Learning system

• US 20040009462A1
• Filed: 05/20/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Linda Kay Mcelwrath
• Original Assignee: Linda Kay Mcelwrath
• Inventors: McElwrath, Linda Kay
• Application Number:
  US10/442,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20040009462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

A method of developing a customized electronic course of study includes identifying course content relating to one or more particular courses of study and electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content. The learning modules are stored according to multiple learning preference profiles for selective electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the customized electronic course of study based on a selected learning preference profile.

Claims

1. A method of developing a customized electronic course of study, comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to one or more particular courses of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content; and

(c) storing the learning modules according to multiple learning preference profiles for selective electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the customized electronic course of study based on a selected learning preference profile.

2. The method of claim 1, the different learning preference profiles including weighted emphasis on different learning preferences.

3. The method of claim 2, at least one of the learning modules including at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles, and at least one learning preference profile of a learning module other than the learning module including the at least two versions including a weighted emphasis on one or more learning preferences.

4. The method of claim 1, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more learning preferences.

5. The method of claim 1, at least one of the learning modules including at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles.

6. The method of claim 1, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

7. The method of claim 1, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

8. The method of claim 7, one or more of the multiple learning objects being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

9. The method of claim 8, at least one learning preference profile of the one or more of the multiple learning objects including a weighted emphasis on one or more learning preferences.

10. The method of claim 7, the multiple learning objects each having a temporal extent not greater than two minutes.

11. The method of claim 10, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

12. The method of claim 7, the multiple learning objects each having a temporal extent not greater than five minutes.

13. The method of claim 12, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

14. The method of claim 1, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

electronically generating multiple learning objects; and

storing the learning objects for selective electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the customized electronic course of study based on the particular learning preference profile.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

17. The method of claim 15, at least one of the multiple learning modules comprising a single learning object.

18. The method of claim 1, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects.

19. The method of claim 18, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

20. The method of claim 1, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

21. The method of claim 1, at least one learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

22. The method of claim 21, the at least one associative metacognitive activity object comprising a concrete object, an abstract object, an active object, a reflective object, an analytical object or an intuitive object or a combination thereof.

23. The method of claim 21, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

24. The method of claim 1, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

25. The method of claim 24, the at least one sensory preference comprising visual, auditory or verbal or a combination thereof.

26. The method of claim 1, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

27. The method of claim 1, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

28. The method of claim 27, the at least one organizational metacognitive preference including a sequential preference or a global preference or a combination thereof.

29. The method of claim 1, further comprising ordering the multiple learning modules.

30. The method of claim 1, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

31. The method of claim 30, said at least one learning module including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

32. The method of claim 1, the storing including tagging for retrieval the multiple learning modules according the multiple learning preference profiles.

33. A method of developing an electronic course of study, comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects; and

(d) storing the learning modules for electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the electronic course of study.

34. The method of claim 33, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

35. The method of claim 33, each of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

36. The method of claim 33, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

37. The method of claim 36, the learning module storing including tagging said plurality of learning modules for retrieval according to said profile.

38. The method of claim 33, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

39. The method of claim 33, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more particular learning preferences.

40. The method of claim 33, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and including the at least two associative metacognitive activity objects including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference

41. The method of claim 33, the storing including tagging for retrieval the multiple learning modules according multiple learning preference profiles.

42. A method of developing an electronic course of study, comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object; and

(d) storing the learning modules for electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the electronic course of study.

43. The method of claim 42, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference and including the at least one associative metacognitive activity object including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference.

44. The method of claim 42, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference and including the at least one associative metacognitive activity object including a weighted emphasis on said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

45. The method of claim 42, each of the multiple learning modules being configured according to one or more profiles of one or more learning preferences.

46. The method of claim 42, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured according to one or more profiles of one or more learning preferences.

47. The method of claim 46, the storing of the learning modules including tagging the plurality of learning modules for retrieval according said profiles.

48. The method of claim 42, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

49. The method of claim 42, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more particular learning preferences.

50. The method of claim 42, the storing including storing and tagging for retrieval the multiple learning modules according multiple learning preference profiles.

51. A method of developing an electronic course of study, comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to a preference profile including at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference; and

(d) storing the learning modules for electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the electronic course of study, including storing said at least one learning module for retrieval according to said preference profile.

52. The method of claim 51, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference.

53. The method of claim 51, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference including a weighted emphasis on said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

54. The method of claim 51, each of the multiple learning modules being configured, stored and tagged for retrieval according to one or more profiles of one or more learning preferences.

