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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

+3 Days of LIVE presentations, panels, and discussions.

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.

New Release: iFEST 2021 Agenda

iFEST is fast approaching! Check out the iFEST 2021 Agenda and register now.

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xAPI Profile Server and DATASIM Webinar

Join ADL Initiative SETA Contractors Andy Johnson and Florian Tolk on 21 July as they share how to enable any organization to build, test, and evaluate a comprehensive strategy for implementing xAPI.

Webinar Details

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

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...

DATASIM Produces Billions of Simulated xAPI Statements for System Testing

Contemporary digital learning technologies generate, store, and share terabytes of learner data—which must flow seamlessly and securely across systems. To...

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...

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...

Upcoming Events

Aug
18

PERLS: Transitioning New Learning Opportunities to the DoD Workforce
Webinar

Aug
30

DADLAC Fall Meeting
Blended - Virtual/In-person

Aug 31-
Sep 2

iFEST 2021Changed
Online Conference

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
ZoomGov

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
ZoomGov

2022

Apr
13-14

Military Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (MSOTL) Forum

Apr
26-28

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