Federated Search for Learning presentation given at the Learning 2009 conference by Paul Jesukiewicz and Kristy Murray

Presentation given to the ADL Registry User Group (RUG) in July 2009 on the ADL Registry, CORDRA, etc.

Powerpoint slide shot of from ADL at I/ITSEC 2010 entitled "ADL 3D Repository: A Platform for Sharing 3D Models"

The .pdf (in slide format) presentation on Acquisition Considerations for ADL Systems and Content

This is an interactive show on the topic of Acquisition Considerations for ADL Systems and Content.

"Supporting the Next Generation Learner" as presented by Dr. Shane Gallagher during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

"Transmedia Principles" as presented by Dr. Elaine Raybourn and Jennie Bottone during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

"Exploring e-Portfolios and Independent Open Learner Models: Towards Army Learning Concept 2015" as presented by Dr. Elaine Raybourn and Damon Regan during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

"Open Learner Models" as presented by Dr. Elaine Raybourn during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

"Supporting the Next Generation Learner" as presented by Shane Gallagher at  ASTD TechKnowledge 2012.

"ADL: Preliminary Systems and Content Integration Research within the Next Generation Learning Environment" as presented by Thomas Archibald and Jonathan Poltrack during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

"The Bridge Project: Open Source Transformation from S1000D™ to SCORM®" as presented by Wayne Gafford and Tyler Shumaker during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

"Can Acquiring Structured Data Improve a Learning Content Development Environment?" as presented by Wayne Gafford during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

3D Repository Overview and Update as presented by Rob Chadwick and Austin Montoya during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

Unity Game Engine integrated with SCORM as presented by Jonathan Poltrack and Rob Chadwick during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

3D Importation to OpenSim and Second Life as presented by Jeffrey Mills during I/ITSEC, November 2011.

A key contributor to the increasingly complex environment in which we live is the rapid pace of emerging technological innovation of the new technologies provides unique strengths and instructional value.  ADL is in the process of conducting preliminary research and prototype development that facilitates learning using emerging technologies. Components of this preliminary research include data models and Web Service APIs that support tracking from virtual worlds, social networking, games and legacy content.

Part 1 of the iFest Presentation by Beverly Park Woolf. This presentation describes intelligent tutoring systems that encode a deep understanding of the domain, tutoring strategies and knowledge of learners. Such systems tailor instruction for individual users and provide adaptive and individualized responses. Machine learning is used to individualize problems and hints, user models to reason about a learner’s state and traits, planning mechanisms to decide among tutoring strategies, and animated agents to support and guide learners.

Part 2 of the iFest Presentation by Beverly Park Woolf. This presentation describes intelligent tutoring systems that encode a deep understanding of the domain, tutoring strategies and knowledge of learners. Such systems tailor instruction for individual users and provide adaptive and individualized responses. Machine learning is used to individualize problems and hints, user models to reason about a learner’s state and traits, planning mechanisms to decide among tutoring strategies, and animated agents to support and guide learners.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Major General T.S. Jones - U.S. Forces have been at war for almost a decade, with the “heavy lifting” being done by junior leaders at the small-unit level. Much has been done relative to the development of innovative training practices, with technology helping to bring a greater degree of realism to the training environment. It is now imperative that equal intensity be oriented on the development of practices that help those who have sacrificed MUCH for our country, as they work toward recovery or transition into the civilian sector. Many service members have suffered life-altering injuries, while many others continue to struggle with combat stress injuries or illnesses. It is safe to say that combat cohesion is at levels not seen since WWII, as MANY individuals have undergone repeated combat deployments. Combat cohesion, therefore, can be leveraged for VERY positive results; however, if not leveraged, the loss of combat cohesion often leads to serious, negative consequences.Practices and tools that have prepared individuals and units for combat, likewise, offer means for recovery and transition; the imperative is OUR responsibility to tackle.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Mr. Joe Camacho that discusses history of JKO, the impact of the disestablishment of JFCOM on the program and the way ahead for the future.

