iFest 2011 Presentations

2-4 August, 2011, Orlando, Florida

Tuesday, 2 August, Plenary Sessions

Opening Ceremony(no slides)

Dr. Kristy Murray, Director, ADL Initiative

A Conversation – A Vision for the Future of Learning in the Department of Defense (no slides)

Mr. Frank DiGiovanni, Director, Training Readiness and Strategy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

ADL and the Learning Future (Slides)

Dr. Kristy Murray, Director, ADL Initiative

Past, Present and Future of Intelligent Systems (Part 1, Part 2)

Dr. Beverly Park Woolf, Director, Center for Knowledge Communications, UMASS Amherst Department of Computer Science

Audience Response Technology: Research-Based Methods

Dr. Will Thalheimer, President, Work-Learning Research, Inc.

Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Slides)

Mr. Joe Camacho, Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Program Director

“Continuing the Fight: Helping the Wounded” (Slides)

Major General Thomas Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Founder, Executive Director, Outdoor Odyssey

Tuesday, 2 August, Breakout Sessions

Round Table: Intelligent Tutor Q&A (no slides)

Dr. Beverly Park Woolf, Director, Center for Knowledge Communications, UMASS Amherst Department of Computer Science

The Future of Discovery and Access (Panel)

Mr. Paul Jesukiewicz, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton (Slides)
Mr. Joe Harris, Chief, VI Policy and Programs, Defense Media Activity (Slides)
Mr. Vincent Rotell, Director, Defense Imagery Management
Mr. Damon Regan, ADL Technical Team Co-Lead, contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton

Project Tin Can (Slides)

Mr. Michael Rustici, President, and Mr. Ben Clark, Investigator, Rustici Software LLC

University of Wisconsin: Mobile Access to Supplemental Learning Objects (Slides)

Dr. Rovy Branon, Associate Dean, Associate Dean, Associate Director of Research, Academic ADL Co-Lab
Dr. Moses Wolfenstein, Associate Director of Research, Academic ADL Co-Lab
Mr. Joe Nelson, SCORM Auditor, Academic ADL Co-Lab

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 (Slides)

Mr. Wayne Gafford, ADL Government Integrator
Mr. Schawn Thropp, Advisor, Technologist, Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Mr. Mark Ewer, Director of Application Development, LSI
Dr. Leslie Lucas, Learning Standards Officer, Submarine Learning Center

Learning Measurement Blind Spots: Insights from the Learning Research

Dr. Will Thalheimer, President, Work-Learning Research, Inc.

SCORM Update ( Slides)

Mr. Jonathan Poltrack, ADL Technical Team Co-Lead, contractor with Problem Solutions
Dr. Rovy Branon, Associate Dean, Associate Director of Research, Academic ADL Co-Lab
Mr. Joe Nelson, SCORM Auditor, Academic ADL Co-Lab

Apps on a Global Object Repository Architecture (AGORA) and the Transformative Apps (Slides)

Mr. Larry Lannom, Director of Information Management Technology & VP, Corporation for National Research Initiatives

Games for Learning in the ADL Environment (Slides)

Mr. Peter Smith, ADL Emerging Technologies Team Lead, contractor with Katmai Support Services

Wednesday, 3 August, Plenary Sessions

Reclaiming American Educational Leadership: Learning Technology (Slides)

Mr. James (Jim) Shelton III, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

Adaptive Computer-Based Tutoring in an ADL Context

Dr. Robert Sottilare, Associate Director for Science and Technology, U.S. Army Research Lab, Human Research and Engineering Directorate (ARL-HRED) (Slides)
Dr. Scott Douglass, Research Psychologist, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Warfighter Readiness Research Division (Slides)

Next Generation Learning Environment - Next Generation Learner (Slides)

Mr. Jonathan Poltrack, ADL Technical Team Co-Lead, contractor with Problem Solutions
Dr. Shane Gallagher, ADL Senior Instructional Technology Advisor, Contractor with Serco

Changing the Pace in the Evolution of Education and Research Programs (Slides)

Commander Joseph Sullivan, USN, PhD, Director, MOVES Institute, Naval Postgraduate School

Defense ADL Action Team (DADLAT) Panel

Ms. Peggy Kenyon, CIV U.S. Army, The Army Distributed Learning Program (Slides)
Mr. Thomas Giattino, U.S. Air Force (Ret), Air Education and Training Command (AETC) (Slides)
CAPT Kevin Oakes, U.S. Navy, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) (Slides)
Mr. Larry Smith II, U.S. Marine Corps, College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) (Slides)

Wednesday, 3 August, Breakout Sessions

VW (Virtual World) Framework: Current Status

Mr. Carl Rosengrant, Associate Director for Training Technology (Acting), OSD, Training Readiness and Strategy
Mr. David Alan Smith, Chief Innovation officer, Lockheed Martin GTL

The Military Open Simulator Enterprise Strategy (MOSES)

Mr. Douglas Maxwell, Science and Technology Manager, U.S. Army Research Lab, Simulation Training Technology Center

Open Sim Wounded Warrior (Slides)

Mr. Jeff Mills, ADL Project Coordinator for Virtual Worlds, Contractor with Katmai Support Services

