E-learning system

• US 20030152905A1
• Filed: 04/30/2002
• Published: 08/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Leidig, Torsten, Altenhofen, Michael, Krebs, Andreas, Gerteis, Wolfgang, Schaper, Joachim
• Application Number:
  US10/134,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20030152905A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A learning system may include an interface, a content repository, and a content player. The interface is configured to receive a learning strategy that is selected by a learner. The content repository is configured to store course data. The content player is configured to access the stored course data and to apply a selected learning strategy to the course data to determine course data to be suggested for presentation to the learner. The content repository may be configured to store structural elements of a course that include a course, a sub-course, a learning unit, or a knowledge item. The course and its structural elements do not enforce any sequence of structural elements that the learner may use to traverse the course. The content player may apply the learning strategy to the course to generate a suggested sequence of structural elements to the user. The learning strategy may include a macro-strategy and a micro-strategy.

Claims

1. A learning system comprising:

an interface to receive a learning strategy selected by a learner;

a content management system to store content associated with a course; and

a learning management system to determine learning content to present to the learner based on the selected learning strategy.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the content management system includes a content repository.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the content repository is configured to store structural elements of a course.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the structural elements include one or more of a course, a sub-course, a learning unit, or a knowledge item.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the course and its structural elements do not enforce a sequence of structural elements that the learner may use to traverse the course.

6. The system of claim 3 wherein the content repository stores metadata associated with the structural elements.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the metadata includes attributes including one of a knowledge type or a competency.

8. The system of claim 3 wherein the content repository stores relations between structural elements.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the relations are directional.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the content management system includes a content player and the content player is configured to apply a learning strategy to content to determine the content to present to a learner.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein content corresponds to a course that includes structural elements that do not enforce a sequence of the structural elements that the learner may use to traverse the course and the content player applies the learning strategy to the course to generate a suggested sequence of structural elements to the user.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the learning strategy is a macro-strategy.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the macro-strategy includes applying one of a goal-based, top-down strategy, a goal-based, bottom-up strategy or a table of contents strategy.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the learning strategy is a micro-strategy.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the micro-strategy includes applying one of an orientation only strategy, an action oriented strategy, an explanation oriented strategy, an orientation oriented strategy, or a table of contents strategy.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein the content player accesses a course and its structural elements from the content repository and applies the strategy to the accessed structural elements to suggest structural elements to the learner based on the applied strategy.

17. The system of claim 10 further comprising a learning management system to store data describing a course.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the content player accesses the course data from the learning management system and applies the strategy based on the accessed course data to suggest content to the learner.

19. The system of claim 10 further comprising a learning management system to store data describing the content presented to the learner.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the content player accesses the course data from the learning management system and applies the strategy based on the accessed course data to suggest content to the learner.

21. A learning system comprising:

an interface to receive a learning strategy selected by a learner;

a content repository to store course data; and

a content player to access the stored course data and to apply the selected learning strategy to the course data to determine course data to be suggested for presentation to the learner.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the content repository is configured to store structural elements of a course.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the structural elements include one or more of a course, a sub-course, a learning unit, or a knowledge item.

24. The system of claim 22 wherein the course and its structural elements do not enforce a sequence of structural elements that the learner may use to traverse the course.

25. The system of claim 22 wherein the content repository stores metadata associated with the structural elements.

26. The system of claim 25 wherein the metadata includes attributes including one of a knowledge type or a competency.

27. The system of claim 22 wherein the content repository stores relations between structural elements.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the relations are directional.

29. The system of claim 21 wherein content corresponds to a course that includes structural elements that do not enforce a sequence of the structural elements that the learner may use to traverse the course and the content player applies the learning strategy to the course to generate a suggested sequence of structural elements to the user.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein the learning strategy is a macro-strategy.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the macro-strategy includes applying one of a goal-based, top-down strategy, a goal-based, bottom-up strategy or a table of contents strategy.

32. The system of claim 21 wherein the learning strategy is a micro-strategy.

33. The system of claim 32 wherein the micro-strategy includes applying one of an orientation only strategy, an action oriented strategy, an explanation oriented strategy, an orientation oriented strategy, or a table of contents strategy.

34. The system of claim 21 wherein the content player accesses a course and its structural elements from the content repository and applies the strategy to the accessed structural elements to suggest structural elements to the learner based on the applied strategy.