AIM Toolset Interfaces with
Authoritative Technical Data
Jim Ferrall, AIM Team
4 April 2012
Overview
• Current AIM-to-IETM interfaces,
including S1000D Issue 3
• ADL CoLab S1000D Issue 4 Reduction of
Total Ownership Cost (RTOC) Bridge
Project
Current S1000D Projects
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E-2D:
– S1000D Issue 3
– Sponsor: NAVAIR (PMA-231 – Dwayne Cole/coordinated
by NAVAIR S1000D evangelist Bob Sharrer)
– AIM II curricula in production use by E-2D Hawkeye
upgrade program for delivery to CNATT
•
S1000D-SCORM RTOC API Bridge
– S1000D Issue 4.0 interface with CPM
– Sponsor: ADL CoLab (Wayne Gafford)
– AIM team participated in RTOC Year 1 and Year 2 –
project closed out Sep 11
– Possible follow-on submarine community
implementation by PMS-401
Back-up Slides
The Problem
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No cost-effective method for responsively keeping
learning content current with changes to authoritative
digital technical data
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AIM solved for CD-based tech data in 2000
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Navy shifting to on-line enterprise data repositories
with no enterprise solution to this problem
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Even more important for distributed self-paced
training as inherent instructor surveillance efforts
during personalization and presentation are removed
–
Must address emerging S1000D standard adopted by
DoD / Navy, at least through Issue 3
Functional Requirement
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Support design and development of learning
content tied to authoritative technical and
procedural data
Streamline learning content 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
learning content
IETM Authoring
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Unique Element ID: Alphanumeric value used by
IETM to assign distinct identifier for specific
element
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Element Title: English language descriptive name
for each individual node in IETM
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Persistent Element ID: Unique element ID
maintained over multiple versions of IETM
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Version Information: Alphanumeric value used by
individual IETM element to identify change level
for that particular element (when element was
added or modified)
IETM Interface Process
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EXTRACT structural data (“table of contents”) from IETM
database
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IMPORT structural data into AIM
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BROWSE IETM Structure via Resource Requirements List
(Site RRL). Launch IETM viewer/browser to verify
applicability of reference
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LINK specific Related Instructor Activity (RIA) or Trainee
Guide (TG) Sheet to IETM reference
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CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE of curricula by importing revised
IETM structural data and using detailed Change Impact
Report/auto-generated maintenance flags signaling affected
curriculum elements
Curriculum Development
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IETM Structural ("Table of Contents")
Baseline Data
IMPORT
Positioning msg to IETM
Viewer/Browser
Resource
Requirements
List (RRL)
LINK
BROWSE
IETM
Authoring
System
IETM Viewer/
Browser
Lesson
Plan
DP / RIA
IETM Display
with correct file
and frame
Trainee
Guide
AIM I
Curriculum Change/Revision
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Change Data (including "version" information for
added or modified elements)
IMPORT
Positioning msg to IETM
Viewer/Browser
Resource
Requirements
List (RRL)
LINK
BROWSE
IETM
Authoring
System
IETM Viewer/
Browser
Lesson
Plan
DP / RIA
IETM Display
with correct file
and frame
Trainee
Guide
Change Impact Report
AIM I
E-2D Program Interface
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S1000D Issue 3
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Tech data created by Northrop Grumman in
InMedius CSDB and exported to Contenta CSDB for
life-cycle management and delivery
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Final XML tech data product published from
Contenta and distributed to all users for viewing via
NAVAIR Standard IETM Viewer (NSIV)
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AIM II interface with published XML data for initial
development/life-cycle surveillance / maint of
learning content – will not interface directly with
Contenta CSDB
E-2D Program Interface
(S1000D Issue 3)
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data to support learning content dvlp
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IMPORT
Change
Data
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(including "version" information for
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added or modified elements)
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Resource
Requirements
C
List (RRL)
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BROWSE
Published
E-2D CSDB
NSIV Viewer
Positioning msg
to NSIV
IETM Display
with correct DM
LINK
Lesson
Plan/
Trainee
Guide
Change
Impact
Report
AIM II
SCORM-compliant XML
learning content
Narrated
Demo
RTOC Year 1 (FY09)
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S1000D Issue 4.0
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Tech data created in several S1000D Issue 4-compliant CSDBs
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Modernized AIM interfaces directly with CSDB(s) via open
API / Web services being designed and developed as part of
this project
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Learning content developed and updated in AIM to be
passed to CSDB(s) for integration with tech data
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CSDB output published in SCORM-compliant format for use
with variety of e-learning delivery systems including SCORMcompliant LMSs
Narrated video demo
Modernized AIM in RTOC Year 1
Common Competency / Job-Task Analysis
BROWSE
Content Planning Module
(Learning Objectives / Content Outline)
(based on new API)
Data Module/Node ID
S1000D-compliant learning Data Modules
and aggregation model
Change Data/Status
S1000D
CSDB
Updated learning Data Modules
SCORM
Compiler
Learning Content
Packages
Resource
Requirements
List (RRL)
LINK
Lesson /
Section
Change
Impact
Report
Learning Object
Module
RTOC Year 2 (FY10)
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Build on Year 1 prototype efforts
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Add LSI and their CBT toolset to the RTOC team
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Focus on adapting CPM to output front-end design
data to CSDB as SCORM Content Package Module
(SCPM)
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LSI authoring tool plays primary role in building out
learning content as S1000D Issue 4.x learning data
modules (LDMs) based on SCPM generated by CPM
and passed by CSDB
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Final content package stored in CSDB and output for
use with LMS
S1000D-SCORM API Bridge – Year 2
Common Competency / Job-Task Analysis - OCCSTDS
SCORM Content Pkg Module (SCPM)
(content structure based on JDTA / LOS / COI
developed in CPM)
AIM
Content Planning Module
(JDTA / Learning Objectives /
Content Outline)
S1000D
CSDB
- Tech Data
Modules
- Learning Data
Modules
- SCORM Content
Pkg Modules
- Publication
Modules
- Assets
Browse for new LDMs/pertinent technical
DMs based on specified SCPM
LDMs/technical DMs (browse/check-out)
S1000D-compliant LDMs and aggregation
model (check-in)
Change Data/Status
Updated learning Data Modules
SCORM Content
Pkg
(based on SCPM)
Learning Mgmt
System
LSI
Self-paced Content
Authoring Toolset
(new/revised learning data modules
and change impact identification)