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Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) proposes to design and develop The Courseware Developer's Workbench (CDW), an expert system that assists courseware developers in the process of creating Web-based training material that is interesting and motivating. Acourseware author will use this tool as he/she considers and implements the design for an instructional program. This tool will provide expert advice to the author, derived from (1) the advice of successful, expert instructors; (2) Navy policy andparameters; and (3) the results of recent research on methods and instructional practices that promote learners' motivation and interest in acquiring new information and skills.Along with advice on using these principles in designing Web-based instruction, CDW will provide a Toolbox of examples and strategies for the implementation of these methods. In particular, the advisor will present strategies for incorporatingopportunities for social interaction, dynamic graphics and sound effects, and gaming/simulations. The resulting knowledge base of rules, procedures, and heuristics will be usable in print format; however, the more powerful use of the knowledge base willbe demonstrated in an expert system that will dynamically guide the courseware developer to those elements in the knowledge base that are most clearly relevant to the current situation. The military, business and, and job training/retraining institutions are all realizing that effective training is increasingly crucial and are adapting CBT and distance learning systems to replace traditional paper-based and classroom training. Ourintelligent instructional systems design aid will be an effective, portable, and flexible tool that can be incorporated with any CBT authoring software used by developers. This aid, by providing cognitive science advice and strategies for motivation tothe courseware developers in a dynamic and effective way, will be welcomed in the courseware authoring community and grow with the increasingly wide use of high quality courseware.We believe that the potential for commercialization of our product is closely tied to the rapid growth of the computer-based training (CBT) and distance learning markets. As a participant in the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative sponsored by OSD,we are keenly aware of the explosive growth and interest in distributed learning systems used in a distance-learning context. We believe that the issue of quality becomes critical in a Web environment, where materials