1. Sarah Wright Oklahoma State University Precision Agriculture April 27, 2009

2. Start with the Basics  What is the subject?  Who is your audience?  How much time do you have?  What content will you include?  What materials do you need?  How can you best present the material?  How will you evaluate the outcomes?  What kind of follow-up will occur? (Powell & Cassady, 2007)

3. Addressing Audience Needs  As an educated professional, you know what goals you have for your program.  How much background knowledge does the audience have on the topic?  What does the audience want to know about the topic?  What is developmentally appropriate?

4. Addressing Audience Needs  Demographic and background information  Survey questionnaires  Interview target population  Talk with people who work with the group

5. Goals, Objectives and Outcomes  What will participants get out of your program?  Why should they go?  Helps everyone stay on task  Makes evaluation easier  Necessary to obtain funding

6. Goals, Objectives and Outcomes  Goals - broad statements defining what you want to occur  Objectives - specific steps to achieving goals  Outcomes - observable and measurable behaviors that indicate goals have been achieved (Powell & Cassady, 2007)

7. Developing Learning Goals, Objectives and Outcomes  Decide on measurable outcomes first  Make a plan of steps to meet outcomes next, objectives  Create general goals that will encompass planned outcomes and objectives

8. Teaching Appropriate Curriculum  Keep in mind developmental needs  Add information from needs assessment surveys and interviews  Use material from up-to-date research Keep content as simple as possible Maximum retention comes from programs that are easy to understand and apply

9. Evaluation  Assess outcomes of program  Find out what was learned within the sessions  Follow up using longitudinal studies to find out what was retained and implemented  What else would the audience want to know?

10. References  Powell, L. H. & Cassady D. (2007). Family life education: working with families across the lifespan. 2 nd ed. Waveland Press, Inc: Long Grove, IL.

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