KENOSHA COUNTY ENERGY TEAM:Transformational Education at work
WHAT IS
TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION?
CONTENT
RELATIONSHIP
Scholarship of Discovery, Integration,
Application of Knowledge
low
high
Information
FacilitationTransformational
Education
Content Transmission
high
PR
OC
ES
S
Adapted from Merrill Ewart Model, Process and Content
TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION
6 Elements:1. Complex Concerns/Issues2. Communities of
Interest/Location/Issue/Diversity3. Capacity Building of Members of
Community of Interest4. Experimentation/Examination5. Evaluation6. Success
QUOTES FROM THE FIELD
“Team members are now specifically looking for opportunities to save energy
—to cut costs,to benefit the county.”Now people are thinking: Rather than ‘something
went wrong, we gotta fix it’ … instead now we stop and think—is there a better approach, should we
think about this differently?
The data point out inefficiencies so we can correct them…
Assistance from external partners has been invaluable—we could not have done it without
them… Our facilities staff is excellent but we didn’t have access to the tools before…
WHAT IS AN
ENERGY TEAM?
TEAM MEMBERSHIP
FinancePublic Works/FacilitiesExecutive’s OfficeUW-ExtensionUtilityFocus on EnergyPrivate Contractors (electrical engineers)State Energy Office
GOALS1. Budget allocation(s): Execute
projects2. Building performance: Manage
assets3. Maximize incentives: Receive
rebates4. Technical capacity: Build skills and
know-how
APPROACHES1. Morale: Balance plans with
accomplishment2. Learning Environments: Create ‘safe
space’3. Relationships: Build and sustain trust 4. Capacity-Building Over Time: We establish short-term goals and find our way step-by-
step“...one bite of the elephant at a time!”
FACILITATOR ROLE1. Drives consensus around priorities 2. Holds others accountable3. Works across ‘silos’4. Connects resources to needs5. Engages assistance from partners with
technical capacity6. Ensure data/information is paired with
analytic skills and interpersonal skills
CONTENT 1. Energy usage data (kWh)2. Asset management3. Lighting/HVAC/infrastructure systems4. Electrical distribution diagrams5. Focus on Energy incentive Information6. Efficiency recommendations
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. Team-Building, Network Development 2. Data Entry/Use/Maintenance into
Portfolio Manager; Benchmarking Energy Use
3. Level II Energy Assessments/Audits; Implementing Recommendations
4. Development of Grant Funding Opportunities
QUOTES FROM THE FIELD
County Board of Supervisors and County Executive have been very supportive;
encouraging us to do more of this work…
Several people are looking at rebates and incentives from Focus on Energy—before it was just one guy, now it’s a team effort
…Specialized knowledge helps us make better decisions…
Assistance from eternal partners has been invaluable—we could not have done it without them. This would
have never happened without them!
CONTENT
RELATIONSHIP
Scholarship of Discovery, Integration,
Application of Knowledge
low
high
Information
FacilitationTransformational
Education
Content Transmission
high
PR
OC
ES
S
Adapted from Merrill Ewart Model, Process and Content
• Complex Issue• Community of
Interest• Capacity
building• Experimentatio
n• Evaluation• Success
TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION
6 Elements:1. Complex Concerns/Issues2. Communities of
Interest/Location/Issue/Diversity3. Capacity Building of Members of
Community of Interest4. Experimentation/Examination5. Evaluation6. Success
THANK YOU!
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