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Introduction-USDLA Dr. John G. Flores Chief Executive Officer United States Distance Learning Association Dr. Kenneth E. Hartman 2008 NDLW National Committee Chairman Academic Director, Drexel University Online Mrs. Julie Young President, USDLA President and Chief Executive Officer Florida Virtual School Agenda 1. About USDLA 2. Markets Info 3. Dr. Wisher 4. Mr. Vozzo 5. Dr. Robinson 6. Thank You Dr. Robert A. Wisher Director, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative

Mission: To support the development and application of distance learning, education and training (DLE&T) by uniting learners around the world. Purpose: In 1987, the USDLA was founded on the premise of creating a powerful alliance to meet the burgeoning education and training needs of learning communities globally. Learning, education and training communities include: Corporate Training - Pre K-12 - Higher Education Home Schooling - Continuing Education Military & Government Education & Training Telehealth – Multinationals Mission & Purpose

Mission:

To support the development and application of distance learning, education and training (DLE&T) by uniting learners around the world.

Purpose:

In 1987, the USDLA was founded on the premise of creating a powerful alliance to meet the burgeoning education and training needs of learning communities globally.

Learning, education and training communities include:

Corporate Training - Pre K-12 - Higher Education

Home Schooling - Continuing Education

Military & Government Education & Training

Telehealth – Multinationals

Robert A. Wisher, Ph.D., Director, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative [email_address] www.adlnet.gov

ADL – A Constant Vision Provide access to the highest quality education and training, tailored to individual needs, delivered cost effectively, anywhere and anytime. Web-based Learning Job Aiding Serious Games Distributed Simulation Content Repositories Office School Home Field In Transit

Provide access to the highest quality education and training, tailored to individual needs, delivered cost effectively, anywhere and anytime.

In the Beginning Why Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)? Long history of technology and learning But what has been the payoff? Lack of interoperability – identified in 1997 Why the military? Large training investment Innovation in technology applications Ability to scale – drive the market Executive Order 13111

Why Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL)?

Long history of technology and learning

But what has been the payoff?

Lack of interoperability – identified in 1997

Why the military?

Large training investment

Innovation in technology applications

Ability to scale – drive the market

Executive Order 13111

Interoperability Infrastructure Exchange courses between Learning Management Systems Reuse content pieces across different courses Sequence content tailored to the learner ADL-Registry Search different learning content libraries or media repositories

Exchange courses between Learning Management Systems

Reuse content pieces across different courses

Sequence content tailored to the learner

ADL-Registry

Search different learning content libraries or media repositories

ADL Co-Lab Network ADL Co-Laboratory Hub Al exandria, Virginia Joint ADL Co-Lab Orlando, Florida Academic ADL Co-Lab Madison, Wisconsin Workforce ADL Co-Lab Memphis, Tennessee

ADL Co-Laboratory Hub Al exandria, Virginia

Joint ADL Co-Lab Orlando, Florida

Academic ADL Co-Lab Madison, Wisconsin

Workforce ADL Co-Lab Memphis, Tennessee

ADL Global Partnerships ‘Build Partner Capacity’ Canada ADL Partnership Lab (Ottawa - DND) United Kingdom ADL Partnership Lab (Telford, England) NATO/ PfP (26 + 20) DEST Latin America ILCE (13) KOR Ministry of Commerce, Industry, & Energy TWN Ministry of Economic Affairs SGP Singapore Armed Forces DEST Department of Education, Science and Training ILCE Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicación Educativa PfP Partnership for Peace/ADL Working Group NATO NATO Training Group In negotiation Korea Taiwan Singapore Australia Norwegian ADL Partnership Lab (Oslo) Romanian ADL Partnership Lab (Bucharest)

SCORM  Today and Tomorrow New Enterprise Architectures Post-Google knowledge management Service-oriented software architecture Future LMS architectures New Learning Technologies Simulations, games, and virtual world Mobile systems Performance support, S1000D tech manuals Intelligent tutoring systems Collaborative learning Auxiliary online resources Stable SCORM 2004 ADL maintain and support Facilitate implementation Promote adoption Listen to users Today Future SCORM 2.0

New Enterprise Architectures

Post-Google knowledge management

Service-oriented software architecture

Future LMS architectures

New Learning Technologies

Simulations, games, and virtual world

Mobile systems

Performance support, S1000D tech manuals

Intelligent tutoring systems

Collaborative learning

Auxiliary online resources

Stable SCORM 2004

ADL maintain and support

Facilitate implementation

Promote adoption

Listen to users

Adoption Metrics More than 50 SCORM-compliant LMS Paid for by industry and consortia Widespread global adoption US DoD by Instruction NATO by Directive Industry, Higher Education, K-12 by choice Bottom Line: In FY2008, more than 10 million course completions in DoD

More than 50 SCORM-compliant LMS

Paid for by industry and consortia

Widespread global adoption

US DoD by Instruction

NATO by Directive

Industry, Higher Education, K-12 by choice

Questions? For more information: Robert Wisher Director, ADL Initiative [email_address]

For more information:

Robert Wisher

Director, ADL Initiative

[email_address]

Martin Vozzo Deputy Program Manger USJFCOM, JKDDC JMO [email_address]

ONLINE TRAINING – Offering Individuals Tailored Training For Their Assignments Offers COCOM & theater tailored individual training Provides certified joint courseware Tracks / reports defense-wide training Provides multinational, interagency, intergovernmental training product access Supports innovative advanced technologies (web-based games, immersive learning, avatars, etc) Significant metrics: ~1.2M home page logons ~ 120K course completions ~$58M cost avoidance Accessible on DOD unclassified, US secret, and Internet public networks Joint Knowledge Online (JKO)

Offers COCOM & theater tailored individual training

Provides certified joint courseware

Tracks / reports defense-wide training

Provides multinational, interagency, intergovernmental training product access

Supports innovative advanced technologies (web-based games, immersive learning, avatars, etc)

Significant metrics:

~1.2M home page logons

~ 120K course completions

~$58M cost avoidance

JKDDC VISION: To be the premier enabler for the provision of relevant, timely, and globally-accessible joint knowledge, preparing and assisting individuals to support combatant commands and integrated operations—anytime, anywhere.

JKDDC Portal Preparing Forces Individually Unique and authoritative source for relevant and effective joint training and knowledge resources. Continuously improving capability that will capture lessons learned, emerging requirements and evolve to stay relevant. Global, web-based access to joint services, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational audiences. Conveniently accessible and easy to use. COCOM Staff Joint Task Force (JTF) Staff Functional Component Staffs JFACC, JFMCC, JFLCC, etc Individual Augments (IAs) Joint Schools Students –KEYSTONE, PINNACLE, NDU, JFSC, etc. Individual Service members Interagency Intergovernmental Multinational Combat Support Agencies (CSAs) Guard/Reserve Other DoD Personnel Training necessary for preparing and assisting individuals to support Combatant Commands and integrated operations. WHAT FOR Deployment Preparation Deployed

COCOM Staff

Joint Task Force (JTF) Staff

Functional Component Staffs

JFACC, JFMCC, JFLCC, etc

Individual Augments (IAs)

Joint Schools Students –KEYSTONE, PINNACLE, NDU, JFSC, etc.

Individual Service members

Interagency

Intergovernmental

Multinational

Combat Support Agencies (CSAs)

Guard/Reserve

Other DoD Personnel

JKO-N NIPRnet http://jko.jfcom.mil JKO-IP Internet Public http://jko.cmil.org JKO-S SIPRnet http://jko.jwfc.jfcom.smil.mil

Advanced Technologies Virtual Cultural Awareness Training (VCAT) Purpose: Train Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational players deployed to the AFRICOM AOR on foreign culture awareness Joint Individual Augmentee Training Program ‘multiplier’ Web-enabled training game leveraging emerging advanced technologies of gaming industry Available via all 3 Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Portals (NIPRnet, SIPRnet, public Internet) Timeline: Jun 08: Complete requirements determination Jul 08: Contract Award Dec 08: Conceptual Model Jul 09: Operational version available via JKO Addressing a joint training gap not covered by Service Title 10 training

Virtual Cultural Awareness Training (VCAT)

Purpose: Train Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational players deployed to the AFRICOM AOR on foreign culture awareness

Joint Individual Augmentee Training Program ‘multiplier’

Web-enabled training game leveraging emerging advanced technologies of gaming industry

Available via all 3 Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Portals (NIPRnet, SIPRnet, public Internet)

Timeline:

Jun 08: Complete requirements determination

Jul 08: Contract Award

Dec 08: Conceptual Model

Jul 09: Operational version available via JKO

Advanced Technologies Small Group Scenario Trainer (SGST) [formally Immersive Learning Environment (ILES)] Purpose: Train JTF individuals & board, bureau, center & cell (B2C2) small groups End state: Integrate SGST into the joint training exercise program Web-enabled training game leveraging emerging advanced technologies of gaming industry Available via all 3 Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Portals (NIPRnet, SIPRnet, public Internet) OSD funded/Congressional plus-up in support of NORTHCOM Management transitioned from NORTHCOM to JFCOM Timeline: Jul 08: Contract Award Jan 09: Prototype version available for internal testing May 09: Acceptance Testing with NORTHCOM training audience via JKO Filling a ‘joint battle staff’ training gap between individual training and larger scale virtual collective training

Small Group Scenario Trainer (SGST) [formally Immersive Learning Environment (ILES)]

Purpose: Train JTF individuals & board, bureau, center & cell (B2C2) small groups

End state: Integrate SGST into the joint training exercise program

Web-enabled training game leveraging emerging advanced technologies of gaming industry

Available via all 3 Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) Portals (NIPRnet, SIPRnet, public Internet)

OSD funded/Congressional plus-up in support of NORTHCOM

Management transitioned from NORTHCOM to JFCOM

Timeline:

Jul 08: Contract Award

Jan 09: Prototype version available for internal testing

May 09: Acceptance Testing with NORTHCOM training audience via JKO

Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Paulette Robinson Asst Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Information Resources Management College National Defense University, Washington DC [email_address] 202-685-3891

Introduction Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds History Purpose Working groups Communication channels Federal Virtual Worlds Events

History

Purpose

Working groups

Communication channels

Federal Virtual Worlds Events

Areas of Virtual World Use Information Delivery (e.g., NOAA, NASA, CDC) Meetings (IRM College Government Center) Education and Training Prototyping (facilities) Analytical spaces (individual and group)

Information Delivery (e.g., NOAA, NASA, CDC)

Meetings (IRM College Government Center)

Education and Training

Prototyping (facilities)

Analytical spaces (individual and group)

IRM College Second Life Government Center Welcome Center Crisis Center Conference Center - 60 Meeting Rooms 25 Auditorium for 220 (in June 08)

Benefits of Virtual Worlds Collaboration from anywhere Teleworking Collaborative work projects Education and Training Synchronous Communication Text chat Voice Body movement 3-D representation of objects Avatar personalization Presence and Transference Can be fun

Collaboration from anywhere

Teleworking

Collaborative work projects

Education and Training

Synchronous Communication

Text chat

Voice

Body movement

3-D representation of objects

Avatar personalization

Presence and Transference

Can be fun

Challenges of Virtual Worlds Emerging Technology Learning Curve: Movement and actions are not intuitive Security Avatar level Network level Content Cost of development Ability to share content Worlds are not interoperable Identity Privacy

Emerging Technology

Learning Curve: Movement and actions are not intuitive

Security

Avatar level

Network level

Content

Cost of development

Ability to share content

Worlds are not interoperable

Identity

Privacy

Future?? 3-D Internet (3Di) Portals within 3-5 years Substantial convergence of technologies enabling a 3Di Convergence of platform delivery Intuitive multisensory input devices Powerful computers & graphic cards on typical work computer Creative tools Government Secure interagency virtual world work spaces Government 3-D content repositories Citizen Service Centers Analytical Work Spaces (that go beyond the current work metaphors)

3-D Internet (3Di) Portals within 3-5 years

Substantial convergence of technologies enabling a 3Di

Convergence of platform delivery

Intuitive multisensory input devices

Powerful computers & graphic cards on typical work computer

Creative tools

Government

Secure interagency virtual world work spaces

Government 3-D content repositories

Citizen Service Centers

Analytical Work Spaces (that go beyond the current work metaphors)

Questions???? Paulette Robinson Asst Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Information Resources Management College National Defense University Washington DC [email_address] 202-685-3891

Paulette Robinson

Asst Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Information Resources Management College

National Defense University

Washington DC

[email_address]

202-685-3891

Thank You 2009 USDLA Annual National Conference, April 26-29, 2009 in St. Louis, MO Website: http://www.usdla.org/2009_Conference/USDLA2009_Home.htm CALL FOR PROPOSALS Submission Deadline: December 5, 2008 Link: http:// www.txdla.org/dlaRFP.asp?app =MAS00-003 2009 USDLA International Distance Learning Awards Link: http://www.usdla.org/index.php?cid=117 Submission Deadline: January 14,2009 Distance Learning Today (Quarterly) Link: http://www.dltoday.net/

2009 USDLA Annual National Conference, April 26-29, 2009 in St. Louis, MO Website: http://www.usdla.org/2009_Conference/USDLA2009_Home.htm

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Submission Deadline: December 5, 2008

Link: http:// www.txdla.org/dlaRFP.asp?app =MAS00-003

2009 USDLA International Distance Learning Awards

Link: http://www.usdla.org/index.php?cid=117

Submission Deadline: January 14,2009

Distance Learning Today (Quarterly) Link: http://www.dltoday.net/