ASK ME Extension

	"AID" - Turn your Information into Action
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"AID" - Turn your Information into Action

See Extension (External link) or browse below

Material developed by UC Davis in collaboration with over 20 partner organizations.

Overview
"ASK ME" Five steps to Successful Extension Info sheet (UC Davis) Extension Flow video TIGRS Keys to Success Fact Sheet (UC Davis) Skills required for successful extension Fact Sheet (UC Davis) ICT in Extension Fact sheet (UC Davis, USAID) Ten Rules of Effective Extension (TREE) Fact sheet Roots of Peace A note on different extension methods Fact Sheet Turning information into Action
Plan implementation - checklists Where do I start? Fact sheet (UC Davis) Creating impact Fact sheet (UC Davis) Is your material compelling Fact sheet (UC Davis)

The "ASK ME" Framework for Extension	"TIGRS" keys for success
A = Audience and Needs S = Solutions K = Key message M = Message form and delivery E = Evaluation "ASK ME" Info sheet (UC Davis)	T = Trust in the message and the messenger I = Integrated approaches Engage farmers GR = Good Recommendations Credible, Relevant (Demand-driven), Clear benefit, Testable S = “Seeing is believing” TIGRS Fact Sheet (UC Davis)

A = Audience and Needs. "Who are they? What do they need and want?"

Field Diagnostics	Assessing needs
Tools to help identify problems: Cereals: Maize Doctor (CIMMYT) ; Rice Doctor (IRRI) ; Wheat Doctor (CIMMYT) Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables: Hort Hospital (UC Davis) Soils: Soil Doctor (UC Davis)	Assessing needs Fact sheet (UC Davis) Needs and opportunity assessment (NOA) Fact sheet (UC Davis) Gathering secondary data Fact sheet (UC Davis) Crop management survey sheet (UC Davis) SWOC analysis Fact sheet
Choosing partners	Working with groups
Audience Analysis Fact sheet (UC Davis) Choosing Partners Fact sheet (UC Davis and BIID) Forming Workgroups Fact sheet (UC Davis)	Building Trust Fact Sheet (UC Davis and Purdue) Running farmer meetings Fact sheet (UC Davis) Running farmer focus groups Fact sheet (UC Davis) Managing (more formal) meetings Fact sheet (UC Davis) Facilitation Fact sheet (UC Davis) Building Consensus Fact sheet (UC Davis) Conflict Resolution Fact sheet (UC Davis)

= Solutions. "What is practical and relevant to meet the needs?"

K = Key message. "What do people need to know to make the change?"

M = Message form and delivery. "How can the message be best packaged and delivered?"

Message Planning	Message delivery
Assess possible message delivery options Fact sheet or Trainer exercise (UC Davis) Extension material development Fact sheet (UC Davis) Action planning Fact sheet (UC Davis) Designing a farmers workshop - with example agenda Fact sheet (UC Davis)	Training event Checklist Fact sheet (UC Davis) Preparing good learning objectives Fact Sheet (UC Davis) Preparing the agenda Fact sheet (UC Davis) Preparing the classroom Fact sheet (UC Davis) Adult learning Fact sheet (UC Davis) Presentation skills Fact sheet (UC Davis) Effective training Fact sheet (UC Davis) Field demonstrations Fact sheet (UC Davis) Test Strips for Field demonstration Fact sheet (UC Davis) Farmer-led demonstrations - the Farm Walk Fact Sheet (US Davis) Designing simple experiments for informal demonstrations Manual (68 kB) (Roots of Peace) Building a team Fact sheet (UC Davis) Use of ICT in Extension Fact sheet (UC Davis)
Material development
Is your material compelling Fact sheet (UC Davis) Developing a knowledge bank Manual (UC Davis) Creating Fact sheets Fact sheet (UC Davis) Criteria for evaluating fact sheets Fact sheet (UC Davis) Creating a poster Fact sheet (UC Davis) Using PowerPoint Fact sheet (2 pages; UC Davis) Video shooting tips Fact sheet (UC Davis) Persuasive writing Fact sheet (UC Davis) Make your material compelling Fact sheet (UC Davis)

E = Evaluation. "How can each step be iomproved?"