eXtension: Managing Online Content Providers
- 1. When The New Car Smell is Gone… Who Will Change the Oil? Betsy Greene and Mary Peabody Michaelautorepair.com
- 2. The Early Days Ups and Downs + New and exciting + Lots of energy and motivation + Funds… + Immeasurable Potential The Elephant…where to start?
- 3. HorseQuest Hindsights F2F Meetings Relationships are KEY Technophiles and Technophobes Partner up opposites Ease into technologies/social networking Identify and utilize strengths Content Makers, Reviewers, FAQers,
- 4. Middle Age Keep Going… + See fruits of the efforts + Continue to add materials + Engage new people Not as exciting doing maintenance of content Non-measurable Results/Impacts… Turnover of content contributors Marketing and fundraising become key aplusauto42718.com
- 5. HorseQuest Hindsights Identify and utilize strengths Grant writers, Abstract/Pub leaders Let Leaders Lead Title or not… Technophiles and Technophobes Google docs is your friend Evaluate as you go!
- 6. “ Mature” CoPs Leader Turnover/transition Keeping Content New Google juice? Ever changing technologies Content Overhaul Fading of stamina of members And we are all still “young!” Autofacts.org
- 7. HorseQuest Hindsights F2F is critical - Relationships Evaluate, Set Goals, WORK! Maintain contact with folks Listserve, email, bi-monthly conference calls Assignments according to strengths/likes.... Folks won't do stuff they hate. Target the participation to make it translational to their university’s version of pink, green or blue sheets... Autofacts.org
- 8. Strategies for Keeping the CoP Moving Forward Have a process for leader recruitment and rotation Create member opportunities Make the expectations clear Build in adequate time for leadership Have a detailed work plan (with identified leaders) Keep communication open Jalopyjournal.com
- 9. Strategies, cont Plan Evaluation Strategies as you develop your content Have regular training to keep everyone familiar with the work environment Develop a plan for aging out content, FAQs, etc. Learn to juggle! Fundraising, evaluation, PR, member recruitment….oh and content too! Homepages.nyu.edu
- 10. Some Final Tips… Roll up your sleeves and dive in, even in murky water Plan, but be flexible… Instead of focusing on what doesn’t work… find what does and work around the other… Push for what you need from eXtension