Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2006 Norwegian Defense ADL regulations, Good directions or just plain distractions LtCdr. Geir Isaksen, Major Arne Broberg NoD ADL Section NoD ADL Section Oslo, Norway Oslo, Norway gisaksen@fss.mil.no, abroberg@fss.mil.no ABSTRACT The paper introduces the Norwegian defence (NoD) Advanced distributed learning (ADL) Regulations published early in 2006. After many years of “lawlessness” regarding development and implementation of training, simulation and e-learning defined as ADL, NoD ADL Centre (NoDADLC) was given a task to determine and develop regulations that would release benefits such as reusability, durability, interoperability, affordability and accessibility of all national defence ADL courses. The time was long overdue to determine national standards and regulations on how to develop and implement ADL within the Norwegian Defence. Up to early 2005 NoD implemented ADL courses that only played on one system, had none or very low reusability, had no lifetime plan, are were not searchable and retrievable. The ADL regulations addresses specific issues such as the use of training need analysis (TNA), technical standards (SCORM, LMS), pedagogical standards and an implementation method. All of these standards and regulations are determined so that all NoD courses for instance can be published directly on the national defence LMS. Based on the evaluation during the spring 2006 the paper discusses how the regulations are received among the target group in the Norwegian armed forces and the practical use of the regulations. The questions is does the directive give good and long demanded regulations and guidance or does it just create disturbance which is to no benefit for the Norwegian Defence and their ADL developers and users? ABOUT THE AUTHORS LtCdr Geir Isaksen is a former submariner working at the Norwegian Defense Education Command in Oslo. His current position is ADL advisor at NoD ADL Section were his been working for 4 years. At the Norwegian Navy Submarine school he worked as a head instructor in the Ula-class submarine simulator in Bergen from 2000-2002. In resent years he completed further education within adult pedagogy, crew resource management, project management and learning styles. LtCdr Isaksen has been responsible for the development of NoD ADL regulations and for major e-learning projects such as the course in law of armed conflict (2005). LtCdr Isaksen is a Norwegian representative in NTG WG IT/ED and the deputy chairman for the Nordic association for simulator user (NTS). Major Arne Broberg has a civilian degree as a teacher but have since 1997 been a regular officer. In recent years he has completed further education within strategic personnel management and competency assessment. He has been working with training and education as project manager in large joint projects, but since 2001 he has been working at Norwegian Defence ADL Section (NoDADLS) as head of development. Major Broberg was in 2004 in charge of implementing the Norwegian Defence Learning Management System (LMS). 2006 Paper No. 2607 Page 1 of 9