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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

iFEST Registration Opens 13 April

Register before 1 July for Early Bird rates!

Plan now to join us for iFEST 2022 in Alexandria, VA on 16-18 August. iFEST will feature speakers addressing the latest in education and training modernization. Explore this year’s theme “New Paradigm of Learning: Partner and Prevail.” Read more

TLA PlugFest Coming 22-23 June

TLA Plugfest 2022

The TLA PlugFest, organized by the ADL Initiative, brought together DoD decision makers, IT managers, and distributed learning application vendors to learn more about the Total Learning Architecture. This two-day event featured hands-on demos, tutorials, and plug-and-play interoperability testing to assist DoD organizations to implement new TLA-compliant technologies.

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ADL Initiative Year in Review 2021

Resilience was the theme for 2021. Despite a host of pandemic-driven disruptions, the ADL Initiative was able to apply innovative technology-driven strategies across its portfolio of projects... Read more

The DADLAC 2021 Annual Report is now available

2021 DADLAC Annual Report

Check out the Defense ADL Advisory Committee (DADLAC) 2021 Annual Report. It highlights the distributed learning community’s activities in 2021, along with important policies and plans to build the future learning ecosystem.

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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.

ADL Global Partnership Network Meeting

Global Partnership Network Meeting in 2021

The ADL Global Partnership Network continued to foster international relationships and facilitate ongoing collaboration by hosting its in person Annual Interim Directors Meeting on November 28th 2021 in Orlando, FL. 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 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 2022

More than 50 people participated in the first TLA PlugFest. Stay tuned for the TLA Plugfest Graduates Page coming soon!

Event

Register for iFEST Today!

Register now for iFEST 2022, the premier conference on distributed learning. Don’t forget, this event is FREE for government attendees. See you at iFEST!

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Check Out Technical Resources

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

Technical Resources

Latest News

Sabalauski Air Assault School Training Facility

Use of Microlearning Significantly Reduces Attrition in Army Air Assault...

A recent evaluation of the ADL Initiative’s PERLS Adaptive Learning System provides a glimpse into how microlearning can benefit personnel...

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In-Person iFEST 2022 Focuses on Collaborations to Achieve DoD's Vision...

The modernization of DoD’s eLearning systems is fueled by an ever-increasing variety of education and training technologies. To enable a...

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TLA PlugFest to Help Government and Vendors Adopt New Learning...

The ADL Initiative is accelerating adoption of data-driven learning technologies that will enable an interoperable digital ecosystem by providing no-cost...

F-15E Strike Eagle

Air Force Project Enhances Live F-15E Flight Training with xAPI...

At Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina, Air Force pilots at the 4th Operations Group (OG) are benefiting...

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Upcoming Events

Jul
18-21

USDLA National Conference 2022
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Jul
19-21

ArmyU Learning Symposium 2022
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

Jul
26-28

ICICLE Learning Engineering Conference 2022
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Jul
27-31

AIED 2022
Durham University, United Kingdom

Aug
1-4

Defense Standardization Program Conference 2022
Tysons, Virginia, USA

Aug
10-12

NATO Training Technology Conference
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Aug
16-18

iFEST 2022
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Sep
8

ATD Government Workforce
Washington, D.C., USA

Sep
20-22

TechLearn 2022 Conference
Austin, Texas, USA

Oct
25-28

EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado, USA or Virtual

Oct
26-28

DevLearn Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Nov
1-3

OLC Accelerate 2022
Virtual

Nov
14-18

OLC Accelerate 2022
Orlando, Florida, USA

Nov
27

Annual ADL Initiative Partnership Meeting
Orlando, Florida, USA

Nov 28-
Dec 2

I/ITSEC 2022
Orlando, Florida, USA

Dec
5-9

Reimagine Education Conference
Virtual