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ISD Production Process: Shifting to Virtual Production
Building a Virtual ISD Application Called “C2 Gateway”
Ken Matesich and Ryan Brown
Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona
C2 Technologies, Inc. Vienna, Virginia
Davis-Monthan Site Overview
Air Force Pilot and Aircrew training for the A-10 and EC-130 aircraft
Traditional lecture based lessonsWeb-based online training (CBT)Blended Learning lessonsSpecial software applications
(CAI)250 A-10 and 470 EC-130 lessons
Spatial Awareness
Traditional Development Model
Large Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
Extensive use of emailMultiple documents on network
sharesMany client feedback documents
on hundreds of product deliverables
Limited historical accountabilityDifficulty reporting on metrics
over the long term
ISD Process Overview
C2 Gateway Software ApplicationShift to Web-based virtual
Instructional Systems DesignApplication acts as a one-stop
PortalThree tier approach:
◦Inventory Archive◦Scheduling Management◦Production Review Feedback
SQL Database content management
ISD Process in Gateway
SandboxCritiques
Production
OMAR (Objective Media Analysis Report)◦ LMS Student Critiques◦ Instructor Critiques◦ Air Force Critiques
ISD Production Process Details
LSR
RD
FDAC
OMAR
Inventory Archive700+ Inventoried lessonsStudent and instructor critiquesThe Inventory drives the ISD
cycleAvailable for off-site accessRoles-based and secure logon
Scheduling Management900+ deliverable stages
(documents) produced and reviewed annually
Centralized management of projects
ISD (EdTech) and Instructor tasking
Tally of work accomplished
Production ReviewHyperlinked lessons for reviewCategorized by stakeholder
Comment Tool◦Role-based feedback◦Forum thread and response concept◦Intuitive interface tracks stages
NLEs (the Cash Register)New Lesson Equivalent
calculations:◦During ‘Sandbox’ scheduling and
tasking◦During production cycle (quarterly /
yearly)Statement of work (SOW)
trackingDelay tracking: production &
review
Software EnvironmentC#, ASP. Net, HTML, JavaScriptCompiled Web applicationN-tier architectureProgrammed and designed in-
house◦Custom data forms with Ajax
Dedicated Windows 2003 ServerHosted and managed
environment
Database DesignMicrosoft SQL Server 2008~ 50 relational database tables~ 150 stored proceduresCustom Object Relational
Mapping (ORM) interface codeDatabase structure (link)
Software ConcernsCode maintainabilityApplication accessibilityWeb site securityData confidentialitySite and database backupApplication extensibility
Some Realized Metric Gains4 % deficit historically (3-6%)3 % ahead of schedule currently
(1-4%)
Early Perspective:◦Site produces 255 lesson hours
annually◦Up to 8% gain, or ~20 lesson hours
Summary - ImprovementsMoving from analog to digitalCentralized location for
productionTracking of customer feedbackImproved evaluation visibilityReduced administrative busy
workEliminated multiple source
relianceImproved stakeholder
connectivity
C2 Technologies, Inc. Vienna, Virginia