IPM on the Go: Using Technology to Teach IPM Dr. Rebecca Baldwin University of Florida

Do you use technology? Which technologies do you use? – Shout out some examples... – College Ag. Students (personal use) 95.5% use the internet and 85.2% use social networking 54% use course management systems (WebCT, Blackboard) 20% use podcasts (Rhoades et al Classroom 2.0: New Technology in the Classroom. NACTA 52(4).)

What can you learn? How many of you have used Elearning? What subjects were covered? Where were you when you covered the material? (home, deployed, office) Was the training convenient? Did you learn the subject?

Objectives Benefits of Elearning Pitfalls when using Elearning Learning styles Elearning examples Tightrope walking

Benefits of Elearning 1.Standardization of content – Pre-work (policy, laws, etc.) 2.Personalized for your audience 3.Elearning is repeatable – (rewind or retake – no embarrassment about not answering correctly or having to go back 4.Appeal to multiple learning types (AVK) 5.Not bound by time or location (cost savings)

Britain’s Open University’s “study found that producing and providing distance learning courses consumes an average of 90% less energy and produces 85% fewer CO 2 emissions per student than conventional face-to-face courses.” (Rapid eLearning Blog )

Things to consider... Who is your audience? – Keep learning styles in mind. What technology do they have access to? – PC, MAC, ipod, internet (remember maintenance) What are your learning objectives? – Define your goal for the training. – Bells and whistles are okay in moderation, but keep your goal in mind. Production of content is time consuming – Organization is the key to success!

What style are you? We tend to teach the way we learn, so listen to the four situations and choose which best describes you

What a difference your style makes! 4 general ways of learning – Learning Style One Peacemaker Talk it over Gather opinions and reactions – Learning Style Two Truthkeeper Take some time by yourself Organize – Learning Style Three Solutionseeker Practical – Learning Style Four Risktaker See “Big Picture” Want to change information Source: Bowperson Publishing & Training Inc. ISBN

Learning Styles 1 Peacemaker – “I’ll be cautious about learning it until I feel it works for everyone.” 2 Truthkeeper – “I’ll learn it if it’s valid and logical and fits with what I know.” 3 Solutionseeker – “If it works and is useful to me, I’ll learn it.” 4 Risktaker – “I’ll learn anything that’s interesting or a challenge to me.” Source: Bowperson Publishing & Training Inc. ISBN

Stretch your style! We are blends of all 4 learning styles. We tend to teach the way we learn. We can stretch our style to meet the learning needs of others. – Use visual aids graphics (1 per slide), movies, worksheets (think then write) – Provide narration – Use problem solving activities Provide facts (style 2) Give situational problems (style 3) – Use experiential learning (do, reflect, apply) Field trips, internships, interviews (styles 1 & 4)

IPM – What do you know? What is IPM? How can you get the message to your client groups? Online and CD training

Training for PCOs, Technicians, and Health Inspectors.

Pilot test your program

Interaction “Prevents Death by Lecture”

Review objectives with no learner embarrassment

Simple Interaction

VIDEO TIME

Verify learning with clear instructions.

Provide Feedback

Web Training

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Summary (Distance Education is like IPM...) Define your audience (Identification) Make a list of objectives Focus on your objectives (Monitoring) Involve all learning styles (Integration) Provide interaction (Treatment plan) Pilot test and revise materials (Sanitation) Keep it fun! (Communication and Education)