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Education And Demonstration > Question Or Problem Eliciting Response > Response Of Plural Examinees Communicated To Monitor Or Recorder By Electrical Signals Response Of Plural Examinees Communicated To Monitor Or Recorder By Electrical SignalsResponse Of Plural Examinees Communicated To Monitor Or Recorder By Electrical Signals patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.05/31/07 - 20070122791 - External course catalog updates In general, the disclosure includes course catalog updates. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a course type in an internal course catalog. The internal course catalog is associated with a local learning management system. A request for a course that is associated with the course type and referenced in ... 05/31/07 - 20070122790 - Monitoring progress of external course A method comprising invoking a remote learning management system to provide an external course. The method also includes enabling the remote learning management system to send tracking information to a local learning management system. Next, the method receives, from the remote learning management system, the tracking information. A local copy ... 05/24/07 - 20070117083 - Systems, methods and apparatus for monitoring exams The invention relates to systems, methods and apparatuses for remotely monitoring examinations. Examinations are authored and rules are attributed to the exams that determine how the exams are to be administered. Exam proctors monitor exam takers from remote locations by receiving data indicative of the environment in which the exam ... 05/24/07 - 20070117082 - Systems, methods and apparatus for monitoring exams The invention relates to systems and methods for remotely monitoring examinations. Examinations are authored and rules are attributed to the exams that determine how the exams are to be administered. Exam proctors monitor exam takers from remote locations by receiving data indicative of the environment in which the exam takers ... 05/24/07 - 20070117081 - System and method for delivering information to optimize information retention The invention teaches a system for use at a location, such as a health club, home or school. The system manages all or some of course scheduling, course delivery, instructor scheduling, participant information, course information, registration, and fee payment. Analysis of course selections to demographics and/or survey information can also ... 05/17/07 - 20070111190 - Data transformation and analysis Record transfer is described herein. At least one record in a first format may be received over a network from a record holder. Material data may be extracted from the at least one record. Specialized operations and analysis may be performed on the extracted material data. The record may be ... 05/17/07 - 20070111189 - Method and tool for surveying an individual or a plurality of individuals and collecting and displaying survey responses The present invention provides a method for providing a survey to an individual by displaying a video, audio, or audio/video presentation and collecting responses to the information display. The survey responses are collected over duration of the presentation and can be displayed along with the information display in a synchronized ... 05/17/07 - 20070111188 - Reference card creation system and method A system and method for enhancing learning or recollection by the use of custom reference cards including learning objects extracted from a content database. The learning objects may be either pre-written or created by users. ... 05/17/07 - 20070111187 - Multiple-choice question database enhancement A method of generating and formatting questions for multiple choice trivia quizzes or electronic games which re-uses and re-formats a group of paired textual or arithmetic question data to give a larger variety of questions than existing methods of doing same. ... 05/17/07 - 20070111186 - System for identifying and selecting product family components A system for teaching a user to identify a family of items is provided including a matching symbol having an identifiable family indicator and a teaching symbol indicating a matching of the family indicator to the family of items. The teaching further illustrates compatibility of the family of items with ... 05/17/07 - 20070111185 - Delta versioning for learning objects A method for versioning learning objects comprises identifying learning content, which includes a plurality of learning objects, for storage in a content repository. Each learning object comprises or contains at least one content file. The method then includes comparing first version information of a first of the content files to ... 05/17/07 - 20070111184 - External booking cancellation In general, the disclosure describes external booking cancellation. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to enroll a learner in a course provided by a remote learning management system. The enrollment request includes a logical identifier of a learning management system associated with the learner. A request to ... 05/17/07 - 20070111183 - Marking training content for limited access A method includes marking training content for limited access, and preventing enrollment in that uses the marked training content while allowing previously enrolled training to use the marked training content. ... 05/17/07 - 20070111182 - Method and system for distributing answers A method and system comprises tagging correct answers to each of a plurality of questions in order to associate the each of the correct answers to a respective one of the plurality of questions. The system and method further comprises providing an objective criteria for distributing the correct answers for ... 05/17/07 - 20070111181 - Method and system for constraining learning strategies A method for constraining learning strategies for a training course includes determining learning strategies available for the training course in a learning system. A subset of the learning strategies available in the learning system may be selected as learning strategies valid for the training course. ... 05/17/07 - 20070111180 - Delivery methods for remote learning system courses In general, the present disclosure includes delivery methods for remote learning system courses. In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting, to a remote learning management system, a request for a course associated with a course type. The remote learning management system is operable to provide a plurality of courses based ... 05/17/07 - 20070111179 - Method and system for changing learning strategies A method for changing learning strategies includes presenting a training course to a learner in order based on a learning strategy. A disparate learning strategy is received from the learner specific to the training course. The disparate learning strategy is applied to the training course. The training course is presented ... 05/10/07 - 20070105084 - Consolidated on-line assessment system A Consolidated Online Assessment System (COLA System) that creates, manipulates, and distributes an objected-oriented paradigm that represents the scoring and related activities as a unified and integrated family of loosely coupled objects, most notably a “Case” representing a state-machine that replaces the constructed response from the test taker as the ... 05/03/07 - 20070099167 - Method and computer program for monitoring, tracking and enhancing a student performance A method and computer program are provided for monitoring, tracking and enhancing an educational performance of a student in one or more enrolled courses. The method and computer program including receiving student information including course information for one or more enrolled courses for a student in an educational institution, receiving ... 