MSU and the Innovations/Smart Suite TTA partners will develop the following items: Roadmap of existing resources, enhance MSU Innovations Suite Researcher-Practitioner Fellows Academy Website with links to partnering organizations & resources and develop online forums for a Smart Suite community of practice.
All tasks were completed throughout the life of the grant. Existing materials will be maintained. Enhancements and expansion of resources will occur under the 2021 SS TTA grant led by JRSA.
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In December 2016, JRSA set up a online forum for Innovations Suite programs to communicate following discussions at the Innovations Suite partners meeting on December 13-14. The forum is in a test phase. http://login.icohere.com/JRSA
The partners continued to address and plan the delivery of web-based resources during the 1/1-6/30/17 reporting period. Efforts and accomplishments are discussed during the bi-weekly partners call. Pre and post Academy activities/assignments as well as collaboration with all Innovations Suite program TTA providers has or will occur. MSU in collaboration with JRSA developed a pre-Academy webinar on research partnerships and evidence-based practices for the February 2017 Academy. The webinar will be made available on the Innovations Suite TTA website once it is developed. Partner GMU/Faye Taxman will develop a pre, during, and post Academy webinar and exercises. All items will be made available on the Smart Suite TTA website once it is developed. The partners reviewed an extensive list of Smart Suite webinars to determine their active status and application to such broad topics as implementation, research partnerships, and evidence-based practices. The list of webinars and their links will be made available on the Innovations Suite TTA website once it is developed. A resource development matrix was created to begin tracking applicable resources for the field. The resources/list will be made available on the Innovations Suite TTA website once it is developed and approved for public use.
The partners continued to address and plan the delivery of web-based resources during the July 1 - December 31, 2019 reporting period. Efforts and accomplishments are discussed during the bi-weekly partners call. Pre and post Academy activities/assignments as well as collaboration with all Innovations Suite program TTA providers has or will occur. MSU updated the pre-Academy webinar on research partnerships and evidence-based practices for the 2019 Academies. Partner GMU/Faye Taxman developed a pre, during and post Academy webinars and exercises for all Academy participants/graduates.
Given events during the reporting period of July 1- December 31, 2020, the INV TTA Team and BJA began discussions of creating and modifying training and technical assistance to address current needs. Additional online materials and resources were discussed or are under development to manage working with graduates and the field during COVID 19 and societal upheaval.
The INV TTA Team's online presence and materials are all current and active. Website: https://innovations4publicsafety.cj.msu.edu/. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovations4PublicSafety/. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovations4publicsafety/?fbclid=IwAR3t1ACZT0…. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Innovations4PS
All social media engagements are active. Newly developed materials (e.g., recorded Academy sessions, case studies, relevant posts/links) are or will be accessible.
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