2. Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM)
I/ITSEC ‘11
November-December 2011
Tiffany Dombrowski
AIM/CPM Program Manager
NAWCTSD Orlando

3. Focus of Presentation AIM Background & History
AIM & Navy Content Development Standards
AIM Software Status

4. Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM):
Government-owned & managed system used by the Navy to design, develop, update, manage, and integrate training content
Provides automated conformance to standards (NAVEDTRA 130B/131B, NAVEDTRA 136/ILE) resulting in efficient, cost-effective development & maintenance of learning content
Links learning requirements to work definition based on NETC Job Duty Task Analysis (JDTA) standard per NAVEDTRA 137
Links learning content to Interactive Electronic Tech Manuals (IETMs) (S1000D & other formats)
Automates identification and notification of potential learning content update requirements based on performance standard & tech data changes- “Concurrency Management”
Streamlines integration of changes into previous learning content baseline with minimum impact (because built on relational database)
Supports multiple output methods (paper, PDF, HTML, & SCORM conformant XML formats)
AIM is a mature application & service provider supporting the development & sustainment of 250,000+ instructional hours of formal Navy training content

5. AIM Historical Perspective
1981
Present
CNET drafts Operational Requirement (OR)
NPRDC Conducts R&D
NPRDC Awards R&D Contract
CNO Establish Project Manager
AIM MNS/Milestone 0 Approved
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
IETM Interface
SCORM Output Utility
SQL Server
Word as editor; IMI Library
AIM first GOTS SCORM Adopter
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 Web-based LO Module
Program of Record with history of continuous improvement and successful adaptability in meeting the user’s changing requirements and technology advances 5 5

6. 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)
Surface Warfare Officer’s School (SWOS)
Personal and Professional Development (CPPD)
Security Forces (CSF)
SEABEEs and Facility Engineer (CSFE)
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)

7. AIM Management Organization
Configuration Control
Board (CCB)/
Resource Sponsorship:
Surface/Air/Sub/NETC
Functional Area
Manager
OPNAV – N79
Functional Area
Manager
OPNAV N15/NETC N7
Functional Area
Manager
OPNAV – N12
(proposed)
Functional Area
Manager
OPNAV – N00T
Functional
Requirements
Board (FRB)
Program
Manager
OPNAV N75
Program
Manager
NAWCTSD Orlando
Prime Support Contractor-
AIMEREON, Inc.
System Support
Office (SSO)
NAWCTSD Orlando

8. AIM & Navy Training Standards
AIM follows ISD rules of the PADDIE model
AIM Toolset continues to support traditional NAVEDTRA 130B/131B policy & requirements
AIM Team working closely with NETC N74 to support new policy changes:
Reusable Learning Object content development rules per NAVEDTRA 136 Standard
New JDTA methodology (NAVEDTRA 137) for defining work as the basis for training requirements and learning content structure
AIM outputs:
Printable Material (PDF)
SCORM-compliant XML Files, electronic classrooms, repositories)
CeTARS CMS Web service files
Database export for use in other AIM systems or content authoring tools

9. NETC Policy and Supporting Tools
NAVEDTRA
130
131
136/137
Tool
AIM II
Traditional
AIM I
CPM & LO Module
Analysis
Approach
(External)
JTA
PPP Tables
JDTA
Products
Management Documents
&
Traditional LP/TG
Targeted Learning Objects*
* Fully supports ILT objects and supports self-paced objects w/ other authoring tools.

10. AIM in NETC N6/N7 ‘To Be’ Enterprise Training Management Framework

11. Notional AIM-to-Atlas PRO LMS – ILT Delivery

12. Notional AIM-to-ROCCE/LMS for Blended Learning

13. Notional AIM-to-ROCCE Interface Detail
Note: this data interface already operational with LSI Venus.net and GDIT Webtrain CBT tools

14. Notional AIM-to-Assessment Engine Interface

15. MT Continuum Prototype Project
Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) re-engineering 30+ week training pipeline for TRIDENT Ballistic Submarine (SSBN) Missile Techs (MTs) into blended just-enough/just-in-time ILE-conformant Instructor Led (ILT) and self-paced segments
AIM CPM and LO Module toolsets 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
MT Continuum team:
SSP / contractors - Requirements Owners – blended learning design/ILT development
NAWCTSD / AIM team - CPM/LO Module support
LSI, Inc. - ISD and self-paced content design/development s

16. Tasked and Funded Modifications

17. AIM I/II Rel 6.0 – May 2012 Course Master Schedule re-engineering
Atlas Pro LMS interface
Portion marking
Modification TPP in AIM II
Other AIM Change Requests (ACRs)

18. CPM/LO Module Rel 6.0 – Sep 2012 Center-based data element filtering
Copy nested DPs/RIAs from traditional AIM I/II
CTTL output from CPM
Import CTTL items/other JTA data as basis for new JDTA
CPM ‘gatekeeper’ functions
Assessment Engine interface
ROCCE interface
Linking to ‘existing interventions’ tab

19. Web-based LO Module – Apr 2013
Integrated into CPM
Gradual phasing out of desktop client LO Module integrated into AIM I/II Central Site instances

20. AIM Summary History of AIM One GOTS toolset supporting:
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

21. AIM Summary (contd) Fills gaps in current Navy Training Environment:
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 21

22. Government Points of Contact
Program Manager
Tiffany Dombrowski
Software Engineering/Help Desk
Ron Zinnato
Website

23. Contractor Points of Contact
Contractor Program Manager
Jim Ferrall
ISD Support
Jamie Stewart
Danette Likens
Technical Support
Steve Wicinski
Website