COMDTINST 1554.2
(1) Course delivery systems commonly known as Learning Content Management Systems
(LCMS) are the server and software systems that deliver the courses, normally across the
Internet. Universities, training organizations and the Coast Guard develop LCMS to deliver
e-courses to students. The Coast Guard is in the process of procuring one or more LCMS to
deliver custom Coast Guard course content via the Internet.
(2) The tracking tools, known as Learning Management Systems (LMS), record a student's
progress in the e-course and feed course completions and competency achievements into
human resource databases (Direct Access within the Coast Guard). The Coast Guard has
procured an LMS that will interface with Direct Access. Deployment is expected in FY08.
In the interim, a small scale LMS is in place and some of the training results must be entered
manually into Training Management Tool and Direct Access.
(3) The e-learning access devices are computer work stations that connect to the LCMS and
LMS generally through the Internet. This can be accomplished from the work desk-top,
home computer or a community consolidation of computers with Internet access (e.g. at a
Learning Center).
d. Learning Centers support e-Learning by setting aside a dedicated space for e-Learning to occur.
LCs supply the tools (computer work stations with Internet access and other equipment) that
enable both professional and personal development including enhancing the opportunities for our
members to pursue voluntary distance education activities and required e-training. The result is a
more educated and capable workforce. LCs support instructor-led training at a distance, thereby
reducing travel costs and days away for members in training while increasing the throughput for
courses without costly use of "bricks and mortar" infrastructure.
e. Several field efforts already exist that display innovative ways to meet the needs of the
performer in the workplace and encourage lifelong learning. The LCs are locally developed and
funded to use the centrally funded e-infrastructure (LCMS and LMS). Adherence to the
Learning Center guidelines made available in CG Central and through this Instruction will
further enable effective employment with the centrally funded and maintained LMS and LCMS,
and will provide the robust tools to enable today's modern e-learning applications.
(1) Supporting e-Learning by the establishment of LCs is best met by evaluating a locally
determined level of need while exploring options regarding unit funding and local
partnerships. Gift monies (e.g. Coast Guard Foundation via the Evergreen Fund) and local
academic institutions are two examples of opportunities that may reduce the unit resource
burden, but may require additional administrative concerns such as the construction of multi-
year Memorandums of Understanding (see Memoranda of Understanding/Agreement,
COMDTINST 5216.18 (series) for procedures for developing Interagency Agreements).
Local commanders are encouraged to explore and share lessons learned for the benefit of
others using a collaborative environment (CG Central Microsite or other means) to be
established by the Coast Guard's e-Learning Program Manager (CG-132).
(2) The most robust Learning Centers combine many aspects of learning with the e-learning
application. Those activities include: test proctoring, tutoring, college classrooms, video and
audio teleconferencing, academic and career counseling and study hall facilities. The local
Education Services Officer may locate the ESO office in or near the LC. Minimum
standards for Learning Centers include the enclosed requirements for hardware and software
in a quiet environment, with adequate space for student learning.
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