Overview
15 March 2012
Agenda
• Overview of AIM
• Introduction of AIM Team
• Traditional AIM
• AIM in the NETC Enterprise
Training Management
Framework (ETMF)
AIM Overview
• GOTS training content authoring software tool
for instructor-led and blended training
• Improve efficiency in learning content
development, maintenance, and reuse
• Ensure standardized, systematic approach to
training methods and products
‒ Originally based on Navy standard NAVEDTRA 130/131
Guidelines
‒ Helping to define, test, and implement emerging Navy
Integrated Learning Environment (ILE) standards per
NAVEDTRA 136 and NAVEDTRA 137
AIM Historical Perspective
1981
1981-86
Present
1987-97
• NPRDC Awards R&D
• CNET drafts
Contract
Operational
Requirement (OR) • CNO Establish Project
Manager
• NPRDC Conducts • AIM MNS/Milestone 0
Approved
R&D
• Milestone I/II
approved
• Initial version of AIM
(UNIX) distributed
• Milestone III approved
(Implementation)
• AIM System Support
Office (SSO) at
NAWCTSD
Established
• AIM II Implementation
• AIM I Implementation
• Program Management
Shift to NAWCTSD
1998-2005
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IETM Interface
SCORM Output Utility
SQL Server
Word as editor; IMI
Library
• AIM first GOTS SCORM
Adopter
Program of Record
with history of
continuous
improvement and
successful
adaptability in
meeting the user’s
changing
requirements and
technology
advances
2006-12
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Prototype LO Module;
NMCI certification
Navy ILE ILT
authoring/maintenance
tool
Prototype Content
Planning Module (CPM)
NMCI Certification &
Distribution of AIM LO
Module
CPM Operational
Major CPM/LO Module
updates including
JDTA & OCCSTD
support
Enterprise hosting of
AIM I/II Central Sites
and CPM
Prototype of Webbased LO Module
Current Deployment
• In use at over 200 locations
• Estimated 250,000 hours of instructional
content exists in AIM
• 2000+ trained and experienced AIM users
• Robust support infrastructure in place:
‒350+ users trained each year
‒Effective help desk
• End-user designed and managed via user
community Functional Requirements Board
(FRB)
AIM User Organizations
• NETC Learning Centers:
‒ Naval Aviation Technical
Training (CNATT)
‒ Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)
‒ Submarine Learning (SLC)
‒ Explosive Ordnance Disposal &
Diving (CEODD)
‒ Information Dominance (CID) /
Naval Intelligence
– Surface Warfare Officer’s School
(SWOS) / Naval Engineering
‒ Personal and Professional
Development (CPPD)
‒ Security Forces (CSF)
‒ SEABEEs and Facility Engineer
(CSFE)
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Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEA)
Strategic Systems Programs (SSP)
Naval Air Systems Command
(NAVAIR)
Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command (SPAWAR)
Commander Naval Installations
Command (CNIC)
Navy Medicine Manpower,
Personnel, Education and Training
Command (NAVMED MPT&E)
Naval Special Warfare Center
(NSWC)
Naval Shipyards Training Central
Design Group (NSTEP)
Special Operations Forces Program
Management Office (SOFPMO)
AIM Management Organization
FunctionalArea
Area
Functional
Functional
Functional Area
Area
Manager
Manager
Manager
OPNAV – N12
OPNAV
OPNAV
–– N00T
N79 N7
OPNAV
N15/NETC
(proposed)
Functional
Requirements
Board (FRB)
Configuration Control
Board (CCB)/
Resource Sponsorship:
Surface/Air/Sub/NETC
Program
Program
Manager
OPNAVOrlando
N75
NAWCTSD
Prime Support ContractorAIMEREON, Inc.
System Support
Office (SSO)
NAWCTSD Orlando
AIM Team Points of Contact
• Navy Program Manager: Tiffany
Dombrowski / 407-380-4431 –
tiffany.dombrowski@navy.mil
• Navy Lead Engineer: Ron Zinnato / 407380-4667 – ronald.zinnato@navy.mil
• Contractor Program Manager: Jim Ferrall
/ 703-494-1416 / jferrall@aimereon.com
• ISD Support: Jamie Stewart / 757-4812837 / jtstewart@aimereon.com
Traditional AIM
Overview
AIM Background
 Follows ISD rules of the PADDIE model
 Two versions:
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AIM I: Built on NAVEDTRA 131 PPP-based
Curriculum Guidelines
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AIM II: Built on NAVEDTRA 130 Task Based
Curriculum Guidelines
AIM Outputs
 Printed Hardcopy Materials
 PDF (“electronic paper”)
 SCORM Compliant XML Files for browserbased viewing and use in electronic
classrooms
 Database export for use in other AIM
systems
Maintenance/Surveillance of
Current Curriculum
TPP
 Manual Process
‒ Checking Resources
‒ Validating Objectives
‒ Id Affected Test Items
‒ LP/TG DP/RIA/Sheet Chgs
 Results
‒ Time Consuming
‒ Error-prone
CTTL
LO
TEST
ING
COI
CMS
TCCD
LP
TG
Maintenance/Surveillance of AIM
Curriculum
TPP
• Relational Database
• Resources Linked to Tasks
• Resources/Tasks Linked to Objectives
• Resources/Tasks/Objectives Linked to Tests
CTTL
LO
TEST
ING
COI
• Resources/Tasks/Objectives Linked to LP/TG
CMS
• Automated
• Minimize Human Error
• Reduce Surveillance/Maintenance Time
TCCD
LP
TG
Additional Traditional AIM Benefits
• SCORM XML output for use with LMS
• Browsable XML/HTML and PDF for use in
the electronic classroom – tested with Elite
and the Navy LMS
• IETM interface capabilities for
development, delivery, and surveillance
• Centralized management capability via
Citrix Metaframe-based Central Sites for
each NETC Learning Center community,
hosted at NETPDTC
Overview of AIM in the
NETC Enterprise
Training Management
Framework (ETMF)
NETC Policy and Supporting Tools
Policy
NAVEDTRA
130
NAVEDTRA
131
NAVEDTRA
136/137
Tool
AIM II
Traditional
AIM I
Traditional
CPM & LO
Module
Analysis
Approach
(External)
JTA
PPP Tables
JDTA
Products
Management
Documents
&
Traditional
LP/TG
Management
Documents
&
Traditional
LP/TG
Management
Documents
&
Targeted
Learning
Objects*
* Fully supports ILT objects and supports self-paced objects w/ other authoring tools.
MT Continuum Prototype Project
• SSP re-engineering 30+ week training pipeline for
TRIDENT SSBN Missile Techs (MTs) into blended justenough/just-in-time ILE-conformant Instructor Led (ILT)
and self-paced continuum of learning
• New AIM CPM and LO Module toolsets core part of
SSP’s baseline business process for this re-engineering
• First major end-to-end design, development, and
maintenance project that’s validating and extending
CPM/LO Module business rules and data exchange
mechanisms in accordance with NAVEDTRA 136/137
I/ITSEC 2010 MT Continuum White
I/ITSEC 2010 MT Continuum
Paper
Presentation
Narrated CPM-LO Module Blended
Learning Video
AIM I-II
Content Planning Module (CPM)
Learning Object (LO) Module
Interfaces with NETC
Enterprise Training Management
Framework
(ETMF)
NETC N6/N7 ‘To Be’ Enterprise Trng Mgmt Framework
AIM in the N6/N7 ETM Framework
Curriculum
Development
(AIM)
Training & Student Management
(CeTARS)
Classroom Management (CIN/CDP)
CMS
Legacy Curriculum
Authoring (AIM I/II)
- PPP/TPS (AIM I)
- CTTL (AIM II)
- LP/TG/test items/RRL
- TPP/TCCD
Content Planning
Module (CPM)
- JDTA
- learning objectives
- curr. outline of instr.
- TPP/TCCD
Learning Object (LO)
Module
- final ILT LP/TG/test
items/RRL
- self-paced content
design/storyboards/test
items
Student Mgmt and Schedule
RRL
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Training Asset Management
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Content Management
(Atlas Pro)
Development
3 Party SCORM
Development Tools
SCORM ILT LP/TG
Test Items
CBT Design/
Maint. Data
Delivery
CBT
rd
Content Creation
Environment
(ROCCE)
Legend
Existing function
Learning
Management
System (LMS)
Survey Engine
(SE)
Assessment
Engine (AE)
Planned function
Potential function
AIM Interface with LMS
Technical Data Repository
[XML/HTML/smart PDF IETMs as well as S1000D Issue 3 IETMs]
Links to Authoritative Tech Data / Updates
AIM I / AIM II / LO Module
ILT Development and
Maintenance
- complete ILT learning object
development
- change impact identification and
content versioning
- test items
- SCORM XML output of approved
baseline content package
Legend
Baseline content authoring tools
Content delivery tools
Baseline ILT
content
Updated ILT
content
LMS
- direct delivery of ILT
- student accounts and tracking mgmt
- presentation support and
classroom mgmt provided by
NetSupport School or equivalent ECR
software solution
- student performance / completion
data entered into LMS manually by
instructor
ILT LP/TG
content
controlled by
classroom
instructor
Student
performance
data entered
by instructor
Electronic Classroom
AIM Interface with Self-paced Content Tools
Technical Data Repository
[XML/HTML/smart PDF IETMs as well as S1000D Issue 3 and 4 IETMs]
Links to Authoritative Tech Data / Updates
Content Outline
Draft w
Versioned
Learning
Objectives and
Metadata
Content Planning
Module (CPM)
Blended Learning
Content Design
- baseline job
performance (JDTA) data
- learning objectives
- content outline (learning
objects)
- content mgmt data
(project plan / content
outline)
Versioned
Learning
Objective
Updates
LO Module
ILT Development /
Self-paced IMI Design / Blended
Content Surveillance-Maint.
