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Title:

Transportation Engineering Workforce Development Through Technology Integration

Accession Number:

01589905

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Engaging K-12 students in transportation planning and engineering is an effective way to reach out to the future generation of transportation professionals, as well as current and future transportation system users. However, sparking the interest and retaining the attention of young learners can be a challenging task. Using cutting-edge mobile technologies developed in active research projects, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed transferable modules appropriate for K-12 age groups that they employed with 5th and 6th grade students at a local public school. This paper uses the case study example of this outreach initiative to discuss the importance of using novel technologies with students. The paper outlines the methods used, specific modules, and assessment techniques. The technology-enriched modules cover a wide range of topics including pedestrian accessibility, transportation mode choice, roadway complexity, traffic engineering, and travel survey methods, while also introducing the students to exciting developments in transportation research and scientific inquiry. The initiative showcases that mobile technologies effectively enhance and enrich educational outreach to middle school students.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABG20 Standing Committee on Transportation Education and Training.

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-5634

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Grossman, Alice
Shaw, Faaiqa Atiyya
Pratyaksa, Prabha (Popa)
Greenwood, Aaron T
Xu, Yanzhi (Ann)

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Candidate Terms:

Middle school students

Geographic Terms:

Georgia

Subject Areas:

Education and Training; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-5634

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 6:28PM