Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1322.26
June 16, 2006
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Development, Management, and Delivery of Distributed Learning
References: (a) DoD Directive 1322.18, "Military Training," September 3, 2004
(b) DoD Instruction 1322.20, "Development and Management of Interactive
Courseware for Military Training," March 14, 1991
(c) DoD Directive 8320.2, "Data-Sharing in a Net-Centric Department of
Defense," December 2, 2004
(d) DoD Directive 8100.1, "Global Information Grid (GIG) Overarching Policy,"
September 19, 2002
(e) through (o), see Enclosure 1
1.
PURPOSE
This Instruction implements DoD policies, assigns responsibilities, prescribes procedures, and
establishes information requirements to develop, manage, and deliver distributed learning for DoD
personnel pursuant to Reference (a).
2.
APPLICABILITY
2.1. This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military
Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of
the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to
collectively as the “DoD Components”).
2.2. This Instruction excludes:
2.2.1. Full-scale simulators, part-task training aids and devices, unless there is a structured
learning component.
2.2.2. Interactive Multimedia Instruction and courseware developed in a non-digital
format or media (e.g., paper, film, and magnetic tape), according to Reference (b).