05/03/07 - 20070099166 - Systems and methods of training management using peer groups A training management system includes a mechanism for defining a time-dependent group of learners, a mechanism for defining a responsible party who is responsible for the time-dependent group of learners and a mechanism for defining at least one common objective for each of the group of learners. ... 05/03/07 - 20070099165 - Method and system for computer assisted training and credentialing with follow-up control A method for computer assisted training and credentialing includes providing a training session, taught by an instructor, or a computer program acting as an instructor, to one or more participants. One or more process steps are executed at corresponding entry points to provide credentialing of those of the one or ... 05/03/07 - 20070099164 - Systems and methods for versioning course content in an electronic learning system A method for versioning course content in an electronic learning system includes selecting a category for changes to be made to the course content in the electronic learning system and associating system behaviors to the selected category. ... 05/03/07 - 20070099163 - Integrated teaching base station An integrated teaching base station, especially at least two interactive digital display teaching base stations located at different teaching and training sites, the one within is a first personal digital display base system, the other one at a remote terminal is the second personal digital display base system. Via broadband ... 04/19/07 - 20070087319 - Remote training of students A method of remote training by a trainer of an activity, such as horseback riding, performed by a student. The method includes receiving and reviewing real time video of student actions over a network, the student being located at a location, and based upon the real time video, providing instructions ... 04/19/07 - 20070087318 - Method and apparatus for retreiving large data and smaller data at a nearly simultaneous rate for subsequent processing thereof The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for allowing nearly simultaneous retrieval of large data and small data. In carrying out the method, the first step involves a user interfacing with a first workstation to query a small data storage device for selected data. In the second ... 04/19/07 - 20070087317 - Method of providing a non-core curriculum A method for instructing a student under the direction of a director allows the student to augment his or her core curriculum with tutorials relating to a non-core curriculum such as business administration. The method uses multiple modules in specific topical areas of study. The method may be environment specific ... 03/01/07 - 20070048723 - Securely administering computerized tests over a network Embodiments of the present invention are directed to securely administering computerized tests over a network, such as, for example, the Internet. A method and system are provided for the delivery of computerized tests via the Internet with unique security features which reduce or eliminate the need for constant human observation ... 03/01/07 - 20070048722 - Methods and system for implementing a self-improvement curriculum Methods and systems for improving an individual through a program of improvement courses are disclosed. The method of the present invention includes completing an initial assessment on a computer system prior to the individual starting the program of improvement courses and storing the completed initial assessment in a memory on ... 03/01/07 - 20070048721 - Software to be employed in the educational trade Software to be employed in the educational trade is characterized by the fact that it comprises the following tools: 1) “ConnectChange” and “ConnectCreate” for teacher's version; 2) “ConnectChange” and “ConnectCreate” for students' version; 3) “ConnectPlanet”; 4) “ConnectActivities”; and 5) “ConnectVirtual”, wherein the Operational Environment may use Windows Platform; the present ... 03/01/07 - 20070048720 - Method and system for providing interactive legal training A reality-based hypothetical is developed and provided to a set of training participants. The reality-based hypothetical is a fact pattern describing an original lawsuit involving a set of real life scientific studies, data, witnesses, and issues that have never been litigated where only the claims, plaintiff, and defendant are fictitious ... 03/01/07 - 20070048719 - Methods and systems for presenting and recording class sessions in virtual classroom The present invention provides an improved distance learning solution. According to one embodiment of the invention, there provides a method for delivering a class session to students with client terminals in a virtual classroom. In this method, operations performed at a super client terminal in accordance with a teacher's actions ... 02/22/07 - 20070042335 - System and method for assessment or survey response collection using a remote, digitally recording user input device A system and method for collecting responses to assessment or survey items utilizes an input device to store individual responses to items of an assessment or a survey. The input device transmits the individual responses to a receiving unit for storage and analysis. The responses can be transmitted immediately upon ... 02/08/07 - 20070031807 - Content unity control method for using signal system The present invention relates to a content unity control method for using signal system to control the unities of contents that are used through such physical support as wired or wireless internet, Mobile, PDA, DMB, PSP, etc. Particularly the present invention is intended to help the user to minimize the ... 02/08/07 - 20070031806 - Learner-centered system for collaborative learning A learner-centered system for collaborative learning is provided that departs from traditional teacher-centric modes of teaching. The computer-based system is accessible by a community of users over an electronic communications network. A data storage device for storing data comprising items of teaching content and learner-initiated content is thus remotely accessible ... 02/08/07 - 20070031805 - Method and system for digital training with internet video advertising A method of using the Internet to facilitate training of students which permits students to learn skills and be critiqued on those skills by others, including skilled trainers, without being in the same physical location, by providing an Internet website which permits uploading and downloading of video files to both ... 02/08/07 - 20070031804 - Personalized course alerts and course completion recording service An automated method of providing courses to users within an organization can include subscribing a user to receive availability notifications for at least one selected course and notifying the user when a selected course is available. The method also can include detecting successful completion of the selected course by the ... 02/01/07 - 20070026375 - Electronic study aid and practice aid An apparatus and methods are disclosed that provide a self-help electronic study aid and practice aid for academic subjects. Key components include: an integrated electronic student desktop (30), an interactive web page based electronic student workbook (40), a template-driven method for on-demand generation and display of an electronic student workbook ... 02/01/07 - 20070026374 - System and method for the delivery of education solutions via handheld devices The present invention is a portable solution that is ideal for a mobile workforce or industry areas with lack of infrastructure. Using the present invention on a conventional PC desktop empowers a user with the ability to create custom educational and training courses that are then converted to Palm OS ... 