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US 6,608,992 B2Granted
Web-based education
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsJay R. Crook, Lois A. Sullivan, Donald W. McClain
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Abstract
An instructional system. Private lessons are given to students, through a web site. The private lessons explain general principles of a topic. Then, the students participate in a remote conference, wherein a facilitator further explains the general principles, and provides examples of their application.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- a) explaining subject matter in a private lesson delivered to a student through a web site;
- b) after the private lesson, holding a video conference with the student, wherein a moderator further explains the subject matter.
A method, comprising:
- a) maintaining one or more web sites which present a sequence of lessons to students, each lesson explaining a general principle of a respective technique;
- and
- b) after each lesson, holding a conference wherein students at remote locations observe demonstrations of the general principle of the lesson being applied to specific situations.
A method, comprising:
- a) maintaining a web site which presents a sequence of lessons to students, such that
- i) a lesson A describes a type of response A to a statement of type A;
- ii) a lesson B describes a type of response B to a statement of type B;
- and
- b) after each lesson, using remote conferencing equipment to hold a conference wherein remotely situated students observe a facilitator who provides
- i) specific examples of the type of response described in the preceding lesson.
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A method of inviting participants to a remote conference, comprising:
- a) using a web site to present background materials to visitors;
- b) using a web site to test visitors on their mastery of the background materials;
- and
- c) admitting to the remote conference visitors whose test results meet predetermined criteria, and declining admission to others.
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A method, comprising:
- a) maintaining a web site which explains an approach to classifying statements received from a party;
- b) holding a remote conference, in which previous visitors to the web site are participants, which presents specific examples of statements, and their classifications.
A method, comprising:
- a) maintaining a web site which provides evidence to visitors which explains value of a particular technique of interviewing subjects;
- and
- b) holding a remote conference wherein groups of the visitors, at different locations, observe a facilitator giving examples of the technique.
A method, comprising:
- a) maintaining a web site which explains a goal to seek, when a specific type of statement is received from a party;
- and then
- b) using remote conferencing equipment to hold a conference in which a facilitator provides
- i) specific examples of the type of statement, and
- ii) specific examples of responses to the statement which further the goal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.