Developer tools for web-based education
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1. A method, comprising:
- a) receiving one or more original documents arranged in a first format;
b) without human intervention, converting the original documents into second documents arranged in a second format; and
c) making the second documents available on a network.
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Abstract
A network-based educational system. Lessons for a course are received from an instructor in an ordinary word-processor format. The invention converts the lessons into HTML format, or other format suitable to the network being used. The converted lessons are made available to students over the network. Provision is made for administering examinations over the network, and making statistical information available to administrators of the system.
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13 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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a) receiving one or more original documents arranged in a first format;
b) without human intervention, converting the original documents into second documents arranged in a second format; and
c) making the second documents available on a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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a) receiving one or more original documents arranged in a first format, the documents containing informational material and tests;
b) without human intervention, converting the original documents into second documents in a second format which is consistent with an HTML standard, and, with human intervention, inserting links into at least some of the second documents;
c) making the second documents available on a network;
d) accepting a request for a test, and delivering the test to the network;
e) receiving answers to the test, and, based on the answers, developing a score; and
f) storing the score, and making the score available to at least two persons.
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11. A system, comprising:
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a) a server system comprising one or more servers;
b) stored within, or available to, the server system, i) means for accepting precursor documents which lack links; and
ii) means for adding links to the precursor documents, thereby producing lesson-documents; and
iii) means for making the lesson-documents available over a network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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