METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEACHING A PRACTICAL SKILL TO LEARNERS AT GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATE LOCATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for teaching a practical skill to a plurality of learners at geographically separate locations, comprising:
- receiving, for each learner, a video feed generated by a camera at the learner'"'"'s location, the video feed depicting at least a subject on which the learner is demonstrating the practical skill;
simultaneously displaying two or more of the video feeds on a display screen at a location of the teacher;
allowing one or more learners to submit questions to the teacher that are not immediately conveyed to the other learners;
allowing the teacher to select one of the learners having a question for individualized instruction; and
establishing a private communication channel between the teacher and the selected learner.
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Abstract
A method for teaching a practical skill to a plurality of learners at geographically separate locations includes receiving, for each learner, a video feed generated by a camera at the learner'"'"'s location. The video feed depicts at least an subject on which the learner is demonstrating the practical skill. The teacher simultaneously displays the video feeds for the plurality of learners on a display screen at a location of the teacher. One or more learners are allowed to submit questions to the teacher that are not immediately conveyed to the other learners. The teacher is allowed to select one of the learners having a question for individualized instruction, and to establish a private communication channel between the teacher and the selected learner.
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67 Claims
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1. A method for teaching a practical skill to a plurality of learners at geographically separate locations, comprising:
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receiving, for each learner, a video feed generated by a camera at the learner'"'"'s location, the video feed depicting at least a subject on which the learner is demonstrating the practical skill; simultaneously displaying two or more of the video feeds on a display screen at a location of the teacher; allowing one or more learners to submit questions to the teacher that are not immediately conveyed to the other learners; allowing the teacher to select one of the learners having a question for individualized instruction; and establishing a private communication channel between the teacher and the selected learner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for teaching a practical skill to a plurality of learners at geographically separate locations, comprising:
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means for receiving, for each learner, a video feed generated by a camera at the learner'"'"'s location, the video feed depicting at least a subject on which the learner is demonstrating the practical skill; means for simultaneously displaying two or more of the video feeds for the plurality of learners on a display screen at a location of the teacher; means for allowing one or more learners to submit questions to the teacher that are not immediately conveyed to the other learners; means for allowing the teacher to select one of the learners having a question for individualized instruction; and means for establishing a private communication channel between the teacher and the selected learner. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium including:
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program code for receiving, for each learner, a video feed generated by a camera at the learner'"'"'s location, the video feed depicting at least a subject on which the learner is demonstrating the practical skill; program code for simultaneously displaying two or more of the video feeds for the plurality of learners on a display screen at a location of the teacher; program code for allowing one or more learners to submit questions to the teacher that are not immediately conveyed to the other learners; program code for allowing the teacher to select one of the learners having a question for individualized instruction; and program code for establishing a private communication channel between the teacher and the selected learner.
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