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Conference Sessions
The Double Creature Feature offers you career advancement mayhem with over 147 sessions of blood-curdling professional development:
"Server down again?" Network Monitoring Applications and Techniques
David J.
Woerner,
LSU AgCenter
Other presenters: Igor Kamalov and Greg Graham
So many network devices and so little time. Learn how the LSU AgCenter monitors network devices and desktops using various monitoring tools. Gain knowledge on Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Get acquainted with OpManager, by AdventNet, which monitors servers, routers, switches, wireless access points, and compressed video equipment. In addition, see graphical representations of ports on routers and switches that can be made into a web site that monitors bandwidth and network traffic. Learn how the AgCenter receives network alerts and events using cell phones, text messaging and email. See a demonstration of a remote desktop session to a server from only a cell phone.
Sunday, June 17 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
"Stir-Fry Video ProdUction" (Please note the capitalized "U" as in "You")
Chuck M.
Denney,
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Other presenters: Doug Edlund - Video News Producer University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Randall Kowalik - Video News Producer Kansas State University - Dept. of Communications
State U. plays their arch rival this Saturday in football. No tickets? No problem. You watch it on TV – or maybe not. Video is the next best thing to being there, and in 2007 you don’t have to wait until you get home to watch. Online video sites, smaller and better cameras and portable viewers can give most anyone what they need to not only be a viewer, but also a producer, broadcaster or even “podcaster.” Do you have a story to tell? A message to send? Then fire up that video camera, get some software and prepare to share it with the world. This session will offer tips on how to make a quality video presentation above and beyond those funny things you see on YouTube. Experts from the University of Tennessee and Kansas State University will offer advice on production and editing techniques, the art and style of video photography, and script writing – including the “full circle” effect of storytelling. We will focus on where video is going in the future, and discuss web video, iPod usage and satellite technology. We also offer the perspective of an ACE member “bamboozled” into video, and how the experience is going.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
A National Marketing Plan for Extension!
Rick
Atterberry,
University of Illinois Extension
Other presenters: Frankie Gould Louisiana State University; Elizabeth Gregory Texas A&M University; Ann Berry West Virginia University; Bob Furbee The Ohio State University; Janet Allen, USDA
At last a SUPPORTED nationwide Extension marketing effort is on the horizon! A task force convened by the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy, at the request of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, has been charged with exploring a national marketing plan for Extension. The multi-year process will be research-based and it is hoped the outcome will provide materials and a unified message help ACE members tell the Extension story to our various stakeholder groups from Congress to University Presidents to local funders to our clients. Several ACE members are participating on the task force and will provide an update and listening opportunity at the approximately 6-month mark in the process.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
A Perspective on Using 3D Simulation Models for the Enhancement of Education and Research
Heather
Dahm,
Communications and Information Technology
Other presenters: Melanie Eirich Nino Kapetanovic Vishal Singh Ashu Guru
This breakout session will demonstrate new technologies used to enhance education and research through 3D simulations. The DEAL Lab at CIT is working with a system which interfaces a 3D portable system with a 3D immersive environment to enhance the student, instructor or researcher's educational experience with a virtual model or environment. The group is comprised of people who have been developing educational modules of this nature for several years. These specialists have consequently developed a vast knowledge, respect from the campus community and vested interest in the field. This technology has evolved into a much more affordable system over recent years and its applicability for educational use is undeniable. Our team is currently focusing efforts toward the generation of more 3D media. The group has been working with the departments of Entomology, Biochemistry, Veterinary Science and Animal Science, to render learning modules to teach complex visual concepts for students. Some of the key features of this 3D demonstraton are the 3D immersive environment, portability and enhanced content development.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
A routing system for IFAS Human Resources
Petraq
Papajorgji,
IFAS, University of Florida
This application is about moving towards e-administration in IFAS, University of Florida. The web-based application is used by all IFAS employees when they have to diclose the outside activities and finacial interests. The actors of this application are IFAS employees, department heads, deans and the senior vicepresident. This system is an event-based system that automatically notifies a participant when an event occurs. Differentparticipants react differently to the same event.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
A Simple, Yet Effective Model for Web Production
Mike
Atwell,
Purdue University
"Web Design!" "Web Development!" How do these fit together? Mike Atwell takes the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (ADDIE) model of instructional design and applies it to Web production. You'll learn a method for viewing your Web projects from a "bird's eye view" to handle them better.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
A Study of the Use and Value of the LSU AgCenter’s Web Site
Linda
Benedict,
LSU AgCenter Communications
Other presenters: Kappie Mumphrey, Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, and Frankie Gould, Director, Communications
In 2005, the LSU AgCenter launched a newly remodeled Web site driven by content management system (CMS) technology. Although this technology made it easier to add content, is the site addressing user needs? Learn about the results of a three-part study – a pop-up survey, a snail-mail survey and a usability study – to make a land-grant university Web site more valuable to clientele.
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
A web-based repository and simulation environment for evaluating the economic efects of invasive species
Petraq
Papajorgji,
IFAS, University of Florida
Other presenters: Ram Ranjan, John Vansicle
This application aims to create a repository for storing publications related to the invasive species and a simulation environment for estimating the economic impact of invasive species. Some of the methods used to estimate are the Markov chain approach, the partial budget approach etc.
Tuesday, June 19 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
ACE Members’ Spheres of Influence
Edith A.
Chenault,
Texas A&M University
Agricultural journalists and agricultural communicators are called upon to develop print or broadcast news releases or educational material on complex issues. Two questions arise: whether agricultural journalists and agricultural communications are trained or educated to cover these issues, and whether their training has an impact on the way they cover these issues. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of members of the Association for Communications Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences as to their training and the training needs of future agricultural journalists and agricultural communicators. ACE members in the electronic media, graphic design, information technology, international, leadership and management, media relations, photography, publishing, and writing special interest groups (n = 136) were asked to fill out a descriptive survey. These are the results of that survey.
Sunday, June 17 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Advanced Media Relations: What to do When Reporters Make Mistakes
Marci
Hilt,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
What should you do if a reporter makes mistakes in a story about your boss, your program, or your agency? This is an area of media relations where you really need to pick your fights carefully. But, you do have some options and opportunities. This session will address how you should go about approaching reporters, correspondents or, if necessary, their editors to get the corrections you want. We’ll also talk about when to ask for a correction and when to do nothing, as well as discussing the various types of corrections that are available for different situations. You’ll also learn some proven strategies for what to do if the media refuses to correct the error, along with tips to make sure that the problem doesn’t happen again.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
Advancing an Extension Publication and Archive Site
Lisa B.
Jasa,
UNL Communications and Information Technology
Other presenters: Ashu Guru, Coordinator, DEAL Lab, CIT, UNL
In redesigning our University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension publications Web site, we asked our web designers and programmers for the moon as well as assistance in meeting a short deadline. And how did they respond? With creative solutions, grace under fire and a team effort that enabled the Publications Section to meet our key goals. Learn more about how we responded to an administrative mandate for a new system and the lessons we learned. Most publications are available in several formats: web-friendly, printer-friendly, and printer-friendly no header versions (the latter is for on-demand printing on Extension letterhead). To achieve this (and a little more) editors, programmers and designers worked together to develop a system which would provide 1) enhanced metatagging of the content, 2) a content archive that captured all related text and graphic files as well as documenting revision changes; 3) a Web publication system that allowed for the Web site to meet University requirements for branding while offering some new reader services; and 4) systematic content review.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
AJAX: Asynchronous Web, User Interfaces and Performance
Alessandro A.
Bellina,
University of Illinois Extension
With the use of AJAX as a model for server/client interaction, new 2.0 user interfaces can reach heights never thought of on the web. This presentation focuses on how to use AJAX to exploit the asynchronous web to provide a rich user experience: one that is triggered by events versus page reloads. As we do this, we will look at performance, proper coding and encapsulation with JavaScript. The Publication Editor, a real application, will be used to showcase AJAX technology and to see how it has been used successfully in Extension. The editor is used by Extension field staff in publications like annual reports, newsletters, news columns and more. We will quickly look at the backend to see how XML can abstract a JavaScript application from the underlying server technology.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 4:30 PM
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Application Development |
Technology Training |
Web Site Design
AJAX: Cleaning up your Web Applications and Reducing User Clicks
Aaron T.
Hundley,
eXtension IT
Many users today are preferring websites that provide information faster with a minimum amount of work necessary. Over the years, with the constant rise in bandwidth availability, internet users have became progressively impatient when browsing websites. Many users may simply give up on websites that take too long or direct them to too many pages. AJAX is a mechanism that gives users almost instant availability of information when it is requested within web pages without having to redirect the user to new pages. This presentation will focus on familiarizing the audience with AJAX and it's different uses in web applications.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
An Article in the Wiki: Start to Finish
Bethany N.
Raney,
National eXtension Initiative
Other presenters: Kevin Gamble, Associate Director, National eXtension Ann LaVigna, Systems Analyst, University of Maryland
A wiki is a type of social networking software that allows the visitors themselves to easily author and edit content. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring. This session will explore the Wiki phenomenon and introduce participants to a variety of Web sites using this technology to facilitate collaborative content development. This hands-on session is open to anyone interested in working in any of the wikis hosted by eXtension, or who wants to learn how to contribute to a Wikimedia project. The goal of this hands-on workshop is to create and appropriately markup a piece of content to share in the Extension Collaborative wiki. In reaching the goal, you will learn about wikis, and how to create an article/page in a wiki using the various features available which may include appropriate use of lists, links, and graphics. Each section of this workshop will include one or more short demonstrations to introduce and explain the topic, and then an assignment to allow the participants to practice and learn the skills involved for the topic. Educational applications of wiki technology will be demonstrated and explored.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 11:45 AM
An in-depth look at RIA Rich Internet Applications
Petraq
Papajorgji,
IFAS, University of Florida
The presentation aims to presentthe limitations of the currentweb technologies and to have a deep look at the new emerging technologies such as AJAX. Two main approaches to RIA (Rich Internet Applications) are presented: the Object-Oriented approach and the Scripting-based approach. Both approaches are illustrated with examples and avantages and disadvantages of each approach are presented.
Monday, June 18 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
An Introduction to SQL for Web Developers
Bryan
Mayjor,
Extension & Experiment Station Communications, OSU
Participants will gain knowledge of the Structured Query Language (SQL) and learn how to utilize SQL in their web applications. The session will demonstrate how to create a basic database-driven web application and will cover database design, creating SQL tables, SQL field types, table joins, aggregate functions, code reuse and best practices. Examples will be presented using the open-source MySQL database engine and the PHP scripting language. The concepts and basic syntax will be applicable to other database systems and scripting languages such as Microsoft SQL Server and ColdFusion. Code examples will be available for download after the session. No prior knowledge of SQL is required but participants should be familiar with web development.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 3:30 PM
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Web Site Design
Analyzing Web Site Traffic with WebTrends
Jonathan C.
Davis,
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Other presenters: Jonas Bowersock
Ever wonder who is viewing your web pages? Are you curious about how visitors find their way to your site and how long they stay? WebTrends is a commercial product that allows you to answer these questions plus many others. By analyzing your traffic logs, WebTrends can tell you which pages are the most popular on your site, which Google keyword searches are leading people to your site, on which pages people are entering and leaving your site (you mean they don’t always start at my main page?!?), how much time visitors are spending at your site, and a whole lot more! The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has been using WebTrends regularly for about four years to provide figures for various assessment and accountability reports regarding our web traffic. Come see how WebTrends can help you learn more about the traffic generated by your state’s web site. You may be surprised at the results!
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Behind the Scenes on "Science Pirates"
C.C.
Chamberlin,
NMSU Media Productions
Ahoy there, mateys! As video gaming becomes a core staple for the younger generations, it is getting increasingly difficult to connect with them using static media. That's why we built "Science Pirates," a 3D educational game designed to teach kids about the science process using a swashbuckling pirate theme. Take a look behind the scenes and see what it takes to build a game like this. Using less than $1000 of off-the-shelf software and a fairly simple scripting language, a small team of artists and script programmers can create fun 3D games that teach. In this session, we'll first show a demo of the game, and then we'll take a look at the workflow involved in creating it, from modeling to texturing to scripting. And when we're done, you'll take home a handout that provides resources to help you get started developing your own 3D educational media.
