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Ben Jackson 706-542-9051
Forest-Based Bioenergy Community of Practice and Other Educational Resources
An Internet-based educational partnership of the 74, 1862 and 1890 institutions of the Land-Grant university system that helps people improve their lives by providing access to objective research-based information and learning opportunities.
Community of Practice (CoP)
• Loosely coupled group of practitioners who work and learn together around a certain broad topic over an extended period of time
• Operates on the basis of joint interest, spontaneous interaction, and mutual development
• The site to collaboratively generate educational products to serve their designated Communities of Interest
Community of Interest (CoI)
• Four interest groups or clientele– General public, individuals and communities, who are
seeking quality information on forest-based bioenergy opportunities.
– Extension educators looking for a reliable resource to help them respond to client needs.
– Professional forest resource managers, such as researchers, USDA Forest Service, state forestry professionals and private forestry consultants.
– Policy makers and legislators who need viable and accurate information to serve their constituents.
Vision• Provides access to information, 24/7/365• Has national shared strength with local customized focus• Content is dynamic and evolving• Complements the Cooperative Extension System• Increases visibility of Cooperative Extension by reaching new
audiences and expanding partnership opportunities• Promotes collaborative development and minimizes
duplication• Provides on-going linkages between CoI
Values
• Embracing the values of the land-grant philosophy - learning, discovery and engagement
• Expanding access to objective, research based content.• Openly-shared educational product development.• Joint ownership and peer-reviewed content.• Better together than separate
Goals• Enhance accessibility and quality of relevant knowledge for existing
customers, partners, and Extension educators• Foster collaboration across the Extension network by creating
communities of practice to develop educational programs• Enhance Extension's technological capabilities through strategic
investments in shared cyber infrastructure• Continually adopt and employ new technology to help customers
acquire and apply knowledge to improve their quality of life
• Expand access to new partners and customers including an emphasis on the underserved
• Expand breadth and depth of content accessible at county offices• Enhance efficiencies of budget and expand resources across the
Extension network to support the overall Extension mission
Guiding Principles• “Openly shared” educational product development• Constant interaction with the CoI
– Strengthens educational products– Guides revisions and updates of content– Identify additional CoI needs.
• Authors will retain development recognition for promotion and tenure purposes
• Products developed will belong to the system (the CoP, eXtension and Cooperative Extension)
• Authors must leave content with the community if they are no longer a part of the CoP
• Members can use products created by the CoP in their own home institution’s programming efforts
• Others in your field with appropriate qualifications can and should make contributions/decisions
Principles (cont’d.)• Unselfish joint ownership and peer-reviewed development of
content• Change is continuous in most content areas• Some content is unique to local, state, or multi-state
audiences while some may apply to a national audience• We can no longer afford duplication of effort in the system and
that we must prepare to engage users in new ways• Understand CoPs are Extension-led and should include
individuals from research, teaching, private and other agency sectors
Forest-Based Bioenergy (FBB) CoP Mission
• Assess the current state of the industry• Assist with the complex dissemination of forest-based
bioenergy and bio-products information• Create and maintain the primary system that will continuously
track new advancements and information• Support the needs of individual producers and users as well
as local, state, regional and national resource planning professionals
• Continuously improve the CoP
The FBB CoP Includes• Extension educators
• Faculty members• Researchers
• Private industry• Government agencies
• NGOs • Not only forestry professionals,
but – Engineering professionals– Rural economic development
practitioners– Conservation groups
– Renewable energy groups.
