Collaborative asynchronous online learning
AssigneeEdison Learning Inc.
InventorsRaymond ROZYCKI, David ZEILER, Joshua MACK
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Abstract
A system and method of e-learning involving an online asynchronous interdisciplinary project-based curriculum where students are provided with learning content relating to an interdisciplinary project and complete role-based tasks relating to the project. The students work collaboratively to complete the project thereby developing core learning skills that foster the growth of each student's social communication skills.
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A system for enabling students to collaborate in an on-line e-learning environment comprising:
- a server having access to a database containing an e-learning interdisciplinary project stored in non-volatile memory;
- a network device having a display that is in communication with the server and in conjunction with the server having computer executable instructions stored in a memory device that enable steps including:
- assigning subject-based roles to two or more students within the interdisciplinary project;
- displaying learning content relating to the interdisciplinary project on the display of the network device;
- associating interrelated interdisciplinary project tasks with each of the two or more students, where the tasks relate to each of the assigned subject-based roles;
- enabling the two or more students to interact asynchronously in an on-line environment in completing the interdisciplinary project tasks;
- evaluating core-learning skills relating to interactions between the students in completing the interdisciplinary project tasks;
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- compiling the completed tasks from the two or more students to produce a completed interdisciplinary project.
A method of enabling students to collaborate in an e-learning on-line environment comprising:
- enrolling two or more students in a joint e-learning interdisciplinary project through the use of networked computers;
- assigning each of the two or more students a subject-based role within the interdisciplinary project;
- presenting each of the two or more students with learning content relating to the interdisciplinary project on a display of the networked computer;
- assigning interdisciplinary project tasks to the two or more students tailored to each of the assigned subject-based roles;
- enabling the two or more students to interact asynchronously in an on-line environment in completing the interdisciplinary project tasks;
- evaluating core-learning skills relating to the students' interactions in completing the interdisciplinary project tasks;
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- consolidating automatically the completed tasks from the two or more students to produce a completed interdisciplinary project.
A computer apparatus having a processor, memory and display, whether the apparatus permits on-line collaboration of students in an e-learning course comprising:
- an interdisciplinary project stored in the memory;
- two or more subject-based roles, each of which are assigned to a student, where the subject-based roles relate to the interdisciplinary project;
- learning content stored in the memory relating to the interdisciplinary project that is provided to the students on the display of the apparatus;
- subject-based role tasks relating to the learning content that are provided to the students periodically to complete the interdisciplinary project;
- means for asynchronous collaboration between students to complete the subject-based role tasks;
- a set of core learning skills relating to collaboration between students on the interdisciplinary project that are evaluated after completion of work on the subject-based role tasks;
- wherein the work on the subject-based role tasks are combined together to form a complete interdisciplinary project.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.