- Introduction to Low-Polygon 3D Modeling for Games
- Introduction to Low-Polygon Game Asset Texturing
- Introduction to 3D Game Scripting
- Creating 3D Educational Games (Handout)
Sunday, June 17 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Beyond CMS—What’s next for the convergence of publishing content?
Fred
Piazza,
LSU AgCenter
Other presenters: Evie Engel, Publishing Specialist, Oregon State University; Rhonda Conlon, Director, Extension Information Technology, North Carolina State University; Ashley Wood, Director, IFAS Communication Services, University of Florida
Considering or using CMS on your website? Are you using CMS to its potential, or maybe you aren’t sure of its possibilities? Three panelists will explain how technologies can meet organizational goals, gain synergy for data-driven systems, evaluate electronically distributed media, and merge work flows by bringing together media/technology/content experts without major financial investments. Designed for web developers, writers, editors, publishers, designers, administrators, technologists, multimedia producers, photographers, and anyone interested in delivery of education/information. This session builds on requests from audience evaluations from the “Future of Publishing” and “Convergence of the Media” discussions in San Antonio and Quebec City.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
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Web-related Technologies |
Publishing |
Application Development
Beyond the Web: Education in the Second Life Multi-user Virtual Environment
Kevin J.
Gamble,
eXtension/NC State University
Other presenters: Ray Kimsey, Vishal Singh, Beth Raney, Leslie Mumme , Ben MacNeill
Second Life is an online multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) that was created in 2003. This past year saw interest in Second Life as an educational environment explode as educational institutions scrambled to create a presence in this virtual environment. eXtension, in late 2006 acquired some "virtual land" with a group of like-minded educational institutions in a space called EduIsland, and an additional location on the teen-only grid to explore educational opportunities with youth learners. This hands-on and in-depth professional training session will introduce participants to the Second Life experience through some fun activities like virtual shopping, dancing, and sporting activities in addition to a tour showing educational tools being used. Skills learned will include creating your own avatar, changing your appearance, gestures, walking, flying, navigation, basic building, and scripting skills. Participants will explore both the adult and youth eXtension educational space, and learn how they can get involved.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 11:45 AM
Branding Bootcamp: A Tale from the Trenches
Suzanne H.
Steel,
Ohio State University
Other presenters: Jessica Kahan, Keira McGlone
Starting with a clear definition of branding, we’ll move through a tried-and-true process that will lead you to a brand that resonates and ultimately delivers an enhanced reputation and image for your organization. Join us for a rousing game of “Brandoo.” We’ll then show you how to work with internal and external stakeholders in a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis to define your organization’s market niche. We’ll show how to develop information so that you can accurately express your brand through communications pieces. We’ll talk about brand attributes, brand personalities, tone of voice and overarching goals. We’ll show how to funnel all of this information into a statement that defines the goals of your communications efforts for primary audiences. The information will crystallize in a look at brand standards manuals that now guide communications for Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, and academic programs in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Finally, we’ll show examples of how these brand standards are applied through key communications pieces.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 10:30 AM
Bring the Power of Google Co-op Search to Your Website
Amy L.
Hartman,
Kansas State University
Other presenters: Chris Tidrick, Ext. Spec. Web Dev. U. Illinois Ext. Sethu Subramanian, Syst. Programmer, Dept. of Comm., Kansas State. U.
Google Co-op Search is new free tool from Google that brings the power of Google search to your Extension websites (without advertising displayed). It is a near-perfect all-in-one search solution for Extension websites -- especially those that span multiple domains. University of Illinois Extension implemented Google Co-op Search in November 2005 and K-State Research and Extension is currently testing the product. This search tool can be set up with minimal effort. This session will demonstrate the process of setting up Google Co-op Search on your own websites and discuss implementation issues.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Building Resources for First-Generation and Culturally-Identified Hispanic Students
Pamela N.
Martinez,
New Mexico State University - Media Productions
Other presenters: Michelle Garza
New Mexico State University, the state's land grant university, is a public, minority–serving institution, and as such, needs to make a conscientious effort to adjust their outreach for the increasingly diverse student population. As individuals of minority status continue to increase on campus, New Mexico State University must prepare faculty and staff to be sensitive to the cultural differences of a diverse student population. In order to effectively train faculty and staff it was necessary to examine the direct needs, concerns and expectations of the students. Through this grant funded project we were able to research and interview students as well as a state cultural linguist and historian Larry Torres. We will share research information gathered at NMSU related to this project, showcase the final video, and review the website.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Catching the Bug on Game Design: Mixing Play with Learning - A Work in Progress
Melanie L.
Eirich,
Communications and Information Technology
Other presenters: Heather Dahm - Multimedia Design Specialist Vishal Singh - Multimedia Design Specialist Nino Kapetanovic - Multimedia Programming Specialist
Gaming has become a serious instructional tool for the classroom mixing play with learning, replacing textbook and lab assignments. The typical student today is exposed to a plethora of technological gadgets and information, opening a host of challenges and issues for the classroom teacher and parent today (balance fun/play with learning). Today’s student requires engagement, the issue is not that students are experiencing A.D.D. but E.O.E. (ENGAGE or ENRAGE me). Equally challenging is the development of a “serious game”. For Pest Private Eye and the Case of IPM the challenge was not only to promote engagement and learning but stay within the constraints of an “educational” budget. The CIT DEAL staff and the UNL Pesticide Education Office faced this challenge in a game pilot for Integrated Pest Management. This session the production staff highlights the challenges in the game development with the 3D environments, character animations, storyboarding, timeline and budget processes. In addition, discussion will include the next phase in the development process to move ahead from a pilot to a 2 yr grant funded project.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
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Multimedia and Animation |
Distance Education and Instructional Design |
Leadership and Management
Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation Information Office: Serving as Resources for an Interdisciplinary Faculty
Emily E.
Eubanks,
UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Other presenters: Sarah Graddy, Senior Information Specialist, UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
The CLEC Information Office serves as a communication resource for the Center’s interdisciplinary faculty, the Environmental Horticulture department faculty, and the Master Gardener and Florida Yards & Neighborhoods programs. Information Office staff coordinate media and public relations, internal communications, and strategic communication planning for these departments and programs. The staff also serve as writing resources for faculty, publishing their research and extension work in popular publications and Web sites. The CLEC Information Office was established to coordinate communication efforts between the UF and Florida’s Green Industry. The coordinated communication will allow all parties to reach the intended audience of Florida residents. The Green Industry in Florida generated $15 billion in sales in 2005 and UF is making a concentrated effort to become a visible part of this industry. In 2006, the Florida legislature established CLEC. The Center has faculty throughout the state and housed in multiple departments including environmental horticulture, soil and water science, plant pathology, entomology, and agricultural communication.
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Communication and IT Heads Roundtable Discussion (part 1 of 2)
Scott
Fedale,
Washington State University
Other presenters: Larry Jackson, Rhonda Conlon
This session will provide an opportunity for Communication and Information Technology department heads to meet to discuss timely-issues in leadership and management.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Communication and IT Heads Roundtable Discussion (part 2 of 2)
Scott
Fedale,
Washington State University
Other presenters: Larry Jackson, Rhonda Conlon
This session is a continuation of the Communication and Information Technology department heads' roundtable discussion.
Monday, June 18 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Controlling Room Resources
Rusty
Presley,
Auburn University
Controlling a room's various multimedia and videoconferencing equipment with a single universal remote control. This presentation will showcase the features and programming of the Universal Remote Control model MX-3000.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Conveying Consistent Disaster Education: Communicators' Roles
Becky
Koch,
North Dakota State University
Other presenters: Virginia Morgan, Co-Leader, Extension Communications, ACES, Auburn University; and Rick Atterberry, Marketing/Communications Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
When a natural or manmade disaster strikes a community, Extension communicators are usually there to support the local educators with research-based resources. Since its inception in 1993, the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has helped state delegates share educational materials. Now with financial support and an effort by the Southern Region program leaders, EDEN is developing a framework to provide agreements and more consistency for disaster education across the Cooperative Extension System. What are the appropriate roles for communicators in national or state-to-state memorandums of understanding? What are the best ways for communicators to help others who are struck by disasters? What is -- and isn't -- helpful to you as a communicator when you're in the throes of disaster? What can communicators do in the preparedness, mitigation and prevention phases to reduce the impacts of disasters? EDEN leaders will share the latest on this national high-profile topic and ask for your input.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Creating Web Applications with User-centric Design
Ben
MacNeill,
North Carolina State University
The barriers to building web applications have never been lower. Individuals and small teams can create, deploy and test a web application in as little as a few months, weeks or even days. This iterative process gives designers and developers a chance introduce small changes over time and constantly refine the end product. This is a look at web application development from a design and user interface point-of-view.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Crisis Communications Session 1: Collaborating to Handle Emergencies and Crisis
Kay
Ledbetter,
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Other presenters: Edith Chenault
This session will cover networking resources and utilizing expertise within your university or agency to address the public's "need to know" in a crisis or emergency situation. Learn how to coordinate activities with other governmental agencies, as well as use novel resources to educate media representatives nationwide.
Sunday, June 17 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Crisis Communications Session 2: How to Turn Your Crisis Into a Fiasco
Beth A.
Forbes,
Purdue University Agricultural Communications
Other presenters: Chris Sigurdson, Purdue Ag Communications Department Head
During this session learn how a few maneuvers can turn a crisis into a fiasco. The presenters use real examples taken from the news pages to show how communicators and others have taken a bad situation and made it worse. Audience participation is a must in this session which takes a light-hearted approach to teaching crisis communications. The take home message: Don't let this happen to you.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Dark Alleys of the Internet, Part 1
Greg
Parmer,
Auburn University
Other presenters: Scott Snyder, Jonas Bowersock, Anne Adrian
Learn new tactics to protect you and your family from the Internet. Techniques will include avoiding virus infections, limiting hacking attempts, and recognizing phishing email. You will learn how to keep your private matters private as you work on the Internet. This session is targeted toward end-users.
Tuesday, June 19 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Dark Alleys of the Internet, Part 2
Jonas
Bowersock,
Auburn University
Other presenters: Greg Parmer
Until it goes missing, security is a boring obstacle to productivity in the minds of most. Discussions will include how system administrators can help end-users do the right thing. Topics include web certificates, data encryption, patches, firewalls, and wireless security. This session is targeted toward system administrators and computer specialists.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Delivery of Timely Information to Agricultural Producers Using Podcasting
Robert
De Mattina,
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
Delivery of audio information is transferred via the Internet to a participants desktop or laptop computer and then downloaded via a usb port into an mp3 player. The sample population participating in this pilot consists of 20 agricultural producers selected at random from throughout the commonwealth. The types of information that might be delivered in this way include agricultural weather notices, alerts, and alarms; general procedures to protect producers from all manner of terrorism attacks on the farm, Agri-related information from research and Extension Specialists from the College of Agriculture, Information from the office of Homeland Security and other pertinent audio information as necessary.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
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Web-related Technologies |
Distance Education and Instructional Design |
Web-related Technologies
Designing A Statewide Extension Marketing Campaign
Sarah E.
Graddy,
UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Other presenters: Mariana Wallig, Liz Felter
The new UF/IFAS Extension Web site, SolutionsForYourLife.com, was three years in the making and launched May 16, 2006. To publicize it, our team created a publicity campaign from inception to realization, including a brochure with four different covers; posters; billboards; bookmarks; a banner stand; a news release; and a news article in the UF/IFAS monthly magazine, Impact. The concept we developed for the campaign was “real answers for real life.” This publicity campaign was meant to reach not just traditional users of UF/IFAS—including livestock and crop producers, 4-H professionals and participants, horticulture professionals, and policy makers—but also new users. Our audience was defined by administrators as “everyone in the state.” The campaign’s goal was to get people to go to the portal Web site, SolutionsForYourLife.com, from where they are led to specific information on other UF/IFAS Extension sites about such topics as gardening, money management, and crop production. This session will explain the creation and design of a new Extension brand and its internal and external dissemination, as well as the specific logistics of assembling a statewide publicity campaign.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Development of a Web Portal system for use and customization by multiple departments
Lana K.
