Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Meteorological Sensing Package by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

With the advent of new technology for implementing distance learning and distributed training the demand for quality computer based instruction is quickly on the rise. As demand increases for computer based training the need to design and implementeffective computer based lessons will become a chief concern of many organizations worldwide. Despite advances that are making computer based training more widely available little is being done to ensure that those responsible for designing computer basedinstruction are adequately equipped to author new lessons. The Computer assisted Lesson Authoring Support System (CLASS) will be the much needed aid for novice instructional designers. The system will allow those unfamiliar with the principles ofinstructional design to create effective computer based training modules that fully take advantage of the wealth of research available on effective instructional design. The foundational research necessary to build such an innovative tool, along with aconceptual description of what the tool will be is the subject of this proposal.This product will assist novice instructional designers with producing effective computer based training applications authored in a wide variety of commercial authoring suites.The tool will be interoperable with a number of platforms and data structures allowing its use in military, educational and private sector organizations.