01/25/07 - 20070020604 - A rich media system and method for learning and entertainment The purpose of the present invention is to offer distance-learning courses to students around the world by using the Internet. The courses offered will contain audio and/or video feeds showing the teachers teaching in a classroom setting, transmit the notes being made by teachers on a regular computer using a ... 01/25/07 - 20070020603 - Synchronous communications systems and methods for distance education Systems and methods of synchronous communication for distance education are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method may comprise receiving user input from a plurality of users for a current virtual classroom session regardless of input format, and receiving facilitator input from at least one facilitator for the current virtual ... 01/11/07 - 20070009878 - Lock-in training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In ... 01/11/07 - 20070009877 - Lock-in training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In ... 01/11/07 - 20070009876 - Lock-in training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In ... 01/11/07 - 20070009875 - Lock-in training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In ... 01/11/07 - 20070009874 - Lock-in training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In ... 01/11/07 - 20070009873 - Lock-in training system A Lock-In Training system. The Lock-In Training system can include an appropriately programmed Web site and a user computer. The Lock-In Training system can also include an appropriately programmed stand-alone computer. Some embodiments of the invention allow student users to efficiently learn materials by taking Lock-In Training courses. A Lock-In ... 01/11/07 - 20070009872 - System and method for teaching Techniques are disclosed for teaching and learning about the substance of law, the doctrine of law, and the substance of lawyering skills. The same techniques may be applied to fields other than law. Information related to a course is provided to one or more students in an electronic form, such ... 01/11/07 - 20070009871 - System and method for improved cumulative assessment A system and method for improved cumulative assessment provide for automatically, e.g., programmatically, determining an evaluation of two or more assessments including two or more related items in a cumulative manner. In one embodiment, an initial assessment including initial assessment items is administered at time T1 and scored to produce ... 01/11/07 - 20070009870 - Method and apparatus for educating and influencing an individual A method and apparatus for influencing a person to develop, accept and/or understand a concept, position or idea using questioning, including a technique sometimes known as the Socratic Method. A universe of question and answer subsets comprising questions and respective multiple choice answers to each question designed in advance, arranged ... 01/04/07 - 20070003919 - Method, system and software for automated student information management A method, system and software are provided for automatically generating data entry forms customized for a particular school to satisfy university, conference and national compliance policies for student athletes. The form are provided electronically and the information entered into the forms by each student athlete is stored in a database. ... 01/04/07 - 20070003918 - Children's music, story and/or interactive cds/dvds personalized to a child's name at a time and place remote from initial delivery to a customer A purchaser is sold and delivered (1) a digital media in which is contained content of interest to a children but no personalization, and also (2) a personalization computer program executable in receipt of some particular proper name so as to modify the digital media to, upon subsequent use of ... 12/28/06 - 20060292543 - Scanning apparatus A system including a scanning apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system has (a) an article having (i) a surface having a plurality of positions and a plurality of print elements respectively at the plurality of positions, and (ii) a plurality of codes respectively at the plurality of positions ... 12/28/06 - 20060292542 - Interactive system and method for partner-based education and training Provided is a computer-implemented interactive system and method for educating or training one or more participating users on a topic that includes a graphical user interface for delivering core content to the participating users. One or more icons are provided on the graphical user interface, each of which corresponds to ... 12/28/06 - 20060292541 - Apparatus for forming a select talent group and method of forming the same An apparatus and method for analyzing selection criteria for forming a Select Talent Group. The apparatus includes an input device operably coupled to a Select Talent Group Selector having a computing circuit for computing scores of the individuals in the at least two talent groups based on the selection criteria ... 12/28/06 - 20060292540 - Apparatus for forming a select talent group and method of forming the same An apparatus and method for analyzing selection criteria for forming a select talent group. The apparatus includes an input device operably coupled to a Select Talent Group Selector having a computing circuit for computing scores of the individuals in the at least two talent groups based on the selection criteria ... 12/21/06 - 20060286538 - Interactive distributed processing learning system and method An interactive distributed processing learning system and method, consisting of a dynamic distributed processing approach that combines computerized interactive, visual and audible exercises with a lead-model-test instructional format to deliver a set of multiple predefined, systematic, simulated classroom instruction lessons to Student Users in a wide range of subject areas ... 12/21/06 - 20060286537 - System and method for improving performance using practice tests A technique for improving test performance by simulating test conditions. A method according to the technique may include providing a question to an on-line tester, starting a print timer, and allowing the on-line tester to print the question if the print timer has not expired. The method may further include ... 12/21/06 - 20060286536 - System and method for regulating use of content and content styles in a distributed learning system Systems and methods for providing content and enabling users to add or modify content and content styles associated with a distributed learning system are provided. A server stores content objects developed by one or more authors, and a permissions module regulates access to the content objects based upon stored permission ... 12/21/06 - 20060286535 - Educational systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for educational content delivery and learning. In one exemplary embodiment a system generally includes an educational matter including organized content addressing an educational topic. The system also includes audio visual medium including one or more presentations having content generally associated with the educational matter content ... 12/21/06 - 20060286534 - Enhanced computer-based training program/content editing portal A system for computer-based training (“CBT”) includes a content editing portal, operable on a computer system, for generating content using a markup language, the portal providing a graphical user interface (“GUI”) to give a user access to the markup language date in a structured form-based editing environment. The portal supports: ... 