AIM Toolset Interfaces with Authoritative Technical Data

Jim Ferrall, AIM Team 4 April 2012

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Overview

Current AIM-to-IETM interfaces, including S1000D Issue 3 ADL CoLab S1000D Issue 4 Reduction of Total Ownership Cost (RTOC) Bridge Project

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Current S1000D Projects

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

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The Problem

No cost-effective method for responsively keeping learning content current with changes to authoritative digital technical data AIM solved for CD-based tech data in 2000 Navy shifting to on-line enterprise data repositories with no enterprise solution to this problem 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

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Functional Requirement

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

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IETM Authoring

Unique Element ID: Alphanumeric value used by IETM to assign distinct identifier for specific element Element Title: English language descriptive name for each individual node in IETM Persistent Element ID: Unique element ID maintained over multiple versions of IETM Version Information: Alphanumeric value used by individual IETM element to identify change level for that particular element (when element was added or modified)

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IETM Interface Process

EXTRACT structural data (“table of contents”) from IETM database IMPORT structural data into AIM BROWSE IETM Structure via Resource Requirements List (Site RRL). Launch IETM viewer/browser to verify applicability of reference LINK specific Related Instructor Activity (RIA) or Trainee Guide (TG) Sheet to IETM reference CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE of curricula by importing revised IETM structural data and using detailed Change Impact Report/auto-generated maintenance flags signaling affected curriculum elements

E X T R A C T

Curriculum Development

IETM Structural ("Table of Contents") Baseline Data Positioning msg to IETM Viewer/Browser

BROWSE IMPORT

Resource Requirements List (RRL)

LINK

IETM Authoring System Lesson Plan DP / RIA Trainee Guide IETM Viewer/ Browser IETM Display with correct file and frame AIM I

Curriculum Change/Revision

E X T R A C T

Change Data (including "version" information for added or modified elements)

IMPORT

Positioning msg to IETM Viewer/Browser

BROWSE

Resource Requirements List (RRL)

LINK

IETM Authoring System Lesson Plan DP / RIA Trainee Guide IETM Viewer/ Browser IETM Display with correct file and frame Change Impact Report AIM I

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E-2D Program Interface

S1000D Issue 3 Tech data created by Northrop Grumman in InMedius CSDB and exported to Contenta CSDB for life-cycle management and delivery Final XML tech data product published from Contenta and distributed to all users for viewing via NAVAIR Standard IETM Viewer (NSIV) 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 X T R A C T

E-2D Program Interface

(S1000D Issue 3)

Structural “table of contents” and versioning data to support learning content dvlp

IMPORT

Change Data (including "version" information for added or modified elements) Resource Requirements List (RRL)

LINK

Published E-2D CSDB

BROWSE

Positioning msg to NSIV Lesson Plan/ Trainee Guide Change Impact Report

AIM II

NSIV Viewer IETM Display with correct DM

SCORM-compliant XML learning content

Narrated Demo

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RTOC Year 1 (FY09)

S1000D Issue 4.0

Tech data created in several S1000D Issue 4-compliant CSDBs Modernized AIM interfaces directly with CSDB(s) via open API / Web services being designed and developed as part of this project Learning content developed and updated in AIM to be passed to CSDB(s) for integration with tech data CSDB output published in SCORM-compliant format for use with variety of e-learning delivery systems including SCORM compliant LMSs

Narrated video demo

Modernized AIM in RTOC Year 1

Common Competency / Job-Task Analysis S1000D CSDB BROWSE (based on new API)

Data Module/Node ID S1000D-compliant learning Data Modules and aggregation model

Content Planning Module (Learning Objectives / Content Outline)

Resource Requirements List (RRL) Change Data/Status Updated learning Data Modules

LINK SCORM Compiler

Lesson / Section Change Impact Report

Learning Content Packages Learning Object Module

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RTOC Year 2 (FY10)

Build on Year 1 prototype efforts Add LSI and their CBT toolset to the RTOC team Focus on adapting CPM to output front-end design data to CSDB as SCORM Content Package Module (SCPM) 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 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 Browse for new LDMs/pertinent technical DMs based on specified SCPM LDMs/technical DMs (browse/check-out) - Tech Data Modules - Learning Data Modules - SCORM Content Pkg Modules - Publication Modules - Assets S1000D-compliant LDMs and aggregation model (check-in) Change Data/Status Updated learning Data Modules SCORM Content Pkg (based on SCPM) LSI Self-paced Content Authoring Toolset (new/revised learning data modules and change impact identification) Learning Mgmt System