Education event module and presentation

• US 20020072049A1
• Filed: 09/07/2001
• Published: 06/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cloud Software Group
• Original Assignee: Cloud Software Group
• Inventors: Prahalad, Coimbatore Krishnarao
• Application Number:
  US09/948,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20020072049A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/365
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 25/00 Models for purposes not provided for in G09B23/00, e.g. full-sized devices for demonstration purposes model vehicles, tracks therefor, models in the nature of toys A63H

Abstract

A system and method for providing an electronic education course utilizing an event data model and learning desktop. The learning desktop includes a repository where student knowledge, ideas, concepts, discourse and/or interaction are captured, codified and tagged in real time. This information is input into the event data model enabling a teacher to create the initial top-level design of a course, which may be modified as the course progresses. For example, the students and teacher can amend or add to the initial course design by creating new events. Therefore, the system and method provide an evolving learning continuum that captures the flow of events as the course and student input develops. Additionally, student reaction to concepts over time or at a certain point in the session may be analyzed. Furthermore, the event data model enables the teacher to compare and track reaction to certain course elements among different sets of students or taught at different times.

Claims

1. A method of modeling an educational course, the method comprising:

defining a category tree having a plurality of category nodes, wherein a plurality of the category nodes are representative of aspects of a course;

associating at least one event with one of the nodes, wherein the event has an event description; and

transmitting an electronic document from an educational server to a student, wherein the electronic document includes a hyperlink to the event.

2. A system for modeling an educational course, the system comprising:

an event data module adapted to provide input mechanisms for entering course event data, wherein the input mechanisms comprise the configuration, definition, entry, assimilation and aggregation of course event data;

an educational server adapted to process and store media assets and event index data for course events; and

a presentation logic module adapted to transmit an electronic document from an educational server to a student, wherein the electronic document includes a hyperlink to the event.