Enhanced computer-based training program/content editing portal

• US 20060286534A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ITT Industries Inc (ITT, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ITT Industries Inc (ITT, Inc.)
• Inventors: Abbott, Gregory Lee, Tillis, JeffRoy Hamilton
• Application Number:
  US11/145,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20060286534A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 3/00 Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers electrically-operated G09B7/00; e.g. G09B7/063 advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A system for computer-based training (“CBT”) includes a content editing portal, operable on a computer system, for generating content using a markup language, the portal providing a graphical user interface (“GUI”) to give a user access to the markup language date in a structured form-based editing environment. The portal supports: making changes to the content; creating an index of the content; associating a procedure with a page of content; adding audio to the content; and adding titles to the content. An acronyms module supports the creation of a list of acronyms; and a testing module which supports the creation of tests. Content is stored using templates, and the GUI supports reassigning the content from a first template to a second template by selection of a template tab corresponding to the second template. A presentation mechanism presents a lesson to a user, the lesson having been stored using structural templates including at least one lesson template and at least one testing template. The presentation mechanism presents a plurality of panels, including a global acronym panel. A drilldown mechanism provides a user with additional pages of information related to a selected topic.

Claims

1. A system for computer-based training (“

CBT”

) comprising;

a content editing portal, operable on a computer system, for generating content using a markup language, the portal providing a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

) to give a user access to the markup language data in a structured form-based editing environment.

2. A system as in claim 1 wherein the portal comprises:

computer code to support making changes to the content;

computer code to support creating an index of the content;

computer code to support associating a procedure with a page of content;

computer code to support adding audio to the content; and

computer code to support adding titles to the content.

3. A system as in claim 1 wherein the content are stored using templates, and wherein the GUI supports reassigning the content from a first template to a second template by selection of a template tab corresponding to the second template.

4. A system as in claim 1 wherein the GUI includes a page preview area.

5. A system as in claim 1 wherein the content editing portal includes an acronyms module which supports the creation of a list of acronyms.

6. A system as in claim 1 wherein the content editing portal includes a testing module which supports the creation of tests.

7. A system for computer-based training (“

CBT”

) comprising;

a content editing portal, operable on a computer system, for generating content using a markup language, the portal providing a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

) to give a user access to the markup language date in a structured form-based editing environment, wherein the portal comprises;

computer code to support making changes to the content;

computer code to support creating an index of the content;

computer code to support associating a procedure with a page of content;

computer code to support adding audio to the content;

computer code to support adding titles to the content;

an acronyms module which supports the creation of a list of acronyms; and

a testing module which supports the creation of tests, and wherein the content are stored using templates, and wherein the GU supports reassigning the content from a first template to a second template by selection of a template tab corresponding to the second template.

8. A system for computer-based training (“

CBT”

) comprising;

a presentation mechanism constructed and adapted to present a lesson to a user, the lesson having been stored using structural templates including at least one lesson template and at least one testing template, the presentation mechanism presenting a plurality of panels, including a global acronym panel.

9. A system as in claim 8 further comprising:

a drilldown mechanism constructed and adapted to provide a user with additional pages of information related to a selected topic.

10. A system as in claim 9 wherein the drilldown mechanism is based on structural templates which include a base template, a control template, and a sublevel template.

11. A system as in claim 10 wherein drilldowns support at least three levels of information presentation, comprising a presentation page, sublevel components, and pages within each sublevel.

12. A system as in claim 11 wherein the presentation page can have a plurality of links that can launch individual associated sublevels, and a plurality of rollovers that provide information.

13. A system as in claim 12 wherein each sublevel can have a plurality of links to a corresponding plurality of pages of information within that sublevel, and a plurality of rollovers that provide information.

14. A system as in claim 13 wherein each page of a drilldown can use one of a plurality of presentation templates.

15. A system as in claim 8 wherein the structural templates include a plurality of component templates and wherein the presentation mechanism further comprises:

a docking mechanism constructed and adapted to support docking a structural template, whereby a user is provided with access to a docked structural template from other pages.

16. A system as in claim 15 wherein, within a current lesson, selecting an applicable icon relating to a docked template:

(a) revives the docked template if a category of the docked template is applicable to the current lesson; and

otherwise

(b) if a category of the docked template is applicable to a lesson other than the current lesson, docks the current displayed template and displays a template associated with the docked icon.

17. A system as in claim 15 wherein the component templates are selected from the group comprising:

course templates, thumbnail templates, warnings templates, procedures templates, figure templates, acronyms templates and examination templates.

18. A system as in claim 8 further comprising at least on of the following:

(A) a bookmark mechanism constructed and adapted to provide a user with the ability to bookmark at least one location in a lesson and to move within a lesson by selection of a bookmark; and

(B) a skimmer mechanism constructed and adapted to provide a user with the ability to move among pages of a lesson in a non-linear manner.

19. A system as in claim 8 further comprising at least one of:

(A) a panel mechanism constructed and adapted to provide a user with control over said plurality of panels, said control including the ability to lock and unlock panels and the ability to drag panels; and

(B) a rollover mechanism constructed and adapted to provide a user with information about a lesson when a user rolls over a name or icon representing the lesson.

20. A system as in claim 18 wherein the bookmark mechanism is further constructed and adapted to provide the user with an associated choice page if allocated bookmark space is full.

21. A system as in claim 16 wherein further, within a current lesson, selecting an applicable icon relating to a docked template:

(c) provides an associated Choice Page if allocated docking space is full.