Providing Learning Programs

• US 20160055604A1
• Filed: 05/22/2015
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Successfactors Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Successfactors Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: HERMAN, Joseph, JORDAN, Rachel, ROUVAS, Nikolaos
• Application Number:
  US14/720,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20160055604A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/2057 Career enhancement or continuing education service
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

Techniques are described for the creation and distribution of learning programs. Each learning program can include a collection of learning activities, some of which have been grouped into learning sections. The learning system can instantiate a restriction condition on a learning activity or learning section within the learning program. The restriction condition can affect when a learning activity or learning section can be executed. For example, the restriction condition can prevent a user from executing a second learning section within the learning program so long as a first learning section within the learning program is incomplete. The learning system can also credit the user for completing a learning activity even though the user has not consumed the learning activity when the learning activity is similar or the same as another learning activity which has been recently consumed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

presenting, by a processor, a graphical user interface that includes a summary of a learning program assigned to a user account, the learning program containing a plurality of learning activities, wherein a first learning activity from the plurality of learning activities is required for completion of the learning program;

matching, by the processor, the first learning activity of the learning program to a second learning activity that was previously completed by the user account;

first updating, by the processor, a completion status of the first learning activity within the first learning program in response to the matching; and

second updating, by the processor, the summary of the learning program within the graphical user interface in response to the first updating of the completion status.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein first updating the completion status comprises marking, by the processor, the completion status of the learning activity to completed when the first learning activity is the same or substantially similar to the second learning activity.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining, by the processor, that the learning program is associated with a discussion group; and

transmitting, by the processor, an invitation to join the discussion group to an email address associated with the user account.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, a request to begin a third learning activity from the plurality of learning activities;

evaluating, by the processor, a restriction condition of the third learning activity; and

restricting, by the processor, the execution of the third learning activity in response to the evaluation.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the restriction condition checks whether a fourth learning activity has been completed.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the restriction condition checks a start time associated with the third learning activity.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining, by the processor, that the learning program has been completed; and

providing, by the processor, a certificate of completion to the user account in response to the determination.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

presenting a graphical user interface that includes a summary of a learning program assigned to a user account, the learning program containing a plurality of learning activities, wherein a first learning activity from the plurality of learning activities is required for completion of the learning program;

matching the first learning activity of the learning program to a second learning activity that was previously completed by the user account;

first updating a completion status of the first learning activity within the first learning program in response to the matching; and

second updating the summary of the learning program within the graphical user interface in response to the first updating of the completion status.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein first updating the completion status comprises marking the completion status of the learning activity to completed when the first learning activity is the same or substantially similar to the second learning activity.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

determining that the learning program is associated with a discussion group; and

transmitting an invitation to join the discussion group to an email address associated with the user account.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

receiving a request to begin a third learning activity from the plurality of learning activities;

evaluating a restriction condition of the third learning activity; and

restricting the execution of the third learning activity in response to the evaluation.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the restriction condition checks whether a fourth learning activity has been completed.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the restriction condition checks a start time associated with the third learning activity.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, the method further comprising:

determining that the learning program has been completed; and

providing a certificate of completion to the user account in response to the determination.

15. A computer implemented system, comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be configured for;

presenting a graphical user interface that includes a summary of a learning program assigned to a user account, the learning program containing a plurality of learning activities, wherein a first learning activity from the plurality of learning activities is required for completion of the learning program;

matching the first learning activity of the learning program to a second learning activity that was previously completed by the user account;

first updating a completion status of the first learning activity within the first learning program in response to the matching; and

second updating the summary of the learning program within the graphical user interface in response to the first updating of the completion status.

16. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein first updating the completion status comprises marking the completion status of the learning activity to completed when the first learning activity is the same or substantially similar to the second learning activity.

17. The computer implemented system of claim 15, the method further comprising:

determining that the learning program is associated with a discussion group; and

transmitting an invitation to join the discussion group to an email address associated with the user account.

18. The computer implemented system of claim 15, the method further comprising:

receiving a request to begin a third learning activity from the plurality of learning activities;

evaluating a restriction condition of the third learning activity; and

restricting the execution of the third learning activity in response to the evaluation.

19. The computer implemented system of claim 18, wherein the restriction condition checks whether a fourth learning activity has been completed.

20. The computer implemented system of claim 18, wherein the restriction condition checks a start time associated with the third learning activity.