"This research brief describes work done for the National Defense Research Institute; it is documented in Ensuring the Quality and Productivity of Education and Professional Development Activities: A Review of Approaches and Lesson for DoD, by Susan M. Gates, Catherine H. Augustine, Roger Benjamin, Tora K. Bikson, Eric Derghazarian, Tessa Kaganoff, Dina G. Levy, Joy S. Moini, and Ron W. Zimmer"