SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN IN ELECTRONIC LEARNING SYSTEMS

• US 20120149000A1
• Filed: 07/15/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ali Ghassemi, Benjamin Craig, Brian John Cepuran, Danny Cormier, Dany Benoit, Dimitrije Jankovic, Gregory Beckman, Guillaume Durand, Jeremy Jason Auger, John Allan Baker, Kenneth Chapman, Luc Belliveau, Norman Daoust, Rodrigue Savoie, Stephen Downes
• Original Assignee: Ali Ghassemi, Benjamin Craig, Brian John Cepuran, Danny Cormier, Dany Benoit, Dimitrije Jankovic, Gregory Beckman, Guillaume Durand, Jeremy Jason Auger, John Allan Baker, Kenneth Chapman, Luc Belliveau, Norman Daoust, Rodrigue Savoie, Stephen Downes
• Inventors: Baker, John Allan, Chapman, Kenneth, Downes, Stephen, Savoie, Rodrigue, Auger, Jeremy Jason, Cepuran, Brian John, Ghassemi, Ali, Cormier, Danny, Jankovic, Dimitrije, Durand, Guillaume, Beckman, Gregory, Belliveau, Luc, Benoit, Dany, Daoust, Norman, Craig, Benjamin
• Granted Patent: US 11,587,453 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• 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

According to some embodiments, a system for providing guided instructional design. The system includes at least one processing device and at least one data storage device in communication with the at least one processing device. The at least one data storage device is configured to store information about at least one course. For each course, the at least one processing device is configured to present at least one predetermined course component to a first user, and for the at least one course component: present at least one course parameter, receive at least one first input from the first user in relation to the at least one course parameter, based on the at least one first input and at least one educational design element, present at least one modified course parameter to the first user; and receive at least one second input from the first user in relation to the at least one modified course parameter.

Claims

1. A system for providing guided instructional design, comprising:

a) at least one processing device; and

b) at least one data storage device in communication with the at least one processing device, the at least one data storage device configured to store information about at least one course;

c) wherein, for each course, the at least one processing device is configured to present at least one predetermined course component to a first user, and for the at least one course component;

i. present at least one course parameter;

ii. receive at least one first input from the first user in relation to the at least one course parameter;

iii. based on the at least one first input and at least one educational design element, present at least one modified course parameter to the first user; and

iv. receive at least one second input from the first user in relation to the at least one modified course parameter.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the course parameters includes at least one natural language object.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one natural language object includes at least one predefined educational term.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein at least one of the course parameters includes at least one control associated with the at least one natural language object, each control for receiving one of the at least one first inputs.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the presenting of the at least one modified course parameter to the first user includes suggesting at least one course structure element.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the educational design element includes at least one element of educational theory.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to generate a customized course framework for that particular course based on the at least one first input, the at least one second input and the at least one educational theory element.

8. The system of claim 7 further comprising at least one computing device in communication with the at least one processing device, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to:

a) receive at least one request from a second user in relation to a particular course, and

b) in response to the request, present at least part of the course framework for that course to the second user using one of the computing devices.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is related to course competencies.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is related to course objectives, each objective associated with at least one course competencies.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is related to at least one course activity, each activity associated with at least one course objective.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is related to course information.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is related to at least one educational module.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is related to at least one assessment for the at least one educational module.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein at least one of the first inputs and second inputs includes educational materials associated with the at least one educational modules.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the educational materials includes at least one data file.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one data file includes a media file.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters includes predetermined natural language objects.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the modified course parameters includes natural language objects selected based on the at least one first input.

20. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processing device is further configured to present the customized course framework to the first user and allow the first user to edit the course framework.

21. The system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the course parameters and modified course parameters is determined based on historical course information.

22. A tangible computer readable medium including computer executable instructions which, when executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to:

a) present at least one predetermined course component to a first user; and

b) for at least one course component;

i. present at least one course parameter;

ii. receive at least one first input from the first user in relation to the at least one course parameter;

iii. based on the at least one first input and at least one educational design element, present at least one modified course parameter to the first user; and

iv. receive at least one second input from the first user in relation to the at least one modified course parameter.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the computer readable medium is non-transitory.

24. A method for providing guided instructional design, comprising:

a) providing at least one processing device; and

b) providing at least one data storage device in communication with the at least one processing device, the at least one data storage device configured to store information about at least one course;

c) presenting at least one predetermined course component to a first user, and

d) for the at least one course component;

i. presenting at least one course parameter;

ii. receiving at least one first input from the first user in relation to the at least one course parameter;

iii. based on the at least one first input and at least one educational design element, presenting at least one modified course parameter to the first user; and

iv. receiving at least one second input from the first user in relation to the at least one modified course parameter.