Disrupting Engagement or Engagement, the Disrupter?
Dave King, Professor Emeritus, Oregon State University Photo by Fabio Bracht on Unsplash When the analog-to-digital information evolution began in the mid 1990s, Extension and engagement—as functions of higher education—appeared to be likely targets for disruption. Yet, today, fundamental aspects of Extension and engagement appear to be untouched by disruptive competition. Or do they? “The past is prologue,” wrote William Shakespeare. So a quick review of Extension and the digital evolution, and what we can learn from history, might be…