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15th Regimental Signal Brigade & General Dynamics
Implementing the Army Learning Model In a Resource Constrained Environment
Briefing to AFCEA TechNet
Colonel Stephen Elle Mr. Al Makowsky
September 2013
TRADOC is changing Army Institutional learning
Revolution in Individual Learning
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Maximize Effectiveness of
Face-to-Face Learning in
Army Schoolhouses
Provide continuous access to
Position-Relevant Learning
Content (Reachback)
Leverage Enabling
Technologies to Engage
Soldiers and Meet 21st Century
Learning Preferences
Provide Tools for Individual, Supervisory and
Organizational Oversight of Career and Army
Learning Needs
Implementation Phases
To enable the transformation of the Signal Regiment through the modernization of the U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence into a 21st century learner-centric institution by applying educational design principles, the
integration of new technology and inculcating the principals of lifelong learning to meet the
education and training needs of Signal Soldiers, Civilians and Leaders.
Army Learning Model Vision
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Mission Statement: Improve our instruction methods to meet ALM standards by modifying instructional
techniques and leveraging technology without sacrificing standards and to provide a continuum of learning from
the time the Soldier enters the Army until the day they retire (Career Learning). C
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Outcomes
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• Passive, Instructor led lecture; PowerPoint centric; Conference method
• Assessments are often open-book, lack rigor and fail to measure actual learning levels
Lines of
Effort
-ALM Resources
-Blended learning
-Scenario-based
training
- Practical Exercises
- Flashcards and games
- Reduced equipment
requirements
- ALM focused ABIC/FDP
-Education Facilitators
-Training Designers
- Instructor mentorship
- Motivating delivery
-Instructor facilitated
learning
-Peer learning and
leading
- Campus Area Network
- Digitized Courseware
and Content
-Virtual environments
- Lectures on demand
- Multi-classroom
instruction
-Access to
LandWarNet eU
Army Learning Model Implementation
ALM Implementation in Action Router Training - Satellite Communication School
Focus on skills based training, problem-solving, and adaptability
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Reduced PowerPoint — 80%
Reduction in conference time
Increased hands-on
Scenario-based check on
learning – use of old routers to
build scenario
Produced Intellectually Curious
and Confident Warriors
Peer Leadership and Motivation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
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General Dynamics C4 Systems
The Army Learning Model at the LandWarNet School
Leveraging Technology in Learning Al Makowsky
Training Operations Manager, GDC4S LandWarNet School
706-791-7466
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41 - Multimedia
Classrooms
Digital Content
Digital Live Fire Lab
Simulations & NNS
Network
Monitoring
LandWarNet School - Closed Network Training Facility
2 - TACTICAL HUB 1 – SSS (V)4
1 – SSS (V)5
2 – SSS INC 2 Systems
2 – JNN (V) 6 Shelters
3 – JNN (V) 5 O/R
8 – JNN (V) 4 O/R
13 - JNN Total
24 - BNCPN
8 - HCLOS
Bring Your
Own Device VPN
4 - TROPO
8 - STT
QR CODES
Learning Management System
Online Testing & Surveys
General Dynamics Army Learning Model Proof of Concept
• Familiarize Soldiers with tools for lifelong learning
- Training Network
- LWN eU
- Social Media
• Evaluate mobile training delivery methods and
handheld devices
- HTML-based; Platform independent
- Virtual Desktop
- Bring Your Own Device
- QR Codes
• Create Learner - Centric training content
- Abundant and available to ALL users
- Learner-centric, not course-centric
- Video, CBT, Virtual Labs, Simulation, 3D, Gaming
• Transform the Workforce
- Instructors as facilitators, schooled in the ALM,
comfortable with technology, able to facilitate the
self-paced classroom
- Developers skilled in art of creating interactive
multimedia learning products, leveraging current
technology, supplemented by SMEs
• Determine impacts on systemic processes
- Cultural change in thinking about training
- Flexible POI and flexible training environment
- Climate that fosters and encourages innovation
Objectives:
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“Transition to the learning model …must begin immediately to provide Soldiers and leaders with more relevant, tailored, and
engaging learning experiences through a career-long continuum of learning that is not location-dependent, but accessed at the
point of need.”-ALM
Self Paced Training – Bringing It All Together
Instructor’s Point of View
- Students can select what they are interested in
- Training becomes more relevant to the soldiers
- Students can work on other things while
waiting to get on the equipment
- Not a lot of down time, they can work on other
things
Student’s Point of View
- Like the flexibility it provides
- Can learn my own way, and no death by
PowerPoint
- Ability to move ahead when you’re ready not
when everyone else is ready
- Can form small groups, tailored to your
learning style
- Can put in more time on the things I will really
need
• Proof of concept in 25N10 and 25Q10 AIT
Classes
• POI organized to allow student flexibility in
completing each module
• Must meet same requirements as traditional
class (PEs, graded events, module exams)
• VDI
