Method and system for managing learning materials presented offline

• US 8,644,755 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Krebs, Rouven, Hochwarth, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US12/242,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094886A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,953 Days
• Field of Search: 434/323, 434/350, 434/362, 434/365, 707/610, 707/758, 705/14.12, 715/702
• 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

Managing offline presentation of learning material may include associating identification strings with various portions of the learning material. When a learner is presented with the learning materials, identification strings associated with the learning materials may also be presented to the learner. The progress of the learner with respect to the learning materials may be identified based on the identification strings.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method performed by one or more processors for managing training courses for a learner, the method comprising the following instructions:

generating electronic learning materials for offline presentation, wherein the electronic learning materials include a plurality of knowledge items;

prior to transmitting the electronic learning materials to a learner, assigning the plurality of knowledge items to a plurality of identification strings, wherein each of the plurality of knowledge items is mapped to a different identification string in the plurality of identification strings;

storing the assignment between the plurality of knowledge items to the plurality of identification strings;

transmitting to a learner device the generated electronic learning materials and the plurality of identification strings, wherein the plurality of identification strings are presented to the learner during offline presentation in connection with completion of assigned knowledge items;

receiving, from a user device different from the learner device, an identification string from the plurality of identification strings, wherein the identification string is presented to the learner during the offline presentation in connection with completion of an assigned knowledge item in the generated electronic learning materials, and the learner transmits the identification string using the user device different from the learner device; and

determining progress of the learner with respect to the generated electronic learning materials based on comparing the received identification string to the stored assignment of identification strings.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying a listing of words, wherein assigning the plurality of identification strings includes selecting at least one word from the listing of words.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, a user identifier, wherein determining the progress of the learner is at least partially based on the user identifier.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising applying an algorithm to the user identifier and the received identification string to produce a resulting value, wherein the identification of the progress of the learner is based at least partially on the resulting value.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the received identification string is presented to the learner during presentation of the assigned knowledge item.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a plurality of copies of the electronic learning materials; and

associating at least one of the identification strings with at least a portion of each copy of the electronic learning materials, wherein the identification string associated with a portion of one copy of the electronic learning materials is different from the identification string associated with same knowledge items of other copies of the electronic learning materials.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the identification string associated with one copy of the electronic learning materials is different from the identification strings associated with other copies of the electronic learning materials.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

presenting at least a portion of the electronic learning materials to the learner; and

presenting one or more of the assigned identification strings based on the portion of the electronic learning materials presented to the learner.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, a user identifier, wherein determining the progress of the learner is at least partially based on the user identifier.

10. Software for managing offline presentation of electronic learning materials, the software comprising computer readable instructions embodied on tangible media and operable when executed to:

generate electronic learning materials for offline presentation, wherein the electronic learning materials include a plurality of knowledge items;

assign the plurality of knowledge items to a plurality of identification strings, wherein each of the plurality of knowledge items is mapped to a different identification string in the plurality of identification strings;

store the assignment between the plurality of knowledge items to the plurality of identification strings;

transmit to a learner device the generated electronic learning materials and the plurality of identification strings, wherein the plurality of identification strings are presented to the learner during offline presentation in connection with completion of assigned knowledge items;

receive, from a user device different from the learner device, an identification string from the plurality of identification strings, wherein the identification string is presented to the learner during the offline presentation of in connection with completion of an assigned knowledge item in the generated electronic learning materials, and the learner transmits the identification string using the user device different from the learner device; and

determine progress of the learner with respect to the generated electronic learning materials based on comparing the received identification string to the stored assignment of identification strings.

11. The software of claim 10 further operable to identifying a listing of words, wherein assigning the plurality of identification strings includes selecting at least one word from the listing of words.

12. The software of claim 10 further operable to receive a user identifier, wherein determining the progress of the learner is at least partially based on the user identifier.

13. The software of claim 10 wherein the received identification string is presented to the learner during presentation of the assigned knowledge item.

14. The software of claim 10 further operable to:

generate a plurality of copies of the electronic learning materials; and

associate at least one of the identification strings with at least a portion of each copy of the electronic learning materials, wherein the identification string associated with a portion of one copy of the electronic learning materials is different from the identification string associated with same knowledge items of other copies of the electronic learning materials.