Army DL ConferenceJune 2011

Technology Roadmap …with emphasis on Integrating mobile learning

into the Acquisition Workforce

DAU’s mission

To provide practitioner training and services enabling the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) community to make smart business decisions and deliver timely and

affordable capabilities to the warfighter.

We achieve this mission by delivering certification training, mission assistance, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing that is convenient, accessible and cost-effective,

via up-to-date technology.

Changing the Culture of the workforce

KEY INITIATIVESLearning Technologies Roadmap

Learning Technology Implementation

Roadmap - Key Initiatives

• Performance Learning Infrastructure• Virtual Environments• Personalization• Collaboration• Media• Teaching and Learning Labs• Innovative Classroom and Learning

Technologies• Mobile

Performance Learning InfrastructureCurrent infrastructure – ATLAS, Blackboard, Ecco, Microsoft SharePoint (Moss 2010)

Major System Upgrades - Atlas 2.0 , Blackboard 9.1, MyDAP• Increased capacity• Ease of use and access• Speed and agility of learning• Personalization

Digital Asset Management System• Centralized management of

media assets• Meta-tagging• Track media objects

Service Desk and Change Management System• Change requests• Help desk tickets• Project tracking for learning

assets • Maintenance/Sustainment

Continuous Learning Portal• Games• Modules• Events• Media

Mobile Portal• Mobile learning assets• General info in mobile format

(e.g. DAU.mil)

SocialText Collaboration System• Captures conversations• Knowledge sharing activities• Working group activities

Student Information System• Acquisition workforce

planning• Records management• Certification activities

New Infrastructure

CoursewareContent

Management

Web-based Reporting and

Metrics

Real-time Dashboards

Calendar and Scheduling

Knowledge Management

Student Services Portal

2-way Email Integration

Comprehensive Workflow

Automation

Incident Management (Ticketing and

Tracking)

Web-based Service & Workflows Management

Centralize

Automate

Integrate

RequirementsInitiation and Mgmt (JIDB)

Task Management

CoursewareConfigurationManagement

Possible integrations and/or customconfigured workspaces

Back-end/ System capabilities

Configured Workspaces

Key

CR Tool

Change Requests

Management

CoursewareRelease

Management

Virtual Environments• Virtual World Platforms• Virtualized machine

software (e.g. Vmware)• Software as a Service (SaaS)

Reduce Operating Costs – consolidating

enterprise licensing fees

and # of platforms

required for operation.

Increase ability to

collaborate and

revolutionize facilitated

online learning.

Personalization

User personalization of DAU interfaces

• “My DAP” – aggregates all DAU resources available to acquisition community.– Dynamically assemble content

according to user profile.

• ATLAS 2.0 – learning management system– Provide information about

other related courses/online modules of interest according to user profile and selections. Like Amazon.

Collaboration• External

– Share lessons learned– Learn from experts– Comment– Rate– Discussion

• Internal– Build relationships– Identify expertise– Share resources– Ask questions– Collaborate on content development– Log project histories– Create open or closed project spaces for focused working groups

Media• Current

– DAU Media Library– iTunesU

• In Process– Management

• Digital Asset Management System

– Interactivity/Dialog• YouTube• SlideShare

– Multi-Channel Delivery• YouTube• DAU Media Library• iTunesU• Continuous Learning Portal• Defense Acquisition Portal

Teaching and Learning Labs• Faculty Exploration and Training• Next Generation Technologies• Operational – April 2011

•Telepresence•Multiple Screen Displays•Classroom participation devices•Tablets in executive courses•Virtualization of student desktops

Classroom and Learning Technologies

MOBILE INITIATIVEApproach, Strategy, Plan

Devices/Approaches – Broad Spectrum

Mobile – How to Start

Get in the game!

https://myclass.dau.mil/bbcswebdav/xid-648245_4

Mobile – Working Group

http://www.slideshare.net/daudemo/meet-rebecca-a-grassroots-effort-to-incorporate-mobile-learning

