MT Continuum Status 4 February 2014 Gerry Cullison, SSP Peter St Jacques, MT Continuum Team System Integrator

Overview MT Continuum overview Application to other communities Project status Lessons learned for other NETC communities

Background Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) re-engineering 30+ week training pipeline for TRIDENT Ballistic Submarine (SSBN) Missile Techs (MTs) into blended just-enough/just- in-time ILE-conformant Instructor Led (ILT) and Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) segments delivered, tracked, and assessed through LMS AIM CPM and LO Module toolsets part of SSP’s baseline business process for this re-engineering First major end-to-end design, development, and maintenance project that’s defining CPM/LO Module business rules and data exchange mechanisms

MT Continuum Team SSP - Requirements Owners, Afloat Delivery System Contractor team – ILT development, IMI Storyboard development, SMEs NAWCTSD / AIM team - CPM/LO Module support NUWC – LMS (Seaware) NUWC – MTC Lead System integrator LSI, Inc. – ISD and IMI design/development Chenega Logistics – CM/QA agent for SSP SLC – ETC CCA for MT curriculum Fleet – SMEs/afloat training management

Project Status Plan, Analyze & Design Phases Completed – Delivery Method Analysis Process still needed – Scientific/Justifiable/Repeatable Development fully underway. Development effort is at the halfway point – Assessment, Performance Testing (NAVEDTRA 132) Large emphases on Implementation, Evaluation and Maintenance – Versioning, LMS interface Ongoing integration of CPM/LO Module, IMI toolset, PC simulation toolset, and LMS for planning, analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of blended content

MT Continuum Technical & Schedule Integration MTC development spans from JDTAs to the delivery and maintenance of training and test assessment material to students afloat and ashore MTC Lead System Integrator – Coordinates technical and schedule activities between and among developers, relative to the training and assessment delivery and maintenance goals of the MTC – Development functions /roles include: MPAs, Courseware Developers, ISD, CPM & LO Module developers/maintainers, LMS developers, PPC and SLC relative to the goal of delivering

MT Continuum Components Plan/Analyze – CPM (JDTA/TPP/TCCD) Design – CPM (COI) – LO Module (final design of ILT/preliminary design of IMI) Develop – LO Module (complete for ILT and test items) – Venus.net IMI toolset (complete for IMI and assessment Sections) – VIPr (PC simulation scenarios for ILT and IMI) – Content Packaging Tool (CPT) (Section level ILT/IMI/assessment integrated via per LMS Interface Specification)

MT Continuum Components (contd) Implement – Training content includes assessment items – Seaware LMS (ILT/IMI/assessment delivery and tracking) Evaluate – Seaware LMS (student testing /test item analysis) Maintain – LO Module/Venus.net (integrated surveillance/update of ILT/IMI/test items)

MT Continuum Integration Tasks LMS Interfaces – Interface specification with LO Module and VIPr – NUWC Newport lead with inputs from PPC (Chenega Logistics), ISD/IMI developer (LSI), and AIM team (AIMEREON) Content Packaging Tool (CPT) – Ongoing development by LSI with support from NUWC Newport Seaware LMS team, PPC, and AIM team (AIMEREON) Classroom Control Software (CCS) – Architectural approach in development by NUWC LMS team, supported by LSI, PPC, and AIM team (AIMEREON) – CCS system and developer selection tbd

Required for MTC March 2015 Blended Training: Course Packaging Tool, Enhancements to XLP and LMS, and AIM LO Module Interface 10

Application to Other Communities Based on NETC-mandated JDTA as fleet performance requirement basis for learning content design and development (NAVEDTRA 137) Closely coordinated with NAVEDTRA 136 development Hands-on production phase development of complete LO Module ILT lessons/sections including versioning Design of IMI lessons/sections as well as definition of new JDTA/LO Module versioning concepts Integration of PC Simulation toolset with LO Module

Application to Other Communities (contd) Bi-directional interface between LO Module and IMI toolset for integrated IMI / assessment development / maintenance Development of ILT and IMI test items and output to IMI toolset for aggregation into LMS-delivered Lesson-level assessments Sections, including enhanced performance test item development LMS delivery and tracking of integrated ILT / IMI / assessment content Integrated surveillance and maintenance environment for blended (ILT/IMI/test item) SCORM NAVEDTRA 136- compliant learning content

Application to Other Communities (contd) Briefing of MT Continuum to ‘big Navy’ – Training 2020 study group – OPNAV staff – Fleet Forces Command

Lessons Learned JDTA – Foundation. Getting this right cannot be over- emphasized. Maturity of Design Documents and Processes – IMDP, Learning Objectives (ISD Considerations), Process Documents, Assessment Design, Time to Train Estimations, Delivery Method Analysis Early definition of detailed blended content structure and ILT/IMI delivery implementation – Delivery interface specification – ILT/electronic classroom delivery

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