1. AIRBUS LMS AIRBUS TRAINING - C.B.T. Software Design
Training & Flight Operations Support and Services
AIRBUS LMS
AIRBUS TRAINING - C.B.T. Software Design
Jacques TALVARD
AIRBUS LMS / STID2

2. Menu Objectives Functions Technology AICC User’s interface
Autorun’s Extractor
Planning
Deployment / Delivery
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

3. Learning Management System
Objectives
Learning Management System
Objectives (2002)
CBT on-line
AICC compliance (AGR 010).
Packaged solution for classrooms (CMI replacement)
In Airbus Training Centers
For customers.
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

4. Choice for the AIRBUS LMS is the consequence of:
COTS analysis.
Keep the simple functions of the CMI.
Take into account the big amount of existing menus and routers.
Existence of legacy lessons (GSM, PPT)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

5. Utilisation The AIRBUS LMS can be installed on
A Windows server (intranet or internet)
12 laptops
7 workstations
2 videoprojectors
2 screens
15 flat screens
+ spare
A Windows workstation or laptop
ACT Mobile classrooms
- Courseware
- ACT 2D Trainer
Airbus Competency Training
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

6. ACT mobile classrooms
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

7. Learning Management System
Main functions
Learning Management System
Web Based Training: In line content management for:
Users
Groups
Courses
Menus
Routers
Lessons (Assignable Units)
Training devices
Users’ follow-up
People
Courseware
Follow-up
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

8. Technology Server Apache server 2.2.10 2.0.59 2.0.52.
Php
Database
Mysql
MySQL management: phpMyAdmin (installation)
LMS Application (php 5, vTemplates)
Client
Internet Explorer 5.5 minimum. Firefox 3.
AICC proxy.
Microsoft Office Animation run-time. (MSORUN)
Flash player + authorware web player.
PowerPoint Viewer 97 vs ( )
GSM 2.0.0
.XML & .DCR ATLAS Players (Shockwave 8.5.1)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

9. Architecture File Server Database server Windows Server Apache/IIS
Courseware
datafiles
File Server
AUs,TDs URLs
Routers
Menus
Users
Follow-up
Database server
Apache/IIS
Web Server
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

10. AICC AGRs AGR 002: Hardware AGR 003: Digital audio
AGR 004: Courseware delivery station: Software
AGR 005: Peripheral devices
AGR 006: CMI interoperability
AGR 007: Courseware Interchange
AGR 008: Digital video
AGR 009: Icon standards: user interface
AGR 010: Web Based CMI interoperability
AGR 011: CBT Package exchange notification
AGR 012: Training development checklist
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

11. AGR-010 AGR-010 communication LMS HACP Internet Explorer PHP MySql PPT
AICC Communication
LMS
HACP
Internet Explorer
PHP
MySql
PPT
GSM
ATLAS
Apache/IIS
AICC Proxy
API
Windows/Linux
Windows
LMS Web Server
Client Workstation
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

12. AICC certification tool
Courseware Interchange (Level 1)
Course structure
Communications CBT  LMS
Elapsed time, status, score, lesson location, Student preferences
AICC Test Suite version 1.5
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

13. AICC AGR-010 AICC certification
The AIRBUS LMS has been formally certified as compliant with the AICC’s Web Based Computer Management Instruction System Guideline AGR 010
On 06 March 2008
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

14. Server‘s developments
Application (PHP 5, MySQL 5, javascript, vTemplate).
Data uploading SQL scripts.
Setup.
Apache server v2, PHP, MySQL database and LMS.
MySQL database initialisation SQL scripts.
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

15. Client’s developments
Client components.
GSM Viewer (c/c++).
PowerPoint wrapper (c/c++).
AICC local proxy (Visual Basic OCX).
Setup.
GSM (audio drivers, fonts)
PowerPoint wrapper,
MSORun (Microsoft).
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

16. Dimensions Users. 200 simultaneous users. Routers and menus.
1000 routers with 400 entries per router.
Design for easy change of database.
MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle.
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

17. Constraints (Legacy) LEGACY Courseware integration:
Use the existing data.
Modules (GSM, PowerPoint, PDF, ATLAS)
VACBI CMI menus, routers. (*.mnu, *.mdb)
Target minimum operations to put on line and administrate (BackOffice).
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

18. Constraints (platforms)
Only use with Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or higher.
Windows 2000 secured platforms.
No admin privileges
Component installation available in Advertised programs. Pull mode.
Start -> Programs -> Office automation
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

19. Administrators Instructors
User’s interface
Preferences
User’s Interface
Users
Administrators Instructors
Statistics
Login
Routers
Lessons
Menus
Groups
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

20. User’s Interface User’s menus Administrator Instructor Student
Groups is optional
Administrator
Instructor
Student
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

