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About
The Canada Advanced Distributed Learning Partnership Lab (Canada ADL Partnership Lab), formed in 2003, is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is housed in Learning Technologies and Learning Concepts and Experimentation at the Canadian Defence Academy. The ADL Partnership Lab is a Canadian resource, with a mandate to support Individual Training and Education, and Professional Development activities for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces. Through the ADL Partnership Lab Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that mandate extends to include support to other Canadian Governmental Departments (OGDs), the e-learning industry, academia, and the international ADL Co-Lab network.
Mission
The Canadian ADL Partnership Lab provides a collaborative environment for training organizations from the DND to share resources and experiences in implementing innovative e-learning solutions. The core business revolves around three key areas: course design and development, learning application electronic performance support systems (EPSSs), and research and development of emerging educational technologies. The Lab provides a team of learning consultants who provide expert advice, guidance, and assistance. The flexible environment and expertise provided by the Canadian Lab enable the development and demonstration of best practices for implementation and requirement driven solutions while addressing the e-learning needs of the department.
Bill Railer, Director
Bill Railer is a Learning and Technology specialist working within the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) as part of National Defence. He assumed the Directorship of the Canada ADL Partnership Lab in 2008. Mr Railer is responsible for promoting innovations in training and education as well as the development and adoption of global e-learning standards within the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian federal departments. His team conducts research and development into applications of education and training technologies with a focus on rapid development tools, applied e-learning models, ex and sim, and virtual worlds as well as collaborating on the evolution of sharable content specifications.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Railer was responsible for creating the Learning Concepts and Experimentation (LCE) cell and implementing DNDLearn – a Canadian Defence Academy/Department of National Defense (CDA/DND) initiative to support continuous learning and leverage advances in e-learning. He is now responsible for linking Training and Education needs to the Enterprise IM/IT Learning Architecture.The Learning Concepts and Experimentation cell will initiate, promote and facilitate the continuing transformation of Canadian Forces professional development through the application of best practices, process automation, and support services, creating an effective learning architecture that adapts to the changing learning requirements of Canada’s Armed Forces.The LCE promotes the development and adoption of new learning concepts, methodologies, and solutions. They are also responsible for the implementation of global e-learning standards within the Department of National Defence (DND).
Bill Railer received a B.A in Political Science and Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and completed a Diploma in Systems Analysis from Humber College.
Contact Us
Director of Learning Concepts and Experimentations | Canadian Defence Academy
PO Box 17000 Station Forces | Kingston | Ontario | Canada
www.dlisc-csiad.forces.gc.ca
This ADL Partnership Lab is not sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD P&R) and therefore may not reflect the views and policies of the U.S Government and the ADL Initiative.