Video Role-Play Learning System with Automated Feedback and Leaderboards

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current video role-play learning systems are ad-hoc, lack structure, integration with learning management systems, and fail to provide efficient organization, evaluation, and feedback, leading to high costs, limited training time, and inadequate knowledge transfer.

Innovation Solution

A structured, automated, and integrated video role-play learning system that includes a leaderboard for top performers, integration with learning management systems, automated calendar and notification services, and hotseat role-play scenarios to simulate real-world pressures, enabling efficient training and feedback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If experts travel to locations for scheduled face-to-face training sessions, then training quality and interaction are improved, but training costs and time commitments increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining qualityVSAvoidtraining cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates virtual copies of expert trainers through pre-recorded video content that can be accessed by multiple students simultaneously. Instead of requiring physical presence of experts, their knowledge is captured in video format and distributed digitally, eliminating travel costs while maintaining training quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

A single training video can serve multiple students across different locations and time zones simultaneously. The system enables one expert's content to be universally accessed by numerous learners, replacing the need for multiple expert travel instances while maintaining consistent training quality.

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

2Reliability

If experts travel to locations for scheduled training sessions, then personalized instruction is provided, but training accessibility and flexibility are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstruction qualityVSAvoidtraining accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows students to access training content dynamically at any time and location, rather than being constrained by fixed schedules. Students can pause, rewind, and replay videos as needed, adapting the training to their individual pace and circumstances while maintaining instruction quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Training content is prepared and recorded in advance by experts, allowing students to access it whenever needed without requiring expert availability. This preliminary preparation enables flexible, on-demand access while preserving the quality of expert instruction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Device complexity

If manual procedures are used for coordinating organization, delivery, evaluation, and feedback, then system simplicity is maintained, but productivity and efficiency are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidtraining efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically handles coordination of training delivery, evaluation, and feedback without requiring manual intervention. Automated features include video distribution, student progress tracking, evaluation collection, and feedback delivery, significantly improving efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Ease of manufacture

If ad-hoc, stand-alone video role-play applications are used, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but integration with learning management systems and knowledge management capabilities are lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplementation simplicityVSAvoidsystem integration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system is designed to function both as a standalone video role-play application and as an integrated component of learning management systems. It provides universal access to training content while enabling integration with institutional systems for centralized management, knowledge capture, and comprehensive learning tracking.

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

Data Source

PatentUS10553126B2Video role-play learning system and process
Publication Date: 2020.02.04 PLATO ELEARNING LLC
  • US10553126B2 patent drawing
  • US10553126B2 patent drawing
  • US10553126B2 patent drawing

AI summary

An automated video role-play teaching system and process. In some embodiments, the system and process provides a software interface for teachers or others to establish situation scenarios for students, students to review the scenarios locally and locally record their role-play responses, which one or more teachers or others can then review in order to provide feedback to the students through the system. The interface can provide leaderboard ranking of students or role-play videos, selectable role-play scenarios established by a teacher or another, an automated calendar of role-play system related dates, such as due dates for example, and hot-seat role-play limiting the number of times a student can record the student's role-play into the system.