Meaningful Public Participation through Citizen Education
Agenda
About us
About you
Opinion survey
Overview of the process for developing and implementing virtual citizen academies
Panel Discussion
Lessons learned
Let's meet our panelists
Tia Boyd Taylor Dinehart
Brandie Miklus
Jason Jackman
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Our definition of citizen academies
• A course or set of courses to educate the public on the activities of local agencies.
• The goal of these academies are to encourage a more informed and engaged public.
Our Process
The Tampa Bay Citizens Academy on Transportation
Developing a Virtual Citizens’ Academy
• Establish and build partner and stakeholder relationships
• Decide on the course delivery method
• Develop the course
Establish Decide Develop
Establish and build partner and stakeholder relationships
• Collaboration is key
• Consistent communication between partners
• Stakeholders and partners might:
• Identify potential participants
• Share information about the community's educational needs and interests
• Provide resources for advertising and outreach
• Identify potential speakers
• Present to the course participants
Establish Decide Develop
Decide on the course delivery method
• Fully virtual synchronous
• Hybrid synchronous
• Asynchronous
Establish Decide Develop
Develop the course
• Identify and select key themes to focus the course session topics
• Determine the number of sessions and session dates
• Brainstorm potential session topics and learning objectives
• Generate a list of potential speakers
• Create and refine the course syllabus
• Select a virtual platform
• Create the academy registration form
• Advertise the academy and register attendees
Establish Decide Develop
Implementing the Virtual Citizens’ Academy
• Host sessions
• Evaluate the course
• Assign class projects
• Engage with participants
• Follow-up after the course
Host Evaluate Assign Engage Followup
Host sessions
• Reach out to speakers and help them prepare for their presentation
• Take a few minutes for a virtual meet and greet
• Provide adequate time for questions and discussion
• Get in touch after each session
Host Evaluate Assign Engage Followup
Evaluate the course
• Select appropriate software to develop, share, and assess the evaluations
• Create evaluation questions
• Distribute the evaluations
• Analyze results
Evaluate
Assign
Host
Engage Followup
Assign class projects
• Decide on the project
• Determine how project support will be provided
• Select a format and schedule for project presentations
• Invite expert panelists to provide feedback on the presentations
Host Evaluate Assign Engage Followup
Engage with participants Host
• A field trip, lab, or tour
• A meet and greet
• An educational event
Evaluate Assign Engage Followup
Follow-up after the course
• Certificates
• Establish a cohort group (email, text message, etc.)
Evaluate Assign Engage Followup
Host
The TB CAT Experience
TB CAT Lead Facilitator
Evaluation Results
Understanding of Transportation Decisions
Evaluation Results
Evaluation Results
Attendance at City Council Meetings
TB CAT Partner
TB CAT Student Lab
Sharing the Road
Presented by Fatima Elkott
by Riyza Jose Morales using Google
Street-level analysis
Helped participant visualize the problem with a wider lens & consider the proposed solution as part of a greater system
Discovered that the City already had plans underway
TB-CAT participants focused on different modes of transportation
TB-CAT Outcomes
• A better understanding of transportation processes
• FUNDING
• Agency coordination
• How to get involved
“This course helped me understand how the various organizations work together to address transportation.”
“It was useful to peek behind the curtain and begin to understand how and why changes to transportation infrastructure occur at the rate they do.”
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