Modular Learning System Publishing Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current educational content management systems face challenges in efficiently publishing, updating, and selling educational content in modular learning systems, particularly when content is offered in smaller, differently comprised mediums, making it difficult for learning system providers to manage and distribute microlearning applications effectively.

Innovation Solution

A modular learning system that includes a learning application publishing management module, comprising modules such as a database, metadata management, dynamic updating, review, and pricing terms, allows authorized users to create, validate, translate, and certify learning applications, ensuring compliance with system rules before publication, and facilitates updates and revisions post-publication.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If educational content is offered in smaller, differently comprised mediums (microlearning applications), then the content can be more flexibly distributed and accessed, but it becomes difficult for learning system providers to manage and distribute the content effectively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent flexibilityVSAvoidmanagement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments educational content into modular microlearning applications, each with distinct metadata schemas. This segmentation enables flexible distribution while the modular structure allows systematic management through standardized interfaces and metadata templates, resolving the contradiction between content flexibility and management complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The publishing management module implements universal metadata schemas and standardized publishing workflows that can handle diverse microlearning application types. This multi-functional approach allows the system to manage various content formats (videos, quizzes, interactive modules) through a single unified interface, maintaining adaptability while reducing management complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Stability of the object's composition

If traditional publishing workflows are used for educational content, then content can be published at predetermined intervals, but the publishing process is inefficient and difficult to update collaboratively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepublishing scheduleVSAvoidpublishing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous collaborative editing capabilities where multiple authors can work on content simultaneously with real-time updates. The automated metadata validation and publishing workflow enable continuous content improvement without disrupting the publishing schedule, maintaining stability while dramatically improving productivity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The publishing management module incorporates automated feedback mechanisms including metadata validation, compliance checking, and peer review workflows. This feedback loop ensures content quality and schedule adherence while streamlining the publishing process, resolving the contradiction between maintaining publishing stability and improving efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10102302B2Publishing of learning applications in a modular learning system
Publication Date: 2018.10.16 MONK AKARSHALA
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AI summary

A modular learning system is provided for publishing new and updated learning applications to users of the modular learning system. The learning application authors are validated by the modular learning system as credentialed learning application authors. The learning application authors are optionally granted access to use a content editing interface and revise information using a template provided by a template user. The resulting learning application may be translated and certified and requested for publication. After publication, update requests may be provided to the authoring user to remind the author to review and revise the learning application.