11/23/06 - 20060263757 - System for managing and messaging critical student information A system for managing critical student information is disclosed generally comprising storing information associated with individual students, such as important medical information or contact information for the student's parent or guardian, and providing different authorized users, such as school administrators, teachers, or coaches, permission to access the information and/or send ... 11/09/06 - 20060252022 - Professional development system and methodology for teachers A system and method for professional development for teachers which includes a structured framework for creating and providing online courses, qualification testing, instructional material, and mentoring teacher access, all subject specific to help teachers gain competency in their individualized teaching assignments and by extension help in the recruitment, development and ... 11/09/06 - 20060252021 - Requirements based registration system A requirements based registration system for higher education that decreases students' time-to-degree and credits-to-degree by optimizing the registration process. After students log into the system, they are presented their student profile and degree progression information. Once that information is verified, the system displays the students' available remaining requirements to obtain ... 11/02/06 - 20060246412 - Professor pieczenik's instruction method and system The Professor Pieczenik Instruction Method and System (PPIMS) allows students to learn contemporary scientific material economically and easily. It comprises hardware and software to record and make live lectures available to students and an internet contact point comprising information and communication with the lecturer. Data showing two grade point improvement ... 10/26/06 - 20060240396 - Training enterprise and method therefor A training enterprise (100) comprises a basic training services portion (120), an enhanced training-user services portion (125), and an enhanced training-provider services portion (130) which are coupled to a common training service request processor (105) and a training services delivery module (135). The basic training services portion (120), the training ... 10/12/06 - 20060228689 - Interactive tutorial system and method The present invention is an intelligent interactive tutorial system. The tutorial system includes a computing system having artificial intelligence, which enables the communication in a two-way conversation mode between a student at a computer station and the computing system thereby facilitating anytime one-on-one individual assistance for the student. The computing ... 10/12/06 - 20060228688 - Electronic education system Electronic education systems generally includes a central computer, a display unit, and various student terminals connected to the central computer by a data transmission network. The network transmits data to and from the central computer for analysis, the data includes students' task and their response. Such a system is relatively ... 09/07/06 - 20060199165 - Apparatuses, methods and systems to deploy testing facilities on demand The disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods and systems for an on Demand Test Facility Provider System (DTFPS). The DTFPS enables the deployment of testing facilities on demand. Generally, the invention enables interactions between four actors: a testing authority, a testing provider, a testing facility, and a test candidate. ... 08/31/06 - 20060194186 - Method and apparatus for automatically grouping within a networking database and system for parents A method and apparatus for automatically grouping parents, especially for parents of school-going children, who have been connected to one another in a randomly formed networking database. Each parent-user has provided information about themselves (ethnicity, religion, occupation, education, hobbies, interests etc.) and their children (school, hobbies, interests etc.), which is ... 08/31/06 - 20060194185 - Information request system and method An automated system for providing inventory information to a consumer includes a first receiver for receiving a request from a consumer. A forwarding engine forwards the request from the consumer to one or more subscribers to the system. A second receiver receives a response from the subscribers. The response includes ... 08/31/06 - 20060194184 - Foreign language instruction over the internet This system provides cyber literary clubs over the internet. There is an emphasis on debate and discussion and writing in the foreign language. In one embodiment, native speaking teachers of the language engage in real time discussion via audio video and multimedia communications with students. Students in various physical locations ... 08/24/06 - 20060188864 - Automated transfer of data from pc clients Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for transferring a data object such as a data file from a PC client to a wireless device regardless of the format of the file and with minimum user intervention. A system is disclosed wherein the file is transferred from a PC ... 08/24/06 - 20060188863 - Material processing apparatus, material processing method, and material processing program product A material processing method has a process of reading image data of a material. The material has answer fields and information items on points distributed to the answer fields. The method also has extracting the distributed point information items based on the image data, associating the distributed point information items ... 08/24/06 - 20060188862 - Electronic assessment summary and remedial action plan creation system and associated methods Score results are received from an assessment recorded by a plurality of students in a unitary class. The assessment includes a items that are representative of a plurality of content standards, with each item designed to assess at least one content standard. An electronic correlation is made of incorrect answers ... 08/17/06 - 20060183100 - Method for processing interactive collaborative learning for a group of people A method for processing interactive collaborative learning for a group of people (class), visually present and a teacher that supervises them. The teacher and each student works with a wired or wireless networked devices. The class is divided in a set of groups that are visually present. The method allows ... 08/03/06 - 20060172275 - Systems and methods for computerized interactive training The present invention is related to interactive training. In one embodiment, a training system presents a stored scenario to a user via a terminal. The user is provided with the ability to intervene and stop the pre-recorded scenario to identify an error in handling the situation presented in the scenario ... 08/03/06 - 20060172274 - System and method for real time tracking of student performance based on state educational standards A system for providing feedback on educational standards within schools includes an interface providing access to a plurality of established educational standards which may be downloaded into a database of the system. A plurality of control modules enables a user to establish educational programs specifically associated with at least one ... 07/27/06 - 20060166181 - Computer peripheral device wireless linking method and system A computer peripheral device wireless linking method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a wireless peripheral device and a computer platform for the wireless peripheral device to be linkable via an access-point device to the computer platform; and which is characterized by the use ... 07/27/06 - 20060166180 - Multimedia training system Systems and methods for use in multimedia training are disclosed. The system includes a server having data files adapted be accessed by one or more terminals, and a terminal adapted to communicate with the server. The terminal has a processor adapted to control execution of a training program. The execution ... 