21. Administration Course administration Roster (groups & users) Menus
Routers
Lessons
Training Devices
Statistics (reports & exports)
Application preferences
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

22. Administration Add Delete Edit Copy Import Export Groups  Users Menus
CSV
Users
Menus
MNU
XML
Routers
AICC
AUs, TDs
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

23. Roster Groups management Users management User Group Course
A group is linked to a course
Users management
A user is assigned to a group
Type
Password
Administrators
Mandatory
Instructors
Examination managers
Students
Optional
E-test tools
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

24. Editing function for menus and routers
Routers edition
Editing function for menus and routers
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

25. Routers designer
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

26. Aus edition
AU editing page
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

27. TDs edition
TD editing page
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

28. Preferences (application)
Login page title
Picture
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

29. Preferences (application)
Group editing for instructors
Contact button
Setup for client components
Tools
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

30. Preferences (application)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

31. Preferences (user) yes = instructor desktop in classroom
xsmall
small
default
large
winxp
osx
led
solaris
yes = instructor desktop in classroom
no = default configuration
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

32. There is no follow-up on TDs
Training Devices
Associated to a group
Each group have its own TDs ‘ menu
There is no follow-up on TDs
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

33. Menus Statistics Training devices menu GSM configuration
Search filters
Training devices menu
Exemples:
GSM configuration
Audio, video, video path
MFTDs start & stop
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

34. User’s follow-up User’s follow-up Users list Lesson results
Administrators
Instructors
Courses list
Quiz list
Quiz results
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

35. User’s follow-up (routers)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

36. User’s follow-up (modules)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

37. User’s follow-up (quiz)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

38. Autorun CD/DVD-ROMs Courseware is delivered on autorun CD/DVD-ROMs.
Media contains routers
at AICC format
Admin rights at first install only
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

39. Autorun CD/DVD-ROMs
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

40. Uploading a course Import the menus and routers Copy the data files
LMS CD Extractor is designed to upload an autorun CD/DVD-ROM to a LMS server in 5 steps.
Import the menus and routers
Copy the data files
Update the filenames (URLs)
Create a group linked to the course.
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

41. LMS CD Extractor
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

42. LMS CD Extractor
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

43. LMS CD Extractor
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

44. LMS CD Extractor
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

45. LMS CD Extractor
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

46. AUs extensions CMI LMS AICC .dat .dat.html yes .ppt .ppt.html yes
.dcr .dcr.html yes
.xml .xml.html yes
.doc.html .doc.html yes
.htm .htm yes
Legacy
Maintenance
New
Flight, cabin
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

47. Backup Restore utility
MYSQL Administration
Backup Restore utility
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

48. Documentation ZASTAGENs…. AIRBUS LMS Installation guide
AIRBUS LMS User guide
AIRBUS LMS version
update
AIRBUS LMS course
importation
AIRBUS LMS CMI
Autorun Extractor guide
MySQL administrator guide
Problem Report template
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

49. Industrialisation Web server and LMS load tests Beta tests
2004
Web server and LMS load tests
Beta tests
2005
First course – 320 Maintenance with mixed GSM & HTML
+ Aeroflot beta tests
2006
Validations (TLSE)
330 Maintenance
320 Flight crew course
320 Cabin course (june)
HTML formats
Delivery Singapore Airlines
380 Maintenance
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

50. Development planning 1/2
2002
2003
2004
2005
Mock-ups
Load test
2.4
(MySQL)
Prototypes
Pathware, Docent, Saba evaluations
First course integration
Customers beta tests
(AICC)
Beta tests
Versions 1
340
(Admin options)
Versions 2
Securing
LMS CD Extractor
Aeroflot, Hamburg ATC
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

51. Development planning 2/2
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.8
2.9
340
330
380
Versions
Securing
FC, Cab
FC 320
LMS CD Extractor
CAB 340
Certification
1.8
Vista
1.0
1.40
HTM
AICC certification
1.19
Autorun LMS
Airbus People
Airbus World
Customers beta tests
Windows 7, IE 8, Firefox 3
Aeroflot, Hamburg ATC
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

52. Versions
Version Nov 2005
- Apache version , PHP version , MySQL version
- LMS CD Extractor version 2.0 for CMI Autorun CD-ROMs.
- AIRBUS LMS Components version
Version June 2007
- Apache version , PHP version
- Menus and Routers XML Import/Export functions.
- AICC AGR-010 compliance. (Test suite 1.5)
- LMS CD Extractor version 3.0 for CMI & LMS Autorun CD-ROMs.
- Users delete (follow-up saving in .CSV).
- Training devices menu is associated to a group.
- Optional group management for instructors.
- MySQL administration version
- AIRBUS LMS Components version
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

