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eXtension www.extension.org. The Website & Its Resources Caroline Crocoll, Ph.D. National Program Leader Family Science CSREES USDA. With thanks to …. Dr. Mary Brintnall-Peterson, UW Extension The Family Caregiver Community of Practice (CoP) National, state, and local partners. eXtension.
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eXtensionwww.extension.org The Website & Its Resources Caroline Crocoll, Ph.D. National Program Leader Family Science CSREES USDA
With thanks to … • Dr. Mary Brintnall-Peterson, UW Extension • The Family Caregiver Community of Practice (CoP) • National, state, and local partners
eXtension • Anytime, anywhere Internet access • Repository for research-based, unbiased information
What eXtension is • A complement to and marketer for community-based, face-to-face education • A platform for Cooperative Extension to work as a nationwide System • A way to engage Cooperative Extension faculty and staff and strategic partners in meeting the anywhere, anytime learning needs of people and communities
What eXtension provides • Credible expertise and reliable answers based on sound research and field-tested data • Connections to the best of American universities • Customized answers to specific needs • Searchable knowledge base • “Ask the Expert” option • Access to 3,000 local Cooperative Extension offices • Community-building features including blogs, chats
What eXtension offers News Stories Learning Lessons FAQ’s Ask the Expert Community Highlights/ Information Briefs Links Events Calendar
What content is available Community • Diversity Across Higher Education • Entrepreneurs & Their Communities • Gardens, Lawns & Landscapes • Geospatial Technologies • Imported Fire Ants Disaster Issues • Agrosecurity and Floods Family • Family Caregiving • Parenting • Personal Finance Farm • Beef Cattle • Cotton • Dairy • Horses • Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Centers Pest Management • Wildlife Damage Management Youth • Science, Engineering, and Technology for Youth
Contact Caroline Crocoll National Program Leader-Family Science www.csrees.usda.gov/familyscience.html Families, 4-H and Nutrition USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) Washington, DC 202.720.4795 ccrocoll@csrees.usda.gov