55. The method of claim 51, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured, stored and tagged for retrieval according to one or more profiles of one or more learning preferences.

56. The method of claim 51, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

57. The method of claim 51, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more particular learning preferences.

58. The method of claim 51, the storing of the learning module including tagging said at least one learning module for retrieval according to each of said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational preference.

59. The method of claim 51, the storing of the learning module including tagging said at least one learning module for retrieval according to a combination of said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational preference.

60. The method of claim 51, at least one learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

61. The method of claim 60, the at least one associative metacognitive activity object comprising a concrete object, an abstract object, an active object, a reflective object, an analytical object or an intuitive object or a combination thereof

62. The method of claim 60, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

63. The method of claim 51, the at least one sensory preference comprising visual, auditory, or verbal or a combination thereof.

64. The method of claim 51, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

65. The method of claim 51, the at least one organizational metacognitive preference including a sequential preference or a global preference or a combination thereof.

66. A method of retrieving for delivery a customized electronic course of study, comprising:

(a) accessing an electronic storage device containing data corresponding to multiple learning modules based on content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) selecting a learning preference profile for the customized course of study; and

(c) selectively electronically retrieving one or more of the learning modules from the electronic storage device for delivery based upon a comparison of the selected learning preference profile with learning preference profiles of the multiple learning modules.

67. The method of claim 66, wherein at least one of the learning modules includes at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles, the electronic retrieving further including electronically retrieving one of the two versions based upon a comparison of the selected learning preference profile with the different learning preference profiles of the two versions.

68. The method of claim 66, the different learning preference profiles including weighted emphasis on different learning preferences.

69. The method of claim 66, the electronic storage device further containing data corresponding to multiple learning objects, the selective electronic retrieval comprising:

selectively electronically retrieving one or more of the multiple learning objects, and assembling the selected learning objects into one or more learning modules.

70. The method of claim 69, the selected learning objects comprising multiple learning objects, the selected learning object assembling comprising assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects into a same learning module.

71. The method of claim 69, at least one of the selectively retrieved learning modules comprising a selectively retrieved learning object.

72. The method of claim 66, the selected learning preference profile for the course of study comprising at least one sensory preference, and at least one selectively retrieved learning module being configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects.

73. The method of claim 66, the selected learning preference profile for the course of study comprising at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and at least one selectively retrieved learning module being configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one organizational metacognitive preference and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

74. The method of claim 66, at least one selectively retrieved learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

75. The method of claim 66, at least one selectively retrieved learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

76. The method of claim 66, at least one selectively retrieved learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

77. The method of claim 76, said at least one selectively retrieved learning module including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

78. The method of claim 66, at least one learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

79. The method of claim 78, the at least one associative metacognitive activity object comprising a concrete object, an abstract object, an active object, a reflective object, an analytical object or an intuitive object or a combination thereof.

80. The method of claim 78, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

81. The method of claim 66, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

82. The method of claim 81, the at least one sensory preference comprising visual, auditory, or verbal or a combination thereof.

83. The method of claim 66, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

84. The method of claim 66, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

85. The method of claim 84, the at least one organizational metacognitive preference including a sequential preference or a global preference or a combination thereof.

86. An electronic database for generating a customized electronic course of study, the database having data stored therein corresponding to multiple learning modules configured for retrieval according to multiple learning preference profiles, the multiple learning modules including content relating to one or more particular courses of study.

87. The database of claim 86, at least one of the learning modules including at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles.

88. The database of claim 86, the one or more particular courses of study comprising multiple courses of study and the multiple learning modules also being stored for retrieval according to the multiple courses of study.

89. The database of claim 86, the different learning preference profiles including weighted emphasis on different learning preferences.

90. The database of claim 86, one or more of the multiple learning modules comprising multiple learning objects stored for retrieval according to forming at least a part of one or more corresponding learning modules.

91. The database of claim 90, the multiple learning objects each having a temporal extent not greater than two minutes.

92. The database of claim 91, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

93. The database of claim 90, the multiple learning objects each having a temporal extent not greater than five minutes.

94. The database of claim 93, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

95. The database of claim 86, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

96. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects.

97. The database of claim 96, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

98. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

99. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

100. The database of claim 99, the at least one associative metacognitive activity object comprising a concrete object, an abstract object, an active object, a reflective object, an analytical object or an intuitive object or a combination thereof.

