Reference card creation system and method

• US 20070111188A1
• Filed: 11/17/2006
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Timothy Shell
• Original Assignee: Timothy Shell
• Inventors: Shell, Timothy
• Application Number:
  US11/601,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20070111188A1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A system and method for enhancing learning or recollection by the use of custom reference cards including learning objects extracted from a content database. The learning objects may be either pre-written or created by users.

Claims

1. A method for building a set of reference cards for enhancing the ability of a reference card to users to perform predetermined tasks, said method comprising the steps of:

creating a set of learning objects;

placing said learning objects into a formatted layout;

identifying the needs of users of said learning objects with a survey tool;

matching the results of said survey tool to said set of learning objects;

selecting the learning objects needed to enhance the abilities of the users to perform predetermined tasks related to said identified needs;

identifying said selected learning objects;

creating reference cards based on said selected learning objects in a format acceptable to a user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said learning objects relate to the operation of a piece of software.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said learning objects relate to the performance of a multi-step procedure.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said learning objects relate to the installation of a product.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said learning objects relate to the operation of a product.

6. The method claim 1 wherein said learning objects relate to professional development.

7. The method of claim 1 further including the step of submitting said learning objects for approval before adoption.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the layout of said reference cards may be customized by the user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said learning objects are selected from a pre-written set of learning objects.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said reference cards may be reproduced in a format selected from a group including hard copy, video, and audio.

11. A system for building a set of reference cards for enhancing the ability of reference card to users to perform predetermined tasks, said system comprising:

a set of learning objects;

said learning objects being displayed into a formatted layout;

a survey tool identify the needs of users of said learning objects;

a match of the results of said survey tool to said set of learning objects;

a selection of the learning objects needed to enhance the abilities of the users to perform predetermined tasks related to said identified needs;

an identification of said selected learning objects;

reference cards based on said selected learning objects and created in a format acceptable to a user.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein said learning objects relate to the operation of a piece of software.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein said learning objects relate to the performance of a multi-step procedure.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein said learning objects relate to the installation of a product.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein said learning objects relate to the operation of a product.

16. The system claim 11 wherein said learning objects relate to professional development.

17. The system of claim 11 further including the step of submitting said learning objects for approval before adoption.

18. The system of claim 11 wherein the layout of said reference cards may be customized by the user.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein said learning objects are selected from a pre-written set of learning objects.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein said reference cards may be reproduced in a format selected from a group including hard copy, video, and audio.

21. A learning system including reference cards as memory refreshers, said learning system comprising:

a set of learning objects contained in a content database;

a survey tool for identifying the learning needs of the users of the learning system;

a map which matches the learning needs of the users to the content database;

a selector tool for removing needed learning objects from the content data database;

a style format tool for creating a reference card suitable to a user

22. The learning system as defined in claim 21 wherein said set of learning objects further comprises a set of pre-written learning objects.

23. The learning system as defined in claim 22 wherein said set of pre-written learning objects are crafted in a variety of different formats based on the learning styles of users.

24. The learning system as defined in claim 21 wherein said set of learning objects further comprise a set of learning objects prepared by a user.

25. The learning system as defined in claim 24 wherein said set of learning objects must be approved before being placed in said content database.