07/20/06 - 20060160057 - Item management system The present subject matter relates to a system for generating documents for testing and surveys. The system in various embodiments provides for generating and managing an electronic item bank. The system provides for generation, administration, analyses, and processing of tests and surveys formed from items in the item bank. Wherein ... 07/20/06 - 20060160056 - System for electronically administering a certification program A system for electronically administering a certification program includes a server capable of being remotely accessed by workstations, a memory unit, and a programmable processor. The processor has training, maintenance and administration modules that use training, maintenance, and administrative content stored in the memory unit to perform various certification program-related ... 07/20/06 - 20060160055 - Learning program, method and apparatus therefor The learning server requests an answer by presenting a question to a pupil terminal device, analyzes the answer received from the pupil terminal device to determine the answer to be correct or incorrect, and displays the result of determination on the pupil terminal device. The status of progress of other ... 07/13/06 - 20060154227 - Electronic classroom An electronic classroom includes a teacher computer linked electronically to one or more student computers. The teacher can use the teacher computer to create or edit lessons and present lessons to the students on the student computers. The lesson includes one or more pages containing visual markings, such as text ... 07/06/06 - 20060147889 - Generating and providing personalized information to a user regarding the purchase and use of personal care products Generating a visual three-dimensional model specific to a user for personal care education. A request for instruction regarding a personal care product is received from a user. Data defining physical characteristics of the user that relate to the personal care product is also received from the user. A three-dimensional model ... 06/29/06 - 20060141441 - Programmed classroom instruction A computer-implemented method of overseeing and adjusting the instruction and evaluation of a student with respect to one or more topics of study within a classroom. The subject matter of an academic course is studied and broken down into a plurality of discretely defined behavioral performances designed to be readily ... 06/29/06 - 20060141440 - Instructional method, resource manual and guide for student-developed textbooks An instructional method, resource manual and guide is provided, whereby instructors enable students to create and/or develop course texts that contain the precise information the instructor desires and texts that are uniquely and individually customized to the individual student's needs with assistance and supervision from the instructor. The preferred embodiment ... 06/29/06 - 20060141439 - Study monitoring system and method using instant communication tools A study monitoring system and method using instant communication tools includes a sending setup module to receive a sending type confirmed by a user and store a corresponding account name; a communication linking module to establish a corresponding communication link based on the sending type; an information collecting module to ... 06/29/06 - 20060141438 - Remote instruction system and method A remote instruction system and method includes an exercise editing module for instructor ends to edit exercises in an exercise database and a student learning module to access the exercises in the exercise database and display the exercises at student ends. Students learn and test based on the exercises. An ... 06/22/06 - 20060134593 - Web deployed e-learning knowledge management system A web deployed e-learning knowledge management system for remote learning users and remote management controls is disclosed, comprising, in the preferred embodiment: (a) a login system for authenticating users and permitting access to the proper portal; (b) a learner portal for allowing remote learners to access e-learning content; (c) a ... 06/15/06 - 20060127871 - Method and apparatus for teaching A method and an apparatus for teaching through assessment-directed individualized instruction using a series of interrelated interactive and linear lessons on a computer or computer network. In an embodiment, subject matter is broken into dependent and independent skills and concepts. Students are presented the skills and concepts in skill/sub-skill teaching ... 06/15/06 - 20060127870 - System and method for communicating student information among student, parents guardians and educators A system and method is provided for communicating student information among students, guardians, parents, administrators and educators with interface areas for each of them, the system configured to perform the method of maintaining assignments for students; grading responses to assignments provided by students; analyzing grades for each student; and notifying ... 06/15/06 - 20060127869 - Advertising subsystem for the educational software market A system and method are provided for delivering advertising to school administrators, teachers, parents, and students that includes module configured for managing advertisements on a website; reviewing advertising for appropriate content; marketing website space to advertisers; receiving submitted advertisements for publication; accepting advertisements according to predetermined educational based criteria; and ... 06/08/06 - 20060121434 - Confidence based selection for survey sampling A system and method for confidence-based selection of items for use in conducting a computer-implemented survey. The survey presents information about a selected plurality of items to a survey participant, to elicit survey feedback information. Information regarding the plurality of items is stored, the stored information including display information about ... 05/25/06 - 20060110718 - System and method for automatically administering a test, analysing test results and formulating study strategies in response thereto A mathematically driven system which can be used to diagnose a student's strengths and weaknesses and provide studying strategies based on these strengths and weaknesses. The invention bases studying suggestions not on raw test scores or on simple metrics such as “percent correct”, but on the student's potential to increase ... 05/18/06 - 20060105314 - System and method for providing educational content over a network A method of distributing educational content over a network is disclosed. Educational content is divided into topics and the topics are split into smaller educational units. Professionals reviewing the material for accreditation purposes choose particular units to study and are subject to minimum and maximum time parameters. The partitioning of ... 05/18/06 - 20060105313 - Method and apparatus for customizing lesson plans Computer method and apparatus enable customization of lesson plans per student. The invention method and apparatus include a curriculum data store holding a plurality of curriculum records, a student record data store and a processor routine coupled to the student record data store and the curriculum data store. Each curriculum ... 05/18/06 - 20060105312 - Systems and methods for creating and providing educational materials The present invention provides systems, methods and computer readable media for generating, providing and distributing educational materials. In an embodiment, an educational material may be customized to provide an enhanced learning experience using information relating to the individual being educated. The present invention also provides educational materials comprising a customized ... 