Transcript Using the Toolbox Orientation to the Contents of the Small Ruminant Toolbox Linda Coffey, NCAT.

Using the Toolbox
Orientation to the Contents of the Small
Ruminant Toolbox
Linda Coffey, NCAT
What is the Toolbox?
• The Small Ruminant Toolbox is a collection of materials to assist
agents and producers with education about sheep and goats
• Funded by Southern SARE PDP and SARE Outreach
• Includes SARE-funded
– Small Ruminant Resource Manual
– Toolbox PowerPoint library
• Includes shared materials from
– Tennessee Master Goat Producers (manual and presentations,
Dr. An Peischel and others
– Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
Navigating the Toolbox
• Open “Contents and Instructions” Folder
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How to Use document
Table of Contents
Annotated List of Presentations
Small Ruminant Resource Manual Table of Contents
• Open “Toolbox” folder
– Toolbox PowerPoint Library
– Susan Schoenian presentations
– Tennessee Master Goat Producers presentations
folder
• Includes manual
• Protected; use in their entirety, do not modify
Use materials to support a workshop
• You can use the Toolbox materials to help with
this:
– Toolbox presentations in the Toolbox folder may be
used or adapted
– Susan Schoenian folder contains further materials to
use or adapt
– Tennessee Master Goat Producers presentations may
be used as is (do not modify; they are protected)
– Start fresh, using these as examples
– The Jeopardy game (Toolbox presentation folder) can
be adapted to use as a review game
– Printed materials may be used as needed
– Quickstart (in Toolbox manual) serves as survey
Make materials available to
speakers:
• Experienced local producers are an
excellent choice
• Other educators
• (Be sure to tell them all the exact topic you
want taught, and the time limit! Allow for
questions and breaks.)
Use materials for self-learning
• Toolbox presentations include extensive
“Notes” so that they can serve as tutorials; you
can use them to refresh your memory or learn
about a new topic
• Other presentations may not have extensive
notes but still serve as concise tutorials
Manual contents may be printed and shared, or
burned to CD or jumpdrive for those with
computers but limited internet access.
About the Small Ruminant Resource
Manual
• Contents are mostly ATTRA materials
• Built to follow subjects to support the Small Ruminant
Sustainability Checksheet
• Table of contents listed in separate document in the “how
to use” folder
• Huge PDF; to print documents you will need to select
pages
• Page numbers to print are listed on the Table of Contents
document
• Further resources are listed at the end of each chapter
• Navigate with Bookmarks to jump to a topic area (chapter)
• Additional ATTRA materials may be requested: 800-346-
About the Tennessee Master Meat Goat
Producers Presentations:
• Various authors (listed on first slides)
• Annotated list included in the folder
• Various levels of technical difficulty
• Use the materials in their entirety and with
proper credit given
• Thank you to Dr. An Peischel for sharing
these materials
About the Susan Schoenian
Presentations:
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Folder labeled “Susan Schoenian”
Annotated list document included in folder
Permission granted to use as needed
These also work well for self-study
Thank you to Susan Schoenian, University of
Maryland, for sharing her work so generously
• See www.sheepandgoat.com (The Maryland
Sheep and Goat Site) for a wealth of
information on every topic pertaining to sheep
and goats!
It’s too much! How do I find what I want
and need?
• Look at the annotated list of all PowerPoints
• See the table of contents for the Toolbox manual
• See the table of contents for the TMMGP manual
• Check the FAQ list
• Call 800-346-9140 and ask Linda Coffey or Margo
Hale about contents
But it doesn’t fit my
state/county/producers!
• Customize the Toolbox presentations; add a folder to the
Toolbox for your own state
• In your folder, include regionally important documents
– List of available marketing options
– Contact numbers for educators and state officials
– State veterinarian
– Dates of sales, etc.
• Thank you for helping to keep farming going in the United
States! The work you do is important. If we can help you
with printed materials to support your work, contact us at
800-346-9140 (ATTRA line) or email [email protected] or
[email protected].
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is a nonprofit
organization that helps people and communities. NCAT champions smallscale, sustainable and local solutions to reduce poverty, protect
communities and promote natural resources. Since 1976, NCAT has
weatherized houses, trained farmers, monitored energy use and
demonstrated renewable technology. NCAT works on local and national
projects that foster a healthy quality of life for everyone.