Let’s do more experiments!
11 October 2021 6 Comments
A quick poll: do you pull bandaids off slowly or rip them off quickly? Denise tends to go slowly on the bandaid front (although
Building the effectiveness and
impact of extension practitioners
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Welcome!
G’day, and welcome to Enablers of Change. This is a place where we’ll share our thoughts and ideas about enabling change.
We’ll share our insights about different topics around enabling change, particularly agricultural extension. Join us on our journey of discovery as we explore different elements of enabling change in agricultural industries and regional communities, and we’re always curious about what’s happening in other fields of study too.
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Our team
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John James
Hobart, Australia
John is passionate about enabling change and innovation, and helping others to learn and build their capacity in this area. For his PhD, he investigated the factors that affect the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies. Read more...
Denise Bewsell
Christchurch, New Zealand
Denise loves chocolate! She wishes she worked as a taste tester for Whittaker’s Chocolates but instead spends her days helping support facilitators …with Whittaker’s chocolate usually! Read more...
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Using adult learning principles in webinars
27 September 2021 3 Comments
Do you think, like some others, that adult learning principles sound like an old, outdated approach – something that was dreamed up in the
Designing an effective extension program
13 September 2021 9 Comments
We need an extension program! For those of us working as enablers of change, this can be something we hear when our colleagues are
Five useful facilitation resources
30 August 2021 4 Comments
Sometimes as Enablers of change we just need a few more ideas to help us plan, design and run our activities. Where do we
Why hybrid events are often horrible!
16 August 2021 5 Comments
Are you thinking of running a hybrid event where you have attendees both online and physically present in one or more venues? You might think
One simple technique to improve online meetings
2 August 2021 4 Comments
Thanks to COVID-19, the prevalence of online meetings has dramatically increased. But unfortunately these are often unsuccessful. In this episode we explore one simple
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