05/11/06 - 20060099564 - Integrated external collaboration tools The present embodiments provide a system and methods for allowing a user to interact with a learning management system. The user is able register, cancel or follow up with classes offered within the learning management system. For each user action there is a corresponding method that allows for links to ... 05/11/06 - 20060099563 - Computerized teaching, practice, and diagnosis system A teaching system provides explanatory materials, examples, and problems on an interactive basis and adapts to the student. The system can generate random questions for presentation to the student as multi-step examples or practice problems. The student's answers during each step of a multi-step practice problem can be evaluated to ... 05/11/06 - 20060099562 - Learning system and method System, method and computer program product providing a learning tool, whereby a user can learn any subject in a selective way, whereby the learning tool is implemented in a computer program, which tool is typically available by means of a communication network such as the Internet. ... 04/06/06 - 20060073464 - Location determinative electronic training methodology and related architecture Embodiments of the present invention involve a location-determinative training and verification methodology including supporting architecture designed to allow users to travel to and identify elements of a training process or work flow. ... 03/16/06 - 20060057551 - Versatile resource computer-based training system A computer-based training (CBT) system using versatile resources to support multiple training scenarios in a multi-user environment. The CBT system includes an authoring program module accessible by a lesson designer to create a number of lessons. The CBT system includes one or more runner program modules accessible by lesson takers ... 03/16/06 - 20060057550 - Remote education system, course attendance check method, and course attendance check program A remote education system includes a Web server, a bidirectional communication server, a content distribution server, an operations management system, a lecturer terminal, and a communication line connection device, and provides remote education to student terminals via the Internet. The operations management system includes a lecture information database for storing ... 03/02/06 - 20060046238 - System and method for collecting and analyzing behavioral data The invention is directed to techniques for techniques for collecting, analyzing and reporting behavioral data through the use of electronic devices such as personal data assistants (PDAs) and computers. The invention provides functional behavior assessment and analysis tools, and a means for examining and building communication behaviors. Sequential analyses are ... 02/16/06 - 20060035207 - Test discrimination and test construction for cognitive diagnosis A method, system and computer-readable carrier for using a discrimination index to select test items from an item bank for a test are disclosed. At least one parameter may be identified for each of a plurality of test items in an item bank. A first test item may be selected ... 02/16/06 - 20060035206 - Systems, program products, and methods of organizing and managing curriculum information Systems, program products, and methods of curriculum planning are provided. An embodiment of a system includes instructional course instructions, responsive to user input commands, to associate one of several instructional courses with one of several teachers, calendar instructions, responsive to user input commands, to create a calendar schedule and assign ... 02/16/06 - 20060035205 - Attendance tracking system An automated attendance monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes (i) identification tags, with wireless communication capabilities, for each potential attendee, (ii) scanners for detecting the attendees' tags as they enter a given room, (iii) at least one server in communication with the scanners, (iv) handheld computing devices for use ... 02/16/06 - 20060035204 - Method of processing non-responsive data items A method of obtaining an evaluation of a data item from a human evaluator includes presenting a data item to a human evaluator, and receiving a response from the evaluator that includes an indication that a data item is non-responsive or responsive. An output determined by a computer analysis of ... 02/02/06 - 20060024655 - Method and apparatus for structuring the process, analysis, design and evaluation of training A learning content management method includes categorizing a curriculum into one or more curriculum areas, performing a content analysis on each of the one or more curriculum areas to identify system, subsystem and component areas of each of the one or more curriculum areas, performing a task analysis on each ... 02/02/06 - 20060024654 - Unified generator of intelligent tutoring The invention accelerates successful learning in a wide variety of existing and developing learning environments by generating the most effective dynamic adaptive tutoring tailored to a current learner model. It provides a full coverage of a basic tutoring functionality including passive and active tutoring manners, as well as presenting, testing ... 02/02/06 - 20060024653 - Method, system, and apparatus for exposing workbooks as data sources A method, system, and apparatus are provided for exposing and utilizing workbooks as server data sources. The system includes a client computer capable of executing a spreadsheet application program for creating a workbook including one or more worksheets. The workbook may be published to a server computer where the contents ... 01/26/06 - 20060019231 - Test administration system using the internet A test administration system comprises a central computer and associated database containing a plurality of tests that may be distributed to a test taker. The central computer provides a website to be accessed by the test administrator and the test taker at remote personal computers when using the test administration ... 01/12/06 - 20060008788 - Method and system for work-embedded learning and group facilitation using a computer-delivery system A method (and structure) of conducting a group intervention includes executing a group intervention module that includes a set of instructions to guide the group through a completion of a group task as the group task is being executed by the group. ... 01/05/06 - 20060003306 - Unified web-based system for the delivery, scoring, and reporting of on-line and paper-based assessments A hardware and software implemented, standardize testing, scoring and reporting system has a network interface, being either LAN or the Internet. A test is selected from a library, assigned to a group of examinees, and a record is made of the assignment. The test is available on-line, or downloaded, or ... 01/05/06 - 20060003305 - Method for generating an on-line community for behavior modification A method for creating, maintaining, and participating in an on-line educational and medical community for education and treatment of participants, comprising selecting multiple-component behavioral and psychological strategies pertaining to individuals, families, peer groups, and selected environments and providing access methods to participants for interactive communications within the game setting. Game ... 01/05/06 - 20060003304 - Process improvement simulation Methods of training a plurality of students to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control processes is provided. The method includes dividing the plurality of students into a plurality of teams and teaching a first module of a multi-module training class. Each of the teams is allowed to attempt to solve ... 