Development and Evaluation of an On-Line Educational Module for Volunteer Leaders on Bio-Security in Washington State 4-H Livestock Projects

Authors

Jill L. Stevenson, Washington State UniversityFollow
Dale A. Moore, Washington State UniversityFollow
Jerry Newman, Washington State UniversityFollow
Janet L. Schmidt, Washington State UniversityFollow

Volume

49

Issue

6

DOI

10.34068/joe.49.06.22

Abstract

An on-line module on disease prevention was created for 4-H volunteer leaders who work with livestock projects in Washington to better prepare them to teach youth about bio-security and its importance in 4-H livestock projects. Evaluation of the module and usage statistics since the module's debut were collected and evaluated. The module increases awareness of disease prevention and provides practical approaches to implementation of bio-security, but is underused by the target audience, possibly due to leaders' lack of computer access, time, or awareness of the module. Promotion of the module and incentives must be explored to increase module usage.

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Recommended Citation

Stevenson, J. L., Moore, D. A., Newman, J., & Schmidt, J. L. (2011). Development and Evaluation of an On-Line Educational Module for Volunteer Leaders on Bio-Security in Washington State 4-H Livestock Projects. The Journal of Extension, 49(6), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.49.06.22