Ask
State the goal in plain language.
Session recap & resourcesTAM 2026 Annual Conference
Ocean's Transit at TAM 2026
Practical AI in Transit
Building clearer goals, better training, and safer outcomes—without giving up human judgment.
September 22–242026 conference dates
Stevensville, MarylandChesapeake Bay Beach Club & Inn
90 minutesScheduled session length
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Maryland AI training · Session recap
Nearly 50 participants. A conversation that kept going.
Nearly 50 attendees joined Oceans Transit’s AI training in Maryland. Active participation, challenging questions, and thoughtful feedback made the session a success—and the conversation continued after the official session ended.
Thank you to everyone who contributed. Your willingness to engage, ask hard-hitting questions, and share feedback brought energy and substance to the discussion.
Based on presenter Tom Eser’s firsthand report, shared September 27, 2026.
The session resources
Useful enough for Monday morning. Responsible enough for transit.
Presented by Tom Eser of Ocean's Transit, this practical, non-technical session explored how transit professionals can turn rough ideas into structured objectives, lesson outlines, safety communication, and program materials.
The method is intentionally human-centered: ask clearly, add context, refine the draft, verify the evidence, and keep the final decision with a qualified person.
The practice framework
From imperfect input to accountable output.
The index-card activity described in the session resources uses transit terms and unrelated words to demonstrate that AI does not require magic wording. It requires clear direction, thoughtful review, and responsible limits.
Context
Add audience, transit setting, examples, and constraints.
Refine
Reorganize, shorten, clarify, and correct.
Verify
Open sources and check facts, links, dates, and answers.
Decide
Keep safety, policy, and operational authority with people.
Participant resources
Keep practicing after class.
The Maryland learning library brings together the current handouts, prompt examples, ridership checklist, complete class packet, and a page-by-page illustrated story reader. These materials support learning; they are not agency policy, legal advice, or final authority.
Learning library · 11 PDFs
Maryland TAM 2026 after-class resources
Browse one focused example at a time, open the current 10-page packet, or download the complete current PDF set. The obsolete master packet and editable Word files are not included.
AI-supported media lab
Class ideas, turned into voice.
These three demonstrations began with random facts and class input, then moved through an AI-assisted text-to-voice workflow. They are examples of a creative process—not documentary accounts or agency statements.
Maryland · March 2026MD Story · March 2026
Class-created text-to-voice demonstration from participant-provided facts.
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Pennsylvania · 2025PA Story · 2025
Class-created text-to-voice demonstration from participant-provided facts.
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Pennsylvania · May 2026PA Story · May 2026
Class-created text-to-voice demonstration from participant-provided facts.
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One resource hub. Two learning communities.
The event materials live once and are linked from both Ocean's Transit learning pathways, so AI participants and Master Trainer alumni always reach the same current files.
AI for Transit
Build responsible everyday practice.
Conference sessions, interactive workshops, half-day program builds, and follow-up mentoring.
Explore AI training →Master Trainer alumniBring AI into instructor development.
Use these examples to discuss lesson design, verification, media workflows, and human accountability.
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Event information: Conference dates and venue are based on TAM's official conference page; the session title, presenter, length, and description are based on TAM's official conference sessions page. Attendance, participation, and feedback are based on presenter Tom Eser’s firsthand report of September 27, 2026; nearly 50 is an estimate, not an audited count.
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