Archive for the ‘Military’ Category

Cubic sees upswing in distance learning business

Cubic Corp. (AMEX: CUB, News) reported Wednesday that its defense segment is seeing an increase in U.S. Army distance learning business.Read the Full Story

Military takes advantage of online programs

ECU is working closely with the armed forces to provide distance education to hundreds of men and women in uniform.Read the Full Story

The Top 100 Companies in Military Training Industry

The Top 100 is a listing of companies that have made a significant impact in the military training industry this year—whether in live, virtual or constructive simulation, training and education.Read the Full Story

Interview with James Blake: Program Executive Officer U.S. Army PEO STRI

Dr. James Blake is the program executive officer for the Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). He is responsible for providing materiel solutions and services in modeling, simulation, training and test/instrumentation to support the soldier.Read the Full Story

FCCJ gets DoD grant for distance learning

Florida Community College at Jacksonville has been awarded a $1 million Department of Defense grant to develop and provide distance learning to deployed service members. The grant supports FCCJ’s initiative called Mobilizing Educational Technology to Support Combat Deployment. The initiative involves using personal digital assistants, CDs and emerging technologies to instruct service members with limited […]

The Year in Review

This year, the training industry “did well” responding to new and existing training military requirements. MT2 takes a look at the major highlights in 2005.Read the Full Story

Bringing Training to the Students: Army e-Learning provides a high-tech solution for a high-tech workforce

In today’s fast-paced environment, it’s difficult to find the time or the inclination to participate in structured training. From the Army command perspective, in many cases, it is neither fiscally responsible nor mission compatible to send people from their duty stations to complete required training.Read the Full Story

Advancing Distributed Learning

From a vision with technical concepts to a set of finished products, ADL has spawned an array of partnerships involving thousands of people and hundreds of organizations.Read the Full Story

Distributed Educator: Interview with Colonel Kim A. Bowling, Commander Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning

Colonel Kim A. Bowling is the commander of the Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning (AFIADL). Bowling directs the Air Force’s largest educational institution and oversees the development of Air Force Advanced Distributed Learning policy, programs and technology. Following commission through Officer Training School in 1980, Bowling began duties with the Air Force Office […]

Army’s e-Learning: Online training keeps employees ahead of the curve

The Army asks its people to dedicate their hearts and minds to mission accomplishment, and they do. In return, the Army has an obligation to provide its personnel with the tools they need to succeed in their professional careers.Read the Full Story