Method and system for distance education based on asynchronous interaction
AssigneeTata Consultancy Services Limited
InventorsHiranmay Ghosh, Gautam Shroff, Arpan Pal, Ranjan Dasgupta, Tavleen Oberoi, Sujal Subhash Wattamwar, Kingshuk Chakravarhy
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Abstract
The invention facilitates asynchronous interaction between a geographically separated facilitator and at least one user. The said invention provides asynchronous interaction between rural classrooms (teacher-student community) and expert teachers to increase the outreach of the expert teachers much beyond that is permitted with the teachings of the prior art.
Claims21
A method for enabling asynchronous interaction between a first station and a second station, the method being performed by the second station and comprising:
- receiving a multimedia-based message via a first network having a first bandwidth, the second station being geographically separated from the first station;
- obtaining, via a second network having a second bandwidth, a metadata and at least one information request associated with the multimedia-based message from a content repository;
- displaying the multimedia-based message and the information request at a media time point included in the metadata;
- receiving a first information response with respect to the information request;
- and
- evaluating the first information response.
A method for enabling asynchronous interaction between an authoring station and at least one remote student station associated with a plurality of students, the method being performed by the student station and comprising:
- receiving a lecture via a first network having a first bandwidth;
- obtaining, via a second network having a second bandwidth, a metadata and at least one question associated with the lecture from a content repository;
- displaying the lecture and the question at a media time point included in the metadata;
- receiving a first response with respect to the question;
- evaluating the first response;
- and
- displaying a second response based on the evaluation of the first response.
A system for enabling asynchronous interaction between an authoring station and at least one remote student station associated with a plurality of students, the system comprising:
- a student station configured to:
- receive a lecture via a first network having a first bandwidth;
- obtain, via a second network having a second bandwidth, a metadata and at least one question associated with the lecture from a content repository;
- display the lecture and the at least one question at a media time point included in the metadata;
- receive a first response with respect to the question;
- evaluate the first response, and
- display a second response based on the evaluation of the first response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.