ADL Initiative

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Building the Future Learning Ecosystem

R&D for Distributed Learning Modernization - informs - Distributed Learning Policy and Technical Guidelines - guides - Implementation Support and Cross-Coordination

Announcements

Recordings of the live sessions from iFEST will be available on the iFEST platform through 1 October.

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Recordings of the live sessions from iFEST will be available on the iFEST platform through 1 October.

See this live and on-demand content and more at iFEST 2021! Register and find more information at www.TrainingSystems.org/iFEST

The DADLAC 2020 Annual Report is now available

DADLAC Annual Report

The Defense ADL Advisory Committee (DADLAC) 2020 Annual Report showcases the efforts of the DoD distributed learning community to innovate and modernize education and training, as well as highlights policy and steps taken by the community in response to COVID-19. Check out the publication now.

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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.

Global Partnership in 2021

The ADL Global Partnership Network continued to foster international relationships and facilitate ongoing collaboration in the virtual world in 2021 by hosting its Interim Directors’ Meeting on 15 June 2021. Learn more about the ADL Global Network.

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 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.

September Webinars

“NATO Standards for ADL in Exercises” and “Accelerating cmi5 Adoption: Exploring the Conformance Test Suites and Tools” are the September topics

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iFEST 2021

While the live portion is over, you can register and view the recorded keynote addresses, panel discussions, activities, on-demand presentations, and browse the exhibit hall through October 1.

iFEST Website

PeBL Pilot May Have Big Ripples for DAU Workbooks

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and ADL Initiative worked together to create an Innovation Sandbox to test and evaluate tools and technologies that conform to data-interoperability standards of the Total Learning Architecture…

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Latest News

iFEST 2021 Wrap-Up: Pandemic Lessons-Learned for DoD Education and Training

iFEST 2021 focused on the growing imperative for education and training innovation, including data-centric reforms needed to create a DoD-wide...

iFEST Special Event Promises an Engaging Discussion on the Future of Military Learning

iFEST 2021, the premier annual event for showcasing the latest distributed learning science and technology, will be held 31 August...

A New Data Standard for Enterprise Learner Records

The ADL Initiative is chairing the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) study group...

cmi5 Specification Matures to Support Online Learning Beyond SCORM®

The ADL Initiative, working with stakeholders from government, industry, and academia, has established a set of baseline requirements that will...

Upcoming Events

Oct
4-7

Learning Impact 2021 Conference
Virtual

Oct
4-8

NATO Computer Aided Analysis eXercise and eXperimentation Forum (NATO CA2X2 Forum 2021)
Virtual

Oct
5-8

USGIF GEOINT Symposium
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Oct
20-22

DevLearn Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Oct
25-29

TechLearn 2021 ConferenceChanged
Virtual

Oct
26-29

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA & Virtual

Oct
27

DADLAC Water Cooler Meeting
ZoomGov

Nov
1-4

NATO Training Group Task Group for Individual Training & Education Developments (NTGTG IT&ED) Autumn 2021 Meeting
Skopje, N. Macedonia

Nov
7-10

Learning 2021
Orlando, Florida, USA

Nov
8-12

National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) 2021
Virtual

Nov
17

An Overview of the DoD's DevSecOps Reference Design and its Intersection with the Learning Technology Warehouse
Webinar

Nov
28

Annual ADL Initiative Partnership Meeting
Orlando, Florida, USA

Nov 29-
Dec 3

I/ITSEC 2021
Orlando, Florida, USA

Dec
6-10

Reimagine Education Conference
Virtual

Dec
8

DADLAC Water Cooler Meeting
ZoomGov

2022

Feb
9-11

ATD TechKnowledge
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and Virtual

Feb
16

Learning Professionals' Consortium
Virtual

Feb 28-
Mar 2

2022 Digital Credentials Summit
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Feb 28-
Mar 2

Training 2022 Conference & Expo
Orlando, Florida, USA

Mar
19-23

Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK22) Conference
Newport Beach, California, USA

Apr
13-14

Military Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (MSOTL) Forum

Apr
26-28

International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference (IT²EC)Changed
ExCeL, London

May
9-11

MODSIM World
Norfolk, Virginia, USA