Lights Camera Internet 4-H Photography Leader On-line Training Handout

1. IMPACT
Outstanding Youth Photos from working with
trained photography volunteer leaders.
University of
Florida / IFAS
Georgene Bender, M.S.
Regional Specialized 4-H Agent III
University of Florida / IFAS
LIGHTS
Gulf Coast Research and Educational Center
Plant City Center
CAMERA
1200 North Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563
INTERNET
Phone: 813-757-2184
Fax: 813-707-7399
E-mail: gmbender@ufl.edu
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Printed 05/2010.
Youth Winners 2009

2. Overview
Teaching 4-H Volunteers
Photography with WebCt and Lessons via WebCT
ElluminateLive IT issued non-university students special
user IDs
In completing 4 classes since piloting in Students used system to view 15 training
2008, volunteers have highly rated this modules using articulate, and quiz maker
method of learning. At the end of each Media library used with correlated You-
class, the question is repeated “When Tube training videos on each lesson and
will the other projects teach like this?” website links per lesson
Student assignments from the project
I used the 4-H Photography book for book was put in the ASSIGNMENT sec-
youth and built corresponding lessons in tion where instructor could monitor work
PowerPoint to enhance the lessons for and comment
the volunteers. There is not a leader Other features used: Email, chat room
guide to photography. Each PowerPoint You can access the course at
was narrated and started with a 5 ques- http://lss.at.ufl.edu
tion quiz to see what the student knew
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prior to the lesson. All lessons are under
10 minutes.
Class Time via ElluminateLive!
Class time was weekly for 10 weeks
through a web conference system. I Weekly 1 hour class sessions were held
with students from all over Florida.
used ElluminateLIve. This was an ex-
ceptional addition according to students. Most students preferred typing their ques-
tions verses using the microphone
Attendance varied, but the sessions
were taped and available for playback. Most classes were 90 minutes—students
Class time was spent with agent and a loved the interaction
photographer. A review of their home- Students by week 3 were proficient in the
work and discussion on the lesson was system and could upload their own pic-
tures
the focus. The last class focused on
working with youth and program oppor- Features used: whiteboard, web tour, ap-
plication sharing, recording
tunities.