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Learning Anytime, Anywhere: Advanced Distributed Learning and the Changing Face of Education

Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311; fletcher{at}ida.org. His research interests include training, the design and evaluation of instruction using technology, and human performance analysis

Sigmund Tobias, Distinguished Research Scientist

Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 75, New York, NY 10027; stobi{at}aol.com. His research interests are metacognition, Web-based learning, and the achievement gap

Robert A. Wisher, Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative

Office of the Secretary of Defense, OUSD(P&R) Room 1E525, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000; robert.wisher{at}osd.mil. His research interests are training and skill retention

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative was undertaken to make education, training, and lifelong learning accessible at any time, anywhere. It has developed specifications and techniques that are being adopted globally by governments, businesses, and schools. Although ADL currently focuses on government and business applications, it has significant implications for the classroom structures, processes, and activities of K–16 education. The authors describe the ADL initiative and its implications for K–16 education and call for increased attention from educators and education researchers to the opportunities and challenges represented by anytime, anywhere, distributed learning.

Key Words: accessible learning • distributed learning • educational technology • individualized instruction • learning objects • Web-based learning

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