Guard U is a distribution source meeting ARNG Soldiers requirements to learn at their own pace and schedule. It also provides a continuous learning environment for rapid student involvement and allows for personal experience input and institutional training to improve ARNG readiness.

1. The last issue of the DL Catalog showed the infrastructures on which “online
training” is encountered. The proponents of these courses are agencies and units
within the Department of the Army and the Department of Defense.
Those virtual frameworks, known as Learning Management Systems (LMS),
support Distributed Learning (DL) architectures which are Internet portals that give
access to both individual and collective training. Therefore, LMS keep Soldiers
Readiness as well as their military and even their civilian career development.
LMS are rapidly increasing its quality by developing new versions but are also
growing in quantity. On the last issue of the DL Catalog, PRARNG DL Program
identified 7 LMS supporting U.S. Army National Guard training requirements since.
Now we have eight (see
diagram on next page).
The National Guard Bureau
DL Branch (NGB-ART-DL)
has received field input from
the states indicating the need
for a single website enabling ARNG Soldiers to complete required “online” training
without searching for courses by using civilian search engines like Google and Bing.
During the Integrated Training Workshop conducted at Reno Nevada on July 2010 a
new LMS was unveiled: Guard University, also known as “Guard U”.
Guard U is a distribution source meeting ARNG Soldiers requirements to learn at
their own pace and schedule. It also provides a continuous learning environment for
rapid student involvement and allows for personal experience input and institutional
training to improve ARNG readiness.
Guard University URL is http://guardu.ng.mil. The next page shows a list of
courseware that will be included in Guard U catalog during TY 2011.
While Guard U contains courses like Deployment Training Requirement (DTR) and
Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS), it also provides links to other LMS like
ATIA (www.train.army.mil ), the official online source for Army Warrior Tasks.
Very soon, Guard U will have a mobile version to facilitate access thru cellular
phones and handheld computer devices. This software will be similar to ATN2GO,
developed for the Army Training Network to view lessons-learned training videos,
field manuals, and other training materials on those devices. The intent is to take the
training to the Soldier.
GUARD UNIVERSITY,
OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Some DL Classrooms
Capabilities:
 Video Tele Conference
(VTC) worldwide connec-
tivity
 VTC recording
 Watch students desktops
remotely
 Scan large documents
easily
 Show small objects or hard
copies through VTC
 Technical Assistance
Published by the
Puerto Rico National Guard
Distributed Learning Program
The DL
Catalog
On this issue:
Guard University, our Learning
Management System
1
“You won’t go to BNCOC phase
III without its DL phase II”
3
Keep your Troops proficient in
Army Battle Command
Systems
11
Taking the training to the
Soldier
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The courseware on the
table at the left will be
included in Guard University
catalog very soon.
The courseware currently
available is listed on the
“Guard U Courses" tab
within Guard University,
available through
http://guardu.ng.mil
The last edition of the DL Catalog
showed seven main LMS that support
Distributed Learning across the US
Army.
This diagram adds Guard University as
another major LMS for a total of eight.

3. Is this warning familiar to you? The U.S. Army
Distributed Learning System, the most
comprehensive of the eight LMS, hosts the Army
Training Support Center (ATSC), an LMS
containing the U.S. Army Enterprise Lifelong
Learning Center (ELLC) which creates and
administers Blackboards to most military schools
including the schools under the Non-
Commissioned Officer Education System
(NCOES).
Most NCOES schools require the completion of
DL phases which require ATRRS registration and
are pre-requisites of BNCOC, ANCOC and MOS
reclassification courses (The DL Catalog, Volume
1, Issue 1, July 2010).
The NCOES Blackboard has a search engine to
find courses for all MOS by using criteria like
course ID, name, description or instructor.
Most courses are led by their respective instructors
using an interactive teaching methodology which
requires discipline from students to meet suspense
dates and to follow instructions with attention to
detail. Similarly, instructors follow up the
completion of every practical exercise, which
should be completed and submitted by the suspense
date or the student might end as an unsatisfactory
participant.
Students who go through technical problems with
their computers at home to complete the courses
“You won’t go to BNCOC phase III without its DL phase II”
Most NCOES schools require the
completion of DL phases which
require ATRRS registration and
are pre-requisites of BNCOC,
ANCOC and MOS reclassification
courses.
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must read the troubleshooting
tips published on the home page
of this Blackboard (see
screenshots on pages 4 thru 10).
The NCOES Blackboard has
several tools to assist students
including a calendar to which
students can attach files of
several types, even video. Other
tools provide links to send e-mail
messages or to post threads on a
discussion board to effectively
communicate with instructors, their assistants and the rest
of the students. These tools can be found on the
“Communication” tool under the “Community” tab.
Some of the courses on the NCOES Blackboard catalog
are the “Advanced Leader Course”, the “Battle Staff NCO
Course”, and “Blackboard Basics”. The “Advanced
Leader Course” provide sergeants (SGT), sergeants
promotable SGT (P), and staff sergeants (SSG) with the
technical, tactical, and leadership/trainer skills necessary
to be successful in Army operations as squad/platoon
leaders within the context of their specific MOS.
Students will complete their courses more easily after
taking the Blackboard Basics course which teaches the
most elementary steps to browse this LMS like “How to
Login”, “How to Access Course”, “Connectivity Issues”
and “Mini-Tutorials”.
The proponent of the NCOES Blackboard is the United
States Army Sergeant Major Academy. Its Alpha
Company administer the Sergeant's Major Non-Residents
Course, with the mission to provide senior NCOs with the
highest quality education by leveraging both DL and
resident educational technologies. As a result they
develop agile and adaptive senior NCO’s that can meet
the challenges of full spectrum operations in an era of
persistent conflict.
The United States Army
Sergeant Major Academy
crest

4. How to login and troubleshoot ELLC Blackboards
https://ellc.learn.army.mil
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11. The Battle Command Training Center located at Camp Dodge, Iowa, uses DL to conduct training on Army Battle
Command Systems (ABCS) for National Guard Soldiers. Mr. Rusell A. Grant, Commander’s Operations and Training
Assistant with the Mississippi National Guard, praised BCTC Dodge during training
conducted by the 155th HBCT, a MSNG unit:
“I heard repeatedly from unit Soldiers and leaders that they learned more in two days
with your trainers than they did in a week of initial operator training they received
during fielding. Also, your engineer did a superb job in getting things running and
keeping them running. She received a unit coin from BG Fisher for her efforts. Thanks
again, look forward to the next exercise.” said Mr. Grant.
BCTC Dodge develops, conducts and supports training on ABCS for leaders, BCS3 and
BFT for operators and leaders, among other ABCS. BCTC Dodge can support
individual training through the use of video teleconference and the Internet. Other
systems like MTS, TiGR, CIDNE, DCGS-A are planned for the future.
BCTC Dodge supports collective training for Sections, Battalions or Brigade level exercises, for units that need a BCST
or ERF driver support, initial training on systems prior to the exercise, tailored refresher training on systems prior to the
exercise, Over-the-Shoulder (OTS) trainer support during the exercise, OTS system engineer support during the exercise
and advice to develop units TTP’s and SOP’s.
Once individuals or units are qualified on systems,
they can keep their skills sharp with BCTC Dodge
refresher training opportunities, collateral
material, and additional support.
Specifically, BCTC Dodge can maintain your
training with lesson plans designed for
sustainment training, ability to connect to our data
center for low overhead system training through
your DL classroom, operator support material,
advice in the development of unit TTP’s and
SOP’s, tailored follow-up training to address
specific requirement or concerns, provide “over
the shoulder" support during CPX’s and other
exercises.
BCTC-Dodge is located at building B-3 at Camp
Dodge, Iowa. Its URL is http://www.bctc-dodge.net. LTC Tom Cole, is BCTC Dodge Commander, available through
telephone (515) 331-5701 and e-mail address thomas.d.cole@us.army.mil. Mr. Jeffrey Holle is the Operations Manager,
available through telephone (515) 331-5706 and e-mail address jeff.holle@bctc-dodge.net.
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trainers than they did in a week of initial operator training”
- Mr. Rusell A. Grant, Commander’s Operations and Training Assistant with the Mississippi National Guard
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12. Taking the training to the Soldier
offer video teleconferencing of high
definition quality. The MDLC also
features a projection system that sets
up in seconds to provide a large
viewing surface which includes a full
HD projector that offers the highest
standard presentations.
The classroom also has high quality
HD cameras with pan/tilt/zoom
capability and a wireless microphone
system, which provides quick
deployment with no cable
management.
Its professional grade amplified audio
system provides high performance
compact amplifier and speakers to
produce ample audio for a large-size
audience. Its DVD equipment has
recording capabilities to capture
training content and video
teleconferences and its laptops have
wireless capability and integrated
Our cover story announced the intent
of United States Army leaders to take
the training to the Soldier (see article
“Guard University, our Learning
Management System” on page 1). The
Mobile Distributed Learning
Classrooms (MDLC) offers; portable
storable equipment that will be
configured to work on both DLP and
RCAS network at any Training Center,
Readiness Center or Armory.
MDLC, to be fielded by NGB-ART-
DL, features state-of-the-art audio/
video and network equipment can be
transported in just four cases, designed
to be extremely tough and durable, that
fit in a Troop Carrier HMWV. Just
two Soldiers can set it up quickly since
it only requires minimal connections.
MDLC also features a video
conferencing codec, with the latest
platform with HD 1080p capability to
The DL Catalog is published by the
Puerto Rico National Guard
Distributed Learning Program;
you may contact us by:
DL classrooms across the Island!
For reservations see contact information below
Mail:
P.O. Box 9023786
San Juan, PR 00902-3786
Phone: 787-289-1560
Fax: 787-289-1561
MilBook: https://www.kc.army.mil/book/
E-mail: alan.eleuticeacevedo@ng.army.mil
Mayaguez
Fort Allen
Vega Baja
San Juan
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1LT Alan M. Eleutice, DL Program
Training Administrator
Phone: 787-289-1560
Mr. Heriberto Acosta, DL Site
Administrator (San Juan and Vega
Baja) Phone: 787-289-1560
Mr. Gabriel Quiñones, DL Site
Administrator, (Juana Diaz and
Mayagüez)
Phone: 787-832-2300, ext. 5724
webcam to facilitate individual
training.
PRARNG will be fielded with
one MDLC during TY 2011.
Please refer to the contact
information on this page for
details.