A primary educational objective of the Center is to expand the U-M’s role in continuing education for transportation safety and mobility practitioners through the use of various media, including typical on-site education, as well as web-casting, video streaming, smart boards, and other media. These approaches will reach widely dispersed audiences efficiently and cost effectively, while eliminating long-distance travel. Topics for courses or training sessions will be developed through input from the Center’s Advisory Board, an Annual Conference, and requests from community groups. UMTRI faculty’s current use of video streaming to teach courses to remote audiences will be expanded and enhanced as part of the Center’s activities. At least one course will be developed to help transportation safety and mobility specialists from Michigan Metropolitan Planning Organizations stay current with transportation issues. The Center will also provide educational and training opportunities such as transportation safety and mobility training modules, through electronic media such as its web site.

If your organization has a need for training in highway safety and mobility, please contact the center program coordinator, Mr. Jonathon M. Vivoda (jviv@umich.edu).