Implementing a Mobile Learning Architecture for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)

1. Implementing a Mobile Learning Architecture for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) 23 Oct 2013 LCdr Remi Tremblay & Mr. Hamid Boland

2. Who we are And our partners at:

3. The problem space • Increasing desire to explore the use of mobile devices to support individual training and education (IT&E) within the CAF. • The organization has been formally pursuing the modernization of the industrial style of training delivery of IT&E for the past 5 years. • Limited resources and expertise in this area.

4. Progressive Mobile Strategy Map Objectives: Connect people to expertise and resources Extend the traditional classroom Provide access to information that will support job performance Goals: Increase peer to peer connections among CF members Reach 1000 registered users by Dec 2013 Allow users to use their own devices Establish a single point of secure entry Deliver 50 quality applications for the CF by Dec 2013 Strategies: Develop a CF expertise locator App Communicate strategy and plans widely to build user-base Initiate policy discussions to support a BYOD strategy Leverage knowledge and experience of “like” organizations Work with industry and CF SME’s to bring in high quality applications Partner with IM/IT security to develop supportable and scalable solutions Provide tools and processes to help build applications internally 4

6. ONGARDE

7. ONGARDE

8. BYOD Adoption Map BYOD Unmanaged Company Owned But Unmanaged Company Controls Relevant Apps & Data Only Managed Company Controls Personal Devices Company Controls Standard Devices Company-owned Personally-owned 8

9. Rising to the challenge

10. Apps Co-exist with Existing User Apps

17. Mobile Learning Suite

18. OMLET- the Open Mobile Learning Toolkit. • OMLET consists of 3 separate components: • 1: Online Catalogue (Web platform): allows uploading, downloading and sharing of mobile content, exposing web services to allow smoother access from the mobile apps, as well as reporting on progress and usage (if required). Also supports integration with tradition e-learning platforms, or any other reporting and/or authentication services • 2: Mobile Apps (Mobile platform): apps for both iOS and Android that support content download and playback, as well as managing login and activity tracking in-app. The apps works happily both on- and off-line • 3: Content API and guidelines: OMLET supports any browser based content (using WebKit) as well as other natively supported formats (like ePub). You are free to build any type of tool, or content you chose as a stand alone package, but also have access to additional APIs that expose access to native services within the app, like data storage, camera, gps, tracking, user authentication etc. Ref: http://omlet.m-learning.net/docs/#/welcome

19. OMLET Architecture Retrieved from: http://omlet.m-learning.net/docs/#/architecture/current

20. Content Options

21. Group Based Announcements

22. Multinational Course Offerings

23. Questions

24. Contact Information LCdr. Remi Tremblay Canadian Defence Academy Kingston, Ontario Remi.Tremblay@forces.gc.ca (613)-541-5010 Ext 3951