Abstract
In 2005, the University of California at Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Technology Transfer Program, with funding from the California Department of Transportation, began development of an online training program for local agencies in California. Training was developed from existing classroom courses for delivery with the web-based WebEx platform. Phase 1 (the topic of this paper) focused on delivery of synchronous (live) sessions over the Internet. Phase 2 will translate these sessions into asynchronous training available 24/7 over the web. Training topics included federal aid compliance, the Americans with Disabilities Act, traffic signal timing, and transportation planning. Lessons learned during Phase 1 include how to select software platforms, how to select appropriate course content for online delivery, how to identify and select instructors who will be able to teach online successfully, and how to work with online learners.
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