Johnson,
Communications and Information Technology
Other presenters: Roger Terry Lisa Jasa Shravan Manda
With the need for web services increasing and limited budgets, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Communications and Information Technology is developing a centralized web portal Content Management System that departments/units can easily adopt, customize and maintain. Web programmers and designers are developing a smorgasbord of web portals from which department web managers can select to address the needs of their audience. The portals will allow features such as calendars, news feeds, and faculty directories to be updated centrally but published globally. It will use Liferay Portal, an open source portal framework. Modules can work with existing databased systems to present targeted information on the Web, reducing the need for redundant input, or they may be developed to present new information. The system will provide a unified appearance and an intuitive information structure based on reader input. CIT is working collaboratively with UNL’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources to survey audience groups and identify their information needs and preferences.
Monday, June 18 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Diabolical Secrets of the eXtension Virtual News Room
Lynette
Spicer,
eXtension Virtual News Room
Other presenters: Carol Ouverson, Virtual News Room Reporter Terry Meisenbach, eXtension Communications and Marketing Leader eXtension Virtual Newsroom Staff
What’s in it for you? How does eXtension fit in your daily life? What is the code? Can you enter restricted space? Learn what we’re doing, how you can get your news releases on eXtension. The up-till-now secret process will be revealed.
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 - 11:30 a.m.
Distance Education/Communication Tools: What's the Difference?
Ron K.
Thomas,
University of Florida, IFAS Communication Services
Videoconferencing, course management systems, lecture capture systems, collaboration software, screencasting - what are all these technologies, and what is the best use for each? If you're confused about DE/Communication tools and would like a brief rundown on their advantages and disadvantages, this session is for you.
Sunday, June 17 - 11:00 to 11:45 AM
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Web-related Technologies
Dreamcatchers: Creative Exercises To Capture Your Personal and Professional Goals
D'Lyn
Ford,
Eastern New Mexico University
While you're in the Rockies, get a mountaintop perspective on your life and career with these simple, fun activities that allow you to tap into your creative dreams. Playing with images and words can give you some serious inspiration. And you'll take home a resource list of selected ideas from creativity, business, inspirational and writing gurus.
Sunday, June 17 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Early field experiences for Agricultural Journalism and Communications students
Jason D.
Ellis,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Agricultural journalism and communications can be more than writing about cows. However, the curricula progression from introductory agriculture courses and basic writing and visual literacy courses to the specialized, major-related courses can discourage students wanting to get into the glitz and glamour the programs can offer. The Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed an early field experience for students emphasizing career exploration and networking opportunities. This session will provide an overview of the multi-faceted early field experience program and will allow for a discussion of what other programs do for introducing students to the opportunities in agricultural journalism and communications.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
EDEN: Working Together to Help Americans Prepare for and Recover from Disasters
Becky
Koch,
North Dakota State University
When a natural or manmade disaster strikes a community, Extension communicators are usually there to support the local educators with research-based resources. The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) helps member institutions share educational resources to reduce "reinventing the wheel." EDEN now also has developed and branded its own online courses and other resources. This display will share the online courses, searchable database of member institution materials and other resources available through EDEN.
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Evaluation by any other name is…well, still evaluation.
Jason D.
Ellis,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Money and time for programs and projects are seemingly disappearing right before our eyes. As a result, the available resources must be used to their fullest potential. But, how do we know if this is happening? Evaluation can serve many purposes in assessing the return on investment made in programming or other unit efforts. This session will address two principle elements of evaluation. The first is determining what needs to be evaluated. Developing the evaluation question is an integral part of a useful evaluation. After all, good wine can not be made with bad grapes. The second principle is how evaluation “fits in” with the program or project. Evaluation often is an afterthought when it should be an element of the planning process. Attending this session will provide a basis for embarking on your own evaluation expedition, in search of answers to the once ambiguous questions of “was this worth the money?” and “why did this take so much time?”
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Evaluation of web-based applications: The eXtension experience
Michael
Lambur,
Virginia Tech
As eXtension begins its third year of implementation, evaluation of this web-based initiative will kick into high gear. Two initial methods of evaluation that will be used with eXtension are web metrics and online surveys. System generated web metrics can be used to document activity on the website and can also provide a picture of user content preferences. Online surveys provide a mechanism to receive direct feedback from users on specific uses and ratings of the website, suggestions for improvement, and indications of self-reported changes from website users. This session will include a presentation of these two evaluation methods as they are being implemented in eXtension and how this information might be useful to communication leaders. In addition, time will be devoted to a general discussion of appropriate web metrics and online surveys and how they might be useful for other web-based applications.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Event-in-a-Box: A Communications Tool Kit
Nancy B.
Peterson,
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Other presenters: Gloria Holcombe, Editor, and co-project manager Amy Hartman, Electronic Document Librarian
Event-in-a-Box is making it easier for K-State Research and Extension professionals to plan, manage -- and market -- programs and events throughout the state. With ideas and tips, interactive event planning and evaluation forms, and templates for signs, guest book pages, etc., the project is getting favorable reviews from new agents as well as experienced professionals. To quote one longtime (40+ years) agent: “This is the best...” The organizational communications kit, which was introduced at K-State Research and Extension’s Annual Conference in Sept. 2006, should save time and money, yet also support consistent marketing strategies to fulfill the land-grant mission. Session presented by Nancy Peterson and Gloria Holcombe, project coordinators; and Amy Hartman, with technical tips.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
eXtension Wants You: Editors, Writers, Photographers, Videographers and Graphic Designers
Carla
Craycraft,
eXtension
Other presenters: Henrietta Ritchie, eXtension, Carol Whatley, Auburn University
As we move to position eXtension as a high-quality, interactive learning environment for our Internet customers, visibility of our resource-based content increases dramatically. Top quality, professional presentation of content is a must. This includes appropriate writing styles and editorial review of everything publicly available. Professional photographers, videographers and graphic designers can use their talents to bring content alive. As eXtension strives to present the best our land-grant system has to offer, we must capitalize on the professionals from the Extension system to enhance and add value to the content being developed in order for us to successfully compete in the Internet world. Our marketing claims "the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America," and we know those minds have been relying on ACE professionals to make other Extension resources top quality! Come hear from some currently involved in eXtension, and find out how you too can share your expertise through involvement with this national initiative.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
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Distance Education and Instructional Design
eXtension: Opportunities for You!
Dan
Cotton,
eXtension Initiative
Other presenters: Terry Meisenbach, Communications and Marketing Leader
Communicators and information technologists can help transform Cooperative Extension through your involvement in and advocacy for eXtension. Interest in this national initiative is growing from Capital Hill to Extension Directors & Administrators to educators/agents and specialists. Now is the time for you to get involved and bring your talents to this effort. Over twenty Communities of Practice are at work developing educational resources, thousands of FAQ’s have been input, content licensing agreements established, revenue is being generated, marketing strategies are being employed, and social media are being applied to provide the public with dynamic educational resources. This session will include a progress update, but more importantly explore how ACE and NETC professionals may participate and contribute in this transformation. So where do you fit into this picture? Come to this session and find out; the opportunities are boundless.
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation
Joanne
Littlefield,
University of Arizona CALS
Other presenters: Marley Shebala, Navajo Times reporter mayor of Gallup, New Mexico others tbd
Bordertown racism is an issue in many parts of the United States. It has been the topic of communitywide discussion on the Navajo Nation through media interviews in the newspaper and on the radio and through community meetings. The panel members will discuss how the issue has evolved in their community and what reaction there has been. The Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC) developed and produced a discussion guide "Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation" to help communities develop their own ability to solve racism problems. The guide is available free to download, or can be purchased in bulk from www.studycircles.org. They offer a discount of $3.00 each when purchasing more than 10 copies of a guide and can take those orders over the phone, via email or by faxing # 860-928-3713. They invoice orders costing more than $20.00 all other require prepayment. (Suggest either copying or ordering to accompany this session). Joanne Littlefield will facilitate this panel discussion.
Sunday, June 17 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Faculty and Agent Communications Training
Sarah E.
Graddy,
UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Other presenters: Emily Eubanks, Sarah Graddy (moderator), Liz Felter, Kris Boone, Frankie Gould, Valerie McAlpin
A panel of communications professionals—both faculty and staff—from several different universities will discuss ways of getting buy-in from, providing professional development opportunities for, and serving as a resource for faculty in communications efforts. The discussion will include research results that indicate faculty communications training needs, practical strategies, pitfalls, strategies, experiences, ideas, and other related topics.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
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Writing
Final Cut Pro: Tips and Tricks for the Beginning to Intermediate User
Stephanie
Dove,
Art Institute of California
Designed as a hands-on workshop, video editors will learn tips on streamlining the editing process and exploring aspects of Final Cut Pro. Workshop will include: basic user interface, logging and capturing, trimming clips, keyboard shortcuts, and advanced methods of color correction and sound editing. This practical overview of Final Cut Pro will provide participants with industry tips and tricks to increase work flow and final product quality. Participants should have some video editing experience in other digital programs or beginning level experience with Final Cut Pro. Stephanie Dove is an independent documentary filmmaker and editor based in Southern California. Stephanie’s editing experience includes projects for USDA, NASA, Cinevegas Film Festival, Discovery Channel, and PBS. She is currently a Final Cut Pro and Video Production instructor at the Art Institute of California – Inland Empire.
Saturday, June 16 - 9:00 AM to Noon
Flash 101
Matt
Byrnes,
NMSU - Media Productions
Adobe Flash is the standard for web animation. Adobe Flash allows you to create animations, text effects, and complex interactive web applications. It is a powerful tool - and when used correctly - can make the web experience very enjoyable. In this 3 hour, very hands on, work session you will learn some essential Flash fundamentals and a few good tips and tricks for animating with Flash. Briefly, we will cover: Using the Flash interface, Creating and importing graphics and sound, basic animation techniques for Web and some simple Actionscript to make interactives. The session is directed at people who are familiar with computer graphics but always wanted an quick hands on intoduction to Flash.
1) Saturday, June 16 and 2) Monday, June 18 - 1) 9:00 AM to Noon and 2) 1:30 to 4:30 PM
Focus on Focus Groups
Courtney
Meyers,
University of Florida
Other presenters: Dr. Tracy Irani, Dr. Ricky Telg
Do you want to conduct a focus group, but you are unsure how to get started or what will be involved? This session will discuss the basics of planning, organizing, and conducting focus groups to gain feedback about marketing materials and campaigns. Video examples will be presented to illustrate focus group moderation and interaction. Presenters will answer audience questions and provide personal insight into this effective marketing research method.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
From one non-photographer to another: tips for taking useable pictures
Michelle R.
Lavra,
Michigan State University Extension
Digital cameras make it easier than ever to snap pictures, but that's no guarantee they'll be useable. This session helps non-photographers get familiar with digital camera capabilities, offers easy-to-remember photo composition tips, shows ways to rescue photos through editing software and takes some of the mystery out of pixels and dots per inch for print or online use. Lots of examples will help illustrate the do's and don'ts of photo-taking. Presented by a non-photographer who often needs to churn out a decent picture, this session has been requested numerous times in the presenter’s home state and is always well attended. Bring your digital camera for some hands-on practice.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 10:30 AM
From Static Paper to Dynamic Web: Illinois Manure Management Plan
Alessandro A.
Bellina,
University of Illinois Extension
The Illinois Manure Management Plan (IMMP) represents a big programming challenge. How do you get farmers, experts and administrators behind a computer to do something they used to do in paper? The answer is simple: it’s easier. This project uses heavy database manipulation coupled with logic and JavaScript, aided by Google Maps API and driven by four developers. The result is an application which complies with Illinois standards on manure management, is easy to use, is complete and is customizable to the last detail. In this session we will look at the design process, technologies used as well as the benefits and problems of the electronic adaptation of the plan.
