AGENDA
Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council
June 12-13, 2007, Portland, ME
Day One – June 12, 2007
8:00Welcoming Remarks & IntroductionsHowe Crockett, WFLHD
8:15Information SharingCouncil Members
Outcome: accomplishments, useful information
9:15Break
9:30The “Hows and Whys” of Technician Versus Engineer TrainingAllan Samuels, ADOT
Outcome: why training must have different focuses
9:50Business Plan UpdateChris Newman, FHWA
- Course Development UpdatesLaura Lawndy, FHWA
- Funding Status and Update
Outcome: information, pooled fund status
10:10Course Update: Ethics in ConstructionChris Anderson, IDOT
Outcome: status, delivery mechanism
10:30E-learning/BreezeDiscussionChris Anderson
Outcome: direction, courses to develop, NHI assistance
11:00Hosting, Tracking and Measuring On-Line LearningMike Vandall, Red Vector
Outcome: info for hosting infrastructure, learning mgt. software
content integration standards (SCORM), using data from
e-learning activity
11:30Lunch on Your Own
12:45NICET UpdateLouise A. Wherle, NICET
1:00Partnerships for Accelerated Course DevelopmentChris Newman
Outcome: target organizations, assign task groups, dutiesDoyt Bolling, UT-LTAP
1:45ACI Initiatives – New Programs, Training Delivery, & Tom Malerk, FLDOT
Partnerships for Advancing Concrete KnowledgeJohn Nehasil, ACI
Outcome: partnership for achieving compatible objectives
2:15Quality Assurance Technologist Course PilotDouglas Townes, FHWA
Outcome: briefing, pilot host
2:30Break
3:00Training for Local Project AdministratorsDouglas Townes
Outcome: need, TCCC involvement
3:15GPS Course DevelopmentDouglas Townes
Outcome: status, how to proceedDoyt Bolling
3:30On-Line Pavement Preservation TrainingChris Newman
Outcome: information, demonstration
3:45TCCC Message Strategy for AASHTO Subcommittee Mtgs.Council
Outcome: discussion, agree on the message, delivery aids
4:15Critical Action Item UpdateAction Owners
Outcome: update, timelines, prioritize
5:00Wrap-up and Adjourn
Day Two – June 13, 2007
8:00Review of Activities for the DayHowe Crockett. WFLHD
8:10NHI UpdateMarty Ross, NHI
8:30Course Development DiscussionLinda Hughes, WSDOT
Outcome: identify immediate needs, existing courses,Doyt Bolling
development strategies, develop scopes in committee
9:00Database/Website DiscussionChris Newman
Outcome: status,populating, maintenance, decisionsBen Gribbon, FHWA
9:30Break
10:15Committee Break-Out/Work SessionsCommittee Leaders
11:45Lunch on Your Own
1:00Resume Committee Break-Out/Work Sessions
2:30Break on Your Own
3:45Sub-Committee Reports
Course DevelopmentDoyt Bolling
- Communications and MarketingDouglas Townes
- Matrix DevelopmentLinda Hughes
- Performance MeasuresAllan Samuels
- Resource AdvancementMartha Monjo
Outcome: status, Exec Council actions
5:00Wrap up – DetermineDecember Meeting Location
Outcome: review decisions required of the Exec Council
Day Three – June14, 2007: Executive Council Meeting
Decision Issues for Executive Council Meeting:
Database & Web Site Decisions
Course Development Decisions
Course Development Mechanisms
E-Learning/Breeze
AASHTO Involvement
AASHTO Marketing
Training for Local Project Administrators