System for delivering an educational program to a remote site and for monitoring participation therein
OwnerSteven C. Fustoloinventor
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Abstract
A system for delivering an educational program to a participant at a remote site and for monitoring participation therein. The system includes a server computer, a client computer and prompting means to monitor participation by the participant. The server computer has educational program software and interacts with the client computer in order to make an educational presentation to the participant. If the participant does not adequately respond, the prompting means terminate the educational program.
Claims31
A system for delivering an educational program to a participant at a remote site and for monitoring the participant's use of the educational program, the system comprising:
- a server comprising a computer and software for delivering the educational program to the participant at a remote site;
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- a client comprising a computer located at the remote site, the client being connected to the server over a network, and the client being configured to receive the educational program from the server and display it to said the participant;
- the system further comprising:
- prompting means for prompting the participant for a response during delivery of the educational program, wherein the response does not require knowledge of subject matter of the educational program, the system being configured to (i) terminate the educational program if no response or an inadequate response is received;
- and (ii) record an occurrence of an adequate response in a verification storage means if an adequate response is received and then proceed on with the educational program;
- wherein program credit is awarded to the participant if the participant adequately responds to all of the prompts, such that the educational program is viewed in its entirety.
A method for delivering an educational program to a participant at a remote site and for monitoring the participant's use of the educational program, the method comprising:
- providing a server comprising a computer and software and providing a client comprising a computer located at the remote site and being connected to the server over a network, wherein the server delivers the educational program to the participant at the remote site and the client receives the educational program from the server and displays it to the participant;
- prompting the participant for a response during delivery of the educational program, wherein the response does not require knowledge of subject matter of the educational program, the software (i) terminating the educational program if no response or an inadequate response is received;
- and (ii) recording an occurrence of an adequate response in a verification storage means if an adequate response is received and then proceeding on with the educational program;
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- awarding program credit to the participant if the participant adequately responds to all of the prompts, such that the educational program is viewed in its entirety.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.