• BYOD (extended beyond Brant Hall)
• LMS tracking
• Enrichment Training
• Initial Observations
- High morale and discipline
- Students vested in their own success
- Improved grades
- ALL students finish ahead of schedule
“Employing self-paced technology-delivered instruction reduces the amount of face-to-face instruction, but
increases the quality with a richer, socially-supported learning experience.” -ALM
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Implementing ALM with Limited Resources
• Freeware or Open Source Software • Learning Management System – Open Source
• Content Management System – Open Source
• Graphics / Image Editing / 3D / Programming Tools – test using freeware then invest in best product for your needs
• Digital Training content • Saves printing and updating costs
• Massive amount of content delivered at the point of need
• Platform independent; reuse in many venues
• Virtualization • Mitigate equipment shortages by using exact same tools that are in shelters delivered virtually
to the classroom/user
• Save time in class by training more soldiers at once
• Allows soldier to practice skills and learn at their own pace
• Eliminates needs for specialized labs
• Simulations, 2D and 3D Modeling • Mitigates equipment shortages; train more soldiers concurrently
• PC Simulations for individual operator training
• Nodal Network Simulator for collective training events
• Small task oriented 2D/3D CBTs for learning and testing task mastery
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“The Army must prevail in a competitive learning environment with limited time and resources to prepare
Soldiers for uncertain operations of long and short duration…” -ALM
Questions
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WIN-T Gateway
on
LandWarNet
eUniversity
POC CONTACT
INFO
Discussion
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BACKUP
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Changing Training Development Dynamic
• Team and Capability Oriented • Specialized skills • Content is abundant, mobile, accessible,
and multimedia; takes advantage of technology
• Primarily Facilitation • Digital Content • Tailored to individual needs • Delivered anytime, anywhere • Developed for Lifelong Learning
Training Development
QA and Admin Development Instructional
Design SME SUPPORT
Engineer Instructional Programmer Graphic Artist Videographer Software Engineer Game Developer Modeler Web Developer Visual Info Specialist
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
• BYOD provides access to the network
- 50+ students using BYOD now (25N, 25Q, 25S)
- Access from inside AND outside Brant Hall
• VDI provides a Windows 7 user environment
to any device
- 75+ students using VDI now; expand capability to 400, then to 1000
- Desktop customized for and by user
- Less bandwidth
- Less hardware requirements; easier to update
• Instructor’s Point of View
- Students are comfortable from day – one with
their own device
- Ability to teach anywhere within the school
- Cell Phones are not disruptive in class
- Motivated students can get ahead of their peers
- Some learning curve with the different devices &
getting them setup
• Student’s Point of View
- Can take notes anywhere even outside
- Being able to do their own research with QR
Codes
- Instructor’s enthusiasm in teaching the class
- Access to training material, throughout the
building
- Familiar with own device, no train–up time
“Blended learning un-hinges learning from classroom by making it mobile, allowing Soldiers to reclaim
previously unused blocks of time (such as, while waiting) and adding flexibility to the training schedule.” -ALM
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Video
Instructor’s Point of View
- Good tool that reinforces the training material
- Students can learn at their own pace, without the fear of asking questions in an open forum
- Smaller chunks, so you can make sure everyone understands before moving on
Student’s Point of View
- They show you in detail step by step how to do a specific task
- You don’t get all the added information that confuses you
- Show you how soldiers in the field are doing a specific task
- Breaks up the training so it’s not so monotonous
•130+ videos; growing to over 300 in next 2 yrs
•Internal “You-Tube-like” site
•Available to ALL students
•Categorized and searchable
- Simplified Series
- “How To” Videos
- Task Oriented Videos
- STT & TRT
- Soldier Created Content
- Soldiers in a field environment
“…videos, and other media provide greater opportunities to incorporate high impact stories into learning
events.” -ALM
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Social Media
Instructor’s Point of View
- Soldiers with field experience can pass on their knowledge
- Helps the student stay current, by having contact with soldiers in the field
Student’s Point of View
- Allows for augmented visual learning
- More casual feel to the class, so I’m more vested in my class
- Good information, covers more information than just the classroom material, learning from soldiers in the field
•LWNS Facebook page
•25N, 25Q, 25S, self-paced classes and instructors
•Mentors from the field
•Discussion, collaboration, reading assignments,
“Skill Tests”
•Current and former students
•Venue for staying connected outside of class
“The Army requires the capability to encourage peer-to-peer learning through use of online social media to
facilitate problem solving, collaboration, information needs, and provide virtual learning opportunities.“ -ALM
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