12/29/05 - 20050287509 - Learning objects in an electronic teaching system Disclosed is a personalized, network-based, distributed learning system. The system allows for the dynamic delivery of course content to students. The course content can include metadata tagged content that allows a content author to tailor the course materials for the student. ... 12/29/05 - 20050287508 - Multi-institution scheduling system A multi-institution scheduling system comprises an administration component adapted for establishing parameters for a first program in the multi-institution scheduling system, the parameters including at least one other program that can share shifts with the first program. The multi-institution scheduling system comprises a scheduling component adapted for creating a shift ... 12/22/05 - 20050282137 - System and method using visual or audio-visual programming for life science educational and research purposes The current invention is a visual or audio-visual programming environment for life science and bioinformatics developed for educational purposes. This programming environment incorporates novel educational features including: an integrated overview page, quick reference guide, introductory video, hot-linked glossary, intelligent personalized tutor, library of primers, multimedia tutorials, entertainment features, educational error ... 12/15/05 - 20050277102 - Methods and systems for interactive learning and other information exchanges, such as for use in a mobile learning environment Computer-implemented methods and systems for exchanging various types of information are disclosed including, e.g., instructional information for interactive or mobile learning, information relating to performance or status for monitoring or analyzing various systems, and other types of information. Computer-implemented methods and systems disclosed herein enable mobile learning by receiving at ... 12/15/05 - 20050277101 - Method of delivering a test to a candidate The invention relates to a method and apparatus for delivering a test, such a test to a candidate. The invention also concerns an apparatus and method of assessing the relative cognitive ability of a candidate. The invention also concerns a method of assessing the progress of a candidate in response ... 12/08/05 - 20050272023 - Method and apparatus for providing product-information, and computer product A training server, which is interconnected to a terminal device of an insurance company, provides various types of information pertaining to financial commodities offered by the insurance company to a terminal device of a consumer via a network. The training server conducts, through the terminal device of the consumer, a ... 12/01/05 - 20050266388 - System and method for online collaboration in a learning environment A system and method is provided for the collection and automate dispatching of assignments and news from a teacher to their students and parents. This involves registering members and assigning them roles, scopes and groups based on scheduling and other data pulled from the school/district's database, capturing assignment data from ... 11/10/05 - 20050250087 - System and method for computer based creation of tests formatted to facilitate computer based testing A computer-based test creation system and method for generating test items. The test creation process includes creating items in electronic form and allowing access by a plurality of reviewers via a network. The reviewers may review the item for content, fairness and format, and collaborate with each other before indicating ... 11/03/05 - 20050244803 - Classroom polling system The present invention provides systems and methods for an instructor to periodically poll students to ensure that educational material being presented is being comprehended by students. The systems and methods may be utilized at large learning institutions such as universities as the system supports numerous users. The systems and methods ... 10/27/05 - 20050239036 - Multimedia training system and apparatus A training system that provides web-based distribution, centralized control of pedagogy consistency and content customization, and efficient and economical resource utilization via group oriented training in which a plurality of trainees can be trained without the overhead of providing each trainee with an individual PC. Because the proven education delivery ... 10/27/05 - 20050239035 - Method and system for master teacher testing in a computer environment A method of administering an interactive examination between a user and a teacher. The method comprises: displaying the examination content sequence; receiving an utterance from the user; matching the utterance to one of a phonetic clone associated with a correct answer and a phonetic clone associated with an incorrect answer; ... 10/27/05 - 20050239034 - Client/server distribution of learning content A platform (1) comprises a client device interface (5) is for communication with devices operated by students, in this case software students. The client device interface (5) comprises an XML web server (6) for method calls from client devices (7). The platform (1) also comprises a content interface (10) which ... 10/27/05 - 20050239033 - Interactive training system for packing A computer game paradigm is used to train trainees in the skill of packing shopping bags. A number of items appearing on a conveyor in the computer game are packed into one or more bags in accordance with user input gestures of the trainee using graphical user interface techniques. The ... 10/20/05 - 20050233297 - Remote communication apparatus A remote learning system combines on-line service information and remote user information with a television signal designed to be received by students using multimedia personal computers. The combined signal is then transmitted to all of the students at their personal computers. At each personal computer, the received signal is separated ... 10/20/05 - 20050233296 - Method and system for online teaching using web pages A teaching and learning method and system (143, 145, 147, 148, 152) communicates exercises, including URL's of Web pages and questions related thereto. Each exercise is distributed by the teacher's computer (143), synchronously, or downloaded by a student computer (147), asynchronously. An indicator (129) used on the Web page of ... 10/20/05 - 20050233295 - Performance assessment system A data collection and scoring system for performance assessments wherein the system has the facility for creating, editing, and scoring various rubrics and checklists, for maintaining a library of rubrics and checklists to download and use or edit, for utilizing either a PC or a mobile handheld computer to create, ... 10/20/05 - 20050233294 - Standardized tracking of attendance and automated detection of truancy A system and method for tracking attendance and detecting truancy is disclosed. More specifically, a method for standardized tracking of attendance records throughout a school district and automated detection of unacceptable truancy is disclosed. The present system and method is capable of taking non-uniform school attendance records, standardizing them into ... 10/13/05 - 20050227218 - Learning system based on metadata framework and indexed, distributed and fragmented content A system and a method are disclosed for an system that includes a computer with a display unit running the client application software with attached plurality of capture devices for recording audio, video and snapshot (video or computer display monitor) content. A computer keyboard or a tablet is used to ... 10/06/05 - 20050221268 - Self-service system for education An adaptive system enables providers to customize educational objects and support services to maximize user engagement. The system is a self-service system for education for providers that includes a learning environment with interfaces for stakeholders, metrics for measuring the level of user engagement, and a customizable service configured to maximize ... 