Next Generation Learning Environment (Slides)

Mr. Jonathan Poltrack, ADL Technical Team Co-Lead, Contractor with Problem Solutions
Mr. Nik Hruska, ADL Technical Team, Contractor with Problem Solutions
Mr. Tom Creighton, ADL Technical Team, Contractor with Problem Solutions
Mr. Rob Chadwick, ADL Technical Team, Contractor with Problem Solutions

Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) Training Technology Development Initiatives (Slides)

Dr. Eric Sikorski, Program Analyst, Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office/Technical Support Working Group (CTTSO/TSWG)
Ms. Erin Gibbens, Senior Program Analyst, Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office/Technical Support Working Group (CTTSO/TSWG)

Body Storming

Mr. Dennis Schleicher, Vice President, Design, Red Privet LLC

Federal Learning Registry (Slides)

Mr. Paul Jesukiewicz, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton

Next Generation Learner: Design for Achieving Higher Order Learning Outcomes

Dr. Shane Gallagher, ADL Senior Instructional Technology Advisor, Contractor with Serco
Mr. Peter Berking, ADL Instructional Designer, Contractor with Serco

SCORM Update (Slides)

Mr. Jonathan Poltrack, ADL Technical Team Co-Lead, Contractor with Problem Solutions

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 (Slides)

Mr. Wayne Gafford, ADL Government Integrator
Mr. Schawn Thropp, Advisor, Technologist, Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Mr. Mark Ewer, Director of Application Development, LSI
Dr. Leslie Lucas, Learning Standards Officer, Submarine Learning Center

Mobile: Thinking Outside the Course (Slides)

Ms. Judy Brown, ADL Mobile Learning Team Lead, Contractor with Katmai Support Services
Mr. Jason Haag, ADL Mobile Learning Analyst, Contractor with The Tolliver Group
Ms. Rebecca Clark, Program Manager – Mobile Initiative, Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
Ms. Erin Gibbens, Senior Program Analyst, Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office/Technical Support Working Group (CTTSO/TSWG)

Thursday, 4 August, Plenary Sessions

The First Person Cultural Trainer – Technology That Can Change the Game (First Place Winner –2011 Innovations in DoD Gaming Competition)

Dr. Marjorie Zielke, Assistant Professor of Arts and Technology/Associate Director - Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas

Hybrid Education Models: The Best of Both Worlds?

Mr. Rudolph Darken, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Naval Postgraduate School

A Learning Environment for the 21st Century Learner (No Slides)

Mr. Erik Sand, Vice President, 360Ed, Inc.

Acquisition Considerations for Training: Impacts on CONOPS and Instructional Development (Slides)

Mr. Wayne Gafford, ADL Government Integrator
Mr. Schawn Thropp, Advisor, Technologist, CTC
Mr. Jeff Clem, Technical Lead, Simulation & Training Systems Integration, Lockheed Martin MS2
Dr. Leslie Lucas, Learning Standards Officer, Submarine Learning Center

Thursday, 4 August, Breakout Sessions

Successful Strategies for Mobile Course Conversions: Lessons from the Field (Slides)

Ms. Judy Brown, ADL Mobile Team Lead, Contractor with Katmai Support Services
Mr. Jason Haag, ADL Mobile Learning Analyst, Contractor with The Tolliver Group, Inc.

Mobile Media Learning - Augmented Reality and Interactive Storytelling (ARIS) Project (Slides)

Mr. Andy Johnson, ADL Senior Systems Engineer, Contractor with Problem Solutions

iPad Pilot at the Naval War College (Slides)

Professor John Roberts, Professor/Director for Technology and Innovation, U.S. Naval War College/College of Distance Education

Next Generation Learning Environment (Slides)

Mr. Jonathan Poltrack, ADL Technical Team Co-Lead, Contractor with Problem Solutions
Mr. Nik Hruska, ADL Technical Team, Contractor with Problem Solutions
Mr. Tom Creighton, ADL Technical Team, Contractor with Problem Solutions
Mr. Rob Chadwick, ADL Technical Team, Contractor with Problem Solutions

Transmedia Storytelling (Slides)

Dr. Elaine Raybourn, Research Scientist, Sandia National Labs/ADL Initiative
Mr. Aaron Silvers, ADL Community Manager, Contractor with Problem Solutions

Games for Learning in the ADL Environment (Slides)

Mr. Peter Smith, ADL Emerging Technologies Team Lead, Contractor with Katmai Support Services

Next Generation Learner: Design for Achieving Higher Order Learning Outcomes

Dr. Shane Gallagher, ADL Senior Instructional Technology Advisor, Contractor with Serco
Peter Berking, ADL Instructional Designer, Contractor with Serco

The Importance of Design Integrated with the Latest Learning Technologies (Slides)

Dr. Thomas Archibald, Director of Operations, ADL Co-Laboratory – Alexandria, Contractor with The Tolliver Group, Inc.

Designing Non Tech Games for Engagement

Dr. Alicia Sanchez, Game Czar, Defense Acquisition University (DAU)/ADL Initiative
Mr. Peter Smith, ADL Emerging Technologies Team Lead, Contractor with Katmai Support Services