Background
NDEET is made up of Extension professionals and interested partners passionate about digital applications. NDEET believes Extension can play a unique and significant role in educating communities across the country on the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. NDEET is also a network of faculty, educators, and specialists that compiles a list of educational and planning resources used to increase awareness, access & availability and adoption & utilization of broadband. In addition, NDEET conducts research to further contribute knowledge and best practices to these efforts.
NDEET Webinar
The COVID-19 crisis has shown an even harsher light on the digital divide that already plagues the nation. As individuals began efforts to work or learn from home, people that lack broadband access or skills struggle to keep up. What can Cooperative Extension do to help bolster resources to these communities? The National Digital Extension Education Team will share practical guidance into what has been successful in navigating these challenges. Join us for a one hour webinar to explore together.
NDEET Initatives
Advancing Digital Access
Landing page for Advancing Digital Access workshop information.
Digital Skill Building and Digital Volunteer Initiative
Broadband infrastructure is expected to expand rapidly over the next few years but will only be effective if people have the digital skills they need. Extension is well positioned to provide such training, yet capacity building is necessary. Based on a national survey of digital skill needs, a set of lessons were developed for each skill and a Digital Volunteer Initiative was shaped to help support Extension efforts.
Visit the Digital Skill Building and Digital Volunteer Initiative webpage
Working Groups
Helping communities organaize and think through options for increasing broadband access.
Stacey McCullough Assistant Director - Community and Economic Development University of Arkansas | Sreedhar Upendram Assistant Professor - Agricultural and Resource Economics University of Tennessee |
Reaching out to partners on the federal, state, and local levels to strengthen our joint efforts to promote e-connectivity and usage in underserved areas.
Monica Babine Senior Associate - Program for Digital Initiatives Washington State University | Gail Huycke Community Development Specialist University of Wisconsin | Kenneth Sherin County Extension Director North Carolina Cooperative Extension |
Victor Villegas Oregon State University | Jim Ladlee Penn State University |
Kenneth Sherin North Carolina State University | Nick Pappin Washington State University | Terrence Wolfork Fort Valley State University |
Jessica Beckendorf University of Wisconsin | Cheyanne Geideman Purdue University |
ECOP/PAT
Roseanne Scammahorn Associate Director Southern Rural Development Center | Kristopher Elliott Vice Provost for Extension, Director of Extension Oregon State University |