Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs): Advanced Learning Technology for Enhancing Warfighter Performance
Dick Stottler, Eric A. Domeshek, Stottler Henke · 2005
Dick Stottler has been working on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) for the military since 1992 and has managed a large number of tactical ITS projects. His philosophy emphasizes the use of scenarios in training simulations to provide an active learning by doing type of instruction. Evaluations of student knowledge are performed automatically by the ITS while the students are performing scenarios that are as realistic and close to operational as possible. These ITS projects include the TAO ITS for the Navy, an ITS that teaches principles of counter terrorism intelligence analysis for the Army, the acoustic signal analysis ITS for the Navy, an ITS that teaches tactics and operations for the Navy' newest anti submarine helicopter, an ITS which teaches tank tactics and command and control system operations to company commanders, an ITS authoring tool tailored to military domains, the Dismounted Infantry ITS for the Army, the Army Medical Specialist ITS, an ITS authoring tool tailored to system operations, an F/A-18 Tactics ITS, a Battlefield Command Reasoning ITS, and an AWACS Weapons Director intelligent tutoring system (ITS) prototype for the Air Force. Additionally, Mr. Stottler has taught numerous Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems courses. He has experience as a classroom instructor as well. Dr. Eric Domeshek has been researching, developing and publishing in the area of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs) and other educational technologies since serving as a member of Research Faculty at GA Tech. He moved to Northwestern University's Institute for the Learning Sciences (ILS) as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science to pursue teaching and research in these areas. ILS was an interdisciplinary research and development laboratory dedicated to applying principles of cognitive science, computer science, artificial intelligence, and educational theory to improve the way people learn. At ILS,