# US 2013/0159335 A1 · Systems and methods for providing social electronic learning

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- Number: US 2013/0159335 A1
- Document ID: US20130159335A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/768,222
- Filed: 2013-02-15
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2009-03-12
- Assignees: Desire2Learn Incorporated
- Inventors: John Allan Baker; Kenneth James Chapman; Brian John Cepuran; Jeremy Jason Auger
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159335A1

## CPC

- G06F 16/245: Query processing
- G06Q 10/107: Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
- G09B 5/00: Electrically-operated educational appliances (working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)

## Abstract

A social electronic learning system, including a plurality of computing devices for communicating with a plurality of users in an educational community, and at least one server in communication with each of the plurality of computing devices, each server in communication with at least one data storage device configured to host a plurality of electronic portfolios, each electronic portfolio associated with one or more users of the plurality of users in the educational community, wherein each server is configured such that one or more users may associate one or more digital items with each electronic portfolio, and the plurality of users may take actions on the digital items in each electronic portfolio depending on authorization criteria.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A social electronic learning system, comprising:
a) a plurality of computing devices for communicating with a plurality of users in an educational community;
b) at least one server in communication with each of the plurality of computing devices, each server in communication with at least one data storage device configured to host a plurality of electronic portfolios, each electronic portfolio associated with one or more users of the plurality of users in the educational community; and
c) wherein each server is configured such that one or more users may associate one or more digital items with each electronic portfolio, and the plurality of users may take actions on the digital items in each electronic portfolio depending on authorization criteria.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization criteria includes at least one permission profile associated with at least one of the digital items.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization criteria include at least one global configuration profile associated with the plurality of electronic portfolios.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the plurality of users includes at least one user authorized to set at least one global configuration profile.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization criteria includes at least one security profile associated with at least one role, each role including at least one of the plurality of users.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the digital items include at least one of artifacts, reflections, collections and presentations.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the actions that may be taken include commenting on at least one of the digital items.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the actions that may be taken include assessing at least one of the digital items.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the actions that may be taken include at least one of reading, modifying, sharing, and creating at least one of the digital items.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the authorization criteria include at least one permission-specific criterion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the permission-specific criteria include enrollment data for the plurality of users.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein each server is configured so that one or more users may have different levels of control over their associated electronic portfolios.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein each server is configured so that the plurality of users may tag digital items using at least one keyword.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein each server is configured such that each user may perform searches across the plurality of electronic portfolios.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The system of claim 14, wherein results of each search return digital items based on the keywords associated therewith.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the results of each search return digital items about which that particular user was previously unaware.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein at least some of the keywords are dynamically defined by each user.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein at least some of the keywords are predefined.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the digital items is an assignment item prepared by a first user and presented to a second user for assessment.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The system of claim 19, wherein the assessment of the assignment item by the second user is performed using at least one rubric.

### Claim at position 21

-71. (canceled)