METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LEARNING MATERIALS PRESENTED OFFLINE

• US 20100094886A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Krebs, Rouven, Hochwarth, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 8,644,755 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/758
• 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

Managing offline presentation of learning material may include associating identification strings with various portions of the learning material. When a learner is presented with the learning materials, identification strings associated with the learning materials may also be presented to the learner. The progress of the learner with respect to the learning materials may be identified based on the identification strings.

Claims

1. A method of managing training courses for a learner, the method comprising:

generating electronic learning materials for offline presentation;

generating one or more identification strings;

associating at least a portion of the electronic learning materials with at least one of the generated identification strings;

receiving a second identification string related to the offline presentation of the generated electronic learning materials; and

identifying a progress of a learner with respect to the generated electronic learning materials at least partially based on the received second identification string and the associated identification strings.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying a listing of words, wherein generating the one or more identification strings includes selecting at least one word from the listing of words.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a user identifier, wherein identifying the progress of a learner is at least partially based on the user identifier.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising applying an algorithm to the user identifier and the received second identification string to produce a resulting value, wherein the identification of the progress of a learner is based at least partially on the resulting value.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying a progress of a learner includes comparing the received second identification string to one or more of the generated identification strings associated with the electronic learning materials.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the generated electronic learning materials and the one or more associated identification strings.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the received identification string is presented to a learner during presentation of the associated portion of the learning materials.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a plurality of copies of the electronic learning materials; and

associating at least one of the generated identification strings with at least a portion of each copy of the electronic learning materials, wherein the identification string associated with a portion of one copy of the electronic learning materials is different from the identification string associated with same portions of other copies of the electronic learning materials.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the identification string associated with one copy of the electronic learning materials is different from the identification strings associated with other copies of the electronic learning materials.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

presenting at least a portion of the electronic learning materials to the learner; and

presenting one or more of the associated identification strings based on the portion of the electronic learning materials presented to the learner.

11. Software for managing offline presentation of learning materials, the software comprising computer readable instructions embodied on tangible media and operable when executed to:

generate electronic learning materials for offline presentation;

generate one or more identification strings;

associate at least a portion of the electronic learning materials with at least one of the generated identification strings;

receive a second identification string related to the offline presentation of the generated electronic learning materials; and

identify a progress of a learner with respect to the generated electronic learning materials at least partially based on the received second identification string and the associated identification strings.

12. The software of claim 11 further operable to identify a listing of words, wherein generating the one or more identification strings includes selecting at least one word from the listing of words.

13. The software of claim 11 further operable to receive a user identifier, wherein identifying the progress of a learner is at least partially based on the user identifier.

14. The software of claim 11 wherein the received identification string is presented to a learner during presentation of the associated portion of the learning materials.

15. The software of claim 11 further operable to:

generate a plurality of copies of the electronic learning materials; and

associate at least one of the generated identification strings with at least a portion of each copy of the electronic learning materials, wherein the identification string associated with a portion of one copy of the electronic learning materials is different from the identification string associated with same portions of other copies of the electronic learning materials.

16. A learning management system, comprising:

at least one memory, the memory storing;

learning materials for delivery to learners for presentation offline; and

a mapping identifying one or more identification strings associated with one or more portions of the learning materials, wherein the mapping allows identification of a progress of a learner with respect to one of the electronic learning materials.

17. The learning management system of claim 16 wherein at least one of the memories further stores second identification strings received from learners presented the learning materials offline.

18. The learning material system of claim 16 further comprising one or more processors adapted to execute an identification module such that the identification module is operable to identify a progress of a learner with respect to learning materials presented offline based on second identification strings received from a learner and the mapping.

19. The learning management system of claim 16 further comprising one or more media storing at least one of the learning materials and at least one of the identification strings.

20. The learning management system of claim 16 wherein at least one of the memories further stores a library of identification strings, and further comprising one or more processors adapted to execute a management module such that the management module is operable to:

select at least one identification string from the library; and

associate at least one of the selected identification strings with at least a portion of at least one of the electronic learning materials, wherein the association is stored in the mapping.