ADEC/AgNIC

1. ADEC/AgNIC Expansion and Broader Impacts

2. Grant writing • Sources of Funds • Focus of Project • Partners • Multi-Institutional • Budget • Management/Coordination • Impact and Evaluation

3. NDLA and AgNIC • Strengths • Weaknesses • Contributions • Institutional Support • Proven Track Record

4. Management Structure • Selecting and Responding to RFPs-Peer Review • Proposing rather than responding –agencies, foundations • Strategic partnerships and relationships

5. Governance and Structure • Partnership • Lead Institution/s Model • 501(c)3 • Soft money operation • Grants that Go(sustainability)

6. FINANCING-ADEC Model • Membership Dues • Grants and Contracts • Miscellaneous Revenue • New Programs and Services-user fees

7. Innovation & Sustainability • Balance – stay open – think outside box • Flat and Distributed – let the technology help (helping and hindering forces) • Interoperable • Money doesn’t “necessarily” buy happiness • Broaden and Include

8. 5 W’s and H • WHO will do it? Lead Institutions – Critical Path-Strategic Partners-People Energy-Organizational Commitment-In-house Talent – Outsourcing – Pros and Cons • WHAT will you do? NDLA – Focus – bodacious idea – vision – big picture and has to fit mission – magnetic – naturally attractive!

9. 5W’s and H • WHERE will it be done? Everywhere? Local? Regional? National? International? Defining Place and Space – Spread effects – Strategic Decision-Inclusion-Content-Virtual and Real • WHEN will it be done? 5 – 10 year thinking – phasing – demonstrated impacts – political support – constituents-results-monitoring-self-correcting

10. 5W’s and H • WHY? Critical question – i.e. don’t “bolt technology on” to old organizational structures – increases costs and may decrease effectiveness-Big, necessary idea rather than chasing money for its own sake-”do no harm” – Clear purpose-watch for unintended consequences

11. 5W’s and H • How? The game plan – collaborative-shared ownership-tight/loose management-top down, bottom-up, fast proto-typing, seed money, proof of concept, fast failures, recognize, recognize, recognize…….learn, learn, learn…develop standards – quality, protocols, sops…develop a culture and artifacts

12. ADEC Case: Strategic Plan • International/global distance learning networks • Innovation-technology and pedagogy • Workforce development & course sharing • Digital Infrastructure (NDLA) • Disaster Relief/Homeland Security

13. GRANTS • NSF – largest shared cyberinfrastructure program in their portfolio • ADECnet • Educational Effectiveness • Private Sector Partnerships

14. SLOAN FOUNDATION • Two current grants and two in process • ADEC-Sloan partnership • Sloan C Conference – Orlando • eArmyU – CAM • Online Learning for Minority Serving Institutions

15. USDA • Ag Telecommunications • Higher Ed Challenge Grants – Capacity Building in DE and Virtual Field Trips • Foreign Ag Service • NAL – AgNIC • Rural Development

16. ADEC WEBPAGE-Who Are You? • Heavy traffic – worldwide use • Moving to new content management system • Member Services

17. International/National Videoconference and Webcasts • Digital Library Videoconference – March 16 – national leaders including head of NAL – set of web resources • Charging Non-Members

18. CAPACITY BUILDING • Educational Effectiveness – community level, academic, youth, rural/remote, minority audiences – what works and what doesn’t • Technology – cutting edge – cheaper, better, faster-new applications – Internet based

19. INTERNATIONAL • IICA • Central America • University of Zamorano • DR –International Biotech Conf • China, Africa, Asia