TRIAD: Tactical Readiness Instruction, Authoring, and Delivery
Spring, 1999–on-going

Principal Investigator(s):
Hannafin, Kathleen
Hannafin, Michael

Funder:
Naval Air Warfare Center - Training System Division

Description:

TRIAD is a program of R&D designed to investigate and improve the way technical and tactical information is communicated througout the US Navy fleet.

This software system provides a 'proof of concept' for knowledge object technology applied in an ADDL (Advanced Distributed Distance Learning) environment. In particular, tactical documents known as TACMEMOs, serve as the proving ground for the notions developed here.

TRIAD has been conceputalized as a contemporary Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) and as such is characterized by three primary attributes:

1. it's query driven
2. it's smart
3. it's supportivie

TRIAD uses a query or 'interview' to extract expertise from tacticians in order to describe the tactic and to develop related training support and briefing materials. TRIAD is 'smart' because it utilizes efficient data managment, authoring, and presentation techniques. Finally, TRIAD is supportive because it provides scaffolds for task-specific guidance during all phases of authoring.

Each of these attributes has been operationalized within TRIAD and are based upon contemporary research in learning and cognition, computer sicence, and research on structured writing.

Related Publications:

Hannafin, M. J., McCarthy, J.E., Hannafin, K.M., & Radtke, P. (2001). Scaffolding Performance in EPSSs: Bridging Theory and Practice. Paper Presented ED-MEDIA 2001, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Tampere, Finland.

Hannafin, M. J., Hill, J. R., McCarthy, J. E. (2000). Designing resource-based learning and performance support systems. In D. A. Wiley (Ed.), The Instructional Use of Learning Objects.

McCarthy, J.E., Hannafin, M., Radtke, P., (2001). Training Systems Division, TRIAD: Tactical Readiness Instruction, Authoring, and Delivery. In S. Fiore (Chair), Cognition and Cognitive Technology: Maximizing "Multi-modality" when Implementing "Multi-media" Training. Symposium conducted at the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.

McCarthy, J.E., Hannafin, M.J., Stanard, T., & Radtke, P. (2000). TRIAD: Tactical Readiness Instruction, Authoring, and Delivery. Paper presented at ED-MEDIA 2000, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, Montreal,QUE.

Tactical Readiness Instruction, Authoring, and Delivery (TRIAD): Volume One: TRIAD Goals, 28 February, 2002. Volume Two: TRIAD Design, 28 February, 2002. Volume Three: Formative Evaluations, 28 February, 2002.