Baseline ILT
content
- complete ILT learning object
- detailed IMI content outline and
storyboard/lesson spec report with links
to JDTA-defined performance reqts and
to authoritative tech/procedural data
- change impact identification for IMI
content
- test items
Updated ILT
content
Content outline,
metadata,
links to IETMs,
SME inputs on
narrative,
interactions,
graphics,
test items
Atlas Pro
LMS
- deliver, track, and
report run-time ILT and
CBT content
Finished
IMI data
and
metadata
to support
maint
Chg Impact
data to
individual
screen
level in
self-paced
IMI
[direct delivery of ILT
with personalization and
presentation support]
Baseline selfpaced
content
ROCCE
IMI Development / Maintenance
Legend
Authoring tools
Content delivery tools
Schema-based API
- dvlp initial self-paced IMI onscreens from design input
- coord review comments
- finalize and publish IMI content
- export data/metadata
- update IMI per Chg Impact Reports
- tests
Updated selfpaced content
Learner
PC for
selfpaced
ECR for
ILT
AIM Interface with Self-paced Content Tools
(detail)
LO Module
ILT Development / Self-paced IMI Design / Blended Content Surveillance-Maintenance
- complete ILT learning objects
- test items
- detailed IMI content outline and
- change impact identification for IMI
storyboard/lesson spec report with links to JDTA-defined
content
performance reqts and to authoritative tech/procedural data
- export preliminary IMI design data/metadata to standard XML schema from database
- import final IMI content data/metadata/URL links to LO Module database
Content outline;
Metadata;
links to JDTA and
IETMs;
SME inputs on
narrative,
interactions,
graphics;
test items
Finished IMI data
and metadata to
support
surveillance /
maintenance
Chg Impact data
to individual
screen level in
self-paced IMI
Revised IMI data and
metadata to support
surveillance /
maintenance
ROCCE
Self-paced IMI Development / Surveillance-Maintenance
-
dvlp initial self-paced IMI on-screens from design input
coord review comments
finalize and publish IMI content
export data/metadata
update IMI per Chg Impact Reports
tests
- export finished initial and revised IMI data/metadat/HTML URL link
to standard XML schema from database
AIM Interface with Assessment Engine
Legend
Content Planning Module (CPM)
OCCSTDS data
Existing
Interface
Learning Objectives/
COI data
Job Duty Task
Analysis (JDTA) data
ROCCE/
Assessment
Engine
(AE)
All ILT and selfpaced in-course
testing
AIM I/AIM II
Test item analysis data
Test data for ILT/CBT incourse exams
[test items plus test planning
data]
Test item analysis data
AIM
ETMDS
application
Learning
objectives,
content
outline,
JDTA Links
Test data for ILT in-course exams
[test items plus test planning data]
Planned
Interface
Learning
Object [LO]
Module
(ILE ILT
content
objects/CBT
object design)
(Traditional
LP/TG
Content)
Note: existing
capability to
export AIM I/II
test items to
CeTARS testing
via standard
Excel model
AIM Summary
• History of AIM
– Consistent success in past, updated over time, now extending
to blended learning
– Leveraging historical ROI and TOC reduction
• One GOTS toolset supporting:
– Traditional content development/maintenance
• NAVEDTRA 130B/131B
– Migration of traditional to new content standards
• NAVEDTRA 136/137
– New development/support of blended learning
• ILT & self-paced
AIM Summary
(contd)
• Fills gaps in current Navy Training Environment:
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ILT toolset supporting emerging NAVEDTRA 136 standard
JDTA links to learning content
Future linkage between JDTA & Navy OCCSTDs
Integrated JDTA-based design, development, and
maintenance of both ILT and self-paced learning content
– Automated surveillance capability to drive down
significant total ownership cost of learning content
• AIM toolset is filling those gaps as demonstrated by
MT Continuum prototype project and NETC ETMF