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WO2009032013A1
WO2009032013A1 PCT/US2007/077805 US2007077805W WO2009032013A1 WO 2009032013 A1 WO2009032013 A1 WO 2009032013A1 US 2007077805 W US2007077805 W US 2007077805W WO 2009032013 A1 WO2009032013 A1 WO 2009032013A1
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Brandt Christian Redd
James Russell Ivie
Mark Wolfgramm
Brady S. Isom
Jeffery R. Gammon
Bernd Helzer
Todd J. Hardman
Paul Bryon Smith
Jiaxin Jerry Gao
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
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  • the invention generally relates to educational online systems, and more particularly to gradebooks for online systems. 2.
  • LMS Web-based learning management systems
  • CMS content management systems
  • the invention generally relates to online systems for educational course materials, and more particularly, to systems for distributing online courses with periodic synchronization and distribution of course information.
  • One aspect of the present invention is a method of distributing educational information in a computing environment, including an educational management system comprising a server and educational information.
  • the method includes allowing a user to connect a computing device to the educational management system server through a network connection, transferring a plurality of educational information from the educational management system to the computing device, and performing a sync operation when the computing device is connected to the educational management system, wherein the plurality of educational information includes data and computer programs that are capable of performing computing functions in the computing device while not connected to the network.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is a system for distributing educational information, comprising a plurality of user computing devices capable of connecting to an education management system through a network connection, an education management system comprising a server capable of sending and receiving a plurality of educational information with the user computing devices, wherein the plurality of educational information includes data and computer programs that are capable of performing computing functions on the user computing devices when the user computing devices are not connected to the education management system through the network.
  • the present invention allows users of the system to access and utilize the educational content while offline, greatly expanding the usefulness and efficiency of online current educational systems.
  • aspects of the system may be used by students, educators, and course administrators alike. Thus students can continue learning regardless of their present network interconnectivity, and teachers and course administrators can continue to create and develop new content beyond the confines of the classroom.
  • Figures IA-B are block diagrams illustrating an exemplary system capable of performing the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating the method of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 is a block diagram illustrating the method of the invention in a networked computing system including a teacher, student, and education management system;
  • Figure 4 is an illustration of an exemplary rubric that may be displayed on a student's computer in association with the invention
  • Figure 5 is an illustration of an exemplary rubric that may be displayed on a teacher's computer in association with the invention
  • Figure 6 is an illustration of an exemplary assignment gradebook that may be displayed on a teacher's computer in association with the invention.
  • Figure 7 is an illustration of an exemplary course gradebook that may be displayed on a teacher' s computer in association with the invention.
  • the principles of the various embodiments are described using the structure and operation of examples to illustrate the present invention.
  • the various embodiments provide the capability to utilize the assessment aspects of the online courses with no or intermittent Internet access and enables the periodic synchronization of information, such as course materials, tests, bulletin boards, grade books, quizzes, discussion threads, message boards, and the like.
  • the term "user” may be used to describe students, employees, content providers, educators, employers, or course administrators who are accessing the education management system using a computer.
  • the computer may be any specific of general computer system that is equipped to receive, send, and process educational content.
  • the computer may be, for example, a personal computer, portable computer, handheld device, or any other computing machine.
  • a suitable computer system may include a modem, a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, system software including support for TCP/IP communication, and other various types of software. Further, more than one user may connect to the education management system using the same computer.
  • the distributed nature of the present invention allows the various users to utilize aspects of the educational system while offline, meaning that the users may continue working regardless of their present interconnectivity.
  • the system operates by distributing various learning software onto the user computer when the user is connected to the system, wherein the learning software continues being used when the user is no longer connected to the system. Later, when the user connects to the system, the user's computer and the educational system perform a syncing operation. During the syncing operation, the educational system receives any work or new data that has been created or modified while the user's computer was offline and the user's computer receives any new information or data available on the educational system.
  • Figure IA is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary system capable of performing the present invention.
  • the system includes a number of users, "User 1" 130a through “User n" 130n, who are connected to an educational management system 170 via a network connection 120.
