SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE INSTRUCTION

• US 20160253912A1
• Filed: 10/22/2014
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Exploros Inc.
• Original Assignee: Exploros Inc.
• Inventors: Heilman, Bradley, Doron, Tomer, Melamoud, Nir, Givol, Yoel, Benari, Itai
• Granted Patent: US 11,107,362 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/08 providing for individual presentation of information to a plurality of student stations
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/06 of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers

Abstract

A system and method for providing collaborative, digital learning experiences provides a learning experience to a plurality of users on a plurality of user devices. The learning experience may be divided into multiple scenes. Each scene may include one or more elements. Each element in the learning experience provides at least one item of media content to a user. Data associated with the user accessing an element in the learning experience may be received or recorded by the element.

Claims

1. A method for providing collaborative, digital learning experiences, the method comprising:

storing, by one or more processors, data for at least one learning experience, wherein the at least one learning experience is divided into a plurality of scenes including a plurality of elements to be provided in a predefined flow, wherein each element of the plurality of elements includes at least one item of media content;

providing, by the one or more processors, the at least one learning experience to a plurality of users on a plurality of user devices; and

receiving, by the one or more processors, data associated with at least one user of the plurality of users accessing at least one element in the at least one learning experience.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by the one or more processors, the at least one element to two or more of the plurality of users at the same time.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, an expected user input associated with the at least one element from the two or more users.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises providing the at least one element with the expected user input from the two or more users.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in a current element, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the at least one learning experience to the at least one user until an expected user input associated with the current element is received from the at least one user.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining, by the one or more processors, that the expected user input is a valid user input; and

providing, by the one or more processors, the update to the media content in the current element, the next element, or the update to the media content in the previous element in the at least one learning experience to the at least one user.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining, by the one or more processors, that the expected user input is an invalid user input; and

providing, by the one or more processors, additional information associated with the current element or at least one alternative element to the at least one user.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the update to the media content in the current element, the next element, or the update to the media content in the previous element in the learning experience comprises expected user input from at least one other user of the plurality of users.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in a current element, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the at least one learning experience to two or more users until an expected user input associated with the current element is received from at least one of the two or more users, and wherein the two or more users are associated with each other by the at least one element.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in a current element, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the learning experience to the at least one user until an expected user input associated with the current element is received from at least one other user of the plurality of users.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in two or more current elements, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the at least one learning experience to the at least one user until an expected user input associated with each of the two or more current elements is received from the at least one user.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating, by the one or more processors, the at least one user with a first user or group of users for one or more first elements of the plurality of elements; and

associating, by the one or more processors, the at least one user with a second user or group of users for one or more second elements of the plurality of elements.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, unexpected user input from the at least one user of the plurality of users; and

associating, by the one or more processors, the unexpected user input with a particular element of the plurality of elements.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, at least one additional element from the at least one user; and

modifying, by the one or more processors, at least one scene of the plurality of scenes to include the at least one additional element.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

notifying, by the one or more processors, at least one other user of the plurality of users substantially in real-time of the unexpected user input and the particular element associated with the unexpected user input.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating, by the one or more processors, two or more users of the plurality of users with each other for the at least one element such that the two or more users can interact with each other through the at least one element.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, for the at least one element, the remainder of the plurality of users cannot interact with the two or more users through the at least one element.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein, for the at least one element, the two or more users are associated with a plurality of groups such that only users of the two or more users that are associated with a same group can interact with each other through the at least one element.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating, by the one or more processors, the plurality of users with a plurality of roles,

wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises providing a first item of media content for the at least one element to one or more users associated with a first role of the plurality of roles and providing a second item of media content for the at least one element to one or more users associated with a second role of the plurality of roles.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, data associated with at least one interaction between two or more of the plurality of users through the at least one element.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the data associated with the at least one interaction comprises at least one of an indication of one or more users of the plurality of users that interact through the at least one element, one or more users of the plurality of users that initiate the at least one interaction through the at least one element, one or more users of the plurality of users reply to the initiated interaction through the at least one element, and an amount of time each of the one or more users interact through the at least one element.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

mapping, by the one or more processors, the data associated with the at least one user of the plurality of users accessing at least one element in the at least one learning experience to at least one learning standard.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, data comprising at least one of an indication of whether the at least one user is currently accessing the at least one element and an amount of time that the at least one user has spent accessing the at least one element.

24. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, data associated with the at least one user of the plurality of users accessing a plurality of different learning experiences.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one item of media content comprises at least one of text, audio, an image, and a video.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, at least one review of the at least one learning experience from the at least one user; and

providing, by the one or more processors, the at least one review of the learning experience and the data associated with the at least one user of the plurality of users accessing the at least one element in the at least one learning experience to a creator of the at least one learning experience.

27. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, user input; and

creating, by the one or more processors, a learning experience master comprising the data for the at least one learning experience based at least partly on the user input.

28. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by the one or more processors, a digital marketplace comprising data for a plurality of learning experiences accessible over a network by the plurality of user devices.

30. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically pushing, by the one or more processors, a plurality of learning experience masters comprising data for a plurality of learning experiences to a portion of the plurality of users.

