Online educational system with multiple navigational modes
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1. A web-based educational system comprising:
- (a) a digital processing device comprising a processor and an operating system configured to perform executable instructions; and
(b) a computer program including instructions executable by a digital processing system that create an educational environment for a learner, the educational environment comprising;
at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise;
a plurality of activities associated with each area of skill, interest, or expertise; and
, at least three navigational modes comprising;
i. a sequenced navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to a learner a predetermined sequence of more than one activity in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise wherein the learner must complete each preceding activity in the sequence to progress to the next;
ii. a guided navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to the learner one or more activities in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise selected by a human mentor from among a population of activities to create a subpopulation of activities;
iii. an independent navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents navigational elements to allow the learner to select activities from among a population of activities; and
iv. optionally, the educational environment provides the learner with the ability to switch between said navigational modes.
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A web-based educational system comprising at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise, a plurality of activities associated with each area of skill, interest, or expertise, and at least three navigational modes, wherein the navigational modes comprise a sequenced navigational mode, a guided navigational mode, and an independent navigational mode. Optionally, the learner can switch between available navigational modes.
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1. A web-based educational system comprising:
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(a) a digital processing device comprising a processor and an operating system configured to perform executable instructions; and (b) a computer program including instructions executable by a digital processing system that create an educational environment for a learner, the educational environment comprising;
at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise;
a plurality of activities associated with each area of skill, interest, or expertise; and
, at least three navigational modes comprising;i. a sequenced navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to a learner a predetermined sequence of more than one activity in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise wherein the learner must complete each preceding activity in the sequence to progress to the next; ii. a guided navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to the learner one or more activities in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise selected by a human mentor from among a population of activities to create a subpopulation of activities; iii. an independent navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents navigational elements to allow the learner to select activities from among a population of activities; and iv. optionally, the educational environment provides the learner with the ability to switch between said navigational modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. Non-transitory computer readable media encoded with a computer program including instructions executable by a digital processing system for delivering content to create an educational environment for a learner, the educational environment comprising:
- at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise;
a plurality of activities associated with each area of skill, interest, or expertise; and
, at least three navigational modes comprising;(a) a sequenced navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to a learner a predetermined sequence of more than one activity in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise wherein the learner must complete each preceding activity in the sequence to progress to the next; (b) a guided navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to the learner one or more activities in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise selected by a human mentor from among a population of activities to create a subpopulation of activities;
optionally, the learner selects activities from among said subpopulation of activities;(c) an independent navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents navigational elements to allow the learner to select activities from among a population of activities; and (d) optionally, the educational environment provides the learner with the ability to switch between said navigational modes.
- at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise;
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53. A method of facilitating the educational development of a learner comprising the step of:
- providing executable instructions via the Internet to a digital processing device comprising a processor and an operating system configured to perform executable instructions to create a web-based educational environment for a learner, the educational environment comprising;
at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise;
a plurality of activities associated with each area of skill, interest, or expertise; and
, at least three navigational modes comprising;(a) a sequenced navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to the learner a predetermined sequence of more than one activity in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise wherein the learner must complete each preceding activity in the sequence to progress to the next; (b) a guided navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents to the learner one or more activities in one or more areas of skill, interest, or expertise selected by a human mentor from among a population of activities to create a subpopulation of activities;
optionally, the learner selects activities from among said subpopulation of activities;(c) an independent navigational mode wherein said web-based educational system presents navigational elements to allow the learner to select activities from among a population of activities; and (d) optionally, the educational environment provides the learner with the ability to switch between said navigational modes; whereby the educational development of the learner is furthered in the at least one area of skill, interest, or expertise.
- providing executable instructions via the Internet to a digital processing device comprising a processor and an operating system configured to perform executable instructions to create a web-based educational environment for a learner, the educational environment comprising;
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