• Anyone willing to work in a collaborative manner to deliver science-based peer-reviewed extension education materials related to the subject of forest-based bioenergy
• We invite all of you to join and participate
Communication & Facilitation Team
Possible Team Structure
Core Leadership Team• Team Leaders – point of contact for the eXtension staff, basic
organization & eXtension Certified• Content Team Leaders – lead teams that Develop content
around a specific subject area for the CoP, and also lead FAQ, Discussion and Chat teams, Ask and Expert, etc
• Content Review Team – formal peer review of all products. Suggests other materials for inclusion
• Editorial Review Teams - reviews eXtension CoP educational products for style, grammar, punctuation, reading level and accuracy
Core Leadership Team
• On-call Team – support the Ask the Expert, real time events (chats, webinars), diagnostics, and collaborative learning spaces
• Evaluation & Assessment Team – liaison to the CoI, markets products
• Content Creation Resource – Communication & Facilitation Team
General CoP Members
Subject matter specialists that have made a commitment to collaborate with other members by providing expertise and assistance in content development under some direction of the CLT
Forest-Based Bioenergy (FBB) CoP Mission
• Assess the current state of the industry• Assist with the complex dissemination of forest-based
bioenergy and bio-products information• Create and maintain the primary system that will continuously
track new advancements and information• Support the needs of individual producers and users as well
as local, state, regional and national resource planning professionals
• Continuously improve the CoP
Scope of Work
• Information pages (wiki pages)• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)• Ask the Expert• Curriculum – Moodle Learning Modules
Forest-Based Bioenergy (FBB) CoP Mission
• Assess the current state of the industry• Assist with the complex dissemination of forest-based
bioenergy and bio-products information• Create and maintain the primary system that will continuously
track new advancements and information• Support the needs of individual producers and users as well
as local, state, regional and national resource planning professionals
• Continuously improve the CoP
FBB CoP Content Outline• General
– Impact on nation’s dependency on foreign oil– Basic Terms and Concepts on Energy – Common Concerns– Comparing Wood and Fossil Fuels– Understanding Potential of Forest-based biomass– The nation’s forest biomass resource
• Environmental – Climate Change– Environmental Impacts– Impacts on Air, Water, Habitat Quality– Sustainability– Benefits and Challenges– Increasing Demand and Uses of Forest
• Economics– Economic Impacts – Sources and Supply
• Policies and Incentives– Federal – State
Forest-Based Bioenergy (FBB) CoP Mission
• Assess the current state of the industry• Assist with the complex dissemination of forest-based
bioenergy and bio-products information• Create and maintain the primary system that will continuously
track new advancements and information• Support the needs of individual producers and users as well
as local, state, regional and national resource planning professionals
• Continuously improve the CoP
FBB CoP Content Outline• Resource Management
– Forest management– Harvesting– Transporting– Processing
• Utilization and Conversion Technologies– Competing uses for forest products– Analyses of Technologies
• Community Development• WUI Issues • Case Studies• Resources
– Biomass Models– Units of Measure & Conversion tables– Glossary or Terms
• Frequently Asked Questions• Ask an Expert• Moodle Learning Modules
Forest-Based Bioenergy (FBB) CoP Mission
• Assess the current state of the industry• Assist with the complex dissemination of forest-based
bioenergy and bio-products information• Create and maintain the primary system that will continuously
track new advancements and information• Support the needs of individual producers and users as well
as local, state, regional and national resource planning professionals
• Continuously improve the CoP
Forest-Based Bioenergy (FBB) CoP Mission
• Assess the current state of the industry• Assist with the complex dissemination of forest-based
bioenergy and bio-products information• Create and maintain the primary system that will continuously
track new advancements and information• Support the needs of individual producers and users as well
as local, state, regional and national resource planning professionals
• Continuously improve the CoP
How to Join• Go to https://people.extension.org and
create an eXtensionID
Sample Wiki Page
How to Join the FBB CoP• On the CoP Community Home page, locate the page for CoP
membership. There you will find the leadership contact information for the CoP.
• Send an email to the leadership of the CoP you wish to join.• Add your name and contact information on the CoP
membership page. • Go to http://cop.extension.org/wiki/Training and select
Creating a User Page in the eXtension Wikis to add your information.
• Go to http://cop.extension.org/wiki/Training to learn how to work in the CoP wiki.
Other Woody Bioenergy Educational Resources
We Have Created
Encyclopedia of Southern Bioenergy
www.forestencyclopedia.net
The Forest Bioenergy Web Portal
Designed for Educators Site owned by SFRP Contains:
News Calendar of Events Links Case Studies Presentations Images Glossary Training Materials
www.forestbioenergy.net
Trainer’s Curriculum Notebook
7 Modules Biomass Southern Resource Production Harvesting Utilization Economics Sustainability
53 Fact sheets Activities Glossary Evaluation material
Trainer’s Curriculum Notebook
Materials found in several places Forest Bioenergy web
portal www.forestbioenergy.net US Forest Service’s
Interface South website www.interfacesouth.org
The National Learning Center for Private Forest and Range Landowners
6 interactive modules (modules 1 & 2 were combined)
Same branding Features:
Flash animation Post tests Videos Image enlargement
http://forestandrange.org/Biomass/index.asp
Wood to Energy
Set of outreach materials aimed at Increasing community
awareness Enhancing community
discussions
About using wood for power and heat
Wood to Energy
Materials include: Ambassador’s Guide Fact Sheets Case Studies Community Economic
Profiles Presentation Resources
Available at: www.interfacesouth.org/
Archive of This Slideshow
• http://www.forestbioenergy.net/presentations• Woody Bug Presentation – June 9, 2009
Ben Jackson
School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-9051