11 Nov, 2008
eExtension, Social Media, and Communities of Pracrice – 3 peas in a pod.
Posted by: dean In: social media
Early in my Extension career, I learned about the power of “Communities of Practice“. Also a decade later I find myself automatically asking the question, how will this Extension effort I’m working on, relate to a “Community of Practice“. eExtension with it’s foundation is Social Media is all about “Communities of Practice“, to me Social Media is the ultimate Extension tool. Today I received a blog post in my RSS reader, from Michelle Martin who I would describe as someone from my broader online “Community of Practice“. Michelle writes a thoughtful blog at The Bamboo Project, where today on offer were 2 videos and an article about the power of “Communities of Practice“. These videos are not from Agricultural, Natural Resource Management or Environmental organisations, however I’m sure if you take the 9 – 10 mins to watch them you will be able to imagine your own eExtension Strategy feeding a “Community of Practice” around your Extension niche.
Two helpful Social Networks closely aligned with eExtension are the Ag Communication Group at Ning (a service that lets you build your own Social Network)and eExtension Basecamp at LinkenIn. You might like to go ahead and check them out. Start building your eExtension “Community of Practice” now.
Tags: eExtension, Communities-Of-Practice, Extension, Social Media, Social Networks
