Method and system for constraining learning strategies

• US 8,571,462 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2005
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Hochwarth, Christian, Krebs, Andreas S., Erhard, Martin, Philipp, Marcus
• Primary Examiner(s): Thai, Xuan
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
• Application Number:
  US11/257,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20070111181A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,927 Days
• Field of Search: 434/350
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• 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

A method for constraining learning strategies for a training course includes determining learning strategies available for the training course in a learning system. A subset of the learning strategies available in the learning system may be selected as learning strategies valid for the training course.

Claims

1. A method for constraining learning strategies for a training course, comprising:

presenting, to an author of a training course, a plurality of selectable concepts available for generating a training course;

receiving, from the author, a selection of at least a subset of the plurality of selectable concepts to include in the training course;

determining a plurality of learning strategies available for the training course based, at least in part, on the selected subset of concepts, each of the plurality of learning strategies define different sequences through the selected subset of concepts;

presenting, to the author of the training course, the plurality of learning strategies for the training course defining the different sequences;

reducing, by the author, the different sequences through the selected subset of concepts to a subset of different sequences, wherein learners are limited to progressing through the subset of the selectable concepts by the subset of different sequences; and

presenting, to learners, the training course having selectable learning strategies limited to the subset of different sequences.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting one or more of the available learning strategies as valid learning strategies for the training course during publication of the training course to a learning management system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the learning strategies comprise at least one of macro-strategies and micro-strategies.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the macro-strategies comprise at least one of table of contents, deductive, inductive, goal-based (top-down), goal-based (bottom-up), SCORM, and linear.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the micro-strategies comprise at least one of orientation only, initial orientation, action oriented, orientation oriented, explanation oriented, task oriented, example oriented, table of contents, and SCORM.

6. A computer-implemented method for presenting a training course to a learner, the method comprising the following steps performed by one or more processors:

presenting, to an author of a training course, a plurality of selectable concepts available for generating a training course;

receiving, from the author, a selection of at least a subset of the plurality of selectable concepts to include in the training course;

determining a plurality of learning strategies available for the training course based, at least in part, on the selected subset of concepts, each of the plurality of learning strategies defines different sequences through the selected subset of concepts;

presenting, to the author of the training course, the plurality of learning strategies for the training course defining the different sequences;

reducing, by the author, the different sequences through the selected subset of concepts to a subset of different sequences, wherein learners are limited to progressing through the subset of the selectable concepts by the subset of different sequences;

presenting, to learners, the training course having selectable learning strategies limited to the subset of different sequences;

receiving, from a learner, a selection of a valid learning strategy from the subset of different sequences; and

presenting the training course using the valid learning strategy.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising prohibiting presentment of the training course using an invalid learning strategy.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the training course comprises one or more sub courses.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising constraining learning strategies for the training course when the training course is published to a learning management system.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the learning strategies comprise at least one of macro-strategies and micro-strategies.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the macro-strategies comprise at least one of table of contents, deductive, inductive, goal-based (top-down), goal-based (bottom-up), SCORM, and linear.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the micro-strategies comprise at least one of orientation only, initial orientation, action oriented, orientation oriented, explanation oriented, task oriented, example oriented, table of contents, and SCORM.

13. A learning management system, comprising:

a management module configured to present, to an author of a training course, a plurality of selectable concepts available for generating a training course, receive, from the author, a selection of at least a subset of the plurality of selectable concepts to include in the training course, present, to an author of a training course, a plurality of selectable concepts available for generating a training course, the plurality of selectable concepts including internal content managed by a local learning management system and external content managed by a remote learning management system, receive, from the author, a selection of at least a subset of the plurality of selectable concepts to include in the training course, determine a plurality of learning strategies available for the training course based, at least in part, on the selected subset of concepts, each of the plurality of learning strategies define different sequences through the selected subset of concepts, present, to the author of the training course, the plurality of learning strategies for the training course defining the different sequences, and reduce, by the author, the different sequences through the selected subset of concepts to a subset of different sequences, wherein learners are limited to progressing through the subset of the selectable concepts by the subset of different sequences;

a repository storing a plurality of training courses for electronic delivery to a learner, the plurality of learning strategies associated with different sequences for learners; and

a data storage identifying one or more learning strategies valid for each of the training courses to reduce a number of sequences selectable by the learners.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the learning strategies valid for the training courses are also available in the learning management system.

15. A computer programming product for constraining learning strategies comprising machine-readable instructions stored on a non-transitory tangible media, instructions operable when executed to:

present, to an author of a training course, a plurality of selectable concepts available for generating a training course;

receive, from the author, a selection of at least a subset of the plurality of selectable concepts to include in the training course;

determine a plurality of learning strategies available for the training course based, at least in part, on the selected subset of concepts, each of the plurality of learning strategies define different sequences through the selected subset of concepts;

present, to the author of the training course, the plurality of learning strategies for the training course defining the different sequences;

reduce, by the author, the different sequences through the selected subset of concepts to a subset of different sequences, wherein learners are limited to progressing through the subset of the selectable concepts by the subset of different sequences; and

present, to learners, the training course having selectable learning strategies limited to the subset of different sequences.