Inexpensive computer-aided learning methods and apparatus for learners

A computer-aided learning method for helping a learning user do a job related to a company, the method comprising:

• retrieving a job title, which identifies one or more areas, with the job title being related to the job;
• and
• determining whether learning materials should be presented to the learning user with the materials helping the learning user do the job,
• wherein a set of materials is searched to identify learning materials for the learning user,
• wherein at least some of the identified materials is organized based on one or more rules to prioritize them,
• wherein the set of materials searched include materials previously generated by the company that are stored to allow them to be subsequently shared in the company.

A computer-aided learning method comprising:

• identifying a learning user, by a computer, for a job of an institute user, and the identifying being based on at least a piece of information about the learning user;
• identifying an area to learn, by the computer, for the learning user to prepare the learning user for the job, and the identifying being based on at least a piece of information about the learning user;
• providing the institute user an indication related to the amount of learning required to prepare the learning user for the job;
• and
• determining the learning user's understanding in the area after the user has been presented materials to learn the area,
• wherein
• information on the job is updated in view of changes in the job based on an input, and
• wherein another learning user can be identified in view of changes in the job .

A computerized method for managing learning activities, the method comprising:

• tracking a learning activity of a student,
• becoming aware of the student's understanding in an area;
• creating a report corresponding to at least some of the tracked learning activity;
• receiving a request from an enterprise to access the report;
• determining whether the enterprise could access the report;
• responsive to determining that the enterprise could access the report, retrieving at least a portion of the report;
• transmitting the retrieved at least a portion of the report to the enterprise;
• and
• determining whether a student should be involved in a learning activity based on a task the student is to perform,
• wherein the enterprise is charged,
• wherein based on the charging, a student is allowed to be involved in a learning activity, and the enterprise is allowed to access the report, and
• wherein the method is implemented in a network environment.

A computer-aided learning method for a user comprising:

• retrieving, by a first computer, materials related to the user;
• permitting, by the computer, the user to access materials regarding at least one learning user if the user is an institute user, as determined based on an identifier of the user, to allow the institute user to learn about the at least one learning user in an area the institute user is interested;
• permitting a learning user to access materials for learning;
• monitoring a learning user, and updating materials on the user based on the monitoring;
• becoming aware of a learning user's understanding in an area;
• and
• permitting a learning user to learn a subject through accessing materials produced by using a search engine to search learning materials previously generated,
• wherein the materials accessed can be retrieved by at least one of the users from another computer, which can be connected to the first computer through a network,
• wherein the institute user is charged, and
• wherein based on the charging, a learning user is allowed to access materials for learning, and the institute user is allowed to access materials regarding the at least one learning user.

A computer readable media containing computer program code that is useful for learning, said code when executed by a first computer, causing the first computer to perform a method comprising:

• retrieving materials related to a user;
• permitting the user to access materials regarding at least one learning user if the user is an institute user, as determined based on an identifier of the user, to allow the institute user to learn about the at least one learning user in an area the institute user is interested;
• permitting a learning user to access materials for learning;
• monitoring at least one of the users, and updating materials on the user based on the monitoring;
• and
• becoming aware of a learning user's understanding in an area;
• and
• identifying an instructor-led course that allows a learning user to learn as an instructor teaches, for a learning user in view of a need of the learning user,
• wherein the materials accessed can be retrieved by at least one of the users from another computer, which can be connected to the first computer through a network,
• wherein the institute user is charged, and
• wherein based on the charging, a learning user is allowed to access materials for learning, and the institute is allowed to access materials regarding the at least one learning user.

A computer readable media containing computer program code that is useful for managing learning activities, said code when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform a method comprising:

• tracking a learning activity of a student,
• becoming aware of the student's understanding in an area;
• creating a report corresponding to at least some of the tracked learning activity;
• receiving a request from an enterprise to access the report;
• determining whether the enterprise could access the report;
• responsive to determining that the enterprise could access the report, retrieving at least a portion of the report;
• transmitting the retrieved at least a portion of the report to the enterprise;
• and
• determining whether a student should be involved in a learning activity based on a task the student is to perform,
• wherein the enterprise is charged,
• wherein based on the charging, a student is allowed to be involved in a learning activity, and the enterprise is allowed to access the report, and
• wherein the method is implemented in a network environment.

A computer readable media containing computer program code that is useful for learning, said code when executed by a first computer, causing the computer to perform a method comprising:

• retrieving materials related to a user;
• permitting the user to access materials regarding at least one learning user if the user is an institute user, as determined based on an identifier of the user, to allow the institute user to learn about the at least one learning user in an area the institute user is interested;
• permitting a learning user to access materials for learning;
• monitoring at least one of the users, and updating materials on the user based on the monitoring;
• becoming aware of a learning user's understanding in an area;
• and
• permitting a learning user to learn a subject through accessing materials produced by using a search engine to search learning materials previously generated,
• wherein the materials accessed can be retrieved by at least one of the users from another computer, which is connected to the first computer through a network,
• wherein the institute user is charged, and
• wherein based on the charging, a learning user is allowed to access materials for learning, and the institute user is allowed to access materials regarding the at least one learning user.