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This past Fall, the ADL Initiative and the Defense Language Institute English Learning Center (DLIELC) launched efforts to implement a tenancy in the Enterprise Digital Learning Modernization (EDLM) DoD Learning Enclave (DLE) to modernize the current approach of live training with physical books to a distributed learning approach. The ADL Initiative team is excited to share that over 200 users have now been onboarded and more are added daily!

Announcements

The DADLAC 2022 Annual Report is now available

2022 DADLAC Annual Report

Check out the Defense ADL Advisory Committee (DADLAC) 2022 Annual Report. This report highlights the distributed learning community’s activities in 2022, along with important policies and plans to build the future learning ecosystem.

ADL Global Partnership Network Meeting 2022

Global Partnership Network Meeting in 2022

The ADL Global Partnership Network continues to foster international relationships and facilitate ongoing collaboration by hosting its in-person Annual Directors’ Meeting on November 27, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about the ADL Global Network .

Total Learning Architecture “How-To” Guide

Ready for an interoperable data architecture for your e-learning systems? This guide shows how to connect learning technologies to the TLA Reference Implementation, or establish your own sandbox to integrate and test against TLA data interoperability standards.

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative is a government program reporting to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. This video provides a brief overview of the purpose, reach, and effect of the ADL Initiative on the DoD community and beyond.

Overview Video

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative is a government program reporting to the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) under the Director, DHRA. This video provides a brief overview of the purpose, reach, and effect of the ADL Initiative on the DoD community and beyond.

TLA PlugFest Returns

The ADL Initiative will be hosting a free, one-day workshop on the Total Learning Architecture (TLA) for military and civilian distributed learning leaders and industry partners on 27 July 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA.

iFEST 2022 featured in JML Conference Edition

The Journal of Military Learning released a special Conference Edition 2023, which features papers from iFest 2022 and the 2022 Army University Learning Symposium. Learn more and read the papers.

Check Out Technical Resources

The ADL Initiative produces research-based reports, technical specifications, how-to guides, software prototypes, and policy guidance.

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Jun
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Learning Impact 2023 Conference
Anaheim, California, USA

Jul
3 - 7

AIED 2023
Tokyo, Japan

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17 - 20

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Jul
24 - 26

Jul
27

TLA Plugfest 2023
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sep
19 - 21

TechLearn 2023 Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Oct
3 - 5

Oct
3 - 5

Oct
9 - 11

Oct
9 - 12

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Oct
18 - 19

Oct
24 - 27

OLC Accelerate 2023
Washington D.C., USA

Oct
25 - 27

DevLearn Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Nov 27 -
Dec 1

I/ITSEC 2023
Orlando, Florida, USA

Dec
4 - 7

Learning Conference 2023
Orlando, Florida, USA

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