1 / 13

“Utilizing Microsoft Lync to Deliver Extension Programs” By: Jason Phillips

“Utilizing Microsoft Lync to Deliver Extension Programs” By: Jason Phillips. Why Use It? . Convenient for presenters and participants Presentations can be viewed from multiple locations Interactive User friendly Less hesitancy to ask a question New Extension users

ivrit
Download Presentation

“Utilizing Microsoft Lync to Deliver Extension Programs” By: Jason Phillips

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. “Utilizing Microsoft Lync to Deliver Extension Programs”By: Jason Phillips

  2. Why Use It? • Convenient for presenters and participants • Presentations can be viewed from multiple locations • Interactive • User friendly • Less hesitancy to ask a question • New Extension users • Quick means for information dispersal (2007 spring freeze)

  3. Delivery • Target Audience: Ag Agents and Advanced Grain Producers • Once per month (3rd or 4th Wednesday @ 8:30 am CST) • April – October • Each session was limited to 1 hour • 15 minutes on scheduled topic, 15 minutes on “hot topic” & 30 minutes for Q & A • Timely topics pertaining to grain production

  4. Schedule • April 17 -Dr. Chad Lee - Corn Planting Considerations & Wheat Update • May 15 – Dr. Chad Lee & Dr. Doug Johnson – Irrigation Systems & Insects Affecting Grain Crops • June 19 - Dr. Paul Vincelli - Fungicide Application on Corn • July 17 – Dr. Don Hershman - Soybean Diseases, SCN and Fungicides on Soybeans • August 21 - Dr. Jim Martin - Herbicide Resistant Weeds and Management Strategies • October 16 - Dr. Edwin Ritchey - Manure Application for Grains

  5. Agent & Producer Involvement • Ag Agents from about 20 counties typically participate • Producers can attend sessions at local Extension Offices • Several producers also watch through Lync Attendee from their home, office or shop computers

  6. Lync Attendee • Good instructional YouTube Video, “ Join A Meeting Using Lync Attendee or Lync Web App” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICwfUjQYa1M • All capabilities for participants except ability to present or create a Lync meeting • Quick and easy to download with few problems • Minimal memory usage

  7. Lync Scheduler • Agents wishing to initiate and organize Lync meetings can schedule meetings in couple of different ways • Microsoft Outlook calendar (requires Outlook Anywhere) • Helpful YouTube video: “How to Schedule a Typical Lync Meeting” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62uvzV3dcNM

  8. Lync Scheduler • You can also go to the following website: https://lyncintweb.uky.edu/Scheduler/ • Enter your exchange credentials • Select “Create New Meeting” • Enter subject, location, meeting message, meeting time and email recipients • If you want to send something to ANR listserv, simply type in email address: ces-anragents@lsv.uky.edu

  9. Creating Online Meeting

  10. Challenges • Getting producers comfortable with the technology • Internet infrastructure in various geographical regions • Scheduling times to download Lync Attendee and practicing after it is installed • Familiarizing specialists with the technology • Advertising the concept • Dates may fall on the first day dry enough to plant corn, beans, make herbicide apps, etc.

  11. Presentation Tips • Encourage presenters and participants to get on a few minutes before the meeting is scheduled to start • Stay on schedule • Use polling ability of Lync to do evaluations with online participants and hard copy evaluations for those attending in person • Practice with presenters prior to the meeting with all equipment hooked up • Allow plenty of time for questions

  12. Feedback On Evaluations • 100% of producers feel that Lync is an effective method of communication • Over 90% of respondents indicated that meeting on the Lync platform is as beneficial as traditional face-to-face meetings • Evaluations indicate that considerable knowledge about each topic has been gained as a result of this meeting series • Producers would like to learn more about the Microsoft Lync apps for iPhones and iPads • Presenters have reported improved knowledge of producer and county agent needs

  13. Questions???

More Related