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Initiative 1: Improve the lives of Maryland citizens
Provide the knowledge to improve the lives of Maryland citizens through innovative educational programs of excellence
Excellence in education is one of our core values. Maryland Cooperative Extension creates and leads the University’s non-formal educational programs-- integrating the knowledge of science, technology, and learner communities-- to solve problems faced by the citizens of Maryland. To enhance our ability to educate, we will initiate strategic actions that require increased and refocused allocations of our resources and a sharing of resources with others. Our commitment is to engage other resource providers and our learners in partnerships that solve problems in timely and cost-effective ways; in short, we are committed to creating and leading educational programs of excellence.
Strategic Actions
- Using the Logic Model and information provided by Extension’s Committee on Organization and Policy, the Kellogg Foundation, and other sources, we will build into our understanding of MCE and our program planning the values of engagement, the utility of innovative program design, and the benefits of indicators of excellence.
- Develop and conduct applied research programs that address stakeholder needs, which will lead to the desired outcomes and impacts of our educational programs.
- Develop and conduct educational programs with recognized excellence that lead to the desired outcomes and impacts.
- Based on needs assessments, engage people and groups in timely and effective ways to better integrate community-based knowledge with our knowledge of science and technology.
- Based on learner needs, enhance the diversity of our programs and of our learner groups.
- Expand our numbers of learners and our teaching effectiveness by using cost-effective distance learning technology.
- Assess and use, as appropriate, innovative program promotion and delivery systems.
- Provide adequate staffing and program development resources to implement these strategies.
For more information, contact Jim Hanson
Last updated: 09/27/2006
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