Program and Organizational Development

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Program and Organizational Development

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Who We Are
Program Planning, Evaluation, and Assessment
Faculty and Staff (Evaluation, Promotion, and Faculty Tenure)
Publications Process
Extension Academy (onboarding)
Teaching Resources

Offerings from Program and Organizational Development (POD) Unit

**Program Development Onboarding Series (Feb-May)**
Date	Time	Format	Theme	Topics Covered
Feb. 09, 2023	10 a.m. to 3 p.m.	In-person	Competency skill development, Extension Value, Senior Admin Team and service providers, IRB and CITI training	• Competency assessment • Why extension? • Land grants’ mission • UME Senior Admin Team • Service Providers • IRB and CITI training
Feb. 09, 2023	10 a.m. to 3 p.m.	In-person	Extension Program Development Process Overview of the series	• Diffusion of innovation • Important components of program development process • Appreciative inquiry approaches • Utilizing extension advisory committees • Building allyship with community influencers
Mar. 09, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon	Virtual	Teaching Philosophy	• Teaching philosophy • How to be an effective teacher? • Curriculum development
Apr. 06, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon	Virtual	Establishing Baseline Data; Designing Programs with Impacts	• What is data? Types of data? • Methods of data collection • Design program to show impact
Apr. 06, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon	Virtual	Needs Assessments	• What is needs assessment? • How to conduct needs assessment? • Different models
May 11, 2023	10 a.m. to 3 p.m.	In-person	Key Programming Strategies for Effective Outcomes	• Components of logic model (input, output, outcome, impact) • Applying logic model to your program development • How to evaluate effective outcomes?
			DEIR	• Definitions • Dimensions • Why DEIR? • How do we apply in our programming?
			Mentoring	• What is mentoring? • Effective strategies
			Series evaluation and certificate distribution	• Formal and informal evaluation of the series • Giving away the completion certificates

**Professional Development Series (Feb-June)**
Date	Time	Format	Theme	Topics Covered
Feb. 23, 2023	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Virtual	Grant Writing	Types Paperwork Tricks and Tips
Mar. 23, 2023	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Virtual	Publications/ Conferences	Writing abstracts for professional meetings Types Requirements Intentionality Types of data needed
Apr. 20, 2023	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Virtual	Curriculum development	How to design curriculum? What are the formats? How to access resources?
Jun. 1, 2023	10 a.m. to 11 a.m.	Virtual	Evaluation and Assessment	What is evaluation and assessment? How to incorporate these components in your programs?

**Program Planning Series (Aug-Dec)**
Date	Time	Format	Theme	Topics Covered
Aug. 24, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon	Virtual	Teaching Effectiveness	Types of teaching: in-person, hybrid, virtual Teaching strategies How to collect teaching evaluation data?
Sept. 7, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon	Virtual	IEP	What is IEP? Process Expectations
Oct. 5, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon	Virtual	Federal Reporting and UMERS	Overview of federal reporting Why report? Expectations How to navigate UMERS?
Nov. 9, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon.	Virtual	Impact Statements	What are impact statements? How to write a meaningful impact statement?
Dec. 7, 2023	10 a.m. to 12 noon.	Virtual	Curriculum Vitae	How to write an effective CV?