Leveraging m-Learningto Enhance

Medical StabilityOperations

Cynthia R. Barrigan, MPH

Portfolio Manager, Global Health Engagement Programs

Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)

US Army Medical Research & Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MarylandUnclassified

31 May 2012

Combating Terrorism Mobile Learning Summit

for Government, Arlington, Virginia

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Telemedicine & Advanced TechnologyResearch Center (TATRC)

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Global Health Engagement Portfolio

• Focus on research and development that enhancesMilitary Health Support for stability operations—referredto as Medical Stability Operations (MSO).

• Research explores a range of technologies intended tohelp organize, train, and equip medical personnel toeffectively execute MSOs.

• Research activities include MSO joint concepts,experimentation and capability development, test andevaluation

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DODD 3000.05,28 Nov 2005

Military RelevanceDODI 3000.0516 Sept 2009

DODI 6000.1617 May 2010

“MSOs shall be given priority comparable to combat operations and be explicitlyaddressed and integrated across all MHS activities including doctrine, organization,training, education, exercises, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, andplanning”.

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Leverage Global Mobile Infrastructure

•6 billion mobile phone subscribersworldwide. (ITU, Nov 2011)

•Mobile data networks cover 90% ofthe people on the planet.

•60% of the world’s population canaccess fast mobile connections(HSDPA/3G+).

•On average, your mobile phone iswithin an arm’s reach 19 hours perday.

•Majority of new internet connectionsworldwide are mobile.

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Mobile Learning Environment Project

Began as an FY11-12 Coalition WarfareProgram sponsored by OSD AT&L

Multi-national program that supports research with foreignpartners to share unclass knowledge and information toimprove interoperability.

Developing an extensible prototype mobile Appinfrastructure that integrates withJoint Knowledge On-line.

Lead Partners- Commander, Naval Forces Europe/Africa,(NFE/NFA), TATRC and Joint Staff.

Twenty countries participating

Leading Use CaseHumanitarian Relief/Disaster Response

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Context for the Program

Science and Technology Research Program with afocus on the medical domain

Participants Use Personal Smartphones

Unclassified information-sharing in “publichealth/medical domain”

Re-defining Learning (not just e-learning on a phone ormovies on a phone– central focus on productivity

Collaborative process- mil-mil & civ-mil

Open source content and software- not on the .milnetwork

Not just about building an AppUnclassified

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Assessment of m-Learning Trends- DoD

M-Learning definition:

“Mobile learning (m-learning) isdefined in this report as training,educational, or job-specific contentthat can be accessed, viewed orcreated from a mobile device.”

mLearning Recommendations:

• Look at “moments of need”rather than courses.

• Do not present mobile learningas a training program, butrather as a productivity tool .

• Design content for mobile. Bulkconversion is not effective.

September 14, 2009

Huge technical fragmentation:

• O/S (Android,Apple, Blackberry, Windows, ...)

• Devices (Kindle, Samsung, HTC, ...)

• App stores (Play, iTunes, Appstore, ...)

• Geography

• Portability of content

Research, technical review, market analysisUnclassified

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Mobile learning: the challenge of scale

But

Mobile apps can add value:

• Training

• Job performance/productivity

• Anytime, anywhere

• Access to time critical data

• On personal devices

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Developing underpinning capability

Mobile Content

App Software

Hardware

Distribution,Curation,Management

SYSTEM- WIDEINFRASTRUCTURE

ECOSYSTEM

Unclassifiedhttp://bit.ly/moleprojectmovieInformational Video

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Content Collaboration

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Collaboration with Medical Stability Operations (MSO) domain

experts to define optimal support tools

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Mobile Content

Converting and originating new content for mobile learning

GlobalMedAidPrototype App

Library• Books/Pubs• Interviews•Videos

Learning•Compliance Courses•Refresher Training•Simulations/Games•How to

Network-“Medical COP’• People w/ Places• Supply• Collaboration

Mission Tools• Checklists• Assessments• Clinical Tools

Mission Packs•Mission specificinformation pushed by aCOCOM/unit etc.

Standards• Code of Conduct• Sphere Guidelines• International Law

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CONCEPT- MALARIA PREPARDEDNESS-BITE BACK APP

Leveraging mobile App infrastructure towardsother Apps

This is an example of a draft concept

Welcome to Bite Back, the app that will helpyou increase your knowledge, teach you newfacts & enable you to discover the effects ofmalaria with real life video stories

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Initial Trial Underway

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Currently in progress

600 volunteers in 26 nations

276 have registered

260 have installed app and startedusing it

66 have completed, and submittedevaluation

4 weeks to go

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You can install the app forfree from the relevant store.

Accessing App

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Enter your unique PIN tounlock the app.

You need to be online at thispoint.

Accessing the App

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Unique In-App Evaluation Layer

Press the icon on thetop right-hand cornerto access theEvaluation layer.

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Evaluation

You will be asked some final questions beforebeing asked to send your results.

To send you results, press the Sync button.

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Transition Underway

• CWP Program Closing Out in Sept 2012

• TATRC will continue Technology and Content Research & Evaluation

• JKO will leverage technology and content towards JKO Mobile.

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Thank you!

For more information:Cynthia.Barrigan@tatrc.org

Mobile: 703-244-3460