UF/IFAS Label Tutorials

Introduction

These software tutorials are publications of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. The tutorials were developed by graduate students in entomology and nematology, with assistance from university extension specialists, to enhance the training of personnel in various industries and for other interested persons.

Many of the UF/IFAS Label Tutorials were developed as part of the graduate student requirement for the course ENY 5226, "Principles of Urban Pest Management." Each product label was selected by a graduate student, who is also the senior author of that tutorial. We plan to add new tutorials to this series.

These computer-verified tutorials are authorized by Florida for one (1) CEU each in the Core and General Studies/Core categories listed for recertification of certified pesticide applicators. See the CEU Tutorials file for details.

Each program comes with complete details on how to file for the CEUs and where to send the Record of Attendance For Continuing Education Units form.

Each tutorial consists of 50 questions accompanied by text, graphics and photographs. Each tutorial can be completed within 50 to 60 minutes. A passing score of 90% is required to earn the CEU, but the tutorial may be retaken as often as necessary to achieve that score.

You will need a copy of the pesticide label for each tutorial to answer the questions asked. The label, in PDF format (using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader) is included with each tutorial. An image screen with each question displays that portion of the label containing the answer to the question.

Once the program is installed on your hard drive under the University of Florida Label Tutorials folder, double-click on the icon from the Programs menu to start the tutorial. After entering the tutorial, click on the Info Text button to read, and print if desired, the instructions for using the program and earning CEUs.

Cost

These tutorials are copyrighted by the University of Florida. Information, graphics and photographs within each tutorial may not be used without official permission.

Each Label Tutorial consists of an autorun CD-ROM that installs the tutorial to your hard drive. Tutorial documentation and product label are provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files The cost of each tutorial is $15. Quantity and reseller discounts available.

Call the UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore at (352) 392-1764 or (800) 226-1764, or order online.

How The Tutorials Work

Each question screen within the tutorial allows the student to access text (under an Info Text button) or graphics (under an Image button) necessary to answer the question.

Questions answered correctly provide the student with additional information usually not found on the label. The student is not quizzed on this additional information. Questions answered incorrectly provide the student with the correct answer, and often with additional information that helps the student understand the material better.

Simple instructions for using the tutorial and printing the results are provided under the Intro Text button of Questions 1 and 50. Instructions for printing the State of Florida "Attendance Form" are also given under the Intro Text buttons in Questions 1 and 50. (This form is available on the Buggy Software Web site under Florida Training and CEU Tutorials) Students can print these instructions off from within the tutorials. The tutorial can be used over and over again for instruction without requiring a student to print the results.

Only after students have answered all 50 questions are they prompted to enter their name into window screen. They can then proceed to access their tutorial results.

However, once an individual uses that specific tutorial to obtain a CEU in Florida, he or she can not use that specific tutorial to earn CEUs again until a new number is assigned to it. The current numbers are good for the years 2006 through 2009. Licensed applicators who used UF/IFAS CEU tutorials before January 1, 2006 may use them again during the 2006-2009 period. A new number will then be assigned for the years 2010-1013.

To apply for CEUs in Florida see below. For other states click here.

To obtain verification of training for CEUs each student must:

• print one copy of the tutorial results,
  
• print and fill out one copy of the "short form" mentioned above,
  
• and send these along with a $10 fee (payable to the University of Florida) to the CEU Verification Office, Bldg 970 Natural Area Drive, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0640. This address is also listed under the Intro Text buttons of Questions 1 and 50 of each tutorial.

• The CEU Verification Office will complete the State of Florida "Attendance form" and mail the "name-stamped" verified form to the licensed applicator. It is then the applicator's responsibility to forward the form to the appropriate state bureau when renewing the license.

Funds earned through the sale of this software, and from the $10 CEU fee, go toward the development of additional insect and pesticide-related software at the UF/IFAS, and to support the UF/IFAS CEU Verification Office.