Variable types of sensory interaction for an on-line educational system
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1. A method for providing variable forms of interaction with an on-line educational system for participation in educational courses, comprising:
- providing on-line content concerning educational materials for a particular educational course;
providing on-line an electronic syllabus for the educational course, the syllabus identifying units, assignments, and educational materials for the educational course; and
selectively permitting a user to participate in the educational courses using variable types of sensory interaction, comprising;
providing variable visual options, as specified by the user, relating to a way to receive visual information from the on-line educational system;
providing variable auditory options, as specified by the user, relating to a way to receive audio information from the on-line educational system; and
providing variable tactile options, as specified by the user, relating to use of tactile input to interact with the on-line educational system, wherein the visual options, the auditory options, and the tactile options are provided, as specified by the user, for interaction with plurality of disparate types of assignments, as selected by the user, for the educational course.
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Abstract
An on-line educational system. An instructor builds a course on-line containing identification of assignments and educational materials, which are compiled into an on-line electronic syllabus. Users enrolled in the course may access the electronic syllabus and perform various functions with the on-line educational system in order to participate in the on-line educational course. Options exist to accommodate various types of visual, auditory, tactile, and cognitive interaction with and participation in on-line educational courses.
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1. A method for providing variable forms of interaction with an on-line educational system for participation in educational courses, comprising:
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providing on-line content concerning educational materials for a particular educational course;
providing on-line an electronic syllabus for the educational course, the syllabus identifying units, assignments, and educational materials for the educational course; and
selectively permitting a user to participate in the educational courses using variable types of sensory interaction, comprising;
providing variable visual options, as specified by the user, relating to a way to receive visual information from the on-line educational system;
providing variable auditory options, as specified by the user, relating to a way to receive audio information from the on-line educational system; and
providing variable tactile options, as specified by the user, relating to use of tactile input to interact with the on-line educational system, wherein the visual options, the auditory options, and the tactile options are provided, as specified by the user, for interaction with plurality of disparate types of assignments, as selected by the user, for the educational course. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing variable forms of interaction with an on-line educational system for participation in educational courses, comprising;
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a content module for providing on-line content concerning educational materials for a particular educational course;
a syllabus module for providing on-line an electronic syllabus for the educational course, the syllabus identifying units, assignments, and educational materials for the educational course; and
a sensory module for selectively permitting a user to participate in the educational courses using variable types of sensory interaction, comprising;
a visual module for providing variable visual options, as specified by the user, relating to a way to receive visual information from the on-line educational system;
an auditory module for providing variable auditory options, as specified by the user, relating to a way to receive audio information from the on-line educational system; and
a tactile module for providing variable tactile options, as specified by the user, relating to use of tactile input to interact with the on-line educational system, wherein the visual options, the auditory options, and the tactile options are provided, as specified by the user, for interaction with a plurality of disparate types of assignments, an selected by the user, for the educational course. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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