Progress 03/01/03 to 09/30/08
Outputs
PI left institution. No new information to report.
Impacts
No new information to report.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/06 to 12/31/06
Outputs
OUTPUTS: With the termination of the Tri-state Agriculture Distance Degree Alliance (TADDA) the access to data from Washington and Idaho has been significantly diminished. This in turn has changed the primary objective to focus away from the Northwest region and more specifically to applications in Oregon. Previously, Off Campus (non-Corvallis) Extension Faculty were surveyed as to their attitudes towards Distance Education Technologies. OSU provides a course management system for all credit classes offered on campus and at a distance. This BlackBoard system also has the ability to manage and disseminate information for non credit classes and workshops. BlackBoard, CD-ROM, DVD, and Internet tools combine to allow the delivery of vast amounts of information with little or no face-to-face contact between Extension personnel and constituents. With these distance education technologies tools in mind, Off Campus Extension Faculty were asked to complete a survey. In general terms, it was
found that the faculty held neutral or positive attitudes towards distance education and the tools used to deliver education in that format. They also felt that these tools would be used in the future and were important to be used by extension personnel. The next step is to survey On Campus Extension Faculty and determine if the hold differing attitude then their Off Campus counterparts. In 2001, I surveyed the entire faculty on the OSU campus for perceptions and attitudes towards distance education and the delivery of distance courses. I am developing a follow up to this survey to develop new and longitudinal data. I will be working with faculty that collaborated with me on the 2001 survey. The survey is being written to provide comparisons with the 2001 data and the off-campus extension data.
PARTICIPANTS: OSU off-campus extension personnel provided survey information. OSU Ag Education faculty assisted with statistical and research methods.
TARGET AUDIENCES: OSU Extension Agents whose primary duties are off-campus. In turn this would impact the extension clientele all over the state.
Impacts
The hoped impact is that the University/College/Extension would devise a plan to leverage the available resources to develop a seamless and comprehensive system to develop and deliver resources via Distance Education Technologies. Also that staff and faculty would be trained in how to use these technologies for their specific field.
Publications
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Progress 01/01/05 to 12/31/05
Outputs
Off Campus (non-Corvallis) Extension Faculty were surveyed as to their attitudes towards Distance Education Technologies. OSU provides a course management system for all credit classes offered on campus and at a distance. The BlackBoard system also has the ability to manage and disseminate information for non credit classes and workshops. BlackBoard, CD-ROM, DVD, and Internet tools combine to allow the delivery of vast amounts of information with little or no face-to-face contact between Extension personnel and constituents. With these distance education technologies tools in mind, Off Campus Extension Faculty was asked to complete a survey. In general terms, it was found that the faculty held neutral or positive attitudes towards distance education and the tools used to deliver education in that format. They also felt that these tools would be used in the future and were important to be used by extension personnel. The survey was offered to University of Idaho
faculty for replication and comparison, but the offer was declined. The next step is to survey On Campus Extension Faculty and determine if the hold differing attitude then their Off Campus counterparts.
Impacts
The desired impact is that the University/College/Extension would devise a plan to leverage the available resources to develop a seamless and comprehensive system to develop and deliver resources via Distance Education Technologies. Also that staff and faculty would be trained in how to use these technologies for their specific field.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/04 to 12/31/04
Outputs
The project has focused on the second project objective: to survey Extension Service clientele in rural areas as to their interest, need, accessibility, and willingness to participate in distant delivered materials, information, and coursework. The first step in this process is to identify those groups that will be served by Extension in a distance format. A survey has been developed and sent to Extension agents who are not located on campus. The survey data should be analyzed within the first quarter of 2004.
Impacts
No impact is measurable at this time. The expected impact is to better understand the needs and interest of Extension clientele so we can deliver the proper information in the best possible format and method.
Publications
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Progress 01/01/03 to 12/31/03
Outputs
The project has focused on the second project objective, "Survey Extension Service clientele in rural areas as to their interest, need, accessibility, and willingness to participate in distant delivered materials, information, and coursework." The first step in this process is to identify those groups that will be served by Extension in a distance format. Currently, a survey has been developed and is being pilot tested for use by Extension agents who are not located on campus. The survey should be delivered within the first quarter of 2004. From the survey, I should be able to identify who the clientele to be served are and where they are located within the state. A second survey should be ready by the end of the second quarter.
Impacts
This is the first step in this research project. No impact is measurable at this time. The expected impact is to better understand the needs and interest of Extension clientele so we can deliver the proper information in the best possible format and method.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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