Method, system, and program product for customizing educational materials

Abstract

The invention provides a method, system, and program product for preparing customized educational materials. The invention may include, for example, receiving input from a user regarding the user's preferences for educational materials, retrieving core educational materials from a repository, accepting dynamic educational materials, and assembling the customized educational materials using the core educational materials, the dynamic educational materials, and the user's preferences. The invention may further include scheduling the delivery of the customized educational materials to a user.

1 . A method of preparing customized educational materials, the method comprising:
 receiving from a user a request for educational materials;   receiving input from the user regarding a preferred format for the educational materials;   retrieving core educational materials from a repository;   assembling customized educational materials using the core educational materials and according to the user's preferred format;   transferring the customized educational materials to a dynamic database from which the customized educational materials are delivered to the user; and   permitting access by the user, an additