MT Continuum Status
Gerry Cullison, SSP
Peter St Jacques, MT Continuum
Team System Integrator
4 February 2014
Overview
MT Continuum overview
• Application to other communities
• Project status
• Lessons learned for other NETC
communities
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Background
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Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) re-engineering 30+
week training pipeline for TRIDENT Ballistic Submarine
(SSBN) Missile Techs (MTs) into blended just-enough/justin-time ILE-conformant Instructor Led (ILT) and Interactive
Multimedia Instruction (IMI) segments delivered, tracked,
and assessed through LMS
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AIM CPM and LO Module toolsets 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 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
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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 at the
halfway point
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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 JDTAs to the delivery and
maintenance of training and test assessment material to students
afloat and ashore
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MTC Lead System Integrator
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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
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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
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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) (Section level ILT/IMI/assessment
integrated via per LMS Interface Specification)
MT Continuum Components
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Implement
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Evaluate
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Training content includes assessment items
Seaware LMS (ILT/IMI/assessment delivery and tracking)
Seaware LMS (student testing /test item analysis)
Maintain
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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
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Required for MTC March 2015 Blended Training: Course Packaging Tool,
Enhancements to XLP and LMS, and AIM LO Module Interface
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Application to Other Communities
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Based on NETC-mandated JDTA as fleet performance
requirement basis for learning content design and
development (NAVEDTRA 137)
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Closely coordinated with NAVEDTRA 136 development
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Hands-on production phase development of complete
LO Module ILT lessons/sections including versioning
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Design of IMI lessons/sections as well as definition of
new JDTA/LO Module versioning concepts
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Integration of PC Simulation toolset with LO Module
Application to Other Communities
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Bi-directional interface between 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 136compliant learning content
Application to Other Communities
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Briefing of MT Continuum to ‘big Navy’
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Training 2020 study group
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OPNAV staff
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Fleet Forces Command
Lessons Learned
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JDTA
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Maturity of Design Documents and Processes
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Foundation. Getting this right cannot be overemphasized.
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
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Delivery interface specification
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ILT/electronic classroom delivery
Questions?