System, apparatus and method for education through interactive illustration

• US 9,934,695 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2011
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pleiades Publishing Limited Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Pleiades Publishing Limited Incorporated
• Inventors: Shustorovich, Alexander, Zakharova, Olga, Churakova, Natalia
• Primary Examiner(s): HONG, THOMAS J
• Application Number:
  US13/340,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20130084557A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,287 Days
• Field of Search: 434365, 434 81-105
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• 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

Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein that facilitate education through an interactive illustration. The systems, methods and apparatuses can facilitate both the design of a course employing the interactive illustration at an instructor interface and education utilizing the course at an educational terminal. The design of the course can be based on a selection of an image, a selection of an activity, a selection of a development level of a student and selection of a work stage. The same image can be utilized for different activities, development levels and work stages. Additionally, tools utilized with the interactive image can be the same for different images, activities, development levels and work stages. The tools can also be the same for the design of the course and the study utilizing the course.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory to store computer-executable instructions; and

a processor that executes or facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least;

receive, from a first device, a selection of an image of a plurality of images to be used for a set of interactive lessons;

receive, based on a selection tool of the first device, a first indication specifying a first portion of the image for a first lesson of the set of interactive lessons;

receive, from the first device, a second indication of a first activity, associated with the first portion, for the first lesson, wherein the first activity for the first lesson is selected from a group of activities, and wherein the first activity comprises identifying the first portion via at least a second device, providing a name for the first portion via at least the second device, or providing a description associated with the first portion via at least the second device;

receive, from the first device, a third indication of a group of user interface instruments associated with the first activity, wherein the group of user interface instruments is displayed on the first device;

define a first educational goal, for a first student identity associated with the second device, based on the first activity and the group of user interface instruments;

generate a first interactive image for display on a first screen of the second device that facilitates presentation of the first activity for the first lesson according to the first educational goal, wherein the group of user interface instruments associated with the third indication from the first device is displayed with the first interactive image on the first screen of the second device, wherein a position of a user interface instrument from the group of user interface instruments with respect to the first screen and the first interactive image is varied based on input data provided to the second device, and wherein the group of user interface instruments is employed for the identifying the first portion via the second device, the providing the name for the first portion via the second device, or the providing the description associated with the first portion via the second device;

generate a virtual keyboard for display on a second screen of the second device that is a sensor screen and facilitates user input associated with at least the providing the name and the providing the description of the first activity for the first lesson; and

generate the first interactive image for display on a screen of a third device that facilitates presentation of the first activity for the first lesson according to a second educational goal that is different than the first educational goal, wherein the second educational goal is defined, for a second student identity associated with the third device, based on the first activity and the group of user interface instruments, wherein the group of user interface instruments associated with the third indication from the first device is displayed with the first interactive image on the screen of the third device, and wherein the group of user interface instruments is employed for the identifying the first portion via the third device, the providing the name for the first portion via the third device, or the providing the description associated with the first portion via the third device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further executes or facilitates the execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least generate a series of questions for display on the second device that are related to the first activity, and determine whether the first educational goal has been satisfied based on the series of questions.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further executes or facilitates the execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least receive, from the first device, an indication of a subject area of a plurality of subject areas related to the first lesson.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further executes or facilitates the execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least receive, from the first device, an educational level related to the first lesson.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further executes or facilitates the execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least:

receive an indication of a subject area of a plurality of subject areas related to the first lesson;

receive an indication of an educational level related to the first lesson; and

generate the first lesson, comprising the first interactive image, based on the subject area, the educational level, and the first educational goal.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the processor further executes or facilitates the execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least:

generate other lessons of the set of lessons based on received indications of subject areas, received indications of educational levels, defined educational goals, and a set of other interactive images generated as a function of the image and indications specifying other portions of the image and respective activities for the other portions of the image.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor further executes or facilitates the execution of the computer-executable instructions to at least:

receive data associated with the group of user interface instruments from the second device to facilitate determining whether the first educational goal satisfies a defined criterion.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a selection of an image of a plurality of images, displayed via a first device, to be used for a set of courses;

receiving, by the system, a selection of a region of the image for a course of the set of courses from the first device;

receiving, by the system, a selection of an activity for the course from the first device, the activity for the course being selected from a group of activities;

receiving, by the system, another selection of a group of user interface tools associated with the activity;

assigning, by the system, a subject area and a set of developmental levels to the course;

establishing, by the system, an educational goal, for a first user identity associated with a second device, based on the activity and first information associated with the first user identity;

