Cognitive Bot Personalized Learning Path Framework

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing learning frameworks lack personalization, as they do not effectively adapt to individual users' knowledge levels, often wasting time on mastered topics and neglecting areas where knowledge is lacking.

Innovation Solution

A cognitive bot (CogBot) monitors users' knowledge streams to generate personalized learning paths by determining expertise levels across subject matter categories, using insights from structured and unstructured data to tune a grade-score engine and create tailored learning frameworks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a standardized learning framework is used, then curriculum structure is maintained, but personalization and adaptability to individual knowledge levels are lost

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovepersonalizationVSAvoidframework complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The learning framework transitions from a static, standardized structure to a dynamic, adaptive system that automatically adjusts the learning path based on real-time monitoring of user knowledge streams. The system dynamically generates personalized learning paths by analyzing user interactions, determining expertise levels, and resequencing curriculum content without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of curriculum sequencing from fixed to variable, using cognitive analytics to adjust the order, difficulty, and content of learning activities based on measured user knowledge levels. This allows the same curriculum to be automatically reconfigured for different users based on their individual needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If comprehensive monitoring of user knowledge streams is implemented, then personalized learning paths can be generated, but data processing complexity and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveknowledge level detectionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cognitive bot performs self-directed analysis of user knowledge streams, automatically monitoring interactions, determining expertise levels, and generating personalized learning paths without requiring external analyst intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously processing and interpreting the data it collects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual curriculum design and assessment methods are replaced with automated cognitive analytics systems that use artificial intelligence to monitor, analyze, and generate learning paths, substituting mechanical human processes with computational algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If time is spent on all curriculum topics, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but efficiency is reduced by including already mastered topics

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelearning efficiencyVSAvoidknowledge gap coverage
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and removes already mastered topics from the user's learning path, focusing computational resources and learning time only on areas where knowledge gaps exist. This extraction process is based on continuous analysis of user performance and expertise level determination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of providing complete curriculum coverage to all users, the system applies partial action by delivering only the specific portions of the curriculum that each user needs based on their demonstrated knowledge gaps, avoiding excessive action on already mastered content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

4Adaptability or versatility

If manual curriculum personalization is performed, then individualized learning paths are created, but time consumption and resource requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelearning path personalizationVSAvoidcurriculum generation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-processing and analyzing user knowledge streams in real-time, continuously building expertise profiles and preparing personalized learning path recommendations before users need them, eliminating delays associated with manual curriculum creation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback loops where user interactions with learning materials are monitored, analyzed, and used to automatically adjust and refine personalized learning paths in real-time, creating a self-optimizing system that improves personalization without additional time investment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11462118B1Cognitive generation of learning path framework
Publication Date: 2022.10.04 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

An approach to generating a learning path framework may be provided. A Cognitive Bot may monitor the knowledge stream of a subject matter expert (SME) to glean insights from the activities and events performed by the SME. The CogBot determine categories within the subject matter. The CogBot may tune a grade scoring engine using the insights gleaned from the knowledge stream as a threshold for the grade scoring module. The knowledge stream of a second user may be monitored by a CogBot. A grade score of the subject matter for the second user may be generated by the grade scoring engine. An expertise level associated with the categories may be determined. A learning path framework may be generated based on the generated grade score and expertise level.