1. Training Without Travel Jim Wilson Extension Pesticide Ed. Coord. South Dakota State University

2. Why? Demographics

3. South Dakota Density / sq. mile

4. Why? Demographics Fuel Prices / budgets

5. North Central South Dakota 4/28/06

6. Why? Demographics Fuel Prices Time

7. Valid Reasons, But... Is it as good as live? Can it be close? What can / can’t you do? Technology = Cut / Bleed? First Aid Kit – Plan to minimize risk History

8. Distance Education in SD Interactive video conf. ~ 1994 State RDTN system→ DDN Limited locations Limited time blocks Cut off at top of hour

9. Distance Education in SD 2000 – RUS Telecom Grant ~$300K + ~$300K+ match 17 site IP based conf. “system” Extension controlled → + 8 phone conf. lines Guess what? - Outdated

11. Distance Education in SD 2006 – another RUS Grant ~$300K + match Update & add sites → ~27 sites + 16 phone lines Plan for upgrades –Technology changes quickly

12. Proposed

13. Distance Education in SD Early reliability issues? Cut & bled First Aid - Have backup plan

14. Distance Education in SD Excellent for rural areas multi-state spontaneous training - - Regional Training - - Example - WNV Info training

15. Example - WNV Interactive Training 2002

16. What Can’t you do? No Q & A – lecture only

17. Q & A Can Work Be prepared - Pregnant pausesprepared - Pregnant pauses Questions ND

18. What Can’t you do? No Q & A – lecture only – Can do Demo’s

19. Demo’s? Doc Cameras Vid cam & wireless mike

20. What Can’t you do? No Q & A – lecture only – Can do Demo’s – Can do

21. Can’t Do? Not a lot you can’t do But, need to do it different

22. What’s Needed? Big Font Contrast color Not talking head Talk to camera

23. Continuing The trade or brand name and common name of the pesticide applied; –Trade or brand name--The name of the pesticide applied,as it appears on the product label. Example--Tordon 22K –Common name--The name of the active ingredient in the pesticide product. The common name will not be required, provided a complete trade or brand name is listed on the spray record, as the trade or brand name will be considered the information needed to meet the common name requirement.

24. Room Layout

25. What’s Needed? Good moderator –facilitate questions Room set up Mute remote mics

26. What’s Needed? Equipment Neutral Background Wireless mic Document camera Remote camera Projector

27. What’s Needed Interaction Again – facilitators Time away from monitor Question sets Pre–notify locations

28. Ready – Right? Technology can bite you and it will First Aid Kit

29. First Aid.ppt files all locations Conference phones Phone bridge Handouts of.ppts ? Cell phone tie-in ?

30. Training w/o Travel Can be done Numerous benefits Numerous challenges – paradigm Be prepared Have a backup plan

31. Questions Demo?