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Minister
for Veterans’ Affairs Danna Vale launches DOMAIN.
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The
introduction of the Defence Online Management and Instructional
Network, DOMAIN, will reduce the length and expand the availability
of many training courses.
DOMAIN, one of the largest corporate e-learning systems implemented
in Australia, was launched on March 19.
Available on the Defence Restricted Network, it is being rolled
out in three phases between now and 2005. A number of smaller
standalone, e-learning systems operating across Defence will
be incorporated with DOMAIN to make it a single Defence-wide
system.
The network will also eventually provide some aspects of career
and trade courses through the internet to members at their homes
and even on operations.
The United States Navy uses the same platform as DOMAIN to provide
e-learning to sailors on the USS Annapolis and similar systems
support the United States Marine Corps and the British Ministry
of Defence.
DOMAIN does not seek to replace the need for courses to be taught
face-to-face or in practical hands-on exercises.
What DOMAIN does do is to provide Defence with an elearning
capability to support more traditional training. E-learning
offers training through the use of interactive multimedia demonstrations,
case studies and presentations using audio, multimedia and video.
Courses can be accessed on demand and courses or selected aspects
of the training can be repeated as many times as required.
The real strength of DOMAIN’s e-learning capability is its Learning
Management System (LMS) and Learning Content Management System
(LCMS).
The LMS provides an information system that administers both
instructor-led and e-learning courses and maintains student
records.
Instructors and training schools and centres can use the LCMS
to create, store, reuse, manage and deliver learning content
for courses.
Courses already available on DOMAIN include desktop applications
such as the Microsoft Office suite of products, information
courses on PMKeyS and basic navigation and legislated courses
such as Occupational Health and Safety.
Students can enrol for and complete these courses on the DRN
at their own pace. There are also courses that form part of
more traditional career specific courses, designed to reduce
the time away from the workplace and family by placing theory
or background subjects into an integrated e-learning package.
These courses include the Army pre-command course.
Six Air Force promotions courses are scheduled to be available
under phase two of the DOMAIN project in July.
DOMAIN can be accessed through the Defweb at http://defweb.cbr.defence.gov.au/det/domain/.
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