Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM)- Interactive

Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) Interface

December 2008

The Problem• No cost-effective method for responsively

keeping learning content current with changes to authoritative technical data– AIM solved for paper and CD-based tech data in 2000– Navy shifting to on-line enterprise data repositories

with no enterprise solution to this problem– Even more important for distributed Web-based

training as instructor surveillance efforts are removed– Must address emerging S1000D standard adopted by

DoD / Navy

Functional Requirement• Support design and development of learning

content tied to performance requirements• Streamline QA review, approval, and

configuration management• Simplify instructor preparation and delivery• Promote efficient life-cycle surveillance and

update• Enhance cost-effective re-purposing of proven

content

Design and Development• Technical and procedural documents are

primary authoritative data source for technical training content

• For ILT, developer must associate technical / procedural documents to learning content for display in classroom

• For self-paced training, developer must include pertinent data and associate tech / procedural document to learning content for computer display and student interaction

QA Review, Approval, and CM• QA must confirm associations made with

and data copied from technical / procedural documents accurate and current

• Approval authority must ensure complete and accurate learning content in place

• Content manager must ensure approved content is prepared by instructors and taught in classrooms / delivered by LMS

Instructor Preparation / Delivery• As part of preparation, instructor must

confirm hundreds of links to technical / procedural documents and prepare to present documents in classroom

• During presentation, instructor must quickly display authoritative documents to students

• For self-paced content, students must launch technical / procedural documents for reference and interaction

Life-cycle Surveillance / Update• Curriculum maintainer must re-confirm

accuracy of all links in baseline learning content to technical / procedural documents each time document is updated

• Based on that analysis, maintainer must generate change / rev to learning content to ensure it remains current and accurate

Overview of Operational

IETM/AIM Interface

Benefits

• Integrated, standardized, configuration-managed development, QA, and management of baseline curricula and electronic classroom content

• Reduced workload, better accuracy, and faster turnaround for schoolhouse LSO and instructor staff

• Reduced workload, better accuracy, and faster turnaround of training content surveillance and update

A Few Metrics . . .

• A single 23-week replacement course on-line today contains more than 1500 separate links to more than 5 separate technical / procedural manuals

• All tech / procedural manuals updated quarterly

• @ 2 minutes per link, review for possible changes during curriculum maintenance would take 50 person-hrs per quarter

Demo of Current Interface

Technical Process for IETM Interface

Interface Process

• EXTRACT structural data (“table of contents”) from IETM database

• IMPORT structural data into AIM

• BROWSE IETM Structure via Resource Requirements List (Site RRL). Launch IETM viewer/browser to verify applicability of reference

• LINK specific Related Instructor Activity (RIA) or Trainee Guide (TG) Sheet to IETM reference

• CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE of curricula by importing revised IETM structural data and using detailed Change Impact Report/auto-generated maintenance flags signaling affected curriculum elements

Development

IETM Authoring

System

Resource Requirements

List (RRL)

Lesson Plan /

Trainee Guide

Section (Enabling Learning Object)

IMPORT

Positioning msg to IETMViewer/Browser

IETM Display with correct file / node

IETM Viewer/Browser

EXTRACT

BROWSE(from LP/TG or Section)

LINK

IETM Structural ("Table of Content")Baseline data

Authoring Instructional Materials

(AIM)

Surveillance/Update

IETM Authoring System

Resource Requirements

List (RRL)

Lesson Plan /

Trainee Guide

Section (Enabling LearningObject)

IMPORT

Positioning msg to IETMViewer/Browser

IETM Display with correct

file and frame

IETM Viewer/Browser

EXTRACT

BROWSELINK

Change Data(including "version" information for

added or modified elements)

Change Impact Report

IETM Authoring

Unique Element ID: Alphanumeric value used by IETM to assign distinct identifier for specific element

Element Title: English language descriptive name for each individual node in IETM

Persistent Element ID: Unique element ID maintained over multiple versions of IETM

Version Information at Element Level: Alphanumeric value used by individual IETM element to identify change level for that particular element (when element was added or modified)