Sunday, June 17 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Gardening in a Minute: Reaching Florida’s Gardening Audience Through Edutainment
Emily E.
Eubanks,
UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Other presenters: Tom Wichman, Florida Master Gardener Coordinator and Gardening in a Minute host
The Gardening in a Minute radio program was developed through University of Florida Extension to reach out to the gardening community in an innovative, edutainment format. Gardening is the number one leisure activity in the U.S. and research shows that gardeners seek information. Edutainment utilizes a variety of media to incorporate educational messages within an entertaining format. In a short, fun format, Gardening in a Minute shows educate listeners through a variety of seasonally appropriate issues related to water, plants, pests, and wildlife; each show explores a different home gardening or lawn care topic. Along with the radio program, an integrated marketing communication approach was implemented to reach a broader audience. An interactive Web site allows program listeners and other site visitors to have hands-on learning experiences. Gardening in a Minute is currently being broadcast in 19 counties in Florida with plans to syndicate throughout Florida by 2008. More than 15,000 people listen to each broadcast. The interactive format of the program and the collaboration with county faculty has made the program very visible within internal and external audiences.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Getting the most out of student workers
Kristina M.
Boone,
Kansas State University
Other presenters: Dwayne Cartmill, Associate Professor, OSU Pat Melgares, Marketing Coordinator, KSU
Oddly enough, you get the most out of student workers by giving them the most, i.e. giving them a rich learning environment in addition to minimum wage. With years of experience in teaching/learning and working with students, this group will provide simple tips that can make students' work more productive for you and them, such as developing learning outcomes and clarifying expectations. The group will also brainstorm and encourage folks who attend to share experiences from working with student workers.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Got Templates? Distributing Web Content Management with the Adobe Publishing System
John D.
Hartley,
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Other presenters: Mark Bransby, Auburn University; Diana Williams and Emily Pitts, University of Georgia
Are you looking for a solution to manage your institution's Web presence and content? Come learn from the experiences of ACES, AU's College of Agriculture and UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as we examine, demonstrate, and discuss the Adobe Publishing System. This is a scalable content management system with both client-side and server-side components. It utilizes Dreamweaver to develop site templates, Contribute Publishing Server to manage a user database, and Contribute to distribute template access and edit content. In addition, Contribute provides a means for site administrators to assign roles and restrictions to editors, a method to distribute specific content and editing capabilities, and an internal review and publishing system. Various techniques, troubleshooting, and tips will be provided.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Got Video? Here's how to make the most of it!
Jeffrey
SoRelle,
Texas Coopertive Extension
Other presenters: Dr. Jim Segers
Knock off the dust of those hours of old archived video or go shoot some new video, but combine them with PowerPoint to create great looking and educational web presentations. This session will demonstrate how to use Adobe (Macromedia Breeze) Presenter, Camtasia Studio, and MS Producer, to combine PowerPoint with stock, talking heading, and/or production video to create and deliver enhanced web based presentations. We will give detailed, easy-to-follow tips from beginning to end on how to use each application to combine these videos with PowerPoint. We also will compare and contrast the difficulty level, start up time, features of each, and expense to creating a final product.
Monday, June 18 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
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Web Content
Hands-on How To: Audience Analysis 101
Dave
King,
Extension and Experiment Station Communications
Other presenters: Don Poucher, Asst. Vice President University of Florida
To start-up or get funding for any communication or distance education project, Rule #1 is “Know Your Audience.” This workshop will take participants through a basic hands-on process for identifying issues and audiences. It will start with basic steps and end up with a fully developed potential impact statement that will guide on-going evaluation of their efforts. Each participant should bring with them or be able to characterize a specific start-up project. At the end of the 2-hours session you will have a set of tools for audience analysis and specific information that will improve the competitiveness of your individual projects.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 3:15 PM
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Have a hit on your hands: Increase hits to your Web site
Bob
Reynolds,
Univ. of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Other presenters: Elizabeth Fortune, PR Specialist, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
In 2005, the University of Arkansas CES transferred responsibility for its Web site from the Information Technology department to the Communications department. After the transfer, the Communications department revamped the Web site twice. After the second redesign, the Vice President for Agriculture for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture was so impressed with the new look that he asked the Communications department to redesign the Web site for the entire Division of Agriculture so that each page for the Division would have a cohesive look. After all the redesigns, numbers on Web hits were run in October 2006, and the UACES Web site saw a 2000 percent- yes, 2000 percent- increase in its Web hits in just one year. UACES maintains its Web site, and tracks all of its hits, without content management software. This session will provide attendees with a case study in increasing Web hits from beginning to end.
Sunday, June 17 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Have Aliens Pay You to Do Your Job! -- The Sponsorship Model
Neil Anderson
Anderson,
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Other presenters: Catherine Dehdashti, Business Advisor
Have Aliens Pay You to Do Your Job! -- The Program Sponsorship Model. Getting a Program Sponsor is a way to have others (aliens) pay you or your program team to do part of your job! Your sponsor may provide: o Local presence for promotion, advertising & partnership o Help find the participants o Meeting arrangements o Collection of the money o Registration/enrollment of the participants o Payment for direct program costs of travel, printing and the presenter o Assumption of the financial risk of a low turn out o Motivation for the presenters by raising expectations to deliver a HIGH QUALITY program! So these are good reason to get a sponsor but we’ll focus on the steps it takes to get a sponsor, make that sponsor successful, and keep your program successful. We’ll discuss: Do you look for a sponsor first? Prospecting for sponsors: What sponsors want? Closing the sale: What can you do to help your sponsors be successful? And provide a Program Sponsorship Worksheet. So if you see Aliens put them to good use!
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
How a question changed our minds.
Nathan
Snodgrass,
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Other presenters: Every Ware
NC Cooperative Extension is in the business of generating and sharing knowledge and information for both internal and public consumption. Our previous computing infrastructure, a Linux terminal-server based solution, limited our county extension offices’ ability to “do the business” of the organization. It was time for a change. This session explores the methods and processes that were implemented to drive the transition of the county computing infrastructure from a Linux platform to a Macintosh platform. Changing computer platforms is always a challenge, even more so when budget constraints require a drastic deviation from the primary working model. This session also explores a shift in focus from a technology-driven solution to a problem-driven solution. We discuss how addressing the problem, as opposed to the technology, helps to clarify the real purpose of a project. By answering the question, “What problem are we trying to solve?” we were able to rethink the situation and provide our users with a computing solution that fit. In addition, we were able to overcome obstacles created from the budget constraints, overcome our tradition model mindsets, and eliminate some of our traditional tedious tasks.
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
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Technical Support |
Systems and Networking |
Application Support
How Pug Bowling Remakes the World
Deb M.
Coates,
Iowa State University
Other presenters: TBD
Google recently purchased YouTube for 1.65 billion dollars, not because it’s a site where lots of videos are stored (Google already has Google Video), but because of the community surrounding the videos stored there. Entertaining videos spread not because a large organization decides to promote and market them but because people tell other people about them, videos are rated and highlighted and even more people discover them. Social networking—YouTube, MySpace, LiveJournal, Flickr, weblogs, Digg, del.icio.us—is one of the killer apps of the new millennium and it can be a way to reach non-traditional audiences. Key issues for discussion are what are these applications, how do they work, how do we become comfortable with these emergent technologies and their potential for viral marketing when we not only don’t control them, but can’t control them if we want them to work.
Sunday, June 17 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
How to see like a photographer - Visual Cognition and images
Edwin H.
Remsberg,
University of Maryland
Do photographers see the world differently? Do other people see great pictures in situations where thought there could not possibly be anything to photograph? Recent work in the field of visual cognition is helping to explain how our brains process visual information. Why we can all look at the same thing and see different things. More importantly by knowing how our eyes and mind work together we can understand how to see pictures in the world around us and become better photographers. Understanding how viewers see and mentally process the resulting photograph completes the process of making of great images.
Monday, June 18 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
How To Use Google Analytics
Mike
Atwell,
Purdue University
Google Analytics is a free tool that allows you to learn about the behaviors and preferences of your Web visitors. Mike Atwell will guide you through setting up an account to installation and finally monitoring and interpreting the results. Pros and cons of the service will be discussed along with legal considerations.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Internet Radio and Extension
Dennis
Hinkamp,
Utah State University
Internet radio is an inexpensive alternative to airwave broadcast and allows you to get additional use from podcasting. It also can be quick, portable distance education and/or meeting tool that can broadcast to thousands of people simultaneously from anywhere you have a computer and internet connection. (note: I did a sparcely attended version of this last year. I think it was up against too many similar workshops and it will go better with NETC)
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
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iPhoto and Digital Albums
Jeanne
Gleason,
New Mexico State University
For anyone that has digital photos, we'll review Apple's iPhoto and other photo album tools. You'll learn how to organize your photos with keywords and albums, how to archive photos you are ready to "put away", and learn tips and tricks on printing and making special projects.
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:30 PM
iPod Secrets Revealed - Museum Mode
Deb
Pryor,
Kansas State University
Turn your iPod into a personal Museum Tour Guide. By using the Notes feature, you can add audio and video links to explain interesting points along the way. Documentation will include sample text code and preference files to turn your iPod into more than just a cool gadget.
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:00 to 10:45 AM
iPod Secrets Revealed – Viewing iPod Video Files on a Computer
Deb
Pryor,
Kansas State University
When you plug your iPod into iTunes, you normally can’t view the audio and video files stored on it. Learn about some free software that allows you to view these files, and then play them full screen on your computer. It’s one more way to turn your iPod into more than just a cool gadget.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 10:30AM
Irrigation of Row Crops
Steve
Hall,
Univ. of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Irrigation- when to irrigate corn, cotton, milo , and soybeans based on the high temperatures during the growing season.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
It Didn't Come from Outer Space: The Best of ACE Research 2007
Steve
Hill,
Kansas State University
Other presenters: TBA
Think research is inaccessible or even otherwordly? Not when it comes from members of the ACE Research SIG. Check out this session with posters from the presentations selected as the top efforts for the 2007 ACE Preconference Research Symposium. Presenters will focus on what their research means to communications practitioners on the ground.
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IT Policy: Covering All Your Bases
Kathryn
Burton,
K-State Research and Extension
Other presenters: Jill Miller
Come share with us! A round-table discussion of IT policies will have something for everyone. Some topics of discussion include: who makes your policies, where and how you share them with your users, how your organization approves, reviews, and works with new and current policies. Have you had any policies that caused major controversy? Have you had to revoke or amend any policies? This will be an opportunity to share resources and ideas to keep your organization's policies current.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
iTunes @ New Mexico State University
Elizabeth N.
Sohn,
New Mexico State University
Other presenters: Pamela Martinez
New Mexico State University has joined iTunes U. In this session we will showcase NMSU iTunes U, its content thus far and the development process. We look at how easy it is to upload and maintain content though iTunes U. We will demonstrated using an ipod by downloading material from iTunes U onto an ipods. iTunes U allows universities to distribute, and control access to educational audio and video content for students within a college or university using Apple's iTunes Store infrastructure.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Leadership: Beyond managing resources and strategic planning
Kathy
Notter,
University of Nebraska
Other presenters: Dr. Jim King
Leadership is more than managing resources and planning strategically. It is seeing the big picture and understanding the dynamics of change. Communicators and information technologists are in formal leadership roles because of strong content background but it is necessary today to develop solid leadership skills. This presentation will describe and discuss leadership styles, including Situational Leadership, Leader-Member Exchange, Transformational Leadership, and Servant Leadership. We will examine leadership and follower roles, outcomes, and individual levels of service. Key characteristics, differences, and positives and negatives for each style will be presented. Mentorship and coaching will be addressed. All this will be related to communication and information technology personnel.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
Leasing vs. Purchasing Technology Equipment (Pro's, Con's, and Gotcha's)
Walter E.