Strategy Approach – key areas

Mobile Initiative

Existing Assets and Systems

Developing Assets and

ToolsExisting

Mobile Tools and

Applications

Working Group Support and Experiments

Contractor Support and Experiments

#1 – Existing Assets and SystemsExisting Assets• DAU Media Library – over 200 videos

on numerous acquisition topics• iTunesU – over 200 videos, podcasts,

and documents – leverage DAU Media Library

• Games – offered through Game Site – some games already mobile accessible/others in conversion process

• Performance Support Tools – many available through knowledge bases and communities of practice – built in HTML and accessible from all devices

• DAU Facebook Group and “Like” page

Mobile Initiative

Existing Assets and Systems

Developing Assets and

ToolsExisting

Mobile Tools and

Applications

Atlas learn.dau.mil/m/

Blackboardmyclass.dau.mil/m/

CL Portalclc.dau.mil/m/

DAPdap.dau.mil/m/

Mediaview.dau.mil/m/

ACCacc.dau.mil/m/

Atlas learn.dau.mil

Blackboardmyclass.dau.mil

CL Portalclc.dau.mil

DAPdap.dau.mil

Mediaview.dau.mil

ACCacc.dau.mil

Atlas DAU

Mobile Portal

Blackboard

CL Portal

DAP

Media Library

ACC

iCatalogicatalog.dau.mil/m/

iCatalogicatalog.dau.miliCatalog

Existing Back Ends Existing Front EndsFuture Mobile

Front Ends

iPhone

BlackBerry

Droid

Existing SystemsIn

development

Check out a mock up of the portal!

#2– Developing Assets

Mobile Initiativ

e

Existing Assets

and Systems

Developing Assets and tools

UnTapped Tools and Applicatio

ns

•Develop• Tutorials• Performance Support Tools• Glossaries• Process Job Aids• Lessons Learned • Knowledge nuggets, snippets• Pre-work• Additional Resources to Support

Courses/Learning Modules•Deliver• Native apps – tutorials, add on pieces to

continuous learning modules• Web apps – browser based tutorials,

glossaries, processes, performance support tools, etc.

• YouTube• iTunesU

Mobile Assets – Product Spectrum

Mobile Assets - ExperimentsExperiment TypeIRM 202 mini tutorial iTunes podcast and mobile app version

Marble Card https://acc.dau.mil/mc

Gold Card Mobile Browser app - https://acc.dau.mil/gc

CLC 027 – process tool https://vblms.gdit.com/dau/apps/html5/clc027/page9.html

Supply Chain Job Aid https://vblms.gdit.com/dau/apps/html5/supply_chain/index.html#home

Glossary Game https://myclass.dau.mil/bbcswebdav/xid-656545_4

Top 10 Teaching Approaches

Prototype – https://vblms.gdit.com/dau/apps/html5/top10/page1.html

Lessons Learned – Feedback

"I have no way of measuring this, but Sterling and I think the output briefings from Practicum were MUCH more in-depth with a greater understanding of the situation than any other IRM202 we have taught...I think this is because of the podcast...“

- Bob Skertic, Instructor -

#3 – Potential Tools and Applications

Mobile Initiativ

e

Existing Assets and Systems

Developing Assets and Tools

Untapped Tools and

Applications

•Native and web app development applications•Twitter•QR Codes•SlideShare•YouTube•Wordpress/Blogger/Tumblr/•Flickr/Picassa•LinkedIn•Google Docs

Implementation Timeline

Existing Assets and SystemsMobile Portal (September

2011)System Interfaces Mobile –

Ready (September 2012)

Developing Assets and Tools Experimental Projects (20-30 Assets) – (September 2011)

Ongoing Implementation – (Ongoing)

Untapped Tools and ApplicationsApprove mobile-ready &

social tools (YouTube, SlideShare, Wordpress) –

(December 2011)

Ongoing Implementation of emerging tools – (Ongoing)

Implementation Timeline

Past Guides the Future

Mobile Presentation

QR Code to access this presentation and other

related mobile resources

OR

http://daumobildemos.wordpress.com