Why do we need to share?
Family Living colleagues indicated, in a 2001 survey conducted by the Department
of Family Development, they felt they had moderate understanding of the concept
of scholarship and moderate ability to apply scholarship concepts in their programming.
Colleagues overwhelmingly said they would value the opportunity to learn more
about scholarship and to further develop skills in analyzing applications of
scholarship in others' programming (ex. peer reviews). The most highly rated
item from the survey was that colleagues would learn from presentations showing
applications of scholarship.
It is within our responsibility as members of a profession to nurture the development
of colleagues. Sharing these examples of scholarly work provides the opportunity
to increase the understanding of the meaning of scholarship in our work among
our entire program area.
It has been said that it is simply not enough "to do good work".
We have to do work that is relevant, valued, solidly research-based, that makes
a difference to those we serve. We already do scholarly work much of the time.
We do it automatically. It is the original foundation of Extension work. What
we must do now, in part through sharing, is learn to speak the "scholarship"
language and apply those criteria to our work so that we have the highest quality
of scholarship in our work whenever practical and possible.
Intended Outcomes for Sharing Scholarly Work Series
Participant Outcomes
- Participants in the Sharing Scholarly Work series will increase their
understanding of the Elements of Scholarship.
- Participants in the Sharing Scholarly Work series will be able to identify
elements of scholarship in real-life examples of Family Living programming.
- Participants in the Sharing Scholarly Work series will increase the
likelihood they will design future programs to include elements of scholarship.
Presenter Outcomes
- Presenters in the Sharing Scholarly Work series will increase their
understanding of the Elements of Scholarship as they are found in the work
they are presenting.
- Presenters in the Sharing Scholarly Work series will have increased
opportunities for peer review of their work.
- Presenters in the Sharing Scholarly Work series will increase their
comfort level in the use of Wisline Web or other technology selected for
this series.
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