2013 Session: ABG30

• Evaluating Impacts of the U.S. Domestic Scan Program’s Technology Transfer Model
  Abstract: The U.S. Domestic Scan program creates opportunities for face-to-face information sharing and knowledge building among transportation agency professionals on selected timely topics. Its goals are broad information dissemination and accelerated implementation of new transportation technologies and best practices. A companion to this program, described in this paper, was a study to formally assess how well the program was meeting these goals. The study employed different collection instruments, including online surveys, telephone interviews, and webinars, to learn the extent of follow-up activities for six early scans conducted through the U.S. Domestic Scan program. Investigators reached out to a range of stakeholders: scan participants, the project oversight panel, and, notably, nonparticipants--those individuals who learned about the scan secondhand through formal or informal channels. Results confirmed that the scans were achieving their core missions: Participants were making critical professional connections, sharing scan findings across a wide network of audiences, and making use of the findings at their home agencies. Nonparticipants were also found to use findings to support their own implementation efforts and to share the information with others, further propagating the ripple effect of information dissemination. Additional insights from the scan participants and oversight panel inform recommendations and best practices for technology transfer and accelerated implementation for any research program.
  Authors: Hirt, Brian G.
  Authors: Hirt, Brian G.
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Research (about research); Education and Training; Research; Administration and Management
  Session: ABG30
  Paper Number: 13-0830
  Practice-Ready: Yes
• An Application of SHRP2's Transportation for Communities Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP): A Case Study in Colorado Springs
  Abstract: In 2011, the MPO for the Colorado Springs region volunteered to test an innovative web-based approach to planning called Transportation for Communities Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP). This tool was developed and launched by Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) funding. The process of learning, testing, planning and assessing the TCAPP for long range planning allowed PPACG staff to gain insights and recommendations on advancing TCAPP. PPACG also integrated a set of land use, conservation, and decision support tools with the TCAPP. Since the SHRP2’s TCAPP is transferable to other MPOs and regions, the information gathered in this report can extend the reach of this important web-based tool.
  Authors: Casper, Craig T.; Paz de Araujo, Maureen; Lupa, Mary R.; Crist, Patrick J.
  Authors: Casper, Craig T.; Paz de Araujo, Maureen; Lupa, Mary R.; Crist, Patrick J.
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Research (about research); Education and Training; Research; Administration and Management
  Session: ABG30
  Paper Number: 13-0880
  Practice-Ready: Yes
• Measuring the Impact of Technology Transfer Activity on Transportation Agencies
  Abstract: The Kirkpatrick training assessment model is the prime method of assessing the impact of training events. This method was primarily developed for execution in a corporate environment and researchers may encounter difficulty employing it to assess the impact of non-compulsory technology transfer events. Complications of applying the Kirkpatrick method in these types of events can result from the following for factors: 1) the inability to predict likely behavior changes in participants, 2) the widely varying and sometimes unknown backgrounds of participants, 3) the lack of a control group for learning assessment tests 4) unavailability of participants to be observed for behavior changes. This paper discusses a number of techniques that have been developed and have undergone field trials to supplement the Kirkpatrick assessment method and overcome these complications for non-compulsory technology transfer events. The techniques include; using personal information of participants to provide context in the analysis phase, the use of a crossover design in developing learning assessments; and the use of ethnographic research and data analysis techniques to provide a framework for Level Three and Level Four Kirkpatrick assessments.
  Authors: Colling, Timothy K.; Sproule, William J.; Kiefer, John
  Authors: Colling, Timothy K.; Sproule, William J.; Kiefer, John
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Paper
  Subject: Research (about research); Education and Training; Research; Administration and Management
  Session: ABG30
  Paper Number: 13-2601
  Practice-Ready: Yes
• Measuring the Impact of Technology Transfer Activity on Transportation Agencies
  Authors: Colling, Timothy
  Authors: Colling, Timothy
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Session: ABG30
  Paper Number: 13-2601
• Evaluating Impacts of the U.S. Domestic Scan Program's Technology Transfer Model
  Authors: Hirt, Brian
  Authors: Hirt, Brian
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Session: ABG30
  Paper Number: 13-0830
• An Application of SHRP2's Transportation for Communities Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP): A Case Study in Colorado Springs
  Authors: Casper, Craig
  Authors: Casper, Craig
  Year: 2013
  Document Type: Presentation
  Session: ABG30
  Paper Number: 13-0880