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Link and Learn is accessible to all members of the Bundeswehr and reserve forces who wish to take advantage of training and further education opportunities. The pilot environment and bridging solution offers opportunities for collaborative work, knowledge exchange and the use of learning material and learning systems.

Link and Learn offers access to the learning management systems (LMS) Moodle and ILIAS for training and further education, where numerous courses from training institutions can already be found. The LMS is complemented by a virtual classroom (Big Blue Button) with a special video conferencing function, breakout rooms and a digital whiteboard - ideal for virtual teaching and training. For collaborative work, filemanagement is available in the Nextcloud, where files can be edited simultaneously with groups or individual members. Other specific services such as eRef, DynaMed and the virtual library are available in the E-Campus for the medical service. The clear aim is to integrate suitable services for other target groups for training and further education or to make everyday work easier in the long term.

Link and Learn also has a range of support options for day-to-day work: A directory of agencies, barracks and facilities that offers the search for contact persons, route planning and serves to central information, such as barracks plans. A Kanban board supports you in organizing project management tasks, among other things. With the help of cards, tasks can be visualized, structured and distributed responsible persons.

Networking is more important than ever today and Link and Learn also makes its contribution to this. With personal profiles, members have the opportunity to present themselves. their skills and interests.Other members can be followed so that you can stay informed about their activities on Link and Learn. The integrated chat function is used for easy communication between Link and Learn members. Another central element of networking are groups in which, for example, people with common interests, working groups or people from individual departments can join together. Collaborative work can be carried out in groups, and Link and Learn also enables the preparation and follow-up of group-internal events.

Acknowledgements

Link and Learn has been created in less than two years only thanks to the smooth cooperation of various civilian and military agencies of the Bundeswehr. The Working Group for Technology-based Training of the Bundeswehr (AG TA) took charge of Link and Learn and ensured that Link and Learn became known in the Bundeswehr. In this context, the freedoms of the agencies involved and of the agile team were supported in order to provide a unique environment in a timely manner.

As a service provider, the Cyber and Information Domain Service Training Center (AusbZ CIR) ensures the necessary infrastructure and operation at the data centre. The platforms for initial and advanced training of the AusbZ CIR (Nextcloud, Moodle, ILIAS, etc.) are an integral part of Link and Learn and form the nucleus of the learning services in the overall environment.

The team of the Bundeswehr Medical Academy

With its many years of experience in the management and operation of the Integrated Technology-based Training Platform of the Bundeswehr (ITAPBw), the Digital Content Branch of the Armed Forces Office (Dezernat DigInh of the SKA) supports the further development of learning management systems in Link and Learn. In addition, the branch provides the service owner of the project.

• Cross-departmental project team
• Mostly virtual collaboration due to corona, home office and different locations of the project team members
• Agile collaboration according to Scrum