MEDALIST: Communication Drills for Distributed Coaching (CD-ROM)

Abstract : ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 325 files; Adobe Acrobat (.PDF), MS Word (.DOC), MS PowerPoint (.PPT), MS Excel (.XLS) and HTML. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 CD-ROM; 4 3/4 in.; 120 MB. ABSTRACT: In the Multi-Echelon Distributed Army Leaders' Information Support Training (MEDALIST) project, the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) examined communication requirements essential to the conduct of battle command in the emerging operational environment and designed a flexible, scalable training approach for training those and related tasks in a distributed training environment. The MEDALIST approach comprises a notional structure of communication drills with varying difficulty levels and scenario settings, targeted training audiences, a distributed performance coaching model, and specifications for a PC-based system that supports delivery of the training. The effort examined the potential to apply the MEDALIST approach to the training of information support activities in the emerging Future Force and Stryker Brigade Combat Team environments. This product provides the training support materials for the MEDALIST exercises. A companion ARI Research Report is available that describes the background, objectives, activities, products, and conclusions of the MEDALIST work.