  • the network 120 may be any local or global network, including a LAN, WAN, wireless network, internet connection, and the like.
  • the education management system 170 includes a server 150 capable of sending and receiving communications and data via the network 120, along with a database 160 capable of storing a plurality of educational software and data.
  • the database 160 can be used to store data relating to the user identification.
  • any number of configurations may be used to create an education system, including systems using a series of interconnected databases, computers, and servers.
  • the education management system 170 is connected to a content provider 180.
  • the content provider 180 may be a third party content provider, who is responsible for creating various course software.
  • the content provider 180 may be part of the education management system 170.
  • the content provider 180 may be an educator or course developer who connects to the education management system 170 as a user.
  • the system may use a mechanism such as a bit torrent or related protocol wherein the system may use a peer-to- peer communications protocol to share the educational content.
  • the system typically breaks down any content into a number of smaller, identically-sized pieces, which are distributed among a plurality of users of the system who require the educational content. Then using a series of P2P connections, the files may be sent and received by the users over a period of time.
  • this method of distribution is capable of distributing large amounts of data widely without requiring the content provider 180 or server 150 to incur the large costs of hardware, hosting, and bandwidth resources that would otherwise be required to distribute the educational content.
  • this embodiment would allow the "trickling" of downloads, meaning that in situations where the content to be downloaded is a large file, the system may permit the user to download smaller discrete portions of the content, instead of requiring a constant connection for the duration of the downloading process.
  • a scheduled download can populate the user's computers with course content over a controlled distribution.
  • Figure IB illustrates the ability of the present invention to be used when a user, here "User 2" 130b is no longer connected to the education management system 170.
  • one advantage of the present invention is the ability to transfer or distribute software and/or data onto "User 2's" 130b computer which enable "User 2" 130b to continue using the educational software when the computer is not connected to the management system 170.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a method for performing the present invention in a networked computer environment.
  • a teacher creates a rubric for scoring educational content and stores it in the education management system. The rubric is used to assess a student's performance on papers, projects, essays, tests, quizzes, or assignments.
  • a rubric is comprised of criteria and standards that are linked to learning objectives. For example, a rubric may divide the total points possible on a particular assignment into categories such as comprehension of a topic, the completion of the assignment, the completion of the assignment by a specified deadline or the like.
  • One aspect of the invention is that while the user is working offline, the system retains the learning functions.
  • the user for instance, is able to study course content and respond to bulletin board messages when working offline.
  • educators and course administrators are able to create or combine new course material, respond to bulletin board messages, and grade assignments or tests while offline. Later, when a connection is available and the user logs into the network, the user can upload the work he or she has completed while offline and check for new course material.
  • the system can accommodate multiple users from various learning environments that are leveraged by schools. The system can also track course delivery.
  • distributed learning enables the important components of an e- learning infrastructure to be distributed where and when needed, so that students, faculty, and workers that are not connected to the network can continue their learning and education anytime, anywhere.
  • the users can review for an exam, continue accessing or building a SCORM-based course, respond to a discussion thread, view a recording of a missed class, create new content, or grade digitally turned-in assignments without the need for network access.
  • Distributed learning extends the usefulness and scope of the present e-learning systems.
  • the system can support a variety of offline teacher support programs, including a grade book or spreadsheet-like application which allows an educator to manage all students and their grades for each gradable object.
  • a teacher Using similar techniques, the system enables a teacher to download any completed work, including assignments, quizzes, or tests that have previously been completed and submitted to the system by users who are students.
  • the rubric is distributed to users of the education system who are enrolled in the course.
  • the rubric is distributed to both students and teachers alike.
  • the rubric is displayed on the user's computer at the same time that the associated course material is displayed on the user's computer.
  • the rubric may be displayed simultaneously with the student's completed course material, allowing the teacher to grade the material in one portion of the computer display while viewing the material in another portion of the computer display.
  • the scored rubric is uploaded to the education system.
