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39 Innovative training strategies leverage advancements in technology and learning science to provide effective approaches to learning. This section provides descriptions of innovative training strategies and how they can be used to improve training in the transit industry.
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40 Transit Technical Training, Volume 2: Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training spreading awareness of what is available through a single, centralized training resource can be much more cost effective. Regardless of whether the shared-training resource is a simple catalog of training stored elsewhere, an integrated learning management system (LMS)
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Effective and Innovative Practices for Shared Resource Training Models 41 organization could describe its features in existing marketing materials and highlight its value at sponsored events. Visibility on the website and marketing materials of an established industry organization could also help the resource pass the "tipping point" to widespread adoption, which might be difficult to achieve if starting from scratch.
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42 Transit Technical Training, Volume 2: Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training Effective and Innovative Practices Routinely Update Training In order to provide effective shared-training resources, it is essential for the shared-training host to regularly revise and update resources to meet current industry standards. One way this can be accomplished is through partnerships with agencies at the state and federal levels.
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Effective and Innovative Practices for Shared Resource Training Models 43 may be able to provide insight into types of training that they find to be most valuable or that they would prefer, such as hands-on training for bus operators or mobile job aids for technicians out in the field. Additionally, many of the shared-training models identified involve partnerships with training experts or third party training organizations, who may be able to provide input regarding the latest innovative training technologies fit for the transit industry's needs.
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44 Transit Technical Training, Volume 2: Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training at any time. They could then review and digest the content quickly and return to the task at hand.
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Effective and Innovative Practices for Shared Resource Training Models 45 Overall, by continually assessing the industry environment and the needs of transit agencies, shared-training providers can maximize the value of their training offerings for both individual agencies and the industry as a whole. Level 2 Training Evaluation Tool.
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46 Transit Technical Training, Volume 2: Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training If the training will cover new information that learners are likely to be unfamiliar with, the post-test can include additional questions beyond those that were included in the pre-test. For example, the pre-training and post-training assessments developed as part of the CTtransit pilot study were slightly different, due to new information being covered in the training course.
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Effective and Innovative Practices for Shared Resource Training Models 47 course may still have potential to be valuable, but substantial adjustments to the content or method of delivery may be required. The Checklist for Adapting Shared Training located in Appendix E, is designed to help transit agencies think through whether it is practical to adapt a shared-training course in the first place, as well as the steps or considerations involved in adapting the content and the delivery method to suit the agency's needs.
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48 Transit Technical Training, Volume 2: Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training Shared-Training Legal Guidance. Although establishing the specific legal parameters for the use and licensing of shared training is a matter for legal experts, discussions with various transit agencies regarding their legal concerns about shared training suggest that the legal agreements should attempt to do the following: • Eliminate (to the extent possible)
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Effective and Innovative Practices for Shared Resource Training Models 49 Another strategy for facilitating the sharing of eLearning resources involves the use of the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)
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50 Transit Technical Training, Volume 2: Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Implementing Best and Innovative Training agencies have limited resources and personnel to dedicate to consistently updating training materials. Interview participants noted that some shared resources available to transit agencies and employees online are several years old and, as such, are not applicable or relevant to today's workforce.
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