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"Practitioner Perspectives": A Q&A on Steering Open Education in the Ocean State
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Gumb, Lindsey – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2020
In the following Q&A, NEBHE's [New England Board of Higher Education's] Fellow for Open Education, Lindsey Gumb, takes the pulse of Open Education in Rhode Island with two key leaders in the field: Dragan Gill, who is a Rhode Island College reference librarian and co-chair of the Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative, and Daniela Fairchild,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Open Educational Resources, Textbooks, State Legislation
A Study of Extension Professionals Preferences and Perceptions of Usefulness and Level of Comfort with Blogs as an Informal Professional Development Tool
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Cater, Melissa; Davis, Debra; Leger, Bradley; Machtmes, Krisanna; Arcemont, Lisa – Journal of Extension, 2013
The use of blogs for informal professional development is a growing phenomenon in higher education. The purpose of the study reported here was to describe Extension faculty's preferences for and perceptions of using an online, particularly social media, environment for professional development. The LSU AgCenter Organization Development and…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Preferences, Teacher Attitudes
Enhancing Both Cooperative Extension and National Environmental Education Resources
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Monroe, Martha C. – Journal of Extension, 2012
State Extension programs can contribute to the successful adoption of national environmental education programs by making locally relevant resources available, creating reference materials to bridge between 4-H project books and other resources, and developing companion materials that supplement national materials with local issues and resources.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Environmental Education, National Programs, Shared Resources and Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Hard of Hearing or Late-Deafened College Students. Tipsheet
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Conway, Patty; Tomlinson, Pat; Beatty, Tim; Adams, Heidi – PEPNet-Northeast, 2009
To provide quality services to the hard of hearing student population, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and postsecondary staff must understand the diverse and significant needs of these consumers and assist them in making appropriate "informed choices" to become successfully employed in careers commensurate with their capabilities and interests.…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, College Students, State Programs, Educational Resources
Louisiana and SREB
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with Louisiana and 15 other member states to improve education at every level--from pre-K to postdoctoral study--through many effective programs and initiatives. SREB's "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education, which call for the region to…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Nonprofit Organizations
Maryland and SREB
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with Maryland and 15 other member states to improve education at every level--from pre-K to postdoctoral study--through many effective programs and initiatives. SREB's "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education, which call for the region to…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Nonprofit Organizations
Mississippi and SREB
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with Mississippi and 15 other member states to improve education at every level--from pre-K to postdoctoral study--through many effective programs and initiatives. SREB's "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education, which call for the region…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Nonprofit Organizations