29. The method of 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, a user input associated to the at least one element, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises providing the at least one element with the user input associated with the at least one element; and

receiving, by the one or more processors, a selection by the at least one user of the user input in the at least one element; and

providing, by the one or more processors, information on one or more users that input the user input to the at least one user.

31. A system for providing collaborative, digital learning experiences, the system comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in communication with at least one processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

storing data for at least one learning experience, wherein the at least one learning experience is divided into a plurality of scenes including a plurality of elements to be provided in a predefined flow, wherein each element of the plurality of elements includes at least one item of media content;

providing the at least one learning experience to a plurality of users on a plurality of user devices; and

receiving data associated with at least one user of the plurality of users accessing at least one element in the at least one learning experience.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

providing the at least one element to two or more of the plurality of users at the same time.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving expected user input associated with the at least one element from the two or more users.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises providing the at least one element with the expected user input from the two or more users.

35. The system of claim 31, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in a current element, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the at least one learning experience to the at least one user until an expected user input associated with the current element is received from the at least one user.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

determining that the expected user input is a valid user input; and

providing the update to the media content in the current element, the next element, or the update to the media content in the previous element in the at least one learning experience to the at least one user.

37. The system of claim 35, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

determining that the expected user input is an invalid user input; and

providing additional information associated with the current element or at least one alternative element to the at least one user.

38. The system of claim 35, wherein the update to the media content in the current element, the next element, or the update to the media content in the previous element in the learning experience comprises expected user input from at least one other user of the plurality of users.

39. The system of claim 35, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in a current element, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the at least one learning experience to two or more users until an expected user input associated with the current element is received from at least one of the two or more users, and wherein the two or more users are associated with each other by the at least one element.

40. The system of claim 31, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in a current element, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the learning experience to the at least one user until an expected user input associated with the current element is received from at least one other user of the plurality of users.

41. The system of claim 35, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises withholding providing an update to media content in two or more current elements, a next element, or an update to media content in a previous element in the at least one learning experience to the at least one user until an expected user input associated with each of the two or more current elements is received from the at least one user.

42. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

associating the at least one user with a first user or group of users for one or more first elements of the plurality of elements; and

associating the at least one user with a second user or group of users for one or more second elements of the plurality of elements.

43. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving unexpected user input from the at least one user of the plurality of users; and

associating the unexpected user input with a particular element of the plurality of elements.

44. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving at least one additional element from the at least one user; and

modifying at least one scene of the plurality of scenes to include the at least one additional element.

45. The system of claim 43, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

notifying, by the one or more processors, at least one other user of the plurality of users substantially in real-time of the unexpected user input and the particular element associated with the unexpected user input.

46. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

associating, by the one or more processors, two or more users of the plurality of users with each for the at least one element such that the two or more users can interact with each other through the at least one element.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein, for the at least one element, the remainder of the plurality of users cannot interact with the two or more users through the at least one element.

48. The system of claim 46, wherein, for the at least one element, the two or more users are associated with a plurality of groups such that only users of the two or more users that are associated with a same group can interact with each other through the at least one element.

49. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

associating the plurality of users with a plurality of roles,

wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises providing a first item of media content for the at least one element to one or more users associated with a first role of the plurality of roles and providing a second item of media content for the at least one element to one or more users associated with a second role of the plurality of roles.

50. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving data associated with at least one interaction between two or more of the plurality of users through the at least one element.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the data associated with the at least one interaction comprises at least one of an indication of one or more users of the plurality of users that interact through the at least one element, one or more users of the plurality of users that initiate the at least one interaction through the at least one element, one or more users of the plurality of users reply to the initiated interaction through the at least one element, and an amount of time each of the one or more users interact through the at least one element.

52. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

mapping the data associated with the at least one user of the plurality of users accessing at least one element in the at least one learning experience to at least one learning standard.

53. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving data comprising at least one of an indication of whether the at least one user is currently accessing the at least one element and an amount of time that the at least one user has spent accessing the at least one element.

54. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving data associated with the at least one user of the plurality of users accessing a plurality of different learning experiences.

55. The system of claim 31, wherein the at least one item of media content comprises at least one of text, audio, an image, and a video.

56. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving at least one review of the at least one learning experience from the at least one user; and

providing the at least one review of the learning experience and the data associated with the at least one user of the plurality of users accessing the at least one element in the at least one learning experience to a creator of the at least one learning experience.

57. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving user input; and

creating the data for the at least one learning experience based at least partly on the user input.

58. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

providing a digital marketplace comprising data for a plurality of learning experiences accessible over a network by the plurality of user devices.

60. The system of claim 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

automatically pushing a plurality of learning experience masters comprising data for a plurality of learning experiences to a portion of the plurality of users.

59. The system of 31, wherein the one or more processors perform operations comprising:

receiving a user input associated to the at least one element, wherein the providing the at least one learning experience comprises providing the at least one element with the user input associated with the at least one element; and

receiving a selection by the at least one user of the user input in the at least one element; and

providing information on one or more users that input the user input to the at least one user.