Global Information Systems Technology, Inc., under contract with the Air Force Material Command, Armstrong Laboratory, Advanced Training Technologies, at Brooks Air Force Base Texas (Lab), has completed, and placed in service, a Hybrid Internet training solution. The Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) training was developed for the Armor Officer Advanced Course at the Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Evaluation, using 294 students, is underway as of the writing of this report. Results will be presented at the conference, with an updated paper/presentation with these results posted on http://gistinc.com/intech. Additionally, a short demonstration of the course will be presented in the session.

The MDMP is the decision making process used by Army officers for battle planning. This domain was selected to:

1. Evaluate instructional strategies for automated training over the Internet;

2. Assist the Army in reducing the length of their course while optimizing instructor time, increasing the retention, and increasing the learner's acceptance of the course material; and

3. Provide remote delivery for the MDMP training to personnel not located at Fort Knox.

The tutor allows small groups of students in a collaborative environment to use a menu-driven system to learn the component parts of MDMP. Required reference materials are available on-line to students at all times.

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Catherine Connolly