MT Continuum Status
Presented by Mark Campbell, LMSSC
Gerry Cullison, SSP
25 February 2015
Topics
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MT Continuum (MTC) Overview
Project Status
MTC Components
MTC Integration Tasks
Learning Community Applicability
Lessons Learned
Background
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Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) re-engineering Missile
Technicians (MT’s) 30+ week training pipeline:
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Blended just-enough/just-in-time ILE-conformant content
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Instructor Led (ILT) and Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) sections
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Delivered, tracked, and assessed through LMS
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Training via both afloat and ashore LMS instances
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AIM CPM and LO Module toolsets are part of SSP’s
baseline business process for this re-engineering
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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
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SSP - Requirements Owners, Afloat Training Capability
LMSSC – Lead Material Preparing Activity
Contractor Team – ILT development, IMI Storyboard
development, SMEs
NAWCTSD / AIM team - CPM/LO Module support
NUWC – MTC Lead System Integrator, LMS (Seaware)
LSI, Inc. – ISD and IMI design/development; integration
tool development
Chenega Logistics, LLC – CM/QA agent for SSP
Applied Physics Lab (APL)/JHU – VIPr PC sim developer
SLC –CCA for all MT curriculum
Fleet – SME’s/Management of training afloat
Project Status
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Plan, Analyze & Design Phases Completed
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Delivery Method Analysis Process still needed
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Scientific/Justifiable/Repeatable
Development fully underway. Development effort is
progressing on schedule
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Large emphases on Implementation, Evaluation and
Maintenance
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Assessment, Performance Testing (NAVEDTRA 132)
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
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MTC development spans from the JDTA’s to the delivery and
maintenance of training and test assessment material to students
afloat and ashore
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MTC Lead System Integrator (NUWC)
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Coordinates technical and schedule activities between and
among developers, relative to the training and assessment
delivery and maintenance goals of the MTC
MT Continuum Components
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Plan/Analyze
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Design
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CPM (JDTA/TPP/TCCD)
CPM (COI)
LO Module (final design of ILT/preliminary design of IMI)
Develop
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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) (provides SCORM-conformant
sequencing and navigation within the MT Continuum lessons, which
consists of AIM-based blended training content)
Packaging & Delivery of MTC Content
VIPr Scenarios
CPT Runtime
Package (includes
VIPr launch files)
ILT
(AIM SCORM Export)
Content
Packaging
Tool (CPT)
AIM
Venus
IMI design &
test items
LMS
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Final IMI &
assessment
items
CPT Source Package
CPT Surveillance Package
Training Content Packaging: The CPT packages approved IMI and ILT (except VIPr
scenarios) for delivery by the LMS, and sends corresponding Source and
Surveillance Packages to AIM for subsequent maintenance and updating
AIM
Maintenance & Updating of MTC Content
Version 2
ILT
Version 2 CPT
Runtime Package
(AIM SCORM Export)
AIM
Content
Packaging Version 2 CPT
Tool (CPT) Source Package
Version 1 CPT
Source Package
Version 1 CPT
Runtime Package
Version 2 IMM
or test items
Venus
Version 2
Final IMI &
assessment
items
Version 2 CPT
Surveillance
Package
Training Content Maintenance & Updating Mode: Venus is used to modify
IMI stored in AIM in the CPT Source and Runtime packages. The CPT
generates updated source, runtime, and surveillance packages and then
stores these modified packages back in AIM.
AIM
MT Continuum Components
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Implement
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Toolset that supports ashore and afloat delivery
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Seaware (Learning Management System)
Venus (IMI and assessment development and maintenance tool)
EPS (Ashore Delivery)
ATSS (Afloat Delivery)
Elite (Classroom Control Software)
Interface with existing systems
Schoolhouse Management
• PERS
• Fleet Scheduling
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MT Continuum Components
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Evaluate
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ILT/IMI/knowledge assessment delivery and tracking
Performance Assessment delivery and tracking (Lab and virtual
environments)
Maintain
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Content Packaging Tool (CPT)
LO Module/Venus.net (integrated surveillance/update of
ILT/IMI/test items)
MT Continuum Integration Tasks
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LMS Interfaces
– Interface specification with LO Module and VIPr (JHU APL)
– NUWC Newport lead with inputs from PPC (Chenega Logistics),
ISD/IMI developer (LSI), LMPA (Lockheed Martin) and AIM team
(AIMEREON)
Content Packaging Tool (CPT)
– Delivered by LSI with support from NUWC Newport Seaware LMS
team, PPC, and AIM team (AIMEREON)
Classroom Control Software (CCS)
⁻ Adapting Elite CCS in use for many years by SSP and rest of
submarine training community to support LO Module-based ILT
delivery
Learning Community Applicability
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Focuses on a Continuum Model of Learning ~
supported by ashore/afloat delivery
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Reduces frontload of ILT ‘C’ School
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Delivers ‘ready now’ sailors sooner to fleet.
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Delivers sustained career training – grows with the sailor
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Supports manager level training at both the E6 and CPO level
Closely coordinated with NAVEDTRA 136 development
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Repeatable and sustainable model
Coordinated with AIM by design to ensure short and
efficient maintenance cycles.
Learning Community Applicability
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Truly Blended Experience for the Learner
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Leverages efficient and instructionally sound delivery methods
that include:
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Classroom (ILT)
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Self Paced (IMI)
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Virtual/Simulation (VIPr)
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Hands On (ILT – LAB)
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Facilitated /Peer to Peer (Manager Level)
Learning Community Applicability
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Systems Engineered Approach
~ NAVEDTRA/SCORM Compliant
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LO Module and IMI toolset for integrated IMI / assessment
development / maintenance
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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
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LMS delivery and tracking of integrated ILT / IMI / assessment
content
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Integrated surveillance and maintenance environment for
blended (ILT/IMI/test item) SCORM NAVEDTRA 136-compliant
learning content
Learning Community Applicability
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Role of MT Continuum to ‘Big Navy’ future
training
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Training 2020 study group following MTC as one of two
major prototypes under new Fleet Forces Command
team leadership
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OPNAV
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Fleet Forces Command
Questions?