1. Webinars on eXtension.org: Experiences and Evaluation Alice Formiga, Jill Heemstra, Michael Coe eXtension National Conference Austin, Texas June 7, 2010

3. Powerpoint presentation

4. Opportunity for participants to interact with presenter

6. Provide valuable and current science-, regulation- and experience-based information

7. Engage Community of Practice members

8. Engage Community of Interest—direct communication with experts

9. Create buzz—attract viewers to eXtension website and resources

10. Solicit feedback on topics of interest

12. New content

13. Repurpose & remix

14. Traffic

15. Feedback

17. Extension agents who serve organic and transitioning farmers, or farmers considering transitioning to organic production

19. Audience: LPELC Webcasts

21. Ability to present many webinars

22. Ability to record the webinars and archive them on our site.

24. GoToWebinar

25. Other? Ustream, Elluminate......

27. Webinars can be recorded

28. Setup and notification features are available

29. Polls and surveys can be conducted during (and after?) the webinar

30. Registration process collects contact and other information about attendees.

32. Technical support occasionally needed (but it's free)

34. Recordings

35. Pods (chat, polls, closed captioning)

37. Flash (?)

38. Other Software/Hosting Options Many, many, more

40. Disease epidemics (late blight of tomato)

41. New regulations (National Organic Program pasture rule)

42. Funding deadlines (EQIP initiative)

43. Farmers with expertise (business planning)Some presenters gave Webinars to fulfill the outreach component of a grant.

45. Bios of the presenters

46. Photos of the presenters

47. Photo that exemplifies the Webinar

49. Discussing hardwareWorking with multiple presenters

50. Preparation Tips and Advice Flyer & news release 6+ weeks out Segment webcast 10-20 min Archive mgmt Continuing ed applications

52. Use the same computers, phones, etc. that will be used in the presentation

53. Make sure the sound is loud enough

54. Make sure there is no interference

55. Make sure the presenters can hear well

56. Make sure the presenters know how to mute themselves

57. Make they know how to advance slides

58. Prepare them for what to do if something goes wrong

61. Newsletters

62. eXtension.org events calendar

63. ATTRA events calendar

64. SARE events calendar

65. Facebook

66. Twitter

67. Presenters’ organizations and contacts

70. Know in advance how to pronounce presenters' names and institutions!

71. Prepare (and screen) questions

72. Provide further resources/links (to eXtension!)

73. Provide links to archived webinars

74. Plug Ask an Expert

75. Mention the evaluation survey

77. Webcast Archive (LPELC Example)

78. Archived Webinar: eOrganic example

80. Would organic farmers listen to our webinars?

81. Was the information useful to them?

82. Was the presentation informative?

83. Would the participants recommend the webinar to others?

84. Was the technical level of the information appropriate?

85. How did our audience learn about the webinar?

86. What can we do better?

89. Polls during the webinar

90. Registration data

91. GoToWebinar attendee reports

92. Focus group

100. At least some farmers take time to listen to Webinars

101. We have been able to reach both farmers and extension agents with our Webinars.

102. 85% of those who responded to the survey found the technical level of the presentations to be about right

103. 80% of survey respondents reported that the webinar improved their understanding of the topic, and that they would apply the knowledge gained in their work

104. Our mailing list is our most effective outreach tool

106. Relationships with professionals outside CoP

108. LPELC Evaluation "Average" viewer influences 136producers/yr Technical level 83%=just right Applied to extension programs, education curricula, policy Engage researchers Our most valuable product (CoI)

109. Future Direction FAQ-V Beginning farmer project-- instructional materials Enhance pages Online courses

110. Webinars/Webcasts/Web conferences/Web chats on http://www.eXtension.org Bee Health Beef Cattle DaireXNET eOrganic Entrepreneurs and their Communities Families Food and Fitness Farm Energy Financial Security for All HorseQuest Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network Image credit: Microsoft PowerPoint