Method and system for constraining learning strategies

• US 20070111181A1
• Filed: 10/24/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Philipp, Marcus, Hochwarth, Christian, Erhard, Martin, Krebs, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 8,571,462 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• 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 for constraining learning strategies for a training course includes determining learning strategies available for the training course in a learning system. A subset of the learning strategies available in the learning system may be selected as learning strategies valid for the training course.

Claims

1. A method for constraining learning strategies for a training course, comprising:

determining a plurality of learning strategies available for a training course; and

selecting one or more of the available learning strategies as valid learning strategies for the training course.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting one or more, but not all, of the available learning strategies as valid learning strategies for the training course.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting one or more of the available learning strategies as valid learning strategies for the training course comprises displaying the available learning strategies to an author of the training course and receiving a selection of one or more of the available learning strategies as valid learning strategies for the training course.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting one or more of the available learning strategies as valid learning strategies for the training course during publication of the training course to a learning management system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the learning strategies comprise at least one of macro-strategies and micro-strategies.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the macro-strategies comprise at least one of table of contents, deductive, inductive, goal-based (top-down), goal-based (bottom-up), table of contents, SCORM, and linear.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the micro-strategies comprise at least one of orientation only, initial orientation, action oriented, orientation oriented, explanation oriented, task oriented, example oriented, table of contents, and SCORM.

8. A method for presenting a training course to a learner, comprising:

constraining learning strategies for a training course to learning strategies valid for the training course; and

presenting the training course using a valid learning strategy.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising prohibiting presentment the training course using an invalid learning strategy.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the training course comprises one or more sub courses.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising constraining learning strategies for the training course based on selections by an author of the training course.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising constraining learning strategies for the training course when the training course is published to a learning management system.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the learning strategies comprise at least one of macro-strategies and micro-strategies.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the macro-strategies comprise at least one of table of contents, deductive, inductive, goal-based (top-down), goal-based (bottom-up), table of contents, SCORM, and linear.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the micro-strategies comprise at least one of orientation only, initial orientation, action oriented, orientation oriented, explanation oriented, task oriented, example oriented, table of contents, and SCORM.

16. A learning management system, comprising:

a repository storing a plurality of training courses for electronic delivery to a learner; and

a data storage identifying one or more learning strategies valid for each of the training courses.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the learning strategies valid for the training courses are also available in the learning management system.

18. The system of claim 16, further comprising an authoring environment, an author of at least one of the training courses identifying the one or more learning strategies valid for the training course.

19. Software for constraining learning strategies comprising machine-readable instructions stored on media, instructions operable when executed to:

determine a plurality of learning strategies available for a training course; and

store one or more of the available learning strategies as valid for the training course.

20. The software of claim 19, wherein the one or more of available learning strategies are selected as valid for the training course based on selections from an author of the training course.