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suited for online rather than another delivery method. Notably, we found
that nonmilitary educational institutions also lack systematic criteria when
converting courses or curricula to ADL. DOD's approaches are in fact
consistent with mainstream practice, and in some cases, compare
favorably with the best implementations.
Numerous cultural, technological, and resource challenges affect ADL
implementation in PME programs, some which may affect ADL expansion
or maintenance. Cultural issues include concerns by PME school officials
about ADL's acceptance as an appropriate learning method and the
appropriate extent of its use for nonresident education. In our survey,
nonresident students expressed concerns about the quality of their
courses, regardless of nonresident delivery method, as compared with
those taken in residence. Technological challenges, particularly those
concerning the optimal balance between student access (computer
availability and freedom of information) and network security (protection
of sensitive information and use of military installation firewalls), remain
to be addressed. With respect to resources, there are concerns about ADL's
ability to compete for limited funding and about the potentially
burdensome administrative impact on nonresident program staff.
To better assess the effectiveness of ADL in professional military
education, we recommend that DOD promote (1) the development of
specific performance effectiveness goals for ADL in PME schools and
(2) the use of ADL technologies to provide and establish metrics for
learning outcomes.
In commenting on a draft of this report, DOD partially concurred with our
first recommendation and fully concurred with the second. DOD supports
the use of specific effectiveness goals for PME, but believes such goals are
not appropriate for any specific delivery method. DOD stated that current
accreditation practices are already promoting the data collection
capabilities of ADL technologies for assessing multiple delivery methods.GAO-04-873 ADL in Military Education
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Military Education: DOD Needs to Develop Performance Goals and Metrics for Advanced Distributed Learning in Professional Military Education, report, July 30, 2004; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc301639/m1/7/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.