Monitoring progress of external course

• US 20070122790A1
• Filed: 10/24/2005
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Philipp, Marcus, Eck, Hagen, Bohle, Holger, Sperle, Robin, Gruber, Silke, Jordan, Kattia
• Application Number:
  US11/257,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20070122790A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A method comprising invoking a remote learning management system to provide an external course. The method also includes enabling the remote learning management system to send tracking information to a local learning management system. Next, the method receives, from the remote learning management system, the tracking information. A local copy of a learner'"'"'s progress is updated in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

invoking a remote learning management system to provide an external course;

enabling the remote learning management system to send tracking information to a local learning management system;

receiving, from the remote learning management system, the tracking information; and

updating a local copy of a learner'"'"'s progress in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information.

2. The method of claim 1, the tracking information associated with a first portion of the external course, further comprising:

receiving, from the remote learning management system, tracking information associated with a second portion of the external course; and

updating the local copy of the learner'"'"'s progress in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information associated with the second portion of the external course.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising launching, from the local learning management system, the external course at the external learning management system, wherein the web service is provided in response to at least launching the external course.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a request to launch the external course from the internal learning management system; and

setting a flag associated with the learner in response to at least launching the external course.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

identifying the flag in response to at least an event; and

generating a request for tracking information in accordance with the flag.

6. The method of claim 5, the event comprising the learner exiting the external course, a request from an individual, or a time of day.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising clearing the flag in response to at least updating the learner'"'"'s progress.

8. The method of claim 1, the logical identifier comprising a network address.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to update the learner'"'"'s progress from an individual before the external course has been completed;

transmitting, to the remote learning management system, a request for tracking information associated with the user in response to at least the request;

receiving a response from the remote learning management system including the requested tracking information; and

updating the learner'"'"'s progress based, at least in part, on the requested tracking information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling the remote learning management system to send tracking information comprises providing a web service to the remote learning management system.

11. Software for managing courses, the software operable:

invoke a remote learning management system to provide an external course;

enable the remote learning management system to send tracking information to a local learning management system;

receive, from the remote learning management system, the tracking information; and

update a local copy of a learner'"'"'s progress in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information.

12. The software of claim 11, the tracking information associated with a first portion of the external course, the software further operable to:

receive, from the remote learning management system, tracking information associated with a second portion of the external course; and

update the local copy of the learner'"'"'s progress in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information associated with the second portion of the external course.

13. The software of claim 11, the software further operable to launch, from the local learning management system, the external course at the external learning management system, wherein the web service is provided in response to at least launching the external course.

14. The software of claim 13, the software further operable to:

receive a request to launch the external course from the internal learning management system; and

set a flag associated with the learner in response to at least launching the external course.

15. The software of claim 14, the software further operable to:

identify the flag in response to at least an event; and

generate a request for tracking information in accordance with the flag.

16. The software of claim 15, the event comprising the learner exiting the external course, a request from an individual, or a time of day.

17. The software of claim 14, the software further operable to clear the flag in response to at least updating the learner'"'"'s progress.

18. The software of claim 11, the logical identifier comprising a network address.

19. The software of claim 11, the software further operable to:

receive a request to update the learner'"'"'s progress from an individual before the external course has been completed;

transmit, to the remote learning management system, a request for tracking information associated with the user in response to at least the request;

receive a response from the remote learning management system including the requested tracking information; and

update the learner'"'"'s progress based, at least in part, on the requested tracking information.

20. The software of claim 11, wherein the software operable to enable the remote learning management system to send tracking information comprises the software operable to provide a web service to the remote learning management system.

21. A system, comprising:

memory operable to store a local copy of a learner'"'"'s progress; and

one or more processors operable to;

invoke a remote learning management system to provide an external course;

enable the remote learning management system to send tracking information to a local learning management system;

receive, from the remote learning management system, the tracking information; and

update a local copy of a learner'"'"'s progress in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information.

22. The system of claim 21, the tracking information associated with a first portion of the external course, the processors further operable to:

receive, from the remote learning management system, tracking information associated with a second portion of the external course; and

update the local copy of the learner'"'"'s progress in the local learning management system based, at least in part, on the tracking information associated with the second portion of the external course.

23. The system of claim 21, the processors further operable to launch, from the local learning management system, the external course at the external learning management system, wherein the web service is provided in response to at least launching the external course.

24. The system of claim 23, the processors further operable to:

receive a request to launch the external course from the internal learning management system; and

set a flag associated with the learner in response to at least launching the external course.

25. The system of claim 24, the processors further operable to:

identify the flag in response to at least an event; and

generate a request for tracking information in accordance with the flag.

26. The system of claim 25, the event comprising the learner exiting the external course, a request from an individual, or a time of day.

27. The system of claim 24, the processors further operable to clear the flag in response to at least updating the learner'"'"'s progress.

28. The system of claim 21, the logical identifier comprising a network address.

29. The system of claim 21, the processors further operable to:

receive a request to update the learner'"'"'s progress from an individual before the external course has been completed;

transmit, to the remote learning management system, a request for tracking information associated with the user in response to at least the request;

receive a response from the remote learning management system including the requested tracking information; and

update the learner'"'"'s progress based, at least in part, on the requested tracking information.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the processors operable to enable the remote learning management system to send tracking information comprises the processors operable to provide a web service to the remote learning management system.

31. A method, comprising:

receiving a request to provide a learning course from a remote learning management system;

monitoring a learner'"'"'s progress of the learning course;

enabling the remote learning management system to request tracking information from the local learning management system, the tracking information associated with the learner'"'"'s progress of the learning course; and

transmitting the tracking information to the remote learning management system upon receiving the request.