A brief presentation that looks at current training methods and the value of Mobile Learning in the transit industry. There are also some screen shots that illustrate the Transit Academy software.

1. MOBILE LEARNING
FOR THE INSPIRED
TRANSIT AUTHORITY

2. What is mobile learning?
Mobile Learning is concise and
engaging learning material that
is “PULLED” by the learner.
They get access to content that
helps them do their job – when
they need it on the device that they
want it on

3. Accenture
“Only 20% of what
people need to know to
do their jobs comes
from formal training –
the other 80% comes
from informal learning”
We need more than classroom training

4. And more manuals aren’t the answer

5. We Want “Bite-Sized” Knowledge
In 2011, YouTube had more than 1
trillion views or almost 140 views
for every person on Earth
It is how we learn at home – we
learn “On Demand” and we only
want the information that we need
to perform a specific task. Transit
Academy was designed to let us
learn that way at work

6. The current state at your Transit Authority
o How are you teaching your people?
o Are you truly investing in developing your team?
o How are you “On-Boarding” new staff?
o How much time do they spend asking questions of the
experts on your team?
o How are you capturing “Tribal Knowledge” before all the
experts retire and walk out the door?

7. What we do
oWe design and develop concise tutorials in the form of video, computer
animations, and powerful visuals that illustrate how to do specific tasks
oWe then host this digital library of knowledge in the cloud, and make it
accessible on any device – PC, laptop, tablet, mobile phone or shop
floor kiosk
oTransit operations + maintenance personnel get access to the
information that they need, when they need it
oMembers of Transit Academy can also post their own content – videos,
documents, PDFs, and photos which are accessible by all members of
Transit Academy

8. How we do it
o We build new content every day and add it to our digital library inside
Transit Academy
o We work with clients that want to supplement our “Best Practice” material
with custom content that addresses their specific processes and procedures
o We visit your facility to meet with your team, identify your business
objectives, and we build digital content that will help you reach these goals

9. Transit Academy features
o Available OnDemand in the
Cloud
o User friendly Interface
o Able to access and share
content in seconds

10. Transit Academy features
oAccessible on any platform
oOptimized for mobile phones and tablets
oAvailable kiosk puts knowledge where you
need it most

11. Transit Academy features
o User friendly search engine provides easy access to information,
experts and answers
o Q + A software allows members to ask questions of the entire Transit
Academy Community

12. Transit Academy features
oMembers get access to the entire
Transit Academy Library
oContent is concise and produced to
address specific and relevant
transit topics
oContent is accessible through a
powerful search engine

13. Transit Academy features
o Members can post their own “User
Generated” content
o Can load video, documents,
procedures, photos, screencasts
o Custom content available to produce
world-class material tailored to your
organizational needs

14. How we sell the service
oTransit Academy is available exclusively through New Flyer Industries.
It is sold as a subscription service, with fees for annual subscriptions
based on the size of the transit authority
oSubscriptions allow members to access all content on Transit
Academy, ask questions of experts in the Academy, and also load their
own content
oCustom content produced for you by Transit Academy is available on a
flat rate basis per finished minute

15. The Value of Transit academy
McKinsey Global Institute
“your people spend
20% of their work week looking
for information or tracking down
their colleagues who can help
with specific tasks”

16. The Value of Transit academy
oTransit Academy provides “On Demand” access to transit-specific
information including vehicle maintenance, troubleshooting, operations,
safety and leadership material – you get access to material developed
by Transit Academy and other transit properties throughout the US and
Canada
oA simple and cost-effective way to “On Board” new hires
oEasy to implement – give us the names and email addresses of your
staff and you are up and running the same day
oYou can use Transit Academy tutorials and documents as part of a
“blended learning” program – Instructor Led Training, OJT, etc.
oA great way to capture “tribal knowledge” of your entire team – before
they leave your organization or retire

17. Questions?
Keith Sheardown
Transit Academy
ksheardown@transitacademy.com
416.399.4770
www.transitacademy.com