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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

ADL Initiative at I/ITSEC 2019
ADL Initiative at I/ITSEC
iFest 2020 Call For Ideas
ADL Initiative All Over the World
Welcome Denmark!
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.

2019 Year In Review

The ADL Initiative made significant strides in 2019 along its three main lines of effort: modernization, policy guidance, and cross-coordination.

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View the Latest xAPI-Themed Discussion

Aaron Silvers joined us and led Part II of “xAPI Profile Server: Advancing Learning Interoperability Across Systems.” Listen to the discussion and see if any of your xAPI-related questions were answered!

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Call for Ideas open for iFEST 2020

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to share ideas to explore, engage, and experience at the next iFEST.

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Latest News

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PeBL Gets Marine Corps Test Drive at Fort Sill

Digitized textbooks have been around for over 20 years. They gained prominence after 1998, when the first dedicated eBook readers...

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Total Learning Architecture (TLA) Sandbox

In 2019, the ADL Initiative established a TLA Sandbox project in collaboration with the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) USALearning...

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ADL Initiative Represents at I/ITSEC 2019

The ADL Initiative supported the Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) on 1-5 December in Orlando. This...

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TLA Working Group Meets Face-to-Face at I/ITSEC 2019

The ADL Initiative’s Total Learning Architecture (TLA) Working Group held its first face-to-face meeting during the Interservice / Industry Training,...

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Upcoming Events

Mar
3-4

Human Systems Conference
Arlington, VA

Mar
16-20

AETC Learning Professionals' Consortium
San Antonio, TX

Mar
16-19

NATO Training Group Task Group for Individual Training & Education Developments (NTGTG IT&ED) Spring 2020 Meeting
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mar
31

Distance Education Coordination Committee
Newport, RI

Mar
31

Joint PME Teaching/Learning Forum
Carlisle, PA

Apr
3

iFEST 2020 Call for Ideas Deadline
Alexandria, VA

Apr
6-8

Principal Investigator Meeting
Alexandria, VA

Apr
8-9

DADLAC Meeting
Alexandria, VA

May
4-8

DoD HFE TAG May Meeting: Resilience 2020: Are we ready?
Port Hueneme Division (NSWCPHD), CA

May
4-7

Nordic Defence Forces 8th Annual ADL Conference
Halmstad, Sweden

May
5-7

MODSIM World
Norfolk, VA

Jun
17-18

NTSA Training & Simulation Industry Symposium (TSIS)
Orlando, FL

Jun 30-
Jul 1

United States Army Learning Symposium
Fort Leavenworth, KS

Aug
17-19

iFEST 2020
Alexandria, VA

Nov 30-
Dec 4

I/ITSEC
Orlando, FL