E-learning course structure

US7014467B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Krebs · Karlsruhe, DE
• Joachim Schaper · Landau in der Pfalz, DE
• Wolfgang Gerteis · Karlsruhe, DE
• Michael Altenhofen · Karlsruhe, DE
• Torsten Leidig · Karlsruhe, DE
• Norbert Meder · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2006
• Expiry date: May 31, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B7/00
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An e-learning course may include a number of structural elements that are aggregated into one or more levels. Each higher level may refer to any instance of a lower level. The structural elements include a course, a sub-course, a learning unit, or a knowledge item. The structural elements may include metadata. The structural elements also may include relations between structural elements. The course and its structural elements do not enforce any sequence of structural elements that the learner may use to traverse the course. In addition, the structural elements may be reused and reassembled to form different courses. A content repository is configured to store course data and its structural elements. A content player is configured to access the stored course data and assemble the structural elements.