2009 IT Funding
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5. List 2009 collaborative activities and funding sources
University of Kentucky
--Continue partnership with TAMU for Centra
--Work with eXtension to increase the use of eXtension collaborative tools and services by College personnel
--Continue to explore the use of grants to help push Extension IT initiatives
--Utilize Central IT offerings such as MS SharePoint, Microsoft Office Communications Server, University iTunes site
--Increase the use of Social Media within the IT group and College personnel
LSU AgCenter
- Numerous grant funded initiatives
- Rental of Compressed Video sites to State of LA professional development training group
- eXtension
- Rural boradband stimulus monies
- Statewide GIS funding initiatives
Alabama Cooperative Extension System:
- Two grant-funded projects for which our IT Unit received salary funding for development work performed:
- Renting statewide ACES videoconference facilities to various state agencies for meetings and training
University of Tennessee Extension provides technical assistance to the 12 Research & Education Centers for the Agricultural Experiment Station and a number of grants administrated by UT Extension.
Oklahoma State University Extension:
- Continue partnership of Centra with TAMU and other institutions
- Continue to help further eXtension efforts and highlight potential opportunities for collaboration
Texas AgriLife Information Technology
- Support Centra partnerships
- Enhance eXtension collobration
- Continue Excellence in Extension benchmarking database application for use CES wide; funding from ECOP and ASRED
- Continue benchmarking database application for SAESD; no funding
- In partnership with County Commissioners Courts, implemented year-round technology purchasing program for county Extension based equipment
- Transition of all CECP Online course to eXtension Moodle platform; no funding
Fort Valley State University Information and Technology Area
- Enhance eXtension collaboration
- Improve state collaboration with 1862 partner
- Enhance partnership with Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the Georgia Department of Education
