System for implementing collaborative training and online learning over a computer network and related techniques

A learning system comprising:

• a learning process engine comprising:
• (a) means for providing study materials to student user of the learning system;
• (b) means for enabling a student user of the learning system to author a question;
• (c) means for collaborating on and reviewing a question generated by a student user of the learning system;
• (d) means for taking a quiz comprised of one or more questions generated by one or more student users of the learning system;
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• (e) means for reviewing quiz results;
• (f) a course material and knowledge base storage device coupled to said learning process engine for receiving information and data from and providing information and data to said learning process engine;
• (g) a student user interface coupled to said learning process engine, said student user interface comprising means for displaying at a student-user site at least one template which includes a question field for accepting student generated questions, an answer field for accepting one or more student generated answers, a discussion field for accepting commentary from one or more student users, a rationale field for accepting rationale as to why a particular answer is correct in response to a particular one of the one or more student generated questions and a references field;
• (h) an administrator interface coupled to said learning process engine, said administrator interface for providing a privileged user the ability to setup, administer, monitor, and manage a learning process;
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• wherein said learning process engine receives information from and provides information to said student user interface and said administrator interface.