Bortz,
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
In this session, we will look at assessment and cost associated with leasing computer equipment verses purchasing, including cost, assessment and decision making pro's, con's and pitfalls.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Lights! Camera! Animate!:3D modeling and Animation
Chris
Dicus,
The Ohio State University
This hands on session will cover 3D modeling and animation basics using Newtek's Lightwave 3D. Although the session will be software specific most of the techniques can be applied to any 3D animation package. The session will be broken into three sections. The first section will cover software basics and navigation. The second section will cover basic and intermediate modeling techniques. The third section will cover texturing, lighting, and animation techniques. This session is open to all skill levels.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 3:30 PM
Listen to me!
Marcus
Ashlock,
Kansas State University
Other presenters: Kristina Boone, Professor, Kansas State
Listening is often the most important communication skill identified by business leaders; yet, we spend little time teaching it. In this session, we will be providing information about training resources for listening skills and discuss applying those materials to training Extension professionals and others. In addition, we'll go through a couple of training exercises and brainstorm means to make the exercises even more effective.
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
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Listening Before You Leap: Lessons Learned from Marketing Research in Developing An Extension Radio Program
Emiy E.
Eubanks,
UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Other presenters: Tom Wichman, Florida Master Gardener Coordinator and Gardening in a Minute host Sarah Graddy, Senior Information Specialist, UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation Tracy Irani, Assistant Professor, UF Agricultural Education and Communication
Recognizing that public radio is an underutilized outreach method for Extension, University of Florida launched a project to develop a two-minute gardening radio show at the campus NPR radio station. A team of communicators, horticulturists, and Extension faculty undertook the task to develop something appealing for today’s quick-paced society. Initially set to launch in April 2006, the launch date was pushed back until July to give time for focus group studies of homeowners and Extension agents. A week before the new launch date, research results were compiled, which showed that the program format needed work and the topics were too technical. Although more than 70 shows had been recorded and were ready to air, we went back to the drawing board and began the process over. The program was reformatted into a one-minute show, new music was developed, and a marketing campaign was begun. Gardening in a Minute launched October 2 and has generated outstanding results. The team has plans to syndicate the program throughout the state and the coastal gardening southeast. Through trial and error, a great product was developed that helps to bring attention to UF Extension.
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Lunch and Learn: Quality 1-Hour Training at Your Desk
Karen
Matthes,
University of Minnesota Extension
Other presenters: Chery Day
“I want to but don’t have time.” “I’m busy on that day”. “There’s no money in the budget.” Sound familiar? Extension employees tend to be short on time and dollars when it comes to staff development on new technologies. Understanding these issues, we began offering regular lunchtime opportunities at a distance (via. Breeze) to teach U of MN Extension educators and staff about technologies they can use to enhance their educational programs and increase productivity. We will share with you our format, a description of session topics, evaluation/findings, and materials we provide to Extension employees.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
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Making Fake Videos: Creating Professional Narrated Presentations for Podcasting
Barbara
Chamberlin,
New Mexico State University
We'll spend an hour taking a simple presentation, adding narration, music and transitions for a professional, easy narrated presentation. We'll use Apple software, incuding Keynote and iMovie, and share process recommendations as well as technical how-to's.
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:30 PM
Managing the Human Side of Web Redesign
D'Lyn
Ford,
Eastern New Mexico University
You have a vision for a redesigned Web site: new features, better graphics and updated content. But if you want to win rave reviews, don't neglect the human side of Web redesign. Use these ideas for planning your redesign, selling your ideas to stakeholders, testing with key groups and getting users involved in maintaining "their" site.
Sunday, June 17 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Marketing 4-H Through News: Targeting 4-H Audiences in Brave New Worlds
Nancy B.
Peterson,
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Other presenters: Carol Ouverson, Communications Specialist at Iowa State University; Bob Ratliff, Writer/Editor at Mississippi State University with two other panelists to be determined.
Perhaps you've been asked to raise the level of visibility for 4-H programs in your state, to tailor 4-H news to support University recruitment, or to increase enrollment in 4-H programs with previously non-traditional 4-H audiences. With sharing ideas the goal, this upbeat panel of 4-H writers will offer an overview of successful strategies and ideas from their shop and also allow time for brainstorming about how such ideas might help attendees market 4-H youth development programs to diverse audiences in a changing environment.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
microformats: Feeds Without Feeds
James E.
Robinson, III,
NC State University
With most content is being published in XHTML for web consumption, creating alternate representations of content (pick your syndication XML standard) seems anathema to the latest software developer cult doctrine: DRY -- Don't Repeat Yourself. Squirrel hunting aside, microformats provide a set of simple, human readable, open data formats that provide syntactic sugar for XHTML that put the Semantic back in the Web.
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Moving Traditional Face to Face Programs Online
Pete
Flores,
Texas Cooperative Extension
Other presenters: Robin Brekke, Technology Education Coordinator, Iowa State University
This session will showcase a collaborative effort between Iowa State University Extension and Texas Cooperative Extension (TCE) in "Moving Traditional Face-To-Face Programs Online". You'll learn about TCE's innovative model for helping content experts make the transition between delivery methods. Offered in one-day and two-day training formats, attendees are walked through the entire educational process: from concept to instructional design, from which software to use to software how-to's; and from promotion to delivery in synchronous and asynchronous formats. Take away ideas you can put to use right away, need I say that famous Texas phrase. "On a Shoestring Budget"!
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
myExtension Portal for Extension Staff
Chris
Tidrick,
University of Illinois Extension
The myExtension portal will serve as a central location for University of Illinois Extension staff to share and obtain information vital to their different job responsibilities. It will include a customizable personal area for each staff member (including an RSS aggregator and contacts directory), the resources of the state Extension Intranet, as well as custom pages for teams, committees, and any other Extension group that would like to use the portal resources. The portal toolset will include document and photo sharing, announcements, discussion boards, project management, announcements, and links to a variety of web management tools. The application is written in ColdFusion and Javascript and interfaces with a SQL Server 2000 database. AJAX is used throughout the application. This session will demonstrate the technical aspects of the application and discuss various implementation and staff training issues.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
National Diversity Center
Terry W.
Canup,
New Mexico State University
Other presenters: None
This poster invites members to become contributors to the National Diversity Center, which is a land-grat university effort to provide how-to information on workforce diversity, professional development, organizational development, reaching diverse audiences, and civil rights. this year the National Extension Diversity Center is transitioning to the National Diversity Center on eXtension and this affords an opportunity to use the eXtension platform to collaborate on content.
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New Collaboration Tools for Knowledge Workers
Kevin J.
Gamble,
eXtension/NC State University
Other presenters: Beth Raney
The hyper-access afforded by new communication technologies is leading to information overload, and problems with dealing with always being "on". Next generation collaborative work tools can help knowledge workers to be more efficient, and also to work effectively with their colleagues both near and far. This session will explore a number of free and light-weight collaborative tools that didn't exist just two years ago. These are the tools being used to help define Web 2.0 and the Read/Write Web. Highlighted will be technologies for group authoring, presence, virtualization, and attenuation. Innovative application of tools like the presence software Twitter and Flickr, collaborative writing and brainstorming tools such as Google Docs and Spreadsheets, social bookmarking applications such as del.icio.us, and attenuation tools such as BackPackIt will be demonstrated and discussed. The focus of the sessions will be on enhancing team effectiveness, and technology mediated problem solving and idea creation. Steps for adopting and using these tools will be discussed with an emphasis on understanding your personal social network.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
New Life from Old Negs: 30-Year-Old Photos Transformed by Desktop Publishing!
Jim
Coats,
University of California, ANR Comm Serv
In 2006 we found a new, more useful way to present a set of pruning photographs that were shot in the 1970s. We'll talk about the original shoot, show how the photos were presented in earlier publications, and demonstrate what we did to give the images new life. We're hoping this will inspire you to look at some of your own older publications and graphics in a new light.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
News Vs. Marketing: What Happened to the Integration in Integrated Marketing?
Kathryn R.
Barnard,
WSU College of Ag, Human & Nat. Res. Sciences
Other presenters: TBD
Are News and Marketing mutally exclusive? While we all talk about "integrated marketing," how does it really manifest itself in terms of the traditional news operation? How can news and marketing best and strategically co-exist?
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Nightmare on Publication Street: Tales of Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism
Linda R.
Gilmore,
Dept. of Communications
Other presenters: Nancy Zimmerli-Cates, Dept. of Communications, KSU Donna Sheffield, Dept. of Communications, KSU
Everyone has a horror story to tell about copyright infringement or plagiarism. It's clear that Extension agents and subject specialists are confused about when and how they should properly attribute information to its sources, and when they need permission to reuse certain materials. Several issues contribute to this confusion: The prevalence of electronic communications and the ease with which material can be forwarded, copied, pasted, and discovered; a heightened awareness of plagiarism in the public sphere and its consequences; and crackdowns on copyright infringement by individuals and companies as well as the federal government. So how, as communications specialists, can we help our clients navigate this bewildering information landscape? We intend to examine the subject from this perspective, with examples and answers to real questions. And be prepared to share your own horror stories and any happy endings during the discussion.
Sunday, June 17 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
NMSU's Media Productions Showcase - Chinese Food Safety
Barbara
Chamberlin,
NMSU - Media Productions
Other presenters: Pamela Martinez Elizabeth Sohn Matt Byrnes CC Chamberlin
With more and more Americans eating out, it is critical that all foodservice workers learn about safe food handling. Without proper training, workers might improperly handle food and as a result foodborne illness could occur. The National Restaurant Association (NRA) estimates that a single foodborne illness outbreak could cost a restaurant an estimated $75,000. Chinese is the third most commonly spoken language in U.S. foodservice operations, following English and Spanish. In many areas of the U.S., food safety educators only speak English and so it is difficult for them to effectively train Chinese–speaking foodservice workers. This website was designed to help food safety educators reach this important group — Chinese-speaking foodservice workers. The website is divided into two sections — Student Tools and Educator Tools. All materials are based on the 2005 FDA Food Code
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
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NMSU's Media Productions Showcase - Eat, Move, Learn
Barbara
Chamberlin,
NMSU - Media Productions
Other presenters: Pamela Martinez Elizabeth Sohn Matt Byrnes CC Chamberlin
America is badly “out- of- shape”, according to health scientists; and it's not just grown-ups, but young people, too. Researchers predict that, if things don't change, today's children will grow up to be less healthy than their parents! Eat, Move, Learn enables you to take up this important current issue while also addressing national academic standards for sixth grade science... all in a way that comes alive in the classroom. Eat, Move, Learn is organized around the idea that we must "balance" the energy we take in through our food and the energy we spend in physical activity. Eat, Move, Learn helps you and your class to analyze the problems of food and fitness, find promising solutions to energy imbalance, and design a study to test your ideas. Eat, Move, Learn consists of 4 modules and 13 lessons that a class can use sequentially or individually.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
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NMSU's Media Productions Showcase - Kid's Exercise DVD
Barbara
Chamberlin,
NMSU - Media Productions
Other presenters: Pamela Martinez Elizabeth Sohn Matt Byrnes CC Chamberlin
This session will showcase an exercise DVD developed for children that is an exciting story based adventure. Find out what it took to get this complex animation and live action project off the ground. We will discuss the production process we used from script, to storyboard, to filming an actor on green screen, a new keying process, an the integration of Flash and AfterEffects for the final compositing.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
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Nurturing the “Fourth Estate”: Cultural Experiences with Media in the Republic of Mali, West Africa
Dwayne
Cartmell,
Oklahoma State University
Other presenters: Shelly Sitton Cindy Blackwell Craig Edwards
Many argue “freedom of the press” is an essential pillar on which a functional, sustainable democratic society rests. Ostensibly, a free press corps is the “Fourth Estate,” or guardian of individual rights and civil liberties. Media professionals are “gatekeepers” or “watchdogs” of accurate, objective, and socially relevant information and knowledge. They form a corpus entrusted to educate and inform a nation’s citizens about its institutions and the important issues that traverse society. Fledgling democracies, in particular, are sensitive to the need for a professional press corps, including media professionals who monitor its institutions and investigate the critical issues confronting its people. Mali is a nation in its second decade of democratic reform. Its citizens remain largely illiterate and reside in one of the world’s 10 poorest countries. Through a Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Citizens Exchange Program, Oklahoma State University is working with Malian media specialists. This session will explore the culture of Mali and lessons learned through a pictorial and video presentation from travel to Mali during the project’s first phase.
