Annual Activity Report - Institute for Transportation Research and ...

Program Training/Workshops in 2012
Instruction
Hours per
Session
Sessions
Offered
Total
Hours
Attendees
Distance Learning Training
Blackboard—TDTIMS 3 1 3 25
Blackboard—EMU & System Admin 3 2 6 7
Blackboard—TIMS Talk 3 1 3 5
Classroom Training:
Pupil
Transportation
Open Lab 6 2 12 2
New User 6 4 48 38
Reports 6 2 12 11
Geographic Certification I 6 1 12 10
Geographic Certification II 6 1 12 10
ElPlot & GeBndPlan 6 1 6 1
Run Opt 6 1 6 8
MS Office & TIMS 6 1 6 7
Pupil Transportation Totals 57 17 126 124
The Pupil Transportation program group offers both classroom and customized training on the Transportation Information Management System
(TIMS) software for school systems across North Carolina. TIMS is a GIS‐based school bus routing and scheduling software with optimization
algorithms that assist school systems create efficient bus routes while adhering to safety concerns and operating policies. In addition to the
traditional computer lab training, the support staff also conducts distance learning training using NCSU’s distance learning tools.
December 2012 ITRE Annual Activity Report Page 28