101. The database of claim 99, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

102. The database of claim 86, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

103. The database of claim 102, the at least one sensory preference comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of visual, auditory, and verbal.

104. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

105. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

106. The database of claim 105, the at least one organizational metacognitive preference being selected from the group consisting of a sequential preference and a global preference.

107. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

108. The database of claim 86, at least one learning module being configured and stored for retrieval according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

109. The database of claim 108, said at least one learning module including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

110. The database of claim 86, the data corresponding to the multiple learning modules being tagged according to the multiple learning preference profiles.

111. The database of claim 86, the data stored therein corresponding to multiple learning modules for retrieval according to multiple learning preference profiles being tagged for said retrieval according to said multiple learning preference profiles

112. An electronic database for generating a customized electronic course of study, the database having data stored therein corresponding to multiple learning modules for retrieval according to multiple learning preference profiles, the multiple learning modules including content relating to one or more particular courses of study, at least one of the learning modules including at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles, at least one of the learning modules being configured and stored for retrieval according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

113. The database of claim 112, said at least one learning module that is configured and tagged according to said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

114. The database of claim 113, said at least one learning module that is configured and tagged according to said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

115. The database of claim 112, the data stored therein corresponding to multiple learning modules for retrieval according to multiple learning preference profiles being tagged for said retrieval according to said multiple learning preference profiles.

116. An electronic database for generating a customized electronic course of study, the database having data stored therein corresponding to multiple learning modules, the multiple learning modules including content relating to one or more particular courses of study, at least one of the learning modules being configured and stored for retrieval according to at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects.

117. The database of claim 116, at least one learning module being configured and tagged according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

118. The database of claim 117, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and at least one metacognitive preference and including the at least one associative metacognitive activity object including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference.

119. The database of claim 116, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and including the at least two associative metacognitive activity objects including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference.

120. The database of claim 116, the data stored therein corresponding to multiple learning modules for retrieval according to multiple learning preference profiles being tagged for said retrieval according to said multiple learning preference profiles

121. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of developing a course of study for learning, the method comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one of the learning modules including at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles; and

(d) storing the learning modules for selective electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the customized electronic course of study based on a particular learning preference profile.

122. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, the different learning preference profiles including weighted emphasis on different learning preferences.

123. The one or more storage devices of claim 122, at least one learning preference profile of a learning module other than the learning module including the at least two versions including a weighted emphasis on one or more learning preferences.

124. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more learning preferences.

125. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, each of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

126. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

127. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

128. The one or more storage devices of claim 127, one or more of the multiple learning objects being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

129. The one or more storage devices of claim 128, at least one learning preference profile of the one or more of the multiple learning objects including a weighted emphasis on one or more learning preferences.

130. The one or more storage devices of claim 127, the multiple learning objects each having a temporal extent not greater than two minutes.

131. The one or more storage devices of claim 130, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

132. The one or more storage devices of claim 127, the multiple learning objects each having a temporal extent not greater than five minutes.

133. The one or more storage devices of claim 132, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

134. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, the multiple learning modules each having a temporal extent not greater than twenty minutes.

135. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, said method further comprising:

electronically generating multiple learning objects; and

storing the learning objects for selective electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the customized electronic course of study based on the particular learning preference profile.

136. The one or more storage devices of claim 135, said method further comprising assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

137. The one or more storage devices of claim 135, at least one of the multiple learning modules comprising a single learning object.

138. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects.

139. The one or more storage devices of claim 138, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

140. The one or more storage devices of claim 139, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

141. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

142. The one or more storage devices of claim 141, the at least one associative metacognitive activity object comprising a concrete object, an abstract object, an active object, a reflective object, an analytical object or an intuitive object or a combination thereof.

143. The one or more storage devices of claim 141, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

144. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, the at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference.

145. The one or more storage devices of claim 144, the at least one sensory preference comprising visual, auditory, or verbal or a combination thereof.

146. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

147. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

148. The one or more storage devices of claim 147, the at least one organizational metacognitive preference including a sequential preference or a global preference or a combination thereof.

149. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

150. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, said method further comprising ordering the multiple learning modules.

151. The one or more storage devices of claim 121, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

152. The one or more storage devices of claim 151, said at least one learning module including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organization metacognitive preference.

153. The method of claim 121, the storing including storing for retrieval the multiple learning modules according the multiple learning preference profiles.

154. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of developing a course of study for learning, the method comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects; and

(d) storing the learning modules for electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the electronic course of study.

155. The one or more storage devices of claim 154, at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

156. The one or more storage devices of claim 154, each of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

157. The one or more storage devices of claim 154, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

158. The one or more storage devices of claim 154, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

159. The one or more storage devices of claim 154, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more particular learning preferences.

160. The one or more storage devices of claim 154, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and including the at least two associative metacognitive activity objects including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference

161. The method of claim 154, the storing including storing for retrieval the multiple learning modules according the multiple learning preference profiles.

162. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of developing a course of study for learning, the method comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object; and

(d) storing the learning modules for electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the electronic course of study.

163. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference and including the at least one associative metacognitive activity object including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference.

164. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference and including the at least one associative metacognitive activity object including a weighted emphasis on said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

165. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, each of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

166. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured according to a profile of one or more learning preferences.

167. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

168. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more particular learning preferences.

169. The one or more storage devices of claim 162, the storing including storing for retrieval the multiple learning modules according the multiple learning preference profiles.

170. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of developing a course of study for learning, the method comprising:

(a) accessing an electronic storage device containing data corresponding to multiple learning modules based on content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) selecting a learning preference profile for the customized course of study; and

(c) selectively electronically retrieving one or more of the learning modules from the electronic storage device for delivery based upon a comparison of the selected learning preference profile with learning preference profiles of the multiple learning modules.

171. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, wherein at least one of the learning modules includes at least two versions that are configured according to different learning preference profiles, the selective electronic retrieving including electronically retrieving one of the two versions based upon a comparison of the selected learning preference profile with the different learning preference profiles of the two versions.

172. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, the different learning preference profiles including weighted emphasis on different learning preferences.

173. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, the electronic storage device further containing data corresponding to multiple learning objects, the selective electronic retrieval comprising:

selectively electronically retrieving one or more of the multiple learning objects, and assembling the selected learning objects into one or more learning modules.

174. The one or more storage devices of claim 173, the selected learning objects comprising multiple learning objects, the selected learning object assembling comprising assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects into a same learning module.

175. The one or more storage devices of claim 173, at least one of the selectively retrieved learning modules comprising a selectively retrieved learning object.

176. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, the selected learning preference profile for the course of study comprising at least one sensory preference, and at least one selectively retrieved learning module being configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and including at least two associative metacognitive activity objects.

177. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, the selected learning preference profile for the course of study comprising at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference, and at least one selectively retrieved learning module being configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one organizational metacognitive preference and including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

178. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, at least one selectively retrieved learning module including at least one associative metacognitive activity object.

179. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, at least one selectively retrieved learning module including at least one kinesthetic sensory activity object.

180. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, at least one selectively retrieved learning module being configured for presentation according to at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

181. The one or more storage devices of claim 170, said at least one selectively retrieved learning module including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

182. One or more processor readable storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of developing a course of study for learning, the method comprising:

(a) identifying course content relating to a particular course of study;

(b) electronically generating multiple learning modules based on the identified content;

(c) at least one learning module being configured for presentation according to a preference profile including at least one sensory preference and at least one organizational metacognitive preference; and

(d) storing the learning modules for electronic retrieval and delivery in generating the electronic course of study, including storing said at least one learning module for retrieval according to said preference profile.

183. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference including a weighted emphasis on said at least one sensory preference.

184. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, said at least one learning module that is configured for presentation according to the at least one sensory preference and the at least one metacognitive organizational preference including a weighted emphasis on said at least one organizational metacognitive preference.

185. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, each of the multiple learning modules being configured, stored and tagged for retrieval according to one or more profiles of one or more learning preferences.

186. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, a plurality of the multiple learning modules being configured, stored and tagged for retrieval according to one or more profiles of one or more learning preferences.

187. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, the electronic generating of the multiple learning modules comprising electronically generating multiple learning objects, and assembling at least two of the multiple learning objects to form at least one of the multiple learning modules.

188. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, at least one learning preference profile of one or more of the multiple learning modules including a weighted emphasis on one or more particular learning preferences.

189. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, the storing of the learning module including tagging said at least one learning module for retrieval according to each of said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational preference.

190. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, the storing of the at least one learning module including tagging said at least one learning module for retrieval according to a combination of said at least one sensory preference and said at least one organizational preference.

191. The one or more storage devices of claim 182, the storing of the learning modules including storing for retrieval according to multiple learning preference profiles.