Presentation made at 2010 USCG Human Performance Technology Workshop

1. The ADL Initiative and the USCG
An Introduction and Discussion:
Supporting ADL, HPT, and ISD
Jay A. Allen USCG HPT Workshop 2010
em: jay.allen.ctr@adlnet.gov
of: (703) 575-2009
tw: jay_a_allen
sk: jay.a.allen
li: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaallen

2. Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) –
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
 Long history of technology and learning
 Lack of interoperability – identified in 1997
 Large training investment
 Innovation in technology applications
 Ability to scale – drive the market
 E.O. 13111 - Founded to standardize and
modernize training and education delivery for DoD
 Develop and implement learning technologies across
DoD and the Federal government
 Collaborate with government, industry, and academia to
promote international specifications and standards for
designing and delivering learning content

3. ADL Vision
Provide access to the highest quality education and
training, tailored to individual needs, delivered
cost-effectively, anywhere and anytime.
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4. ADL Network
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5. ADL Activities
Content Object Repository Discovery and
Registration/Resolution Architecture

6. ADL’s High-Level Requirements
 Accessibility
 Ability to locate and access instructional components from
multiple locations and deliver them to other locations
 Interoperability
 Ability to take instructional components developed in one
system and use them in another system
 Durability
 Ability to withstand technology changes over time without
costly redesign, reconfiguration, or recoding
 Reusability
 Ability to use instructional components in multiple
applications, courses, and contexts
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7. SCORM’s Present and Future
Tomorrow
New L earning Tec hnologies
 S imulations , games , and virtual world
 Mobile s ys tems
E volutionary
 P erformanc e s upport, S 1000D tec h manuals
Today
 Intelligent tutoring s ys tems
 C ollaborative learning
S table S C OR M 2004
 A uxiliary online res ourc es
• A DL maintain and s upport
• F ac ilitate implementation
• P romote adoption
New E nterpris e A rc hitec tures
• L is ten to us ers
 P os t-G oogle knowledge management
 S ervic e-oriented s oftware arc hitec ture
 C ontent management and repos itories
 F uture L MS arc hitec tures
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8. The “New CORDRA”
LearningRegistry.org
DoEducation,
Office of Ed Tech
CIO, CTO
FCC
NARA
NIST
NSF
others
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9. Learning Technology Lab
 Vendor-neutral Evaluation Environment
 Hosted at ADL Co-Lab Hub in Alexandria, VA
 Expert support to help resolve interoperability concerns
 Unbiased facilitation for dispute resolution
 Hosts a variety of LMS,
LCMS, and authoring tools
 Supports test and evaluation
of content across platforms
 Showcases exemplar content
and tools
 Enables rapid trouble-
shooting to quickly identify
problem areas

10. ADL, HPT, ISD CoP
 Vision:
A collaborative environment of educational theorists,
practitioners, and front-line end-users jointly committed to
defining the requirements and identifying the best-practices of
the evolving, technology-enabled learning landscape.
 Mission:
In support of the business goals and human performance
objectives of the DOD and its strategic partners, to theoretically
and practically inform the creation of new application profile(s)
which are capable of guiding the next decade (or more) of
training, education, and developmental activity which
uses technology as an enabler.

11. ADL, HPT, ISD CoP

12. Questions, Comments,
Discussion, Requirements?
Jay A. Allen
em: jay.allen.ctr@adlnet.gov
of: (703) 575-2009
tw: jay_a_allen
sk: jay.a.allen
li: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jayaallen