iFest Presentation by Mr. Jonathan Poltrack, Dr. Rovy Branon, Mr. Joe Nelson - ADL and the Wisconsin Testing Organization will provide an update on SCORM and SCORM Certification. This session will include information on an update to SCORM 2004 4th Edition, current work scoped to enhance SCORM functionality and SCORM 2004 4th Edition Certification. Further, we intend to poll the audience for unique SCORM implementation details and gaps identified with using SCORM and emerging technologies.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Dr. Rovy Branon, Dr. Moses Wolfenstein, and Mr. Joe Nelson - In April 2011 the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning (AADL) Co-Lab began a prototype mobile learning project. The project, funded through the ADL section of the U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) W91CRB-08-R-0073, is a 12-month effort to develop a mobile learning content system. This system, tentatively called MASLO (Mobile Access to Supplementary Learning Objects) is an open source platform with three elements: 1) a simple mobile content authoring tool, 2) an external /server storage mechanism, and 3) native mobile delivery applications for iOS® and Android® mobile operating systems. The intent is to allow non-technical personnel to quickly develop small content packages that can be delivered to learners using commercial mobile phone platforms. This session will describe the MASLO architecture, design process, and current project state.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Dr. Erik Sikorski and Ms. Erin Gibbens - The presenters will describe the CTTSO/TSWG rapid research, development, and prototyping process and how it enables them to quickly meet the needs of front line operators in the war on terror. The majority of the presentation will focus on describing combating terrorism related education, training, and mission performance support products and technologies generated from high priority interagency requirements.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Mr. Michael Rustici and Mr. Ben Clark - Project Tin Can is an ADL-sponsored research project to define the next generation of learning experience tracking API. Over the past 9 months, Rustici Software has been working with the eLearning community to find a way to track any kind of learning experience in a standardized way. We will provide an overview of Project Tin Can and share our initial findings. Please come prepared to provide your input and feedback.

iFest Presentation by Dr. Elaine Raybourn and Mr. Aaron Silvers - Transmedia storytelling can be defined as crafting a narrative or consistent message across multiple media. Transmedia storytelling is a technique used by the entertainment industry that is applicable to Government training & education, and elearning. In this breakout session we will explore opportunities for educational storytelling with multiple media such as games, machinima (film or video), graphic novels, and social media. A case study of how the U.S. Army Games for Training Program fosters transmedia storytelling will be provided. Come prepared to interact with others in engaging exercises and activities. By the end of the session you should take away methods and resources for creating your own transmedia messages.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Mr. Joe Harris in support of the "The Future of Discovery and Access" panel which "will provide brief presentations on current efforts to enable the discovery and access of learning materials including the Federal Learning Registry, the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center, and the 3D Repository. The audience will then be invited to participate in an interactive discussion around the future of discovery and access capabilities."

iFest 2011 Presentation by a panel consisting of Mr. Wayne Gafford, Mr. Schawn Thropp, Dr. Leslie Lucas, and Mr. Jeff Clem - Structured Markup to Improve Learning Content Development Environments: A Look at the Bridge API and Open Source Tools for Instructional Developers and Life Cycle Managers DoD/OSD training content acquisition policy guidance refers to the use of structured markup and integrated data environments. However, specific implementation processes for enterprise training content infrastructures is not specified. This plenary discussion will highlight
existing DoD acquisition guidance for training content then link that guidance to a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that seeks to develop and manage content from an enterprise perspective. The CONOPS will then be linked to instructional design strategies based on the use of structured markup used by related technical manuals. The plenary will conclude with how the discussion serves as the driving factor to an OSD/AT&L Reduction in Total Ownership Costs project that seeks to better integrate technical data and training content.