09/29/05 - 20050214732 - Internet educational system combining teaching, academic affairs, and its method An Internet educational system combining teaching and academic affairs and its method, used to achieve course management and the related academic affairs. First, the member managing module authenticates the online members, verifies identifies of faculty and student, and displays faculty member list and all course information for student to schedule ... 09/15/05 - 20050202389 - Collaborative e - learning activity structures A method for creating structured e-learning activities. A tutor using authoring tools for issuing structures implemented in stages. Participants collaborate in a succession of stages employing respective graphic user interfaces, wherein each stage includes at least a presentation object, or an input object or an interaction object or a communication ... 09/15/05 - 20050202388 - Method and apparatus for remote interaction with a computer over a network A remote access device is disclosed for remote interaction with a computer. A local computer transmits graphics data to a remote station over a network. The remote station transmits keyboard and mouse data to the local computer over a network. The remote access device is a circuit module that is ... 09/01/05 - 20050191610 - Remote screening and/or therapy tool and method of remotely screening and/or providing therapy over the internet for aspects of vision development and processing related to learning with replay of performance A screening evaluation tool according to the present invention provides instructions and mechanisms to probe areas of vision (related to learning). These areas include eye movements used during reading, visual imagery of mental pictorial images generated by viewing, visual recall of mental pictorial images maintained over time, mental manipulation of ... 08/18/05 - 20050181348 - E-learning system and method A control engine (12) downloaded by a server (1) to a student computer (2) instantiates panel objects (16) and multiple media objects (15) linked to each panel object (16). At any one time multiple media objects (15) operate simultaneously and in synchronism to generate multiple display and sound outputs for ... 08/18/05 - 20050181347 - Instructional gaming methods and apparatus An instructional gaming apparatus and method implements adaptive instructional gaming from a start point along a trajectory to a final goal. The system comprises a receiver for electronically receiving data from a user. The system further includes an electronic subject matter database with a clearly defined set of discrete heuristics ... 08/04/05 - 20050170326 - Interactive dialog-based training method A computer readable medium stores a computer program for interactive training based on a simulated customer interaction. The computer readable medium includes a dialog code segment that provides a predetermined customer portion of a dialog segment from the simulated customer interaction to a trainee. The dialog segment includes the customer ... 08/04/05 - 20050170325 - Portal assessment design system for educational testing A Portal Assessment Design System includes a system for designing assessment models and assessments (e.g., standardized tests). In assessment design, specifications are organized around three basic elements: 1) what knowledge, skill or abilities are important to measure; 2) what is necessary evidence of that knowledge, skill or ability; 3) what ... 07/28/05 - 20050164154 - Demand initiated customized e-learning system A system, methods and apparatus are described involving modular customized e-learning components. After an individual requests an e-learning process, databases are customized for him or her, thereby implementing just-in-time learning. The learner generates questions by using problem finding approaches and may use a personal learning agent. Collaboration between individuals is ... 07/28/05 - 20050164153 - Method and apparatus for providing presentation options during an on-line educational exam based upon a user's profile Automatically providing for presentation options for students during an on-line exam. Each student has an individual educational plan indicating presentation options available to them. Each individual educational plan is converted into an on-line profile that controls the presentation options available to the student when taking an on-line exam having a ... 07/21/05 - 20050158698 - Method and apparatus for creating and executing internet based lectures using public domain web pages An Internet-enabled subscription teaching service system has an Internet-connected lecture server executing a software suite, one or more teacher-author stations coupled to the Internet-connected lecture server, having input and display apparatus, and including lecture-authoring software, and one or more Internet-capable lecture client stations having lecture-participation software. Teacher-authors use the teacher-author ... 07/21/05 - 20050158697 - System and method for providing customized, effective, risk based ethics and compliance training and information using a network An Internet compliance training system having a relational database for storing training data and a server for connecting to user computers through the Internet to provide training by presenting the training data, such as text, audio and image files. The training data is prepared with the training needs of specific ... 07/14/05 - 20050153269 - System and method for computer based creation of tests formatted to facilitate computer based testing A computer-based test creation system and method for generating test items. The test creation process includes creating items in electronic form and allowing access by a plurality of reviewers via a network. The reviewers may review the item for content, fairness and format, and collaborate with each other before indicating ... 07/07/05 - 20050147954 - Mission certification quiz for fundraising campaign A web-based mission certification quiz for educating various persons involved in a fundraising campaign is disclosed. A web-based method for educating solicitors, donors, participants and others involved in a fundraising campaign about the campaign's mission includes providing, on a website, information about the campaign's mission, taking, on the website, a ... 06/23/05 - 20050136388 - System and method for providing instructional data integrity in offline e-learning systems The present invention is a system and method for maintaining the integrity of data during the offline mode of an e-learning process. The invention maintains the integrity of online course material in a learning management system by determining when a student attempts to access online course material and to downloaded ... 06/16/05 - 20050130113 - Interactive computer system for instructor-student teaching and assessment of preschool children A computer system contains and displays a cartoon-like story with a plurality of displayed components (such as cartoon characters, play items, etc.) recognizable by a preschool student on a first portion of the display screen along with an accompanying voice message on the speaker. Written instructions for teachers to follow ... 06/02/05 - 20050118560 - System, method and program for selecting and retrieving information related to an audio-visual presentation A system, method and program product for enabling an audience member, during the course of a presentation, to select one or a plurality of topics of interest and after the presentation, to access more information related to the selected topic(s). The system and method are based on a synchronization of ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |