Tanja Geiss, NATO School advanced distributed learning chairwoman, Oberammergau, Germany, and Dr. Christian Glahn, International Relations and Security Network, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, discuss the content required for successful use of mobile learning following brainstorming sessions. (Courtesy Photo)

By Jason Tudor
GCMC Public Affairs

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – New tools, new content and the exchange of experience highlighted a three-day Advanced Distributed Learning workshop put on by the Partnership for Peace Consortium Nov. 6-8 in Vienna, Austria.

The annual event at the Austrian National Defense Academy included 53 participants and consortium staff. Attendees represented Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ukraine, and the United States.

The annual ADL working group meeting focuses on the introduction of new tools, the exchange of experiences and the launch and support of new content. This year's meeting had a specific focus on content and tools for new forms of training and delivery modes, including using social networks and mobile learning, according to organizers.

Dr. Greta Keremidchieva, a member of the working group from the Rakovski National Defense Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, saw the event as a chance to grow.