  • the scored rubric is distributed to the student so that the student may review his or her grade and any comments that the teacher may have recorded in the rubric.
  • FIG 3 is a flow chart indicating an exemplary method of the invention in the environment described in Figures IA and IB.
  • the flow chart illustrates a user who is a teacher 130b who is connected to the online education management system 170.
  • the system 170 is also connected to a user who is a student 130a via a network connection.
  • the teacher 130b creates a rubric.
  • the rubric is associated with a specific quiz, assignment, essay, project, test, or other educational content.
  • the teacher submits the rubric to the server.
  • the present invention may be used in a distributed online educational system, meaning that the teacher's computer 130b may locally store the completed rubric until the computer connects to the online education management system 170 as described above.
  • the teacher's computer 130b may send/receive data and/or perform a syncing operation during which the rubric may be sent 310 to the system 170.
  • the system 170 may send or receive data from the teacher 130b and student 130a during the various steps described in Figure 3, meaning that the teacher 130b and student 130a need not be continuously connected to the system 170.
  • the system 170 receives the rubric from the teacher 130b.
  • the system 170 stores the rubric and sends 320 the rubric to the student 130a.
  • the student 130a receives 315 the rubric.
  • the rubric is displayed on the user's 130a computer so the student 130a may review the grading criteria for the associated assignment, quiz, test, project, or other course content. As previously mentioned, this enables the student 130a more effectively complete the coursework. Then the student completes the assignment and submits 325 it to the system 170.
  • the completed assignment is sent 325 and received 330 by the system 170.
  • the system 170 then stores 335 the completed assignment.
  • the system sends 340 the completed assignment to the teacher 130b.
  • the teacher 130b receives 345 and is able to grade the student's 130a completed work.
  • the completed work is displayed simultaneously with the rubric.
  • this allows the teacher 130b to review the completed work and enter the corresponding score in the same window, meaning that the teacher 130b will not have to toggle between screens or windows and may easily access all the information required to grade the material at the same time.
  • the teacher may submit the rubric with its accompanying scores to the system.
  • the system updates the gradebook 355 on the teacher's 103b computer.
  • a network connection is established between the teacher 130b and the system 170 and the graded rubric and the updated grade data are sent to the system 170.
  • the system receives the graded rubric and the updated scores.
  • the updated data is stored 370 in the system and may be sent 375 to the student 130a.
  • the student 130a receives the updated rubric and is able to review his or her score along with any comments that the teacher 130b may have made relating to the student's 130a work.
  • one aspect of the present invention is an increased feedback mechanism between a student and a teacher in an online setting. Students are able to review the teacher's rubrics while they are completing an assignment, enabling them to better understand and address the teacher's expectations while they work, and teachers are able to easily grade the coursework and give scores and feedback that are meaningful to the student.
  • one advantage of the present invention is an individualized feedback mechanism between teachers and students.
  • FIG 4 is a exemplary illustration showing a sample display 400 for a student user (here, "Alexia Babson").
  • the student is able to view the grading rubric 410 while simultaneously completing "Assignment 1" 420.
  • the rubric 410 indicates that the student will be given points based on turning in the assignment on time 425, for fully comprehending the topic 430, and for completing the assignment 435.
  • the student is notified that completing the entire assignment is as important as fully comprehending the subject matter. Further, the student is notified that the teacher is also grading the student based on the timeliness of completion.
  • Figure 5 is an exemplary illustration showing a sample display 500 for a teacher.
  • the present invention allows the teacher to grade a student's (here, "Thomas Ashton") assignment while simultaneously viewing the grading rubric 520.
  • the rubric 520 may contain user interface buttons that allow the teacher to input scores for the assignment 510.
  • the rubric 520 includes input boxes 525, 530, and 535 for each scored portion of the rubric.
  • the rubric 520 also includes a student name 540 indicating which student the assignment 510 belongs to.
  • the rubric 520 may include a text box 545 where the teacher may enter in comments for the student.
  • the rubric may be modified to hide or eliminate the student name 540 in order to enable anonymous grading.
