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Explore best practices for rural system operations through Distance Learning. Access webinars, online courses, and conferences for paratransit managers. Learn about service excellence, forming partnerships, and enhancing accessibility. Discover benefits of effective employment transportation in community settings.
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Best Practices for Online Tools in Rural System Operations Up Close and Personnel: Distance Learning can take you places you need to go Karen Wolf-Branigin Easter Seals
Teleconferences • 15 conferences since 2005 • www.projectaction.org and follow these links: • Training • Distance Learning • Schedule of Upcoming Events • Past Audio Conferences
Live Webinars • Accessible Web Sites: Why Every Transit System Should Have An Accessible Web Site • www.projectaction.org and follow these links: • Distance Learning • Webinar
Recorded Webinars • ESPA and Virginia Commonwealth University • Accessible Transportation Options • http://www.hvrp.org/training/webcastDetails.cfm/128
Online Courses • Excellence in Service for Paratransit Managers • www.projectaction.org and follow these links: • Distance Learning • Excellence in Service for Paratransit Managers • Forming Partnerships with Transit • 3rd course for 2009
Live and Archived Online Conference • ESPA and Transportation Organization Partners • Invite the “best of the best” to reprise live presentations • Conference facilitated by ESPA • Interactive Q & A for Learners enrolled in the conference • Roster of participants ~ social networking strategies
Community Transportation Association of AmericaEmployment Conference http://video.ctaa.org/ Carolyn Jeskey - Welcome Panel 2 - Return on Investment: Benefits of Effective Employment Transportation to all Community Partners David Schneider - The JARC Program: New Research on Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefits
The Future Communities of Practice http://groups.google.com/ & Social Networks Virtual Spaces www.secondlife.com Video Calling http://www.skype.com Self-paced learning http://www.sfu.ca/city/city_pgm_video017.htm
Considerations • Level of Motivation • Cost • Designer Knowledge • User Equipment • User Knowledge • Accessibility • Comparisons with traditional training methods
Deciding to test the waters of Distance Learning • Using technology the first few times, biting your nails, sitting on the edge of your seat, praying to the powers that be • Offering the class the third time around