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WELCOME
James Goff, 608-388-7300
DISTRIBUTIVE LEARNING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ADVANCED
LEARNING TECHNOLOGYFORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN
7 AUGUST 2001 James Goff
Distributive Learning Support Center
James Goff, 608-388-7300
SUCCESSES WITH LITTLE FUNDING, LITTLE STAFFING, AND HOME-GROWN SKILLS
James Goff, 608-388-7300
ARMY RESERVE READINESS TRAINING
CENTER
WHY WE EXIST:•Training institution for the Army Reserve•Student population is the Full-time Unit Support Personnel (FTUS)•Curricula/day-to-day Operations•63 Programs of Instruction (POIs)
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WHERE WE STARTED
CHARTER: TO RECOMMEND A DISTANCE LEARNING STRATEGY FOR THE ARMY RESERVE READINESS TRAINING CENTER
• Automation requirements• Staff/Faculty training needs• Manpower adjustments• Locations of distance learning work centers• Methods of delivery• Conversion methodology
• Resource requirements
STRATEGY TEAM WAS CHARTERED IN FEBRUARY 1998
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FIRST DL EXPERIMENTBACKGROUND INFORMATION
REQUIREMENT: BROADCAST INFORMATION OPERATIONS 101 TRAINING TO THREE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE AND FIVE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SITES ON 6/7 AND 20/21 FEBRUARY 1999, AND ANY OTHER REGULAR ARMY AND NATIONAL GUARD SITES AS REQUIRED
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION • INTERNET PROTOCOL BASED SOLUTION
• INTERCONNECTIVITY
• AUDIO GRAPHICS
• VIEWGRAPH WITH LOCAL ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
• LEVERAGING ARMY RESERVE READINESS TRAINING CENTER
• TAKING TRAINING TO THE SOLDIER!
Focus on a simple but effective distribution
technique that can deliver down to the unit level
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GEOGRAPHICAL CHALLENGE
= USAR IOC
= NG IOC
= DL CAMPUS
Seattle, WA
FT McCoy, WI
Camp Dodge, IA Devens RFTA, MA
Burlington, VT
FT Belvior, VA
Camp Bullis, TX
Oklahoma City, OK
City, State
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WHAT WE LEARNED
LIMITATIONS• Knowledge/Experience• Limited Courseware• Attitudes about DL• Current Network Capabilities• Network Field Plan• Command Priorities
BENEFITS• Provide Required Training• Gain Knowledge/Experience• Begin to shift Attitudes toward DL• Expand System Capabilities• Accelerate System Development• Priorities Match
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OFFICIAL MISSIONING
• JUNE 1999 CHIEF ARMY RESERVE MISSIONS ARRTC TO LEAD DISTRIBUTIVE LEARNING+ Look at existing courses for conversion+ Identify new courses for creation+ Test and evaluate hardware and software+ Assist and advise Army Reserve community on distributive
learning+ Initial funding of $250K
James Goff, 608-388-7300
WHAT WE BOUGHT
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Intergraph TDZ 2000 system with Discreet Logic software(Nonlinear Editing System)
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PictureTel Venue 2000 Systems and LiveShare software
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PicTel 550 PC Videoconferencing
cameras and software
PolycomsDigital
CamCorder
CD Writer Digital Camera
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HOW WE’VE PROGRESSED
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Next training effort:
88P – Railway Equipment Repairer 88T – Railway Section Repairer 88U – Railway Operations Crewmember - Three sites - Two week-ends - 59 Students
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Established Web site
- Survival Kits - Management Controls Program - Mobilization Overview Module
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Established the Distributive Learning Support Center
3 Course Developers 4 Visual Information Specialists 1 Webmaster 1 Coordinator 1 Administrative Support Clerk
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The Army Distance Learning Program Installation of three Digital Training Facilities - 36 Networked computer work stations - Full two way audio/video - Instructor workstations for broadcasting
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Situation Within the three components of The Army, ADL can leverage the full power of computer, information and communication technologies
through the use of common standards in order to provide learning that can be tailored to individual needs and delivered anytime-
anywhere.
USAR ADL 88N TestTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
COORDINATOR
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88N MOS Qualification Test
• Provide Phase 1 Military Occupational Specialty reclassification training for 88N (Traffic Management Coordinator) soldiers in the Army Reserve Transportation (Movement Control) Detachments.
• Compare the impacts of starting multiple iterations of reclassification training as soldiers are recruited into their unit to reclassification training in the traditional scenario (Oct/Nov start).
• Students included in this training will be those that are not already enrolled in Phase 1 MOSQ training.
• These students will be trained at multiple sites using VTT.
USAR ADL 88N Test
James Goff, 608-388-7300
Why 88N? • Phase I is 69 hours long, 66 hours are pure knowledge based, ideal
for conversion to ADL instruction• USAR has over 100 Movement Control Detachments• Delivering MOS classes via VTT from ARRTC facilities has been
successful in the past• VTT Classrooms exist close to or at most Detachment locations• Recruiting and qualifying 150+ soldiers in a short time span will
significantly increase the validity of distributive learning methodologies
USAR ADL 88N Test
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USAR ADL 88N Test
Lessons Learned So Far• Nothing is as easy as it looks• A true tri-component One Army effort• Attention to detail is significantly exaggerated in multiple
class scenario:+ Student handouts+ VGT font and color
• Service and component differences create initial obstacles to smooth conductivity
• Time zones complicate broadcasts
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WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?
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Use existing technologies for course delivery - 72 Weeks training in Digital Training Facilities - Convert courses for Web delivery Experiment with software applications Build on our knowledge and skills
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Establish a network of DL practitioners in the Army Reserve Continue partnerships with: Other military services Other United States Federal agencies Universities and colleges Civilian corporations
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