Monday, June 18 - 9:45 to 10:30AM
On the Internet, no one knows that you belong to Extension - Managing Online Identity.
Jason A.
Young,
NC State University
Piggybacking on the famous New Yorker cartoon about internet anonymity ("on the internet, no one knows that you are a dog") today's web vendors know a whole lot about you, but they don't really know you, and they likely don't have the information that you wanted to give them. In this session, I'll touch topics such as online reputation, identity/profile management, and OpenID - and talk about ways that Extension IT and communication groups can help make our people known, protect their profile information at the same time, and use those same identity systems to provide opportunities for interoperability across institutions and applications.
Sunday, June 17 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
On Your Own Time Training Roundtable Discussion
Peggy H.
Shuffstall,
Penn State University
Other presenters: Pete Flores, Associate Professor and Computer Specialist
This session will be a collaboration among different states to identify tools needed to develop online, on-demand training programs to meet the needs of our clientele. Sharing resources between states will help all of us save time so that we each don't reinvent the wheel. One of our goals is to identify one central respository to point our clientele to these On Your Time Trainings. Come with your ideas and be willing to share your resources.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 11:30 AM
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On-Line 4-H Reporting: Vermont's "Green Ribbon" Approach.
John
Cooley,
University of Vermont Extension
After struggling with a "networked" version of Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment software, we, in Vermont Extension felt that there must be a better way to keep track of our 4-H database. After looking at a few packaged applications, we contracted with a developer to come up with our own application. This web-based application is available to all of our counties and collects all of our information in one central location. It allows administration to view real-time data on a county or statewide level. Users are much happier with the speed of data entry and retrieval.
Sunday, June 17 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
On-line Survey Tool Training
Peggy H.
Shuffstall,
PSU - Information & Communication Technologies
Other presenters: Nancy-Ellen Kiernan, Professor Program Evaluator, Cooperative Extension
More and more Extension audiences have access to the Web. Extension research shows that response rate is significantly higher when using a Web survey, rather than a mail survey. This session will show how PSU Extension is training their staff to create on-line needs assessments and program evaluations that provide valid data. These data results then are turned into meaningful pie or bar charts.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
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Online Learning for Disaster Preparedness
Becky
Koch,
North Dakota State University
The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has six online learning opportunities that use a variety of techniques for distance education. The train-the-trainer courses include leaders' guides, PowerPoint slides, handout materials, evaluations and more. Some courses feature narrated PowerPoint for an individual's learning. The courses are: * Plant Biosecurity Management * OnGuard: Protecting America's Food System * Ready Business: Preparing a Disaster Business Plan * Pandemic Preparedness for Business * USDA's Roles in the National Response Plan * Animal Biosecurity Management Come see how you can use these online learning opportunities in your organization.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Online Registration and Payment Processing System
Chris
Tidrick,
University of Illinois Extension
Other presenters: Tom Ward, Extension Specialist, Computer Training Services
The U of I Extension Online Registration and Payment Processing System is a web application that allows Extension staff to build custom registration forms, accept online registrations with credit card payments (through integration with a pre-existing payment processing system), track payments (credit card, check or cash), and maintain registration rosters. Released in August 2006, the system was used to process more than 3,200 registrations totaling more than $140,000 in its first five months of operation. The system also allows for no-fee registration tracking. The application is written in ColdFusion MX and Javascript and interfaces with a SQL Server 2000 database. This session will demonstrate the application and discuss various implementation and staff training issues. The system will be available for purchase by other institutions in Spring 2007.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Online Systems to Manage Peer Review
Janet
Byron,
Univ. of California, ANR Communication Services
Other presenters: TBA
See for yourself how customized online systems can vastly simplify, speed up and improve the submission and peer-review of publications. Janet Byron, managing editor of the University of California's California Agriculture journal, will demonstrate how editorial staff, authors, associate editors, and reviewers use the Berkeley Electronic Press EdiKit system to submit and vet manuscripts, request reviews, send decision letters, and maintain an editorial record. We will also look at ScholarOne's Manuscript Central peer-review system, and open-source journal software. Such systems can be customized for books, extension publications, and other peer-reviewed content. Are you currently using an online system for peer review? During the Q&A, please share information on the system that you're using. Please upload peer-review information to share with your colleagues at: http://acepeerreviewinfo.wikispaces.com/space.menu
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Open-access, online, and indexed: Navigating possibilities for scientific impact on the Web
Janet L.
White,
California Agriculture
Land-grant university publications have long been "open-access journals," making research available to the public and professionals who needed it. How can we now augment the Web presence of land-grant university research through a better understanding of online scientific databases? How do we approach the problem of getting the AES research publications indexed on the appropriate scientific databases? We have been pursuing such indexing for California Agriculture and will share our experiences. This is important not only to our user groups and clienteles, but to our faculty researchers.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
OPML as a News Reporting and Organization Tool
Blair L.
Fannin,
Texas A&M System Agricultural Communications
Other presenters: N/A
Outline Processor Markup Language is a computer file format that can be used as a news reporting and organizational tool. From creating a lightweight database of media outlets, to using OPML as a note-taking tool to report live news events, the programming language is versatile and appealing to a variety of agricultural communications practictioners. This breakout session will demonstrate the uses of OPML as a news reporting and information gathering tool.
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Outsourcing a communications service: A statewide print service contract for UF
Ashley M.
Wood,
IFAS, University of Florida
A cost benefit analysis revealed that the duplication and copy functions previously served by internal staff could be accomplished by a private vendor. The presentation will provide information about the task of negotiating a contract that functions as a duplication and copy service utilizing an on-campus site and 50 other business sites statewide to provide this service. The process for advertising for an appropriate vendor, working with the university purchasing division, and choosing the vendor through a process called a invitation to negotiate will be discussed. The session will provide information about the selection of FedEx/Kinko's as the vendor of choice, what proceedures were used to negotiate a final contract that is used by the entire campus as well as a number of county government offices, and the financial arrangement that returns a percentage of every production job to UF/IFAS for additional print needs. Additional information about how county offices, research centers, and campus units will be presented and an analysis of how the agreement has worked to date.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Peer-Review Primer: How to Give Your Publications the “Expert” Seal of Approval
Janet
Byron,
Univ. of California, ANR Communication Services
Other presenters: Anne Senuta, Managing Editor, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California; Robert Casler, Program Director, Educational Communications and Technology, University of Arizona; Vicki Ford, Communications Specialist, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Peer-review gives Extension publications the experts’ seal of approval, letting your audience know that the information they’re reading is technically sound, reliable, and current. But a peer-review “seal” will only be respected if the system that you use to review content is solid and transparent. Slow or inefficient peer review can also discourage researchers from submitting manuscripts for review. A panel of experienced editors will discuss the ins and outs (and ups and downs) of managing peer review, including working with associate editors and authors, creating and distributing forms, and handling deadlines. Presenters will give short presentations about their own peer-review systems, followed by a facilitated discussion and plenty of time for Q&A. Sample documents will be provided. Please upload peer-review information to share with your colleagues at: http://acepeerreviewinfo.wikispaces.com/space.menu
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Planning, Reporting and Evaluation System for Extension Staff
Chris
Tidrick,
University of Illinois Extension
Other presenters: Tom Ward, Extension Specialist, Computer Training Services
The Planning, Reporting and Evaluation System (PRES) brings together several previously-separate reporting functions for University of Illinois Extension professional field staff and hourly program staff. The system includes activity reporting, demographic contact reporting (for use in federal civil rights reporting), leave reporting, plan of work impact reporting, and annual self-evaluations for academic professional field staff. The application is written in ColdFusion and Javascript and interfaces with a SQL Server 2000 database. This session will demonstrate the technical aspects of the application and discuss various implementation issues.
Tuesday, June 19 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Podcasting for Virtual Instruction
René P.
Miller,
Texas Tech/Texas A&M Universities
Other presenters: David L. Doerfert Chad S. Davis, Sonja Jo Serna
Are you interested in offering instruction that students can carry with them? Podcasts can be used to present a completely virtual class or can be used to supplement classroom instruction. This hands-on workshop will have you producing your own audio and video podcasts (vodcasts) before you leave. The presenters will take you through the podcasting process from start to finish and then guide you as you record your own podcast or vodcast. The session will also cover how to get your instruction into the hands of your students. You will learn about some of the current research revolving around podcasting, the software (some is even free) that makes the process easier, the hardware needed, and practical tips to ensure a quality product. You will walk away with a reference manual of all that was presented and your own trial podcast. Come join us and add podcasting to your virtual instructional toolbox.
- Session Presentation
- How to Download Audacity and LAME
- How to Use Audacity
- How to Download Hypersnap
- How to Use Hypersnap
1) Sunday, June 17 (presented by Serna) and 2) Tuesday, June 19 (presented by Miller) - 1) 8:45 to 11:45 and 2) 8:45 to 11:45 AM
PorkBridge: A world of knowledge brought directly to you
Sherry
Hoyer,
Iowa State University
Other presenters: Mark Whitney (via phone), Swine Extension Program Leader, University of Minnesota
Our agriculture clients are becoming fewer and farther between, while their needs and desires for accurate and timely information have increased. As knowledge providers, our tighter budgets often dictate greater use of electronic communication and distance learning methods. PorkBridge was created to better utilize our capabilities and resources, while allowing flexibility and ease of active participation. Learn how faculty and staff from five states are working together to refine this "participate where you are with whomever you want, at the time that works better for you" six-part, year-long program. Each session speaker develops a PowerPoint-based presentation, which is edited, packaged for CD, and sent to participants. Registrants join the session via conference phone call (toll-free number) and follow the speaker's presentation on their own computer. PorkBridge logistics are coordinated at Iowa State University, its coordinator-moderator is from University of Minnesota, and expert presenters this year hail from five states. Current participants are from 10 states and one Canadian province, with backgrounds ranging from individual producer to veterinarian to feed company.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Portable Disk Imaging – Saves Countless Hours for Field Technicians
Davis P.
Dautreuil,
LSU AgCenter
Having the ability to quickly image or clone hard drives (or even a specific partition of a given disk) is invaluable to IT field technicians. Combined with the ability to store and manage several partitions, scale partition sizes, and perform hard drive diagnostics – the ramifications of having all these capabilities on one small portable device are much more far reaching than one might first imagine. This session will begin with a “real-life” demonstration. A computer will be shown running Windows and Office 2000. By the end of the 15 minute demonstration, the same computer will boot to the same 40GB hard drive running completely updated versions of Windows XP, Office 2003, Adobe Reader, Adobe Shockwave Player, Java, etc... The remainder of the session will be dedicated to discussing front-end image preparation, post imaging considerations, and questions will be addressed.
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Promote your University’s Extension 4-H Program Through the Tufts Study on Positive Youth Development
Gwyn
Donohue,
National 4-H Council
Other presenters: Jane Tobler, Senior Account Supervisor, Vanguard Communications
The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University is conducting the Study of Positive Youth Development to look at how positive influences in the lives of youth help protect them from getting involved in "problem behaviors". Five years into this 6-year longitudinal research involving 4,000 diverse adolescents from across the country, indicators for youth success are emerging. Data is showing that one of the most significant factors helping youth move effectively through adolescence is involvement in a quality youth development program such as 4-H. This is good news for agriculture and university communicators, as it provides research to support the value of this USDA- and university extension-operated youth development program. In this session, representatives from National 4-H Council and Vanguard Communications will share highlights from the Tufts study and show you the communications tools available to help you use the data to promote your university’s Extension 4-H program.
Sunday, June 17 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Pupils, Professors, Professionals, and Passports: ACE/ACT International Study Tour
Jefferson D.
