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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

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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.

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MCDP-7 Interactive E-Book

U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) has released an interactive e-book, the Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication #7 (MCDP-7), on 'Learning'. Originating as an ADL Initiative PeBL project, Marines can use this interactive platform to engage with the contents of the MCDP-7 through a wide variety of learning experiences.

ADL Global Partnership Network Directors' Virtual Meeting

ADL Global Partnership Network Directors' Meeting

The ADL Initiative continues its global efforts in 2020 by hosting the Annual Partnership Directors' meeting on 8 Dec. The switch to the virtual venue and other worldwide challenges only enabled the community to work closer and push modern training and education boundaries even further. 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.

Register for iFEST!

Register now with NTSA for the premier conference on Distributed Learning, 31 August - 2 September.

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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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Impactful Specifications and Standards from the TLA

Join members of the ADL Initiative technical team as they deliver a webinar in the Medbiquitous (AAMC) Series focused on the work to build a Total Learning Architecture (TLA) that will increase the capability of distributed learning.

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Latest News

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Toward the Harmonization of Learning Activity Metadata

Across DoD and the broader education and training community, organizations use many different and often incompatible methods to publish and...

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New Features and Security Controls for the Competency and Skills System

The ADL Initiative recently released a feature update for the Competency and Skills System (CaSS) application to better support competency...

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DAU and ADL Initiative Partner for Digital Learning Transformation

Since its inception, DAU has expertly trained and certified government acquisition professionals, and recently has embarked on transformative changes to...

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Enterprise Course Catalog Update

The ADL Initiative’s Enterprise Course Catalog project has completed its next iteration of requirements discovery and is moving toward prototype...

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Upcoming Events

Jun
16-17

NTSA Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS)
Orlando, Florida, USA

Jun
28-30

Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DoD HFE Virtual TAG) Meeting
Defense Collaboration Services (DCS)

Jul
14

DADLAC Water Cooler Meeting
CVR Teams

Jul
21

Designing and Testing xAPI Profiles Using the xAPI Profile Server and DATASIM
Webinar

Aug
18

PERLS: Transitioning New Learning Opportunities to the DoD Workforce
Webinar

Aug 31-
Sep 2

iFEST 2021Changed
Online Conference

Sep
1-2

DADLAC Fall Meeting
In-person tentative

Sep
8-10

International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference (IT²EC)Changed
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sep
14-16

NATO Training Technology Conference (NTTC)Changed
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Sep
15

NATO Standards for ADL in Exercises
Webinar

Oct
20-22

DevLearn Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Oct
25-29

TechLearn 2021 ConferenceChanged
Virtual

Oct
27

DADLAC Water Cooler Meeting
CVR Teams

Nov
17

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

Nov 29-
Dec 3

I/ITSEC 2021
Orlando, Florida, USA

Dec
8

DADLAC Water Cooler Meeting
CVR Teams