Pre-Conference Satellite Videoconference

Trust and Transformation:
An Introduction to Transformational Education

NOTE: If you missed the videoconference you can arrange to borrow it for the standard $3 fee from Coop Extension Media Collection. The numbers needed to request Trust & Transformation are: DVD Format - #18776 or VHS Format - #18767. The order form is on the Media Collection website or you can contact Mary O'Connor at 1-800-353-3514.

• Satellite Program Announcement (1 page, 55 KB)
• Pre-Work Assignment
• Satellite Agenda (1 page, 10 KB)
• Satellite Program Technical Sheet (1 page, 10 KB)
• The Wisconsin Framework of Transformational Education (1 page, 10 KB) - "The Wisconsin Framework of Transformational Education: What is it? What does it look like? Criteria to use to analyze our programs"
• "Getting to Great" presented by Maggie Bethel, at the Department Head Conference, March 2004
• Satellite Video Conference Online Evaluation
  NOTE: You will be able to complete the online Zoomerang survey only once per computer. No personal information is collected and all responses are private.

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Time: Satellite Signal Test: 8:30 - 9:00 AM CST
Satellite Program: 9:00 - 11:00 AM CST

Coordinators:

• Ann Keim, Assistant Program Leader, FLP,
  631 Extension Building,
  432 N. Lake Street,
  Madison, WI 53706,
  Phone: (608) 262-2453,
  Email: ann.keim@ces.uwex.edu
• Tom Blewett, Chair of the Cooperative Extension Conference Planning Committee and Assistant Program Leader, CNRED,
  629 Extension Building,
  432 N. Lake Street,
  Madison, WI 53706,
  Phone: (608) 262-9310,
  Email: thomas.blewett@ces.uwex.edu

Target Audience: All Cooperative Extension County and State Faculty and Academic Staff

Producer: University of Wisconsin-Extension-Cooperative Extension, Distance Education/Digital Media Unit, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706. Phone (608) 262-7376, FAX (608) 265-3459.

Program Description:

Transformational Education: what is it ? what does it look like ? and why is it called Wisconsin Cooperative Extension's Hedgehog? This two-hour program will offer participants an introduction to the topic and examine the characteristics of Transformational Education. It also will feature a case study and county initiatives that exemplify Transformational Education. Maggie Bethel, Michigan State University, and Arlen Leholm, CES Dean and Director, will provide their insights and observations on TE, as well as the case study and examples. There will be numerous opportunities for interaction, both at the viewing sites and with the presenters, via question and answer segments.

This satellite event is a stepping stone to our fall conference, Trust and Transformation. It's meant to help you become fully engaged in a conversation about Transformational Education in your county.

Role of Site Facilitator (Department Head):

• Reserve the satellite viewing room and ensure that the equipment is operating correctly.
• Inform office personnel of the date and time of the videoconference.
• Coordinate the pre-satellite work (homework) in your office.
• Review the material prior to the event.
• Submit pre-satellite work and evaluation following the videoconference.

Pre-Satellite Event: Each office team will be asked to identify one program underway and to analyze it using the Wisconsin Framework of Transformational Education.

Disabled Accomodations: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, local facilitators may need to provide accommodations to some audience members. The program will be closed-captioned for the hearingimpaired, but sites planning to utilize the closed-captioning should verify well in advance that their television set is capable of decoding the captions. Other accommodations which participants might request include, providing program materials in different formats and site accessibility. If you have questions about these accommodations, please contact the UWEX-CE Distance Education Unit at 608-262-7376.

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