Miller,
University of Arkansas
Last year, 27 agricultural communications students and faculty took a trip. And they discovered something: people communicate about agriculture in Scotland, too. Now that got the faculty thinking (which usually causes some trouble). Could professionals in countries other than Scotland teach students a thing or two about agricultural communications? Would a bunch of students and faculty have anything of interest to share with communicators in another country? Then the faculty started thinking even more (and that can really cause some trouble). What if they organized another trip to some place like Greece, Russia, or Azerbaijan? And what if they took both students and ACE professionals so they could all travel together, experiencing new cultures and learning from each other? “Sounds like fun,” they said. “Let’s do it!” This session will explore how agricultural communications faculty, professionals, and students can combine international travel with professional development. The session will begin with a review of the 2006 ACE/ACT Scotland Study Tour and will end with a brainstorming session about the next ACE/ACT international study tour in 2008.
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Redesigning an Ag Magazine for the Web
Linda
Benedict,
LSU AgCenter Communications
Other presenters: Megan Smith, LSU; Olivia Maddox, Purdue; Janet White, University of California
Editors from three land-grant university magazines (LSU, California, Purdue) share what they’ve learned about redesigning a long-time print magazine into an e-magazine. It’s a whole new project that requires more staff, teamwork and learning new skills. But the results greatly expand readership.
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Remote Management of County Office Servers
Tom
Weber,
Penn State, College of Ag Sciences
Other presenters: Chad Beam, System Administrator
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) staff support nearly 100 servers in 73 locations for a variety of tasks. The 66 that are physically remote from our operations center add extra complexity to our "care and feeding" processes. We'll share the tools we use from Microsoft & Dell and processes we've developed to manage these resources.
Sunday, June 17 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Science Pirates: The Curse of Captain Brownbeard
Barbara
Chamberlin,
New Mexico State University - Media Productions
Other presenters: Pamela Martinez, Matt Byrnes, John "CC" Chamberlin
New Mexico State Univeristy's Media Productions will present a Science-Based Food Safety education project. The Pirate-themed online games will lead kids through science processes, helping 8-14 year old students understand appropriate methods for preventing food-borne illness.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
See it! Hear it! Feel it! Make it Accessible!
Debby
Newman,
University of Minnesota Extension
Other presenters: Pam Prokup, U of MN Office of Disability Services
This eyes-on, ears-on, hands-on presentation will let participants experience what it is like to have a disability that prevents access to your information. Participants will also learn tips to make information more accessible for people who face language, mobility, hearing, and vision barriers. The session includes a brief discussion about requirements of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Section 508 (which amends the act to include software and the Internet). Whether you're in a classroom, or creating print and on-line resources, these best practices in Universal Instructional Design will make your content clearer for all.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Selling Ice to Eskimos: The How-To’s of Strategic Marketing Plans
Suzanne H.
Steel,
Ohio State University
Other presenters: Jessica Kahan, Keira McGlone
Learn how to help your Extension and Research faculty reach their audiences through marketing plans that are goal-oriented and audience specific. Bring your vexing marketing challenges to this session, and we’ll discuss how to attack and bring home a victory. We’ll walk through the discovery process with clients as you laser in on key goals and audiences through questions and research. We’ll discuss how to mine your communications toolbox and move beyond the obvious to provide innovative solutions for your customers. We’ll share the elements of a marketing plan and provide real-life examples.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 10:30 AM
Share your experiences/issues with Content Management Systems
Gamage P.
Dissanayake,
Kansas state University
Other presenters: Sethu Subramanian
CMS is nothing new to web literate audience but every one has his or her own issues related to scalability, maintenance, training and customer service. The highest challenge people could face in the future would be the data migration with the change in technology, such as from one system to another. CMS could contain enormous amount of data. Unlike conventional HTML data, CMS data has no meaning unless the proper engine or tools are not in place. Growth of a CMS database is rather unlimited. Someday, system administrator needs to look back and see the scale of the CMS. Most users like heavy customization of CMS software. They expect almost everything to be integrated together into one system. This leads to a complex system where training and maintenance could be a challenge for developers. This discussion is primarily to share experiences of participants citing their own systems and discuss the solutions or best practices. We will demonstrate the CMS at College of Agriculture of Kansas State University and discuss accomplishments during its development.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Some Serious Magic! Visual Communicator: When you don't have a studio
Randy J.
Wald,
North Dakota State University
Other presenters: Bruce Sundeen, Video Specialist
Are you tired of the same old backdrops for videotaping interviews? Are you lacking a studio? Serious Magic Visual Communicator 2 Studio is self contained green screen software that allows you liven up video interviews for taped presentation, or live! In this presentation we'll learn about what the software is capable of doing.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Speaking with Confidence: Techniques for Effective Media Spokesperson Training
Kevin
Roark,
Sandia National Labs
Other presenters: Jim Danneskiold, Chief of Staff, Nuclear Proliferation Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
In this session, two communications professionals from the Los Alamos National Laboratory will teach their approaches in training scientists and other spokespersons to talk with the media. In the first part of the session, they will share examples of how LANL spokespersons have talked publicly about highly-sensitive topics. Latter parts of the session will focus on training landgrant communicators to train scientists and others on their campus to be effective public spokespersons. Includes hands-on training and group presentations.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 11:45 AM
Studio photos on the go - quick and dirty tricks for slick shots anywhere
Edwin H.
Remsberg,
University of Maryland
Learn how to make studio quality pictures without the studio. Using a minimum amount of small portable lighting equipment we will set up portraits and product shots that look slick and polished and can be done quickly wherever you happen to be. We will walk through each set up as a group live before your very eyes. The presentation will feature and explain small wireless TTL flashes, reflectors, backgrounds, and light modification devices you can make yourself. The presentation is geared towards digital photography but would also apply to video.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 4:30 PM
Target Your Market -- Save the World!
Neil
Anderson,
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Target Your Market – Save the World. Are you wrestling with financial sustainability? At the same time being held accountable for educational impact? You need good customers! Customers who want, need, or value what you have to offer; will pay what you have to charge; will recommend you to others; will tell you how to improve; will create program impact by using program content, information, and education; and will give you repeat sales. How do you get good customers – Target Your Market – Save the World! Target marketing is a strategic, tactical, cost-effective approach to getting and keeping good customers. Get an alien-proof plan to rocket educational impacts to the moon while improving the program’s financial sustainability. We have successful examples broken down into a step by step approach to fit your situation. Getting and keeping good customers can save the world!
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
The BitBuckIT Podcast: Keeping staff up-to-date with technology
Rich
Emnett,
Ohio State University Extension
Other presenters: Beth Abbott, Sytems Manager, OSUE Tim Barkley, Systems Manager, OSUE Steve Lichtensteiger, Systems Manager, OSUE Duane Rigsby, Systems Manager, OARDC
Podcasting (netcasting) is certainly riding a wave of popularity right now. OSU Extension is using podcasts (digital audio recording stored as a mp3 file) in conjunction with a web log (blog) as a technology update for Extension professionals. Podcasts were used as an instrumental educational tool during an extensive domain consolidation in the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Podcasts are also satisfying a demand for technical update information for our county Technical Coordinators. As we become more familiar with podcasting, Extension Educators are seeing the benefit of digital audio recording as a time saver, not having to schedule recording time at the local radio station. Podcasts are a very flexible medium as well; an Educator can send the mp3 file to local radio for broadcast or post it to the web for download. This presentation will describe how Ohio State University Extension is using podcasts, a blog and associated RSS feeds, as educational tools for professional development, technology training, and as a pilot project to show Educators the benefits of the technology.
Sunday, June 17 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
The Numbers Game: Finding New Ways to Attract Students
Maria
Bowie,
University of Georgia College of Ag & Env. Science
Other presenters: Stephanie Schupska
During 2006, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Office of Communications expanded our role in supporting our college’s recruitment efforts. In the face of declining enrollment and shrinking degree offerings, an energetic new dean gave refreshed purpose and creative freedom in the recruitment of freshman and transfer students. A writer, marketer, graphic designer and college recruiter met to outline a plan for the development and mass distribution of new, catchy materials to target audiences. We are gaining students, and interest in the college among middle and high school students is increasing. Thanks to a directed effort to tell our story around the entire state, we are rapidly changing students’ opinions of the college. Walk away armed with a plan of action to target your key audiences, prioritize your production of printed and electronic materials and find new ways to spark interest in your programs.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
The Power of Stories
Peg
Herring,
Extension and Experiment Station Communications
Other presenters: TBD
The kind of writing we do—writing for the public about public institutions—has a relatively recent history and has been largely ignored as either journalism or literature. Yet there is a strong literary quality to the best of our writing. And the stories we tell are essential to gaining support for these public institutions. Story-tellers provide the building blocks for all communications. This panel of ACE writers represents several types of storytelling, including feature writing, scriptwriting, and web writing. We will discuss how to create a story from a message; how to deliver a message through a story; and how to create the most effective vehicle to carry the story. We will dissect examples across media to show how “content” is created and crafted into stories with power. And we will share examples of good stories, compiled and distributed to those attending the session.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
The Ugly Truth About Business Plans
Neil Anderson
Anderson,
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Other presenters: Anita Dincesen Catherine Dehdashti
The Ugly Truth About Business Plans Extension Program Impact is on everyone’s radar. Shrinking budgets are on your mind. A Program Business Plan addresses both these concerns by making them compatible with each other. Learn the value to both the external and internal audience. Learn how a business plan helps you and your team develop an organized and workable plan that will fulfill the your programmatic and financial goals. Externally, it will help you present your project to partners and funders. Internally, it will communicate your purpose, goals, and operations to administrators and colleagues. Walk though an outline you can modify for your organization’s use. Discuss the keys to success implementation. See how this breeds success and renewed vigor each year!
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Tools and Strategies for Implementing Atom Syndication Feeds
Brian
Webster,
Iowa State University Extension
Other presenters: Floyd Davenport, Information Technology Officer
Web feeds allow software programs to check for updates published on a web site and to share and distribute content. This session will focus on techniques, methods, tools for implementing Atom syndication feeds. Some of the topics that may be discussed will include feed validators, tools for different programming environments, and tags to include for use by eXtension. eXtension has standardized on Atom for its syndication feed format.
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
Training Them On Their Own Turf
Liz A.
Felter,
University of Florida IFAS
Other presenters: Marion Douglas
SolutionsForYourLife.com (SFYL) was developed not only as a Web site, but also a resource for all sixty-seven Florida Extension offices. Once the Web site was launched, county offices needed to get customized SFYL templates for their office Web sites. How did we do it? A statewide training session on a program called “Contribute” ensued. This is a software program that makes editing Web sites much easier than using full-blown Web authoring programs, thus making it more inviting to support the new look of the Web site and its template. To maximize the efficiency of the training the sessions were scheduled in conjunction with another set of already scheduled classes. This session will explain the logistics of training, software issues, teamwork, the importance of buy-in, knowing your audience, and meeting their needs.
Monday, June 18 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
Treasures in the Attic: Let Your History Do the Talking
Carol A.
Whatley,
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Other presenters: Bruce Dupree, Extension Specialist, Communications Glenda Freeman, Extension Communications Editor
Treasures in your attic? Hidden treasures are often found in the most unlikely places—and they can sometimes lead to amazing results. In 2006, Alabama Extension communicators parlayed the rediscovery of a historically significant set of New Deal era murals and the celebration of Auburn University’s sesquicentennial into a unique project that both created a touch point to our past and highlighted our present mission. We pulled the 10-painting set of murals from their dusty confines, conducted investigative research into their past, and planned events and created products to showcase and promote them. In doing so, we learned much about our organization; the life and times of the artist, John Augustus Walker of Mobile; and the significance of a fascinating project in our country’s history—the WPA Artist Project, which provided employment to artists and beauty that graced institutions and public places. Our project’s many components—news articles, lectures, posters, note cards, and exhibits—drew significant attention not only to the artwork but to Extension itself. Look around and see what hidden treasures could draw attention to your organization in fresh, unexpected ways.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Understanding White Privilege
LaRae M.