establishing, by the system, another educational goal, for a second user identity associated with a third device, based on the activity and second information associated with the second user identity;

generating, by the system, a first interactive illustration for display on a first screen of the second device that facilitates the activity according to the educational goal, wherein the group of user interface tools associated with the other selection is displayed with the first interactive illustration on the first screen of the second device, wherein a position of a user interface tool from the group of user interface tools with respect to the first screen and the first interactive illustration is varied based on input data provided to the second device, and wherein the group of user interface tools is employed for identifying the region via the second device, providing a name for the region via the second device, or providing a description associated with the region via the second device;

generating, by the system, a virtual keyboard for display on a second screen of the second device that is configured as a sensor screen and further facilitates the activity;

generating, by the system, the first interactive illustration for display on a screen of the third device that facilitates the activity according to the other educational goal, wherein the group of user interface tools associated with the other selection is displayed with the first interactive illustration on the screen of the third device, and wherein the group of user interface tools is employed for the identifying the region via the third device, the providing the name for the region via the third device, or the providing the description associated with the region via the third device; and

generating, by the system, a second interactive illustration, based on the image and another activity, for another course of the set of courses, wherein the other course is assigned a disparate subject area.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising creating, by the system, the activity for an educational terminal to facilitate the satisfying of the educational goal, the activity comprising the identifying the region, the providing the name for the region, or the providing the description associated with the region.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

facilitating a first display of the group of user interface tools via an instructor interface associated with the first device to facilitate the selection of the region; and

facilitating a second display of the group of user interface tools via an educational terminal associated with the second device to facilitate the satisfying of the educational goal.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving, by the system, a selection of an educational activity selected from a group comprising a historical-cultural studies activity and an art criticism activity.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising facilitating display of an indicator icon on the first screen of the second device in response to a determination that a selection of the user interface tool from the group of user interface tools satisfies a defined criterion.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein a first developmental level from the set of development levels is customized for the first user identity and a second development level from the set of development levels is customized for the second user identity.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first developmental level corresponds to a first educational grade level and the second development level corresponds to a second educational grade level.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the group of activities comprises a study work activity, a research work activity, and a test work activity.

16. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving data describing a desired subject area, and a desired development level; and

selecting a lesson of the set of lessons comprising an interactive image, based on the desired subject area and the desired development level.

17. A computer readable storage device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a system comprising a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving, from an instructor interface associated with a first device, a selection of an image of a plurality of images to facilitate generating a plurality of courses;

receiving, from the instructor interface associated with the first device, a selection of a first activity for identifying an aspect of a first portion of the image for a course, of the plurality of courses, related to the image, the first activity being selected from a group of activities;

receiving, from the instructor interface associated with the first device, another selection of a plurality of user interface instruments;

assigning a subject area for the course;

establishing a first educational goal, for a first student identity associated with a second device, based on the image, the first activity, the subject area, and a first development level associated with the first student identity;

establishing a second educational goal, for a second student identity associated with a third device, based on the image, the first activity, the subject area, and a second development level associated with the second student identity;

initiating, in response to receiving a first indication of a selection of the course by an education terminal, displaying the image on a first sensor screen of the second device and a virtual keyboard on a second sensor screen of a second device to facilitate satisfaction of the first educational goal;

initiating, in response to receiving the first indication of the selection of the course by the education terminal, displaying at least the image and the plurality of user interface instruments associated with the other selection on a sensor screen of the third device to facilitate satisfaction of the second educational goal, wherein the plurality of user interface instruments is employed for the identifying the aspect of the first portion of the image via the third device; and

initiating, in response to receiving a second indication of a selection of a disparate course by the education terminal associated with the second device, displaying at least the image and the plurality of user interface instruments associated with the other selection on the first sensor screen of the second device to facilitate satisfaction of a third educational goal that is based on at least one disparate activity for identifying another aspect of at least a second portion of the image, wherein a position of a user interface instrument from the plurality of user interface instruments with respect to the first sensor screen and the image is varied based on input data provided to the second device, and wherein the plurality of user interface instruments is employed for the identifying the other aspect of at least the second portion of the image via the second device.

18. The computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise displaying the image of the plurality of images and the plurality of user interface instruments on a screen of the first device.

19. The computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise creating the first activity for the educational terminal associated with the second device to facilitate the satisfaction of the first educational goal.

20. The computer readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise receiving responses related to the activity to facilitate a determination of whether the first educational goal is satisfied.