Method and System for Educating Individuals

• US 20070202484A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Toombs, Michele Bridges, Richard Fritz
• Original Assignee: Michael Toombs, Michele Bridges, Richard Fritz
• Inventors: Fritz, Richard, Toombs, Michael, Bridges, Michele
• Application Number:
  US11/680,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20070202484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A method and system of educating individuals including a Student Center that allows individuals to create an on-line persona and adapt the manner of presentation of information to match their interests, background, and aptitudes, a Teacher Center that gives teachers access to data generating during individual tutoring sessions and to professional growth resources, and a Parent Center that gives parents access to the information being presented to the individuals, aids to helping individuals with homework and other resources, a Community Center to educate and inform individuals within the community on the education system, and a Virtual Tutor that works in conjunction with each Center.

Claims

1. A method for educating a student comprising:

(a) providing a virtual character to represent the student;

(b) providing a virtual tutor that includes a virtual tutor character; and

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(c) enabling the student to direct the actions of the virtual character in a scenario designed to teach a lesson.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scenario designed to teach a lesson is a classroom setting or a virtual real life situation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the student creates the virtual character using personal characteristics including one or more of the following selected from the group consisting of gender, eye color, body type, ethnic background, language, voice, age, name, and combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the student creates the virtual tutor character using personal characteristics including one or more of the following, selected from the group consisting of gender, eye color, body type, ethnic background, language, voice, age, name, and combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual tutor provides lessons to the student using examples incorporating the learning styles of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the student uses action learning through the virtual character to participate in the education lessons.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual tutor continually records the student'"'"'s interaction with the virtual tutor in order to develop a tailored lesson plan for the student.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is a computer implement method.

9. A method for educating a student comprising:

(a) an education center that provides a virtual tutor;

(b) a student center that provides a virtual character to represent the student; and

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(c) a virtual world that enables the student to direct the actions of the virtual character in a scenario designed to teach a lesson.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the method further includes a teacher center, a parent center, and a community center.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the student creates the virtual character and a virtual tutor character using the personal characteristics including one or more of the following selected from the group consisting of gender, eye color, body type, ethnic background, language, voice, age, name, and combinations thereof.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the virtual tutor continually records the students interaction with the virtual tutor in order to develop a tailored lesson plan for the student and provides lessons to the student using examples incorporating the learning styles of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, dependent on the students dominant learning style.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the method is a computer implemented method.

14. A system for educating an individual comprising:

(a) an education center;

(b) a student center;

(c) a teacher center;

(d) a parent center; and

(e) a community center.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the education center provides a virtual tutor.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the system is a computer implemented system that includes a virtual world designed to educate the individual.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the student center provides a virtual character to represent the individual.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the individual directs the virtual character in a scenario designed to teach a lesson.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the student center, the teacher center, the parent center, the community center, and the education center interact with each other through the education center and the virtual tutor.