CENIC March 2015

DLIFLC Mission & Vision

DLIFLC provides culturally-based foreign language education, training, evaluation, research, and sustainment for DoD personnel in order to ensure the success of the Defense Language Program and enhance the security of the nation.

Delivering the world’s best culturally-based foreignlanguage training and education—at the point of need.

Mission

Vision

Core Competencies

linguist

• Title 10 Department of the Army civilian faculty• 95% native speakers: 15% Ph.D., 53% M.A.

Faculty Profile

Superior Staff Providing Superior Service

• DLI-Washington: Contract faculty

provide flexibility and surge capacity

• Robust Faculty Development Division

• Professional development opportunities: MIIS, CSUMB, Argosy, Brandman, University of San Francisco, etc.

DLIFLC Languages

Category IVModern Standard ArabicArabic - LevantineArabic - IraqiChinese MandarinKoreanJapanesePashto

Category IIIDariPersian FarsiRussianHindiUrduHebrewThaiSerbian CroatianTagalogTurkishPunjabi

Category IIGermanIndonesian

Category ISpanishFrenchItalianPortuguese

93% of Students taking CAT III & IV Languages Course LengthsCAT I – 26 WeeksCAT II – 35 WeeksCAT III – 48 WeeksCAT IV – 64 Weeks

Resident Student Profile

• ~3,500- 4,000 multi-Service • 66% - under age 25• 99% - high school graduates• 17% - college graduates• 5% - officers • 8,000+ AA degrees awarded since 2002

Keys to Language Education

• Access to foreign language websites• Authentic video sources

Exposure to Authentic

Language Content

• 900+ foreign national instructors• Immersion programs

Exposure to Native Speakers

• Mobile computing• Private cloud resourcesTime on task

• 2005-2008 - iPod Classic and Tablet PC• 2008-2012 - iPod Touch and Windows Tablet

PC’s• 2012-2013 – Implementation and operation of

the academic network• 2014 – Completed the Georgia Remote Site

Pilot

Recent History of Technology

• Every student issued laptop with touch screen capability

• Every student issued iPod Classic (05-08) or iPod Touch (08-11)

• Classrooms outfitted Interactive Smartboard• 2013 – Present Every student issued iPad and

MacBook• Future – Plan to develop more “cloud” tools and

move to single device

Technology Program 2005-2015

Language Training Detachments (LTD)

2013 - Resident and Remote locations developed a Gap in capabilities

• Remote locations needed to be compatible with DLIFLC • Mobile tools were available but could not be reached from MIL

networks• The concept of the Pilot developed

2014 • May - idea developed• June - meetings held to define requirements and procure HW• August - visits conducted

• One classroom Proof of Concept done• September - equipment installed • October - site goes live• Nov – Jan additional visits and training.

Lessons Learned

• Pilot was successful. – Classes are being taught – Testing is being completed at the new site.

• Online training materials available and possible due to the EDU and more robust infrastructure and bandwidth

• Systems are maintained

Issues:• Training of support staff• Implementing process and procedures at the distant site.

(Operation and Cybersecurity)• Connectivity – Uplink speeds needed to be changed to

accommodate audio testing• Scaling to multiple sites will require increases in support staff at

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