System and method for providing instructional data integrity in offline e-learning systems
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining integrity of course data during offline utilization of a learning management system, the method comprising:
- determining when a student attempts to access a course object from a host server in an online access mode for offline utilization thereby creating an offline access mode for that student; and
implementing a set of procedures for monitoring the course object when the student attempts to access the course object from the host server.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for maintaining the integrity of data during the offline mode of an e-learning process. The invention maintains the integrity of online course material in a learning management system by determining when a student attempts to access online course material and to downloaded the material from a learning management server to a student server for offline utilization resulting in an offline access mode. The invention then provides a set of procedures for monitoring the course material when it has been accessed. The set of procedures may determine that the course material is in an offline access mode and prevent the student from accessing the course object from the learning management server while the course object is in the offline access mode. Further, the system and method of the present invention may also serve to synchronize the course material between the learning management server and the student server by copying the course material from one server to another. In one embodiment, the system and method of the present invention can prevent a student from uploading the course material to the learning management server unless the student has completed the one or more progress objectives associated with the course object. Finally, the set of procedures can provide a security mechanism to insure the security of the online course material when it is in the offline access mode.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining integrity of course data during offline utilization of a learning management system, the method comprising:
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determining when a student attempts to access a course object from a host server in an online access mode for offline utilization thereby creating an offline access mode for that student; and
implementing a set of procedures for monitoring the course object when the student attempts to access the course object from the host server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed performs a method for maintaining integrity of course data during offline utilization of a learning management system, the computer program comprising determining when a student attempts to access a course object from a host server in an online access mode for offline utilization thereby creating an offline access mode for that student, and implementing a set of procedures for monitoring the course object when the student attempts to access the course object from the host server.
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19. A system for maintaining integrity of course data during offline utilization of a learning management system when the course object is in an offline access mode, the system comprising:
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a learning management database configured to store an online course object in an online access mode; and
a learning management server coupled to the database, the learning management server comprising a set of procedures for monitoring the course object when a student attempts to download the course object from the learning management server to a student server resulting in an offline access mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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