  • the rubric may include more or less user inputs, such as check boxes, sliding scales, thumbs up/thumbs down, letter grades, pass/fail indicators and the like.
  • the teacher may submit the graded rubric to the educational management system 170, where the scores may be stored.
  • the graded rubric and its accompanying comments may be sent to the student for his or her review. Using this system, the student may receive helpful feedback that will enable them to better understand the scoring process and help them to identify any areas that need to be improved.
  • Figure 6 illustrates another aspect of the invention.
  • the educational management system 170 is able to generate a gradebook for the teacher.
  • Figure 6 illustrates an exemplary gradebook 600 for a single assignment.
  • the gradebook includes a listing of each student in the course along with a grade percentage for each assignment, along with administrative information such as whether the assignment was turned in on time, whether the teacher has the assignment stored locally on his or her computer, whether comments have been stored, and whether the grades have been sent to the educational management system 170.
  • the gradebook may also include a difficulty adjuster 620 and a curve adjuster 610, which allow the teacher to review and/or modify the range of scores on a particular assignment.
  • the gradebook also includes an overall course percentage along with an alert or alarm to notify the teacher if a student's performance falls below a series of defined parameters. For example, in Figure 6, the student "Martin Mclntosh” failed to turn in the "Lesson 1 Assignment” and has a course percentage below a predefined level, so there is an alert icon 630 next to his name.
  • Figure 7 is an exemplary gradebook for the entire progress of a course.
  • the gradebook is automatically updated with the scores from the graded rubrics.
  • the teacher is only required to enter the scores in the educational management system 170 one time for each graded item in order to generate a meaningful gradebook.
  • the teacher has indicated that the course grade will be based on assignments (25%), projects (25%), quizzes (10%), and tests (10%). As will be understood by one of skill in the art, these percentages are used by way of illustration only and any different combination or designation may be used to generate the overall course grade.
  • the course gradebook may also be divided into units or similar modules. This may be useful in situations where the course is divided over a series of terms, quarters, or semesters, and the teacher desires to generate a course grade that includes a subset of course work. For example, in the display shown in Figure 7, the teacher has designated that the reported course grade should only include the work completed in "Unit 1," and not the work completed in "Unit 2.”
  • the ability to divide the course into units or modules may be especially useful in situations such as concurrent enrollment where a high school student gets both high school and college credit for advanced courses. In such arrangements, the high school often issues grades every six to eight weeks while the college issues a grade at upon completion of the course at the end of the semester. By enabling instructors and course administrators to divide the course activities into sections, grades may be issued to the high school according one set of divisions while reporting only a final grade incorporating all activities to the college.
  • one aspect of the invention is an easy and efficient method of using rubrics to grade course work.
  • the teachers may notify students of the grading criteria for course work while the students are completing the work.
  • This system allows the students to complete their work so as to meet the grading criteria and the teacher's expectations.
  • the teacher is able to grade each student's work on his or her schedule without a continuous network connection.
  • the teacher has connected to the education management system, the scores and comments are uploaded and stored.
  • the teacher's graded rubric may then be sent to the student for him/her to review and the scores may be used to generate a gradebook.
  • This system allows both the student and the teacher to download the course materials that they need so that they can continue to work at their own pace.

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La présente invention concerne un système et un procédé d'accès aux performances d'un étudiant dans un cours dans un environnement de cours en ligne, le procédé comprenant la création de rubriques qui sont en rapport avec des matières de cours pour un cours en ligne, les rubriques comprenant un schéma de cotation qui est stocké dans un système de gestion éducatif, la transmission des rubriques depuis le système éducatif jusqu'à l'ordinateur d'un utilisateur à travers une connexion réseau, l'affichage des rubriques sur l'ordinateur de l'utilisateur conjointement avec leurs matières de cours correspondantes, l'enregistrement du résultat d'une performance d'un étudiant sur les rubriques, le résultat comprenant une note associée à un étudiant, et le transfert du résultat enregistré au système de gestion éducatif.
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