Just as people are a ...

Home / 17.11.2022

Diffusion of Innovations Theory: Case Studies and Discussion

The Diffusion of Innovations theory was the leading theory in agricultural extension post World War II until the 1970s and there is still considerable interest in it t...

Resources / 15.10.2022

Diffusion of Innovations Theory – Adoption and Diffusion

The Diffusion of Innovations theory was the leading theory in agricultural extension post World War II until the 1970s. It is still used today in agricultural extens...

Resources / 30.09.2022

Communities of Practice

A Community of Practice is an excellent collaboration and networking process. They are made up of a network of subject matter experts; typically scientists, academic...

Home / 28.08.2022

Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) Evaluation Model

Published – 28 August 2022 By Gavin Beever This model is useful for those looking to improve program or project effectiveness. It does this by helping to ide...

Home / 28.07.2022

Open Innovation

Published – 28 July 2022 By Gavin Beever Open Innovation is a popular model to use for accelerating the development and adoption of innovation through optimal ...

Methods & Tools / 20.06.2022

Urban Extension Professional Development Guide

Published – 20 June 2022 By Gavin Beever This guide gives a thorough understanding on Urban Extension and where it is similar to Rural Extension and how it dif...

Resources / 27.05.2022

A Model for Farmer Centred Practice

“What we do is important, but how we do it makes the difference.” – Queensland Extension Model of Practice (2020) “The Extension Model of Pract...

Methods & Tools / 22.04.2022

Agricultural Knowledge Information Systems

Published – 22 April 2022 By Gavin Beever This system harnesses the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ and integrates farmers with extension professionals, rese...

Resources / 30.03.2022

Agile Project Management

Published – 30 March 2022 By Gavin Beever Where an extension project or program has outcomes that involve innovation, cultural change, continuous improvement o...

Resources / 28.02.2022

Neuroscience and Rural Leadership

Published – 28 February 2022 By Cynthia Mahoney, Gavin Beever What are the behaviours you admire in your rural leaders and that you want to see more of? What b...

Methods & Tools / 31.01.2022

Wellness in Tough Times Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to inspire Extension Professionals, non-government organisation members, health care providers and advocates in rural communities, to initiate...

Resources / 31.12.2021

A Great Learning Opportunity – The APEN Hybrid Conference, Feb 9-11

The APEN Conference theme for 2022 is: “Facilitating Change and the Opportunity for Disruption”. This biennial conference can be attended in person in ...

Home / 26.11.2021

Assessing Extension Professionals

Like all professions, the field of extension has some key competencies that are required to ensure proficiency. Extension officers must be effective at being an interm...

Methods & Tools / 28.10.2021

Impact Evaluation

Impact is often a key evaluation need. It aims to understand the longer term outcomes that are generated through interventions, projects or programmes, that often ha...

Resources / 30.09.2021

Farmer Learning

Capacity to adapt to successfully manage change is linked to our ability to learn. Assisting and engaging with farming businesses in their adaption, management and i...

Home / 29.08.2021

Case Studies in Extension

Case Studies can be an excellent means to demonstrate and field test practices under circumstances that farmers are familiar with. They are also excellent for provid...

Resources / 27.07.2021

Podcasts in Rural Extension

Podcasts are now a recognised and accepted way to reach rural audiences. As online connectivity has improved and rural audiences have become much more familiar with ...

Resources / 16.06.2021

Consolidating Targeted and Practical Extension for Australian Farmers and Fishers

This was a project, completed in 2017, that was established to address the national issue of fragmentation in the Australian agricultural extension system. Which aff...