53. Versions 2008 Version 2.7.1 Patch SP3 November 2007
Roster database import/export function (CSV format)
User’s follow-up re-initialisation
Minor corrections.
Patch SP5 March 2008
Linux compatibility
New LMS CD Extractor utility v3.2.
Close browser on login page and menu.
Version December 2008
- Course administration functions. (templates menus for flight)
- AIRBUS LMS Components version
- Minor bug corrections and evolutions.
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

54. Versions 2009 Version 2.8.1 Patch SP1 January 2009 Corrections:
Back button
Documentation
TD management on several pages
Patch SP2 April 2009
LMS CD Extractor 3.3.
common routers.
AIRBUS LMS Components version
Exe launch corrections.
Version July 2009
One DVD media for SP1 + SP2
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

55. Versions 2010 Version 2.9.4 March 2010 Compatibility with Apache 2.2
PHP 5
MySQL 5
New CLAF (Airbus portal like)
Vs slide 39
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

56. Deployments LMS status : Version 2.4.1 November 2005 FC status :
DKN course OK (A320 IAE metric) April 2006
All other legacy a/c and versions June 2006
Cab Crew status :
LR available; dry run in June 2006
SA available in July 2006
Maint. status :
SA OK since December 2005
LR OK since January 2006
First airline delivery (Wizz Air) August 2006
A380 all types : OK since mid 2007
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

57. Deployments ATCs Cooperation Centers
Toulouse : acceptance in June 2006
Hamburg (summer 2006)
Miami, Beijing (end summer 2006)
By ST people
Cooperation Centers
Administrator courses (Tlse/on site)
By Econocom
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

58. Administrator course (XLAC)
3 days course
with full practice exercises.
Installation
Configuration
Courseware installation
System administration
users
courses
statistics
preferences
Backup/restore
Station customisation
Security, policies
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

59. Admin courses on site Training LMS on site 17W 55W AAF ABY AXM ISS JZR
LAA
LBT
QFA S7
TAP
WZZ
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

60. Admin courses (TLSE) 23 au 25 Janvier 2007 AFR / EIN / FIN / CPA
6 au 8 Février 2007
AFR / EIN / QTR / JZR / AMC
 6 au 8 Mars 2007
AFL / THY / S8G
 20 au 22 Mars 2007
AIR ONE / IBE / CCI de Tarbes 
22 au 24 Mai 2007
JAI / SFJ / KLM / PAL / DKN 19 au 21 Juin 2007
CSA / CCM / QFA / HHI / THT 
21 au 23 Août 2007
VIR / THA / BKP / CES / CAL
11 au 13 Septembre 2007
HVN / KFR / RJA / THA 20 au 22 Novembre 2007
ROT / LTT / MAU / CCA / ESMA / ISTAR
16 au 18 Décembre 2008
JATS / MEA / NACIL  
01 au 03 Juillet 2008
Virgin / IYE 
21 au 23 Avril 2009
ATC Tunis (2)
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

61. Regular refresh training for Aeroflot personnel
Aeroflot cooperation
Started beta tests in 2005
Modification of AIRBUS LMS.
Cyrillic characters.
Use of ASP.NET technology
Apache plugin mod_ASPdotnet
Connection with HR database
Objectives & interactions implementation
Adaptative courses based on testing results
Move into production with LMS version in 2008
Regular refresh training for Aeroflot personnel
Use of existing courses
Exams
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

62. Aeroflot implementation
Internet and intranet
Flight crew course
Aviation English, meteorology, dangerous goods, Safety
Cabin crew course
Refresh training (A319,A320,A321, B767, IL96, TU154)
Maintenance course
Refresh training
Ground handling personnel
Passenger transportation rules, dangerous goods,
special courses for refresh
Intranet only
Flight: A320 & IL96 recurrent training
Maintenance: A320 & B767 & technical english
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

63. Aeroflot Statistics Number of users passed out refresher training 2952
~ 120 courses of lectures are replaced by web courses;
~ 280 routers and more than 4000 AU are developed;
Number of users passed out refresher training
2952
2399
1981
1102
779
711
737
687
535
268
164
120
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

64. Moodle Intranet e-learning for Airbus personnel
Moodle environement is used for this try-out (GEN FAM)
E-tutor qualification
Courseware access is managed by the Airbus LMS
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

65. Moodle & Airbus LMS
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

66. Moodle & Airbus LMS
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

67. COTS solution decision
Future
E-learning integration on
Started on 2008
COTS solution decision
More functions
Forum
Chat
Virtual classroom
Wiki
Virtual meeting
E-tutoring
SaaS mode
First tests with GEM fam courses (all aircrafts) 4° quarter 2010
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

68. Ouch !
Thank you
Questions
AIRBUS LMS / STID2
March 2010

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March 2010