United States Presidential

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13111 (E.O. 13111), issued by the administration of President

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in 1998, created a task force on learning technology. {{wikisource, Executive Order 13111Section 5 of E.O. 13111 established an Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities. The Advisory Committee, also referred to as the Advisory Committee on Federal Training Technology, provided the president with an independent assessment of how the federal government could encourage the effective use of learning technology to provide more accessible training for all Americans. It studied the progress made by the federal government in its use of technology in training programs. The committee also provided an analysis of options for helping adult Americans finance the training and post-secondary education needed to upgrade skills. The

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supported the committee's activities.

References

Clinton Presidential Library, Inventory for FOIA Request 2006-0175-F, Sharable Content/Courseware Reference Model

SCORM Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based electronic educational technology (also called e-learning). It defines communications between client side content and a host system (call ...

, Executive Order 13111, and The President's Task Force on Training Technology, dated 8 August 2006. 13111