iFest 2011 Presentation by a panel consisting of Mr. Wayne Gafford, Mr. Schawn Thropp, Mr. Mark Ewer, and Dr. Leslie Lucas - Keys to integrating instructional content with related technical information are APIs and open source development tools that foster reuse and configuration management. This breakout session will demonstrate open source tools that support content development, publishing and life cycle management based on S1000D markup, the same markup that can be used for technical publications. Each tool is available for use by anyone in or supporting DoD.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Dr. Thomas Archibald - We learn ultimately to improve our performance at work, at home, and in-between. We continually discuss ways to learn faster, cheaper, and more effectively. Technology is usually at the forefront of this learning discussion. Although technology can enable and facilitate learning, without effective design the desired increases may not be realized. This presentation will cover the importance of design integrated with the latest learning technologies.

iFest 2011 Panel Discussion - Dr. Scott Douglass' portion - "This panel will focus on fundamentals of computer-based tutoring and challenges and emerging technologies to enable tutors to support distributed learning. The presentation will include: contrasting human and computer-based tutoring, relevance of tutoring technologies to distributed learning, technical underpinnings and examples of tutors, research gaps and vision for the future of computer-based tutoring in ADL."

iFest 2011 Presentation by CAPT Kevin Oakes - The Navy continues to build a naval force that can respond to complex and unpredictable challenges. One area is providing alternative means to access training. Sailors are being assigned to units with smaller crews and to non-traditional billets in combat zones that may require prolonged sustainment in an isolated area. The question becomes how do we provide Sailors access to information when and where they need it?

Dr. Kristy Murray's iFest 2011 Presentation on the State of ADL.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Mr. Larry Lannom - Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) is working with DARPA in their Transformative Apps program. The goal of this program is “to place the right mobile software applications (‘apps’) into the hands of warfighters as the apps are needed”. We are building an integrated and extensible App marketplace, AGORA, on top of our proven scalable Digital Object Architecture. This architecture employs a uniform content model, the digital object, to represent arbitrary multimedia content in a consistent, principled way.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Paul Jesukiewicz in support of the "The Future of Discovery and Access" panel which "will provide brief presentations on current efforts to enable the discovery and access of learning materials including the Federal Learning Registry, the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center, and the 3D Repository. The audience will then be invited to participate in an interactive discussion around the future of discovery and access capabilities."

iFest 2011 Presentation by Paul Jesukiewicz - This session will focus on the Federal Learning Registry. OSD Training Readiness and Strategy is working in collaboration with the Department of Education (DoED) in support of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) on a joint project called the Learning Registry. The goal of the Learning Registry is to make federal learning resources and primary source materials easier to find, access, and integrate into educational environments in order to personalize the learning experience and improve overall learning
effectiveness and efficiencies. This will enable teachers, students, parents, schools, governments, corporations and non-profits to build and access better, more interconnected and personalized learning solutions needed for a 21st-century education.

Presentation from iFest 2011 by Andy Johnson - With the amount of mobile devices ever-increasing, and the power of them multiplying quickly, Augmented Reality has become much more portable and personal. What are the possible ways to augment our own reality for the better? What educational benefits can Augmented Reality offer? The University of Wisconsin – Madison has developed a platform to allow the creation and deployment of Augmented Reality applications.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Professor John Roberts - The Naval War College has been researching and evaluating “eReader” type devices for several years, and recently completed a pilot using the Apple iPad during academic year 2010/2011. The objective of the pilot was to evaluate the iPad’s functionality as a tool to enhance students’ learning activities and increase their productivity and efficiency. 126 students and 34 faculty participated in the pilot and data was collected from all participants. The presentation will describe the pilot program, identify the key findings, and present lessons learned on the use of iPads in a graduate level program.

iFest 2011 Presentation by Commander Joseph Sullivan - Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation;Advanced Distributed Learning - Changing the Pace ofEvolution of Academic and Research Programs

From iFest 2011, Mr. James (Jim) Shelton III presents Reclaiming American Educational Leadership: Learning Technology.

By Mr. Larry Smith II - Overview of Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training(CDET) - “One Stop Shopping” for USMC DL requirements generation, content development, delivery, evaluation, system integration/lifecycle maintenance, and resource management."

