RRCD Regional Listening Sessions Fellow: Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University Roadmap
Fellow Report: Progress has been accomplished through the coordination of team efforts through two working groups of the RRDC staff: the Design Team, with primary responsibility for implementation of the listening sessions, and the Data Analysis Team, with primary responsibility for implementation of the survey and analysis of its data. Meetings have been held regularly for both, on an as-needed basis, along with asynchronous coordination of efforts. Individual RRDCs have also taken leadership of certain elements, including the analysis and reporting to key stakeholders of results about their region, and recruitment of listening session facilitators. These facilitators have also been engaged through asynchronous processes (email correspondence and surveys) to ensure engagement in early stages of listening session design and planning.
Significant Results: Accomplishments supported, in part, by NTAE funding: ● Implementation of survey instrument ● Analysis of survey results ● Drafting and publication of report ● Briefing of key stakeholders on report findings
○ Adoption of plan of work for NERCRD that addresses and incorporates survey findings; engagement with SRDC and NCRCRD leadership bodies on results in priority setting meetings ○ Reported conversations within and direct discussion with key Federal Agencies, including USDA NIFA, regarding report findings ○ Reported and documented discussions among Land-Grant University leadership about CED Extension and research programming changes ● Digital engagement activities on report findings, including development of websites, infographics, and public messaging (metrics available upon request) ● Recruited facilitators for listening sessions Anticipated work for the next reporting period (March 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022) ● Conduct an orientation and planning meeting among facilitators ● Announce the schedule of listening sessions ● Craft virtual infrastructure for listening sessions ● Publish interactive data dashboard being drafted by Shane Bradt ● Hold listening sessions ● Schedule meetings between NIFA personnel and facilitators of National Topic Sessions for rapid debrief of outcomes ● Draft article for Journal of Extension analyzing selected results ● Draft article for Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development analyzing selected results.
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