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The following describes an innovation. |
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Main contact information for this innovation: Gail Brand Main contact job title / position: Extension Educator Main contact number: 402-641-7986 Main contact email address: gail.brand@unl.edu |
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Innovation name: Co-Parenting for Successful Kids on-line course Brief description of innovation as provided in online survey: This is an on-line course required by the courts for divorcing parents. It provides on-line videos that the participants view followed by a reflection. After each reflection is posted, Extension professionals provide feedback on their reflection. Thus, the model is an asynchronous learning experience with the added value of customized input from Extension professionals. |
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The following describes an innovation. Region: North Central |
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Main contact information for this innovation: Lindsay Chichester Main contact job title / position: Extension Educator Main contact number: (402) 624-8007 Main contact email address: lchichester2@unl.edu |
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Innovation name: Livestock Quality Assurance On-line course Brief description of innovation as provided in online survey: The Livestock Quality Assurance Online Course has been developed to assist youth with learning about major areas of proper animal care, including: daily care and management, prevention, handling, carcass quality, medication. Now, 4-H members who must have this certification to show livestock at the county or state fair in Nebraska can complete the requirements on-line. This course is being used by six different states. |
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The following describes an innovation. Region: North Central |
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Main contact information for this innovation: Jenny Rees Main contact job title / position: Extension Educator Main contact number: 402-762-3644 Main contact email address: jenny.rees@unl.edu |
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Innovation name: CropWatch website with extensive social media Brief description of innovation as provided in online survey: CropWatch is a central resource for University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension information on crop production and pest management. It is written by Extension Educators and Specialists and produced by IANR Media in the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Information is organized into two key areas, each of which offers hundreds of crop-specific articles for Nebraska producers and crop consultants: The CropWatch newsletter, which includes timely articles published to the site's home page. New issues are published weekly during the heart of the crop production season and biweekly or monthly during the remainder of the year. Older articles are archived for later review. CropWatch also includes: Calendar of ag events and programs Daily news and updates via Twitter at UNL_CropWatch (also displayed on the home page Featured ag decision-aid tools and resources from UNL Extension Crop-specific production and pest management sections, with additional sites for whole farm and production systems. Use the top red-bar navigation to access specific crop , management, and related topics. |
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The following describes an innovation. Region: North Central |
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Main contact information for this innovation: Alice Henneman Main contact job title / position: Extension Educator Main contact number: 402-441-7180 Main contact email address: ahenneman1@unl.edu |
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Innovation name: Food.unl.edu - over 40,000 page views per week Brief description of innovation as provided in online survey: A very diverse website with extensive information on food, nutrition, food safety etc. Routinely the most highly visited website at UNL. Very extension social media presence including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and blogs. |
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The following describes an innovative person. Region: North Central |
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Contact information for this innovator: Connie Hancock Contact number: 308-254-4455 Email address: chancock@unlnotes.unl.edu |
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Brief description of innovator as provided in online survey: Connie has been very successful at finding financial resources and putting together teams to address a variety of issues; broadband, eMarketing, Entrepreneurial Community Activation Process (ECAP), etc. She is one of our faculty leaders in innovative approaches and outcomes. |