By Ms. Peggy Kenyon - The Army Persistent Learning Capability (PLC) is a revolutionary concept that will shift the way the Army develops and delivers training and education. This shift is an aggressive and ambitious endeavor that requires a significant change in our current culture. It will also take tremendous teamwork and coordination to adapt and move forward the capabilities that remain relevant while abandoning those that no longer support current and future learning requirements.

This panel (presentation by Dr. Robert Sottilare) will focus on fundamentals of computer-based tutoring and challenges and emerging technologies to enable tutors to support distributed learning. The presentation will include: contrasting human and computer-based tutoring, relevance of tutoring technologies to distributed learning, technical underpinnings and examples of tutors, research gaps and vision for the future of computer-based tutoring in ADL.

Mr. Thomas Giattino - Advanced Distributed Learning is a powerful tool, but in order for it to become a daily part of an organization’s learning environment it must be combined with the correct policy, concepts of operations and execution plan. This briefing will look at what made Air Force Advanced Distributed Learning a daily part of the Air Force learning environment: policies that brought it into the mainstream of Air Force Learning, and the approach that grew the Advanced Distributed Learning Service (ADLS) from 60,000 to over 1M registered users, with over 800,000 course completions a month.

This breakout session ( by Jeff Mills ) will highlight the development of a virtual environment for the COMPASS program at Outdoor Odyssey. In this session examples will be given about the pros and cons encountered with the construction of the environment and the challenges both technologically and culturally during the process.

A .zip file of the Webinar materials related to the ADL White Paper "Choosing Authoring Tools"

The Webinar version of the ADL White Paper "Choosing a Learning Management System".

Slides from the kickoff of the next generation of SCORM with an introduction to our Tin Can API effort. 

On Thursday, April 5 at 2:30pm Eastern, ADL will host an orientation meeting. Whether you’re a stakeholder who is generally interested in the effort, a potential adopter interested in implementing Tin Can API, or a willing spec contributor; we welcome you to call in, get a status update on the spec, the road ahead to a v1.0 release, and information on how you can contribute.

"Enabling Next Generation Learning with the Next Generation Learning Architecture" as presented by Jonathan Poltrack at the eLearning and Software for Education (ELSE) conference, April 2012.

"Metadata, Repositories, and Registries" as presented by Dr. Damon Regan at the Defense ADL Working Group April 2012 monthly meeting.  The slides were used to facilitate discussion of goals, projects, and plans for moving related DoD efforts forward.

 Opens a link to Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)’s code.

Provides additional information including research papers, books, articles, statistics.

An archive of weekly mobile learning newsletters since June 2010.

This is the latest, living version of the ADL Mobile Learning Handbook.

This is a condensed version of the ADL Mobile Learning Handbook that is currently mobile ready.

Intended to be accessed through a mobile device.

The purpose of this paper is to help those involved in the process of choosing a learning management system (LMS) to make an informed decision. The paper presents a range of considerations for choosing a system; it does not contain a comprehensive survey of available systems on the market, nor does it contain a comparative rating or evaluation of products, and should not be construed as such. For more in-depth information about systems and their features, see the references in 8. For more information about LMSs or consult the vendors. ADL presents this paper merely as a guide to the issues, opportunities, and processes that should be considered in choosing a system.

When designing training to prepare today’s warfighter for the realities of what he or she will be required to do on the job, the issue of transfer is of utmost importance.

This review surveys the existing body of literature on the history of simulations, methods for assessing transfer from simulations, and the effectiveness of simulation-based training on skill transfer, in the fields of both civilian and military workforces.

Is mobile access to learning and performance support a part of your learning
architecture? If not, you may want to re-evaluate.  Written for ASTD's T+D magazine by ADL's Judy Brown

The purpose of this white paper is to help those involved in the process of choosing authoring tools to make an informed decision. The paper presents a range of considerations for choosing tools, whether as an enterprise-wide acquisition or a single user purchase, and includes a sampling of current tools categorized according to the kind of product they are intended to produce.

Examples of Insert, Update, and Delete Transactions.

A link to the ADL Mobile Learning Guide on the Apple App Store.

A link  to ADL mLearning Guide on the Android Market.

