Method of providing and administering a web-based personal financial management course

• US 20060223043A1
• Filed: 03/24/2006
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glynda P. Dancy-Edwards
• Original Assignee: Glynda P. Dancy-Edwards
• Inventors: Parrillo, James J., Dancy-Edwards, Glynda P.
• Application Number:
  US11/388,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20060223043A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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

A method of learning that uses a learning assessment process to determine an optimal way in which to deliver an educational course that best suits the optimal learning style of a specific individual. The method of learning may, in a preferred embodiment, be used to provide and administer a web-based personal financial management course.

Claims

1. A method for providing an on-line educational course to a student, comprising the steps of:

delivering an on-line assessment questionnaire to the student;

requesting that the student complete the on-line assessment questionnaire;

processing the student'"'"'s answers to the on-line assessment questionnaire to determine an optimal learning style of the student;

using the optimal learning style of the student to determine a structure of the on-line educational course; and

providing the on-line educational course to the student in a structure that is best suited to the learning style of the student.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the student'"'"'s answers to the on-line assessment questionnaire comprises using a multiple intelligence model.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the student'"'"'s answers to the on-line assessment questionnaire is performed by a learning assessment software module.

4. The method of claim 1, further including the step of administering additional on-line assessment questionnaires while providing the on-line educational course to the student.

5. The method of claim 1, further including the step of ensuring that the student completes the on-line educational course by stopping the on-line course until the student enters a password.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the on-line educational course is a personal financial management course.

7. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of presenting a choice of musical genre to the student and delivering the selected musical genre to the student during the delivery of the on-line educational course.

8. A method for monitoring the progress of an on-line educational course being provided to a student, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a web site that provides on-line educational courses;

creating a third party account on the web site;

logging in to a secure area of the web site;

requesting information related to the progress of a student enrolled in an on-line educational course; and

retrieving said information.

9. A method for messaging during the delivery of an on-line educational course being provided to a student, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a web site that provides on-line educational courses;

creating a third party account on the web site;

logging in to a secure area of the web site;

creating an electronic message to be sent to the student;

establishing a priority level for the electronic message; and

sending the electronic message to the student.

10. An information system, comprising:

a web site for providing a personal financial management course to a student;

a means for validating the completion of the course; and

a third party access point to retrieve information related to the progress of a

student enrolled in the personal financial management course.

11. The information system of claim 10, further including a learning assessment software module.

12. The information system of claim 10, further including a multiple intelligence model.

13. The information system of claim 10, further including a messaging module.