Active learning device and method

An active learning apparatus, comprising:

• an activity device including a pedal-powered element, a handlebar steering element, and an activity sensor coupled to said pedal-powered element and to said handlebar steering element, with a pedaling and a steering concurrent with said pedaling by a user generating an activity interaction signal responsive to a physical activity of said user operating said activity device wherein said activity interaction signal includes a motive element generated from operation of said pedal-powered element and a directional element generated from operation of said handlebar steering element;
• a controller, coupled to said activity device, generating a virtual environment supporting a virtual user frame-of-reference in said virtual environment, said controller generating two or more virtual education elements in said virtual environment and a goal for said virtual user frame-of-reference with respect to said virtual education elements, wherein said goal includes two or more independently-navigable subgoals arranged in a goal sequence relative to one another, wherein said controller is responsive to said activity interaction signal to produce an affected interaction of said virtual user frame-of-reference with said virtual education elements with said controller measuring a conformation of said goal in said goal sequence by said affected interaction wherein said controller is responsive to said motive element to control a speed of said virtual user frame-of-reference in said virtual environment responsive to said motive element, wherein said controller is responsive to said directional element to control a direction of said virtual user frame-of-reference in said virtual environment, and wherein said virtual education elements are all independently-navigable and concurrently presented in said virtual environment when said controller generates said goal including said subgoals with said user navigating said virtual user frame-of-reference through said virtual environment using said motive element to relatively advance said virtual user frame-of-reference with respect to said virtual educational elements at a speed related to said motive element and said directional element to interact with said virtual education elements responsive to said goal to select individual ones of said virtual education elements in said goal sequence;
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• a feedback system, coupled to said controller, configured to present said virtual environment with said virtual user frame-of-reference in relation to said virtual education elements to provide said user with feedback regarding said goal and said subgoals, and said conformation of said goal and subgoals in said goal sequence by said affected interaction;
• wherein said virtual education elements include both a first plurality of letters of an alphabet having a letter composite as said goal, having one or more individual letters of said letter composite as said subgoals, and having a letter sequence of said one or more individual letters of said letter composite as said goal sequence and a second plurality of letters of said alphabet wherein said letter composite is presented in said virtual environment and wherein said second plurality of letters include said first plurality of letters with said second plurality of letters distributed in said virtual environment and said goal includes selecting individual ones of said second plurality of letters in said letter sequence from said virtual environment using said virtual user frame-of-reference.