Structured Self Development 1 Course Distributed Learning System (DLS) Army Learning Management System (ALMS) Structured Self Development 1 Course Presented To: ALMS Learners Presented By: ALMS Customer Service Center

How to Login to the ALMS & Launch SSD 1 Login to AKO at https://www.us.army.mil Enter your AKO Username and Password or use your CAC to login If you do not use CAC, answer the Knowledge Base Authentication Questions AKO Homepage - click on the “Self Service” Tab Highlight and click on “My Training” link My Training Screen – Click on the “ALMS” Logo ALMS Homepage will be displayed – click on “Current Enrollments” Button My Enrollments Screen – Click on “Launch” link

Click “I Accept”

AKO Login Screen Enter AKO Username and Password or Use your CAC to Login

If you do not use CAC, answer Authentication questions Click “Submit”

AKO Homepage Click on the “Self Service” Tab to display the drop down menu Highlight and click on the “My Training” link

ATN My Training Screen Click on the “ALMS” Logo

ALMS Homepage Click on “Current Enrollments” Button Click on the “Current Enrollments” Button. The ALMS will display the My Enrollments screen.

ALMS My Enrollments Screen Click “Launch” link After navigating to the My Enrollments page, the learner should click the Launch link to the right of the lesson he/she wishes to view.

Module 1 – Army Writing – Launch Windows After clicking Launch, the Content and Results page appears. The SSDI lessons launch with two windows – one is a communication window, which should remain open while the lesson is being run; the other is the content window, where the lesson will play.

Module 1 – Army Writing – Lesson Navigation The first slide of the Introduction section provides the learner with navigation information.

Module 1 – Army Writing - Progress Summary The above is an example of the lesson progress summary slide, visible within each module lesson. When the learner finishes a section of the lesson, the box next to the section name will turn green. The learner can then select the next section to review.

Module 2 – Army Writing – Sample COL

Module 1 – Army Writing – Sample COL

Module 1 – Army Writing – End of Section After completing the Check on Learning within a section, the learner is directed to the Check on Learning Summary. After pressing any key, the learner is directed back to the lesson progress summary slide where another selection can be made.

Module 1 – Army Writing - Progress Summary When all sections in a lesson are completed, the learner can navigate forward from the lesson progress summary slide.

Module 1 – Army Writing – End of Lesson

My Enrollments – Content and Results When the learner exits a lesson after completion, the Content and Results page displays the lesson status as Successful. If the learner has not started the lesson, or exited before viewing all slides within the lesson, the status display as Not Evaluated. After completing a lesson, the status changes to “Successful”

Module 2 – Exam – Warning Message When the learner has completed all lessons within a module, the module record will move to the Transcript. The learner must then take the module exam. The Launch link for the module exam will not be visible/active until the learner has completed the corresponding module. After clicking Launch, the Warning window appears, indicating that the learner must log in with a CAC in order to view the exam.

Module 2 – Exam – Sample Question The above is an example of a question within one of the SSDI exams.

As each module is completed, it writes to the Transcript My Transcript screen As each module is completed, it writes to the Transcript After the modules and module exams have been completed, and provided that the learner has achieved a passing score (Successful status), the learner can print a Certificate of Completion from the Transcript page.