ADEC/AgNIC

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ADEC/AgNIC

• Expansion and Broader Impacts

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Grant writing

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

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NDLA and AgNIC

• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Contributions
• Institutional Support
• Proven Track Record

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Management Structure

• Selecting and Responding to RFPs-Peer Review
• Proposing rather than responding agencies,
  foundations
• Strategic partnerships and relationships

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Governance and Structure

• Partnership
• Lead Institution/s Model
• 501(c)3
• Soft money operation
• Grants that Go(sustainability)

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FINANCING-ADEC Model

• Membership Dues
• Grants and Contracts
• Miscellaneous Revenue
• New Programs and Services-user fees

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Innovation Sustainability

• Balance stay open think outside box
• Flat and Distributed let the technology help
  (helping and hindering forces)
• Interoperable
• Money doesnt necessarily buy happiness
• Broaden and Include

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5 Ws and H

• WHO will do it? Lead Institutions Critical
  Path-Strategic Partners-People Energy-Organization
  al 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!

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5Ws 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-cor
  recting

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5Ws and H

• WHY? Critical question i.e. dont 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

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5Ws 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, learndevelop standards
  quality, protocols, sopsdevelop a culture and
  artifacts

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ADEC Case Strategic Plan

• International/global distance learning networks
• Innovation-technology and pedagogy
• Workforce development course sharing
• Digital Infrastructure (NDLA)
• Disaster Relief/Homeland Security

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GRANTS

• NSF largest shared cyberinfrastructure program
  in their portfolio
• ADECnet
• Educational Effectiveness
• Private Sector Partnerships

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SLOAN FOUNDATION

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

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USDA

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

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ADEC WEBPAGE-Who Are You?

• Heavy traffic worldwide use
• Moving to new content management system
• Member Services

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International/National Videoconference and
Webcasts

• Digital Library Videoconference March 16
  national leaders including head of NAL set of
  web resources
• Charging Non-Members

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CAPACITY BUILDING

• Educational Effectiveness community level,
  academic, youth, rural/remote, minority audiences
  what works and what doesnt
• Technology cutting edge cheaper, better,
  faster-new applications Internet based

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INTERNATIONAL

• IICA
• Central America
• University of Zamorano
• DR International Biotech Conf
• China, Africa, Asia