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Spring 2007 Training
Understanding Communities and their Dynamics—A Distance Education Program
Component One, Understanding Communities and their Dynamics, is a distance education program consisting of a series of seven, one and one-half hour sessions. The focus is on understanding community, the dynamic components of community, Principles of Practice, community demographics, community economics, power structures, situational analyses and roles of Extension, community sustainability, and community development processes.
In the North Central region, we are implementing component one through a distance education program. A series of seven 1.5 hour sessions will be offered two times in Spring 2007 using Breeze technology and a phone line. The sessions will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Central Standard Time on:
• Tuesdays, March 13 - May 1*
• Wednesdays, March 14 to May 2* CANCELLED
Sessions will be archived and can be retrieved if a session is missed.
At least two days prior to each session, all participants will receive an e-mail with log-in instructions. If you believe you are registered and you do not receive these instructions by the day before each session, please contact Janet Ayres at ayres@purdue.edu.
* Classes will be not be held April 17-18 due to the NACDEP conference.
Registration
The fee for all seven sessions is $150. If you are sharing a computer and phone line, the cost per additional participant is $25. EACH PERSON MUST REGISTER.
There are two ways to register:
1. Online at http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/fop/home.html
2. Download the registration form (PDF format) and mail or fax it to:
University Conference Services
Iowa State University
102 Scheman Bldg.
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-6223 fax
Registration will be available until Tuesday, March 20, 2007.
Sessions
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Introduction to the Series and Basic Understanding of
Community
Instructors: Janet Ayres (IN) and Stephen Jeanetta (MO)
March 13, 2007
The ability to more fully understand the complexity and dynamics of issues and situations in a community context is important to be able to develop effective programs.
Introduction to the Series by Janet Ayres
Basic Understanding of Community by Stephen Jeanetta
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Community Demographics
Instructor: Andy Lewis (WI)
March 20, 2007
The ability to understand the demographic profile and trends in a community is essential to identifying issues and sustainable alternatives.
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Community Economics
Instructor: Bill Pinkovitz (WI)
March 27, 2007
The ability to understand the economic base of a community and the dynamics between the various economic sectors, including the ways in which money turns over in the community, leaves the community, or is invested are important in providing a vibrant economy.
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Community Power Structure
Instructor: Janet Ayres (IN)
April 3, 2007
The ability to identify who the decision makers are in the community, the resources they affect, and the power structure is crucial in gaining access to a community, gaining trust and credibility, and being effective in educational programs.
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Community Situational Analysis
Instructor: Anne Heinze Silvis (IL)
April 10, 2007
The ability to analyze a particular issue or situation in a community from a historical, political, cultural and community context and determine Extension's role in the issue is an important competency of community development.
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Community Sustainability
Instructor: Mary Emery (NCRCRD)
April 24, 2007
The ability to understand the impact of decisions on the quality of natural resources and the long-term sustainability of the environment is an important component of community development.
- April 24, 2007 Breeze Archive (This archive is not available due to technical difficulties during the session. A re-recording of the session may be available at a future date).
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Community Development Approaches and Evaluation of the Series
Instructor: Tim Borich (IA)
May 1, 2007
The ability to know how to organize and mobilize resources for action, as well as possible barriers, is necessary in developing programs that are meaningful and effective. |
Breeze Technology
Information about Breeze technology at Iowa State University can be found at: http://about.extension.org/wiki/Web_Conferencing_Center.
Please visit the following URL anytime before your first scheduled session to confirm your ability to connect to the Breeze server: http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
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