Webinars
A Webinar is a live presentation conducted over the Internet, allowing attendees to view the presenter's slide presentation or computer screen in real time on their computer desk top while listening to the presenter speak through the telephone or through the computer via use of a headset or computer speakers.
For more information about web conferencing and webinars refer to the June 2010 edition of ExtensionNet.
APEN Webinars have been hosted by APEN member Leanne Isaacson from 2016 to 2020. We thank Leanne for her diligence and volunteer assistance during this time.
The Webinars are now hosted on APEN Zoom and held on the third Monday of every second month at 2pm AEST/AEDT with Graham Harris as facilitator.
If you would like further details on the webinars, or would like to present or have a suggestion for a suitable topic, please get in contact the APEN Secretariat on info@apen.org.au.
A copy of the recording from the webinars can be accessed from the list below or the APEN YouTube Channel
2022 - Webinar recordings & resources
2022 Webinars
| Date | Presenter and topic | Recording link |
|---|---|---|
| 21 February |
The presenter was Warwick Waters, APEN 2022 Excellence in Extension Award joint winner and topic, Mistakes I’ve made that others might avoid, what’s working well and new opportunities for extension. |
APEN YouTube channel here |
| 11 April |
The presenter was Denise Bewsell, APEN 2022 Excellence in Extension Award joint winner and topic, Small group-based extension and the (overlooked) art of facilitation. |
APEN YouTube channel here |
| 20 June | The presenter was Jodie Ward, APEN Amabel Fulton award for Excellence joint winner on The Value of Difference | APEN YouTube channel here |
| 15 August | The presenter was Sarah Thompson, APEN Amabel Fulton Award for Excellence joint winner on Supporting Extension Officer Development | APEN YouTube channel here |
| 17 October |
Olivia Weatherburn and Sarah Crofort from Beef + Lamb NZ presented on Supporting Farmers - a New Zealand Perspective of Extension View the presentation here |
APEN YouTube channel here |
2021 - Webinar recordings & resources
2021 Webinars
| Date | Presenter and topic | Recording link |
|---|---|---|
| 15 February |
The presenter was Prof Geoff Cockfield, University of Southern Queensland and topic, Understanding farmer decision making (and thereby reducing waste in agricultural research funding) Presentation and reports made available by Prof Cockfield |
APEN YouTube channel here |
| 19 April |
The presenter was Angela Williams, Manager, CANEGROWERS Isis and topic, QLD EXTENSION MODEL OF PRACTICE What we do is important but how we do it makes the difference – it’s all in the how… Report and other resources made available by Angela |
APEN YouTube |
| 21 June |
The presenter was Dr Roy Murray-Prior, Consultant, Agribiz RD&E Services and topic Understanding farmer decision making with behavioural economics
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APEN YouTube channel here |
| 16 August |
The presenter was Adrian Englefield, Hort Innovation Regional Extension Manager (south-east) and topic Monitoring and Evaluation |
APEN YouTube channel here |
| 18 October | The presenter was Megan Willis, Senior Extension Officer, Dept of Agriculture & Fisheries, Qld and topic: Extension with Direction: Developing a framework for consistent and effective extension delivery in the Burdekin Catchment | APEN YouTube channel here |
| 13 December |
The presenter was Doctor Chelsea Jarvis, Senior Scientist at the University of Southern Queensland’s Centre for Applied Climate Sciences and topic: Communicating Climate Science to Different Industries |
APEN YouTube channel here |
2020
2020 Webinars
| Date | Presenter and topic | Recording link |
|---|---|---|
| 17 February | The presenter was Denise Bewsell, Red Meat for Profit Partnership and topic, Small group extension for sheep and beef farmers in New Zealand – what have we been learning? | Recording not available |
| 20 April |
The presenter was Cynthia Mahoney and co-host Andrew Huffer and topic, How to work remotely! – to help with these challenging times Here's a link to the webinar summary, recording link and chat box comments/suggestions |
APEN YouTube channel here |
| 15 June | The presenter was Fiona McCartney, Senior Social Scientist, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland and topic, Drivers and barriers to drought preparedness and management: findings and insights from behavioural and social science | APEN YouTube channel here |
| 17 August | The eXtension Foundation team, Ashley Griffin (Program Manager, Impact Collaborative), Megan Hirschman (Partnership and Development Specialist), Molly Immendorf, (Impact Collaborative Lead Design Manager) and Aaron Weibe (Communications & Engagement Manager) presented Designing Extension Programming for Impact with the eXtension Foundation’s Impact Collaborative in the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service |
APEN YouTube channel here |
| 23 October |
The Wellness in Tough Times Nebraska team, Susan Harris, WTT Team Lead, Educator – Rural Health, Wellness, and Safety, Soni Cochran, Extension Assistant, Kerry Elsen, 4-H Extension Educator, Kayla Hinrichs, Extension Educator, Michelle Krehbiel, Youth Development Specialist, Brandy VanDeWalle, Extension Educator presented Nebraska Extension Wellness in Tough Times Project. They have provided the following resources: |
APEN YouTube channel here |
2019
Recordings of the webinars can be accessed from http://www.leanneisaacson.com/apen-webinar-replays/
- February 2019 - Assoc Prof Kelly Fielding - How the groups we belong to Influence our Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour
- August 2019 - Dr Terry Parminter - Jumping the gun – preparing for greenhouse gas legislation
- October 2019 - Dr Jaci Brown - Weather, Climate and Agriculture
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December 2019 - Cynthia Mahoney - Bringing neuroscience to extension - how to create brain-friendly environments for high performance
2018
Recordings of the webinars can be accessed from http://www.leanneisaacson.com/apen-webinar-replays/
- February 2018 - Heather Collins - The Unwritten Code - How social norms can operate in a rural community
- March 2018 - Heather Collins - The Unwritten Code: How practice norms change in a rural community
- April 2018 - Danielle England - How does risk effect the adoption of on-farm practices? And how can you tailor your package to address this risk?
- June 2018 - Dr James Turner - To co-innovate or not to co-innovate? That is the question
- August 2018 - Dr Kathy Evans - Don’t be such a bloody expert: engaging field days and participatory field work
2017
Recordings of the webinars can be accessed from http://www.leanneisaacson.com/apen-webinar-replays/
- February 2017 - Gavin Beever - On-line collaboration, On-line Communities of Practice & the Extension Hub & how it functions Recording link:
- April 2017 - Tegan Kukulies - Insights into Australia's Banana Extension Program
- June 2017 - Dr Gordon Rogers - VegNET - Vegetable growers vital link to R&D on the ground
- August 2017 - Gerard Vaughan - Farmstrong NZ, live well farm well
- October 2017 - Dr Jeff Coutts - Extension and the Great Barrier Reef
- December 2017 - Leanne Isaacson - LinkedIn - Whats New, Whats Working, How to Kickstart 2018
2016
- April 2016 - Cam Nicholson - Helping farmers make better decisions (just because we all make them all the time doesn’t mean we are any good at them!):
Recording link: www.leanneisaacson.com/apenapril
- June 2016 - Robbie Commens - Influencing Influencers in the Australian Macadamia industry.
Recording link: www.leanneisaacson.com/APENJune
- August 2016 - Tonia and Paul Grundy - The use of videos in extension
Recording link: www.leanneisaacson.com/APENAugustRegistration and press Register. This will take you to the recording.
- October 2016 - Simon Sankey - Are discussion groups still relevant? Using the Whole Farm Assessment process to improve NZ Dairy Discussion Groups
Recording link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/2452726046085890828.
- December 2016 - Daile Jones, Rural Business Network NZ - Building a rural business network.
Recording link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8051918639560231939