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OwnerMichael Scott Fulkerson, Andrew Harbick +9inventors
InventorsMichael Scott Fulkerson, Andrew Harbick, Charles "Alex" Herron, Alisha Huber, Ronald Bryce Inouve, Gregory Keim, Anthony Lopez, Jack August Marmorstein, Christopher Spiller, Alexandra Harper, Karl F. Ridgeway
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Just prior to a scheduled session with a live instructor, a student is presented with an automated lesson which prepares him for the live instruction. The automatic lesson presents and practices skills that will be needed for the live lesson. Thus, when the instructor appears, the student is entirely prepared for the live lesson and optimum use may be made if the instructor's time. After the live lesson is complete, the student may be returned to an automated debriefing, which helps imprint major aspects of the live lesson of the students of mine. Thus, the learning process is improved through the combination of live and automatic instruction.
A teaching method, comprising the step of, through a computerized teaching apparatus and proximately in advance of an interaction of a student with another, presenting to the student an automated pre-lesson presenting instructive subject matter that prepares him for the interaction.
A computerized teaching apparatus including a display and audio presentation means for a student and comprising means for presenting to the student on the presentation means an automated pre-lesson including instructive subject matter that prepares him for an interaction with another proximately in advance of the interaction.
A computerized teaching system comprising a plurality of automated lessons directed to a student, software for allowing selection by the system or the student of a time and subject matter of a live instruction lesson, and software for automatically, and in response to said selection, determining an order in which said automated lessons are to be executed.
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