Capturing Live Educational Programs for delivery via Internet

Texas AgriLife Extension Service lives on information delivery and the Internet is a preferred method for many of our customers use to find information. Commonly Extension agents present educational programs to live audiences and miss the opportunity to reach online consumers.

The session will illustrate how the Extension agents in the Coastal Bend are trained to capture their live educational presentations and convert these programs for delivery via the Internet. Agents learn how to capture live program using Camtasia software and USB wireless microphones with just a few clicks of the mouse to produce rich quality video and audio. The process includes on how the agents are trained to edit and upload the finished product to one of Extension YouTube channels and Media Matrix server. The session covers how agents and specialists are used as training resources and how they continue to provide technical help to other agents and specialists.