Systems and methods to assist an instructor of a course

Abstract

A system and method to assist an instructor in managing, understanding, and drawing conclusions about the learning behavior. The system includes methods for processing data collected about users as they interact with the various modalities of learning that may be integrated into the course, and rendering this information into visualizations that are displayed on an instructor dashboard and updated in real time. This instructor interface includes a plurality of modules targeted towards the management of and interaction with users, and the analysis and visualization of a different aspect of their learning

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This patent application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 041,655, filed Aug. 26, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a system and method for managing, analyzing, and visualizing learning and content within a course where the respective course, such as a college or a corporate training course, has been designed to individualize the content, even during a student's use of a course, based on a user model, and in particular where there are various types of content that are integrated into the course.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Courses that integrate a wide set of learning modes and materials in various learning and education settings are well known. These courses are increasingly being made adaptive, such that their content can change automatically and / or dynamically based on a specific user's respon...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]By providing an instructor with real time analysis and visualizations of user interaction and responses to course material, the present invention streamlines the review, analysis and interaction between an instructor and course users such that an instructor can draw conclusions about where and when modifications to a course for a user or a collection of users would be beneficial.

Problems solved by technology

This can make it difficult for the instructor to manage and understand the learning process for the course, especially if there are a plurality of learning materials and if the adaptation structure created by the author is complex.

Further, if the course is delivered online without any face-to-face interaction between the instructor and the learners, it becomes difficult for the instructor to determine when and how his / her assistance to individual learners is most beneficial.

However, known systems do not have the ability to process, analyze, or visualize the tracked data in real time, nor do they provide methods of depicting the real time automated adaptivity user-to-user or of recommending how adjustments should be made by the instructor to benefit individual users.

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