ADL was established in 1997 by the US Department of Defense to hasten the development of advanced learning technologies. The vision is to provide learning systems that are both more effective and more cost-effective.

ADL's broad objectives include developing essential guidelines, facilitating collaboration and encouraging advancement through incentives.

Key components of the ADL initiative include

    • The ADL Co-Laboratories

    • Implementation Guidelines,
      including the SCORM reference model

    • Periodic Plugfests


The most comprehensive source of up-to-date information about current developments at ADL, the SCORM reference model, developer's tools, Plugfests and the ADL Co-Labs can be found at http://www.adlnet.org.

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