Donnellan,
Florida A&M University
Other presenters: Dr. Florita Montgomery Rebecca McGovney
Growing up in the United States means growing up in a world shaped by an invisible force often called "white privilege." For example, if you are white, you can walk into any drugstore in the country and expect to find hair care products you can use. If you are a white male, you can discuss potential presidential candidates without hearing people wonder whether the country is "ready" for a white man to be president. Learn what "white privilege" is and how it can affect the messages we send to "diverse" audiences.
Monday, June 18 - 4:30 to 5:15 PM
Understanding Your Office Network
Tom
Weber,
Penn State, College of Ag Sciences
Review the development of a new training session for county educators. Also, share some assessment results from the initial classes. HELP. Our Internet is down and ICT Support asked me to go to our "network closet". What do all those different pieces of equipment and wires do? We don't have a "network closet," do we? What's a router? This workshop will help you understand your network and what to do when you lose network connectivity (no Internet or email). We will discuss the various network equipment and how each piece fits together to provide Internet connectivity to your office. We'll present general information applicable to all offices, then review participant network pictures.
Monday, June 18 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
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Systems and Networking
User Testing Practices
Barbara A.
Chamberlin,
NMSU Media Productions
Other presenters: Pamela Martinez, Matt Byrnes
NMSU Regularly engages in user testing for development of websites and educational games. In this session, they'll review the methods they use, including access to kids, consent and Instititional Review Board forms, and questioning and observation techniques.
Sunday, June 17 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Using An Integrated Marketing Campaign for Extension (panel)
Sarah E.
Graddy,
UF Center for Landscape Ecology and Conservation
Other presenters: Emily Eubanks, Liz Felter, Tom Wichman (moderator), Tracy Irani
We recently developed an integrated marketing communication (IMC) approach for the new UF/IFAS Extension NPR radio program, Gardening in a Minute, in order to reach a broader audience with sustainable landscape management information. Associated marketing materials include the Web site, a poster, a Web card, a seed packet, fact sheets, a press release, a display banner, and shirts. This session will explore, in panel format, how we used the already-extant Solutions for Your Life Extension Web site and marketing materials to create a brand extension to help further the UF/IFAS branding effort. Our panel will give an overview of IMCs, as well as an explanation of SolutionsForYourLife.com research, and how both were applied to the Gardening in a Minute effort.
Monday, June 18 - 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Using SysInternal Utilities to identify Malware and Rootkits
Vince
Verbeke,
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
Have we reached the point of un-cleanable malware on Windows XP? In some cases the unfortunate answer is yes. So if your state has the ability to quickly wipe and re-load Windows XP machine, this session is not for you. This session will look at several of the freeware tools from Sysinternals (now owned by Microsoft). These include: Process Explorer, AutoRuns, Sigcheck, MoveFile and Regdelnull. These utilities allow you to go beyond the basic built-in Microsoft tools of Regedit and MSCONFIG in tracking down potential malware and rootkits.
Monday, June 18 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Using the web to conduct surveys, acquire information, and take tests
Martin F.
Rodriguez,
Texas Cooperative Extension
I have developed three systems for collecting information via the World Wide Web. These three systems started from a belief that Extension faculty and staff needed a free technology that would allow them to develop, deploy, and collect the information from their clientele, whoever that might be. It has always been my belief that technology can be made accessible to the most computer-illiterate of us, if you just build it to be flexible, easy to use, and powerful. I think I have created some systems that can live up to that expectation. Since I believe that Survey Monkey is one of the most popular web-based survey systems, I have studied their implementation, and believe I can offer a similar system at no cost to the user with no limitations. Survey Monkey only charges $20 per month for their professional service, which is a great deal. Still, if you need a survey to be active for more than a month, their fee of $200 per year is still a good deal. Mine is free.
Tuesday, June 19 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
Video Conference Roundtable
James C.
Segers,
Texas Cooperative Extension
Other presenters: Randy Cross, Washington State University, Pullman WA Will Baldwin, Kansas State University, Manhatten, KS David Foote, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Tom Hintz, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Rusty Presley, Auburn University, AL Pete Vergot, Unversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL
This session is the continuation of an annual NETC gathering, the Video Conference Roundtable. New developments and experiences with methodology, hardware, video and audio protocols, and accessories are discussed. The panel will share their experiences with IP based video conferencing, showcase new gadets and methods and provide an open "roundtable" for others to ask questions, share experiences and ideas.. The session is designed to have something of interest for new comers to the videoconference world as well as the experienced old timers.
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 10:30 AM
Video Editing for the Non-Video Editor
Jeanne
Gleason,
New Mexico State University
Apple's iDVD program makes it easy to produce professional DVDs for simple videos. You'll learn how to take movies created in iMovie into iDVD, create chapter markers, customize the interface, and publish a DVD.
Monday, June 18 - 10:45 to 11:45 AM and 1:30 to 2:30 PM
Virtual Panoramic Tours
Bruce W.
Sundeen,
North Dakota State University
Other presenters: Randy Wald
Discover how easy it is to create electronic 360 degree photographs for the web or a computer. The software, Photovista, is easy to use and enables you show others a 360 degree view of a room or object. You can put the 360 degree photographs together for a complete tour of a building and surrounding area.
Sunday, June 17 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
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Multimedia and Animation |
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Web-related Technologies
Vista - why upgrade?
Martin F.
Rodriguez,
Texas Cooperative Extension
Vista is Microsoft's new operating system. It has been hyped to no end. Why should I upgrade? That is the question that I will try to answer. Unless you have a new computer, you will probably need to upgrade either your memory, video card or both. Is it worth it? Vista has a number of new technologies that could benefit you. Security is one area that Vista has concentrated a good deal of effort. Is it really more secure? I will explore the new technnologies from both the user point of view and an administrator point of view.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 - 4:15 PM
Web Accessibility Policies and Implementation
Emily C.
Pitts,
University of Georgia - CAES
Other presenters: Janet Sylvia
Section 508 requires that electronic and information technology be accessible to persons with disabilities. In keeping with this regulation, web sites should be designed with accessibility in mind. In this seminar, we will provide and overview of the Section 508 standards and how they relate to W3C Guidelines for web accessibility. We also will describe and demonstrate ways to implement accessibility requirements through the use of markup, CSS, and LIFT (a server-based tool that dynamically generates customizable text-only views of web sites).
Tuesday, June 19 - 8:45 to 9:30 AM
Web Conferencing By Example
Floyd
Davenport,
Iowa State University Extension
Other presenters: Robin Brekke, Educational Technology Coordinator Dustin Hiatt, Web Conferencing Facilitator
See the potential of web conferencing technology to extend the reach of Iowa State University Extension through rich media presentations and interactive sessions. Examples using this technology will include: Master Gardener Bioeconomy Education Open Forums Special Events (Special Olympics) Lunch and Learn Programs Human Resources Presentations Technology Training Series
Tuesday, June 19 - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
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Videoconferencing
What Works in the Huddle: Strategies Behind Effective Web Sites
Suzanne H.
Steel,
Ohio State University
Other presenters: Jessica Kahan, Keira McGlone
In this session, learn to increase the power of your web sites and engage your most important audiences. We’ll review national sites, from YouTube and Wikipedia to Target and Coca-Cola. We’ll ask audience members to bring examples of successful and less-than-successful sites. After discussing what works and doesn’t, we’ll walk through a strategic process, starting with research and the discovery process, when goals and audiences are fully defined. It continues with a brand personality and promise definition. During the storyboarding examples, we’ll show the six questions that should be asked for each page of your site, and how to create an outline and detailed sitemap that gives your developers the information they need. We’ll also show how to connect your customer’s goals with technologies – when are blogs appropriate? How can you enhance your site with videos, sound or slideshows in a way that is goal oriented? How do you avoid falling for the latest bells and whistles and remain goal oriented? Finally, we’ll show examples of the process, from initial proposal forms, storyboards, and graphic design standards, to actual sites developed through this process.
Monday, June 17 - 8:45 to 10:45 AM
Where Does All That News Come From?
Lynette
Spicer,
eXtension Virtual News Room
Extension news comes into the eXtension Virtual News Room via RSS feeds and atom feeds. Which land-grant universities have news coming in by feeds? What land-grant universities have had news releases posted on the eXtension news site? eXtension metrics will answer these questions and more.
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Where there’s a web (site) there’s a way
Bob C.
Rost,
Oregon State University
Other presenters: Tom Weeks, Oregon State University Nghia Banh, Oregon State University Bryan Mayjor, Oregon State University Evie Engel, Oregon State University
Getting traditionally-minded Extension educators to embrace the web as a key educational delivery tool can be difficult, if not downright impossible. This presentation will cover how a team of communicators and web developers combined their sense of good timing with technology grant funds to help Extension faculty in one county office reinvent their county Extension website. The effort resulted in a more informative and user-friendly website that offers greatly enhanced educational delivery and information marketing opportunities. But even more important was the team’s success in helping Extension faculty and staff overcome some obstacles and prejudices about audience identification. Team members will describe their roles in the design and implementation of this web development project and how they worked closely with faculty and staff to help them rethink their use of the web. Ultimately the team intends that this will be a model project that all other county Extension offices in Oregon can learn and benefit from.
Tuesday, June 19 - 3:30 to 4:15 PM
Working with Remote Clients to Troubleshoot Web Conferencing Technology Issues
Robin
Brekke,
Iowa State University Extension
Other presenters: Floyd Davenport, Information Technology Officer Dustin Hiatt, Web Conferencing Facilitator
Participate in this interactive session where we present, troubleshoot and solve five frequently occurring web conferencing problems. This session will focus on common client problems using web conferencing technology and strategies to help remote clients identify and resolve these problems. Sample problems are taken from Iowa State University Extension’s experience of hosting web conferences for the Land Grant System over the last two years.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 10:30 AM
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WSU – Decision Aid System (DAS)
Jerry
Tangren,
Washington State University
WSU-DAS delivers to growers and crop consultants via the Internet a knowledge-based framework for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of tree fruits. IPM programs are becoming too complex with new information, tactics, and materials to be described statically. Information for IPM needs to be dynamic, available in real time with forecasts. DAS dynamically combines weather data and phenology model output from the WSU AgWeatherNet with knowledge-based guidelines recently developed by WSU researchers with access to pesticide efficacy data on targeted and other pests and impacts on natural enemies from the WSU Crop Protection Guide database. The DAS is also linked to an on-line version of Orchard Pest Management, an IPM manual for WA growers. The goal of DAS is to provide information in a timely and organized fashion, but is not designed as a decision making program. DAS was beta-tested in 2006; the main part will be open to the public in 2007. At this time models are implemented for nine insects, one disease, and one storage disorder with one insect, three disease, and one bloom model under development.
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Yet Another Accountability System--The Story of TExAS
Lawrence A.
Lippke,
Texas Cooperative Extension
Over the past two years, Texas Cooperative Extension developed and implemented an accountability system that tightly integrates Extension education planning, implementation, reporting, performance appraisal documentation, state accountability measurement, and professional development. This session describes and demonstrates the philosophy behind this system, as well as the trials and tribulations of developing this online application.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
You Don't Know JAC: Readership Survey and Listening Session
Dennis
Hinkamp,
Utah State University
Other presenters: Mark Tucker Editor, Journal of Applied Communications Purdue University
ACE is changing and so is the Journal of Applied Communications. Results of a recent readership survey will be presented and a facilitated discussion of how to improve the journal will follow.
Monday, June 18 - 2:30 to 3:15 PM
“To Market, To Market: The Rights, Wrongs and Risks of Working with Professional Consultants to Brand Extension”
Kathy
Barnard,
Washington State University Extension
Other presenters: Scott Fedale, Information Department Director
This two-hour workshop focuses on Washington State University Extension’s work with a professional consultant to build a new image, brand identity and marketing plan. It will feature discussion of how the decisions were made to launch a marketing effort and to use a professional marketing consultant to lead that effort as well as the pros and cons of those decisions. It will give attendees a look at “what you get” when you work with a professional consultant – input, processes and final products as well as a candid assessment of the challenges WSU had to deal with in using a professional consultant for their marketing/branding effort.
Tuesday, June 19 - 9:45 to 11:30 AM