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Careers in Transportation: A New Course to Inspire and Engage the Next Generation of Transportation Professionals

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Webinar Description:

It is known that the transportation industry faces impending workforce shortages. In response, the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) created the Careers in Transportation course. This semester-long program, initially piloted at the University of Florida, offers academic credit and online access for a Certificate of Completion to students across the nation, with a focus on those affiliated with the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) network.

This online course familiarized students with the transportation industry through 14 classes, comprising three key components: 1) insights from transportation experts, 2) assignments addressing significant transportation issues, and 3) exercises to enhance career skills.

In this webinar, the speaker will share the story of how they went about creating a course on "Careers in Transportation" and the primary points of what the students of this course took away from it.

Learning Objectives:
  • Recall the key components and structure of a short online course on careers in transportation, including its three main elements: presentations by professionals, assignments on transportation issues, and career skill development activities.
  • Describe how to adapt the provided information to suit the unique needs and resources of their own institutions.
  • Recall strategies for seamlessly integrating an online careers in transportation course and the required components. Whether as a standalone course or by incorporating specific elements into the existing curriculum, attendees should be equipped with practical implementation insights.

Policies: The webinar recording will be made available on-demand it will have a shelf life of 60 days to register before it is archived. Participants are able to purchase and retrieve their PDH credit certificate until their access to the content expires. After the content expires and goes into archive, the PDH credit certificate opportunity is forfeited.

Contributors

  • Moderator: Alyssa Ryan, Assistant Professor | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona, United States

    Dr. Alyssa Ryan is an Assistant Professor in transportation engineering at the University of Arizona. Her research group focuses on leveraging advanced technologies and data analytics to address the safety, economic, and equity challenges faced by transportation agencies. She is currently the Vice Chair of the ITE Education Council.

  • Ines Aviles-Spadoni, Research Coordinator | University of Florida Transportation Institute/University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida, United States

    Ines Aviles Spadoni has been the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) research coordinator for three USDOT grant-funded University Transportation Centers (UTCs) at the University of Florida Transportation Institute since 2007. She has extensive experience managing UTCs, was instrumental in establishing the first WTS student chapter at UF, and serves as the chapter adviser. 2016 Ms. Aviles-Spadoni won the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Administrative Leadership Award. She also serves as the UFTI’s marketing and communications coordinator for the UFTI. Ms. Aviles-Spadoni has a Master of Science in Animal Sciences from Michigan State University and will complete a Master of Arts in Mass Communications with a Social Media Graduate Certificate from the University of Florida in Fall 2024. She currently serves as a member of NCHRP Project Panel 20-44 (Accelerating the Application of NCHRP Research Results).

November 30, 2023
Thu 2:00 PM EST

Duration 1H 0M

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