The Army Learning Support Center:

The Army Model for Canadian Forces “Alternative Training Delivery”

& {“Content”} Modernization

Lt(N) Paula Jardine, Tactics School Training Development Officer, Plans Officer, Army Learning Support Center

1997 2006 2007 2010 2011 ......................

A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF LEARNER-CENTRICITY!!!!

Briefs byDr. Anderson Dr. Rossett

“Focus on the Content &the Individual Learner”

“Three generations of Distance Education Pedagogy: Challenges and Opportunities”(Wellington, NZ Apr 10)

Terry Anderson, PhD and Professor

Re-Think

1. Author’s Depiction of Slide 14/57 of Dr. Anderson’s April 10 Brief and Photo (respectively): http://www.slideshare.net/terrya/three-generations-of-distance-education-pedagogy-challenges-and-opportunities and http://www2.athabascau.ca/aboutau/media/photosdownload.php

2. Author’s Depiction of Slide 42/47 of Dr. Allison Rossett’s (©2010 Allison Rossett) Brief and Photo (respectively): provided via CFTDBA email correspondence and http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/arossett/arossett.html

Measure

Improve

Mitigate

Blend

Align

How are we doing?

• How are we doing?

• On track and gainingmomentum……

“Anything is possible as long as

no one is worried about taking the

credit”

Gen Gosselin (Comd CDA 2009)

Anderson: “Focus on the Content and the Individual Learner”

• 2009 Symposium

• 2010 Golden Quill : “content-centricity”

2009 AITA Training Technologies Symposium

Redesigning Training Design

Lt(N) Jardine, P. A.ALSC Production and Plans

From: Rethinking Redesigning Training Design (2009)

• CFITES: Canadian Forces Individual Training and Education System

Re-Think!

• How are we, as TDOs, trained to think about ‘the system’? 

CFITES

(Canadian Forces Individual Training and Education System)

From: Rethinking (2009)

• Branch Head Address:

“don’t settle for the systems standards”

What if TDO BQC 1201 and 1202 were offered a new perspective?

“Learner Centric” Canadian Forces LearningSystem Is “Content Centric”in design AND application

TDOs of the futureCF Learning System: Should they “see it this way” ??

• Anyone got a road map?

• Anyone herd cats or build airplanes in the sky before?

• Afghanistan forced the Army to “rethink” in 2005……..and act…

2005 - Army Schools were losing militaryinstructional staff to operations while operations demanded more trained soldiers

2005 - Army Schools were losing militaryinstructional staff to operations while operations demanded more trained soldiers

• TCEP (Training Capacity Enhancement Program) stood up with an initial allocation of 15M. The ALSC was born.

• ALSC TCEP Funding replaced with “ATD” funding FY 2011

• ALSC grew from 11 to 133 personnel last 4+years as a quality e-content design, development, distribution, and overall modernization engine for Army learners. Content became King. Cats herded.

• ALSC’s “Contract In” Alternative Training Delivery (ATD) Model a proven success in terms of meeting LFDTS mission tasks:

• increase throughput• increase quality of training• reduce residency• SAVE MONEY/+ROI while doing it!!!)

……so, what’s it look like?

• Mil & DND Civ - 36

• Contractors - 58

• Interns (new & ext) - 39

•TOTAL 133

• e-learning content production and distribution teams in all 8 X CTC Schools

THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE

•TACTICS•ARMOURED•INFANTRY•ARTILLERY•COMBAT ENG

•CFSCE•CFLAWC•CFSEME

Content Production from Ideas to Distribution

Brainstorm Idea to Feasability to Design to

Production

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Classroom

Anytime AnywhereLearning

AnytimeAnywhereLearning

Classroom

Student

Vision Statement

To increase the amount (and quality) of “anywhere, anytime learning” so that modern, learner centric training can be delivered to the soldier,

rather than requiring the soldier to go to the institution. This will provide an enhanced learning opportunity and a better Quality of Life

for the soldier. The ability to overlap courses will allow greater throughput and reduce training costs.

Studentvs.

ALSC VisionALSC Vision

• Schools keep standards, CoE, all the normal stuff…..but much of “class” is anytime anywhere

THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE THE NEW TDO

What of The Metrics?

• ALSC was stood up out of operational necessity to improve “quantity control”

• through quality content design, development, and distribution.....

• So far, the metrics and the performance measurements...........

Re-Think

Measure

Improve

Mitigate

Blend

Align

ALSC Successes:• 3.5 M so far in residency savings

• 5 – 10 X this amount if we gauged rounds, tracks, equipment wear, etc

• met MCpl quantity demand (PLQ)

• 1M in “Repurposing” content so far

• Better Quality Learning by Design..

1st Order Effect 2nd Order Effect

Amount of DL

Produced

Re-Use / Re-PurposeRe-Use / Re-Purposeof DL Productsof DL Products

Time Time

Cost of Producing

DL

Note: To date, more than $1M has been saved through re-use / re-purpose initiatives

5

3

1

1

12

3

1

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WHAT IF ALL CF TE’S HAD THIS KIND OF SUPPORT?

HOW MUCH?$700K / YR

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5

3

1

1

12

3

1

1 1

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HOW MUCH SOONER WOULD THE CF LEARNER BENEFIT FROM “MODERNIZATION”?

HOW MUCH?$700K / YR

5

3

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WHAT IF ALL CF TE’SHAD THIS KIND OF SUPPORT?

HOW MUCH?$700K / YR

Systematically build learner centric “content” for best value ($ and sense) across the CF, guided by national SOP, with the TE “at the wheel”. Includes performance support, refresher, individual and collective products, that support competencies/qualifications in a bended, networked, continuous learning world/workplace.

CF learners will “consume their learning” differently in 2013 than today.....The school house staff will know best what to do….(CFSME example)

If Paula were CDS/CMP/CDA/pinky/brain

•TDO BQC Re-Focus --- System Rethink

• CF Modernization Resourcing Plan

• Revisit “Clarke and Kozma”

• Performance Measurement

• Final Thoughts are yours……….Q’s??