Today's Focus:
Army Modernizes Distributed Learning Program to Improve Readiness
SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING
"The greatest tribute we can pay to the fallen and to the missing from every generation is not only to hold ceremonies and erect monuments, but to look after their families and embrace their brothers and sisters in arms when they return."
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, highlighting the importance of remembering the sacrifices of the men who fought on the D-Day invasion as well as the bravery of today's military men and women
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"I know first hand the challenges of war. Your experiences in combat are so powerful that very few will or can understand what you went through."
-Former Army Staff Sgt. Drew Dix, one of the 28 Medal of Honor recipients who recently launched the "Medal of Honor – Speak Out" campaign to encourage troops struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries and other health problems to take advantage of services to help them
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June 2010
National Safety Month
June 6: D-Day Anniversary
June 13: Drill Sergeant of the Year 2010 Competition
June 14: Army 235th Birthday
June 25: 60th Anniversary of the Korean War
TODAY'S FOCUS
Army Modernizes Distributed Learning Program to Improve Readiness
What is it?
Distributed learning (dL) is an instructional model used by the Army to deliver individual, collective, and self-development training and education to Soldiers, leaders and Army civilians anytime/anywhere. Instructors can be blended into the learning, or the content can be delivered as standalone products.
What has the Army done?
Commanding general, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) revised the charter for the TRADOC capabilities manager (TCM) for The Army Distributed Learning Program (TADLP) and assigned the TCM TADLP responsibilities to the Combined Arms Center-Training's Army Training Support Center (ATSC). The TCM TADLP held a dL Summit last August to determine what is needed to revitalize the dL program, meet customer needs and make dL training an appealing alternative or supplement to classroom instruction.
What does the Army plan to do in the future?
The TCM-TADLP team is transforming the program by revising dL policy, governance, and delivery standards and specifications. This new dL strategy will advance innovative approaches to formal and informal learning. It will allow the 21st century workforce access to personalized content through a 24X7 persistent learning capability. The new strategy will leverage cutting-edge applications - including mobile Internet devices (MID) like netbooks, e-books and smart phones - to provide students with personalized, on-demand learning capability. The TCM-TADLP will also integrate dL into evolving Army initiatives such as virtual new equipment training, collaborate with AKO "Go Mobile" programs, and develop a new contract vehicle that supports the development of high-quality dL content optimized for a MID environment.
Why is this important to the Army?
High-quality dL will allow learners to spend more time at home with their families rather than long-term TDYs to schools. Most leader development occurs at home stations and through self-development; readily available dL will allow Soldiers and Army civilians to increase their knowledge more rapidly-on their time schedules-while on the job or at home. Transforming the Army's distributed learning program will help our active-and reserve-components Soldiers, Army civilians and their leaders gain the competencies and confidence required for today's and tomorrow's full spectrum operations in a joint, inter-agency, intergovernmental and multinational environment.
Resources:
Combined Arms Center-Training
Army Distributed Learning Program
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