This report describes the development and test of a programlevel approach to evaluating the quality of interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) in The Army Distributed Learning Program. Application to a sample of recently fielded courses demonstrates a feasible method for evaluation that provides metrics about IMI quality and points to directions for needed improvements in technical, production quality, and pedagogical aspects of IMI courseware.

Improving the Army's Assessment of Interactive Multimedia Instruction Courseware (2009)

Engineering & Transportation

Straus, Susan G.

Engineering

RAND Corporation

Over the past decade, especially, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) intelligence has had to tailor its organization to meet the evolving demands of the operational environment. This has resulted in a number of ad hoc arrangements, practices, and organizations. A broad review of the organizational design of USMC intelligence examined how to align it efficiently and effectively with current and future missions and functions.

Alert and Ready: An Organizational Design Assessment of Marine Corps Intelligence (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Business & Money

Paul, Christopher

Clarke, Colin P.

Thie, Harry J.

Laha, Joya

Osowski, Christine

Serena, Chad

Webb, Katharine Watkins

Young University of Southern In, Stephanie L.

Management & Leadership

As a step toward improving its health information technology (IT) interoperability, the Military Health System is seeking to develop a research roadmap to better coordinate health IT research efforts, address IT capability gaps, and reduce programmatic risk for its enterprise projects. This report identifies gaps in research, policy, and practice involving patient privacy, consent, and identity management that need to be addressed to improve the quality and efficiency of care through health information exchange.

Patient Privacy, Consent, and Identity Management in Health Information Exchange: Issues for the Military Health System

Medical Books

Hosek, Susan D.

Administration & Medicine Economics

The U.S. Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program is designed to enhance adaptive performance in leaders and promote innovative solutions in training. This report describes results of a systematic evaluation of the program, offers recommendations for improvement, and provides recommendations for ongoing evaluation of this program and other courses or events that address adaptive performance and acquisition of other intangible skills.

Innovative Leader Development: Evaluation of the U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Adaptive Leader Program

Duggan, Seán

Sims, Carra S.

Hallmark, Bryan W.

Shanley, Michael G.

Saavedra, Anna Rosefsky

Trent, Stoney

Researchers conducted interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders of the U.S. Air Force's Task Force True North (TFTN) initiatives. Thematic analysis of the data collected allowed the team to identify key findings related to each initiative and to TFTN as a whole. The authors offer recommendations designed to help each of the initiatives reach its full potential to improve airmen resilience and well-being.

An Evaluation of Task Force True North Initiatives for the Promotion of Resilience and Well-Being Within the Air Force

History

DiNicola, Samantha E.

Ross, Shirley M.

Crosby, Brandon

Jensen, Rebecca

Chindea, Irina A.

Military

Preparing for Great Power Conflict: How Experience Shapes U.S. and Chinese Military Training (Research Report)

Lilly, Sale

Gierlack, Keith

Cozad, Mark

Cooper III, Cortez A.

Americas

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Qualification System (FQS) is a credentialing process that focuses on standardizing personnel abilities through training and applied experience. FEMA's Integration Branch asked the authors of this report to identify existing gaps and areas for improvement and examine ways to measure and monitor the effectiveness of FQS in the future.

Identifying Gaps and Areas for Improvement in the FEMA Qualification System for Incident Workforce Positions: Recommendations for Developing an Improvement and Evaluation Process

Payne, Leslie Adrienne

Abler, Andrea M.

Etchegaray, Jason Michel

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