TREECAST are live classroom courses where the instructor is at a remote location and the students are in a classroom at their individual brokerage. These live classes are broadcasted to participating brokerages and during the class, students are able to dialogue with the instructor and with other students in the class at other participating brokerages around Texas which might be participating in the class.
With TREECAST being a brokerage based broadcast classroom, Brokers of all sizes and in all locations are able to provide their licensees with high level quality education without either the broker or the licenses having to bear travel hassles and expenses.
Some brokerages have found they do not have the space required to bring in a live instructor without TREECAST. So, is your brokerage signed up to offer TREECAST classes? If not, why isn’t it?
TREECAST classes will be offered and featured on the TexasRealEstate.Education website for your brokerage to be able to offer to your agents once you have gone through the initial sign-up process. Private TREECAST classes are also available, if you are interested.
How does my brokerage get started?
To get started initially, you need to sign up below. You will then need to sign a co-sponsorship agreement and have an equipment test with the TREECAST system. We will work with you to schedule and complete a test of your equipment. Below is the component list:
- Computer or laptop with a hardwired internet connection;
- Camera that captures all participants at that location;
- Microphone;
- Speakers.
Many times a laptop hooked up to an external monitor or projection device can suffice as long as the camera can be directed toward the students in the class and will be clear enough for the instructor to see the students in the class. Many times you can purchase any additional items needed like a webcam, a powerful microphone for a room, and speakers from places like Amazon or a local retailer for little cost. It is imperative that the classroom students be able to see and hear the instructor.
Texas Real Estate Education and our instructors work hard to provide broadcast class environments where real state professionals can learn how to better perform in the real estate industry, better represent their clients, and learn material that actually benefits their business and clients. Nobody likes the feeling of “CE Jail” (you know those classes that feel like a waste of time just to get the credit). We recognize that continuing education is not one's favorite way to spend their time. However, we do our best to engage all of the students in each class to participate and hopefully learn something new thing in each class.