A link  to ADL mLearning Guide on the OpenApp Market.

A .zip containing the EPUB version of the entire ADL mLearning Guide.

ADL Guidelines for Creating Reusable Content with SCORM 2004 - July 31, 2008

Introduction to ADL-R and CORDRA.

ADL Registry, User Guide, and Metadata.

SCORM 2004 4th Edition .zip of all of the SCORM books.

In the SCORM model, SCOs communicate with an LMS using ECMAScript via an LMS-provided API Instance. When a launched SCO and its LMS-provided API Instance are hosted on different domains, browser security restrictions prevent the ECMAScript API calls, thus prohibiting communication. Through collaboration with several members of the ADL Community and internal prototyping efforts, the ADL Technical Team has tested several different solutions to this problem and is providing them to the ADL Community at large. This paper details the Cross-Domain Issue and presents several known and tested solutions.

Many content developers are afraid that learners could look at the source code for assessments to determine the correct answers to test items. This quick tip provides a simple way to provide a measure of security for your assessments when they are delivered through a SCORM-compliant LMS.

Model Showing All LOM Elements

Model Showing All Envelope Elements.

Why Not Use Mobile Devices for Training and Support? Video presentation on using mobile devices for learning by Judy Brown.

This is part 2 of the Introduction to SCORM webinar.

This is part 4 of the Introduction to SCORM webinar.

This is part 3 of the Introduction to SCORM webinar series.

The ADL Tech Team takes a look at their activities in 2011, including what's ahead for SCORM.

This is Part 7 of the 8-Part video webinar series Visual Design Principles for e-Learning. Part 7 takes a closer look at type.

This is Part 3 of the 5 part webinar, Creating Reusable Content in SCORM 2004. Part 3 focuses on data model elements.

This is the final part of the webinar series Creating Reusable Content for e-Learning. This part contains references and resources.

This is Part 5 of the video webinar Visual Design Principles for E-learning. This part is on screen layout.

This is Part 4 of the webinar Visual Design Principles for e-Learning. Part 4 focuses on color.

This webinar is on Visual Design Principles. Part 1 introduces the principles and effects of good design.

This is Part 4 of the 5 part webinar series Creating Reusable Content in SCORM 2004. Part 4 is on Reuse.

This is the final part of the webinar series Creating Reusable Content in SCORM 2004. This part focuses on designing reusable content.

This is part one of a five part webinar series on Creating Reusable Content in SCORM 2004. Part One is an introduction and focuses on key terms.

This is Part 6 of the 8-Part webinar series Visual Design Principles for e-Learning. Part 6 is design elements.

This is Part 2 of the webinar series Creating Reusable Content in SCORM 2004.

This is Part 2 of the video webinar series Visual Design Principles for e-Learning. Part 2 focuses on designing for reusability.

A demonstration of the integration of the 3D Repository with the Unity Game Engine.

This video highlights some of the topics that will be discussed at ImplementationFest 2011 presented by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative.

You're invited to join ADL at ImplementationFest 2011, August 2 4 in Orlando, Florida.

A demonstration of implementing the CMI5 SCORM Wrapper to create CMI5 compatibility with SCORM 1.2 content.

An overview of the Android Tablet Application, demonstrated at IFest 2011, a browser free, native application for an instructor to send and receive learning content and data with a Learning Record Store.

An overview of the ADL Learning Record Store prototype, demonstrated at IFest 2011, tracking learning content through a web service architecture.

Introduction to SCORM webinar, Part 1

A brief tutorial on the process of loading 3D models into the ADL 3D Repository.

This is Part 3 of 8-Part of the webinar series entitled Visual Design Principles for e-Learning. This part focuses on designing for usability.

The five-video series is a companion to the Choosing a Learning Management System whitepaper available on ADLnet.gov. The videos address what exactly an LMS is; the steps to take when choosing an LMS; the differences between an LMS, LCMS, CrMS and VLE; important features to consider in an LMS; and how ADL might be able to help you with the process of choosing an LMS.