One of the key challenges in any sized organization is sharing technical or operational content between the Main Documentation Team and the Training Department. You walk onto any documentation floor and up one end is Tech Doc and up the other end you will find the Trainers. They often work with minimal interaction with each other and yet if you were to review both document types you would find 60 to 80% of the content is identical and that identical content is normally the Working Tasks, Steps or Instructional content on how to do something correctly. Strategic assets require (along with other important elements) technical manuals, operational manuals and training material. Depending on project budgets and contracts, the format and delivery of courseware and manuals will vary. However, it is at this start/planning point that silo's will be built or avoided through the use of latest Industry Specifications, Guidelines and best practice tools. Moving course content to a SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model). This means: * Creating courseware with an LCMS (Learning Content Management System), which will give us consistent materials. * Re-using technical content from Data Modules in the CSDB, allows for the repurposing of technical content. * Can upload SCORM compliant courseware to LMS (Learning Management Solution). * For material to be managed and shared across multiple courses. * SCORM content can also be used in the field in IETM Viewers. Good for staff to refresh themselves on certain topics out in the field and self-audit. * Output content to print as Training Manuals with XSL-FO. * If Powerpoints are still being utilised in the classroom . * It is felt they add value to steps in on-line content they can also be re-used in the LMS as SCORM training "objects". For more information about Absolute Data Group's SCROM eLearning Management System, Tools and Solutions, visit www.absolutedata.com

1. Using S1000D technical data
in a learning and SCORM environment

2. The Challenge
 Technical and Operational vs Training
 How can we avoid silos and share content, when the
departments have different deliverable goals
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3. Typical Projects
 Strategic Assets / Equipment require up to date:
 Technical Manuals
 Operational Manuals
 Training Manuals
 Depending on project budgets and contracts:
 Format and delivery of courseware will vary
 Silos between technical and training can and should be avoided
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4. Goals – Technical/Operational Content
 Technical Maintainer and Operator Information
 Clear consistent information without waffle
Step 1. Walk to Helicopter.
Step 2. Touch Helicopter.
Step 3. Walk back from Helicopter.
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5. Goals – Training Content
 Courseware is part of an overall training plan
 Needs to focus on:
 Each Training module goal - why are we doing this?
 Technical content
Step 1. Walk to Helicopter.
Step 2. Touch Helicopter.
Step 3. Walk back from Helicopter.
 Review the why
 Student performance
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6. Courseware Creation - Currently
 Traditional training content:
 Word for Training Materials
 PowerPoint for classroom discussion
 Add some HTML and /or PDF combo to get content “online”
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7. Courseware Creation – The Future
 Still Classroom training:
 Core content is technical is held in S1000D data modules
 Overviews, exercises and questions are also data modules
(DMs a new concept for trainers, as it was for writers)
 Output mixed content to classic student manual design
 Benefits:
 Re-use of technical content
 Updates to technical content is automatically updated,
keeping training materials technically correct.
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8. DEMONSTRATION 1
1. Re-use for traditional classroom delivery
 Author technical content in XML – S1000D
 Author training content in XML – S1000D
 Publish all data modules to a single training manual
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9. Courseware Creation – Delivery “everywhere”
 Create content using LCMS
 Share technical content from CSDB
 Upload into LMS for online / eLearning
 Manage and re-use training objects/modules in the
LMS across different courses
 Output SCOs for use off-line in IETM Viewers
 Output XML to print training materials
 Generate PowerPoints for use in classroom
 Re-use PowerPoints in LMS (if appropriate)
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10. DEMONSTRATION 2
1. Re-use for delivery “everywhere”
 Author technical content in XML – S1000D
 Author training content in LCMS
 Publish content to SCORM Objects for use in LMS
 Publish SCO for use offline out in the Field
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11. Review – Technical &Training working together
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12. Contact ADG
For information about Absolute Data Group’s
SCORM eLearning Management System,
Tools and Solutions, visit
www.absolutedata.com
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