NDSU Agriculture and University Extension

Ag Communication Web Services networks network learning twitter blogs personal pln feeds | Social Media | Friday January 20, 2012 | By Bob Bertsch

One of the NDSU Ag Communication - Web Services goals I outlined in my last post, Sharing Our Goals , was to increase the use of online personal learning networks for workplace learning by 25%. I think that goal is an important part in changing the way we...

Ag Communication Web Services blogs socialmedia podcast twitter social | Social Media | Wednesday December 21, 2011 | By Julie

The new year is fast approaching and its time again for the ritual of resolutions. It’s the perfect time to incorporate some new habits in your work processes. Here’s a few to consider to start working differently in the new year: Open/revisit a...

Ag Communication Web Services network podcast literacy twitter | Podcasts | Friday September 09, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

On this podcast we talks a lot about the Network Literacy CoP. You can learn more about the CoP at http://www.extension.org/people/communities/325 or by liking the Network Literacy CoP Facebook page. You can also contribute to the Network...

Ag Communication Web Services blogs twitter facebook socialmedia | Gadgets | Wednesday September 07, 2011 | By Julie

You may have heard us Web Services folks talking about “Working Differently in Extension.” As part of that discussion we’ve mentioned that there are several ways to move forward in the social media arena. And the first of these is listening. In unfamiliar...

Ag Communication Web Services facebook email twitter online social-media | Gadgets | Friday August 05, 2011 | By Julie

So you think social networking isn’t for you? Sorry. Wrong answer. What’s critical with social networking, your online presence, and pretty much everything else, is what your customers/clients/constituents want. It’s not about you. This is lesson...

The Winnowing Oar innovation johnson ideas steven twitter social-media kevin kelly | Social Media | Tuesday June 07, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

As someone who uses and love Twitter, I've spent quite a bit of time responding to the criticism that Twitter is filled with self-absorbed people sharing the minutiae of their daily lives. When someone tells me they don't want to try Twitter because they don't...

Ag Communication Web Services facebook blogs web websites twitter | Social Media | Wednesday June 01, 2011 | By Julie

One of the great things about the Internet is that it reaches most everybody these days. One of the difficult things about the Internet is that it reaches most everybody these days. So when it comes to doing things online, whether participating in social...

The Winnowing Oar social-media context education curation working differently twitter | Web Tools | Thursday May 05, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

As part of our "Working Differently" initiative at NDSU Agriculture Communication , we attempted to define some of the roles we envisioned Extension educators fulfilling in the changing landscape of digital communication. Among the roles we...

The Winnowing Oar social-media training education learning ndcohort technology twitter | Social Media | Friday April 29, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

This past Tuesday, my fellow NDSU Ag Communication web tech specialist Julie Kuehl ( @JulieKuehlNDSU ) and I ( @ndbob ) launched our first Twitter cohort. After 2 and a half years (for me, much less than that for Julie) leading technology training using a...

Ag Communication Web Services twitter facebook email podcast security | Podcasts | Wednesday April 06, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

Email Security Info Tips for Avoiding Spam, Spim, and Spyware - http://www.ndsu.edu/its/security/it_security/index/protecting_yourself_against_spim_spam_spyware/ Staying Safe and Secure With Your Computer - http://www.ndsu.edu/its/security/it_secur...

Ag Communication Web Services cooperative-extension ndsu extension social-media hashtag twitter | Social Media | Thursday March 24, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

Julie ( http://www.twitter.com/JulieKuehlNDSU ) and I ( http://www.twitter.com/ndbob ) will be tweeting from next week's NDSU Extension Service Spring Conference (March 29-31, 2011) using the Twitter hashtag , #ndextconf . If you are a Twitter user or are...

Ag Communication Web Services show-notes podcast hashtag ipad technology twitter | Podcasts | Tuesday March 08, 2011 | By Bob Bertsch

The iPad 2 will be out soon. What we do and don't know about the device, so far. Cooperative Extension is using the Twitter hashtag #CESvalue to rally support for cooperative extension and avoid a potential cut in federal funding. How can hashtags be used in...