Online Resources

To find these courses: Follow the instructions to create an account at http://campus.extension.org/. Some courses require an access key, which is the word “texas.”

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Our History and Roots

This course provides the history and roots of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at a national, state, and local level. It will provide you with a greater understanding of who we are and where we came from. The estimated time to complete is 60 minutes.

Professionalism in Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

This course, available to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service employees, focuses on professionalism related specifically to dress and communication.
Handshake

Introduction to Program Development in Texas Extension

This module is intended to be an introduction to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Program Development Model, and how you will apply this model to your local program efforts. If you plan your programs correctly, including all of the steps in the following model, your programs will have a much greater chance of achieving the results that you, and your stakeholders desire.We hope that you enjoy the course, and will look forward to a more in-depth training on Program Development in the near future.
Program Development Model

Volunteerism

Volunteers are a critically important component of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.  Volunteers help us reach more people, ensure that programs are relevant, help us deliver educational programs and assist with interpreting the value of Extension to others.  Volunteers help people gain knowledge and skills that will benefit them for life.  In return, volunteers get the satisfaction of knowing ther are making a difference for friends and neighbors. The knowledge and skills you gain from this course will help you be a successful volunteer administrator, which will lead to successful volunteers and a successful agency.  Understanding Volunteer Trends, appreciating the different Volunteer Types, following the ISOTURE Model, and enforcing Youth Protection Standards puts Texas A&M AgriLife Extension on the right track to continued volunteer success.
Master Gardeners and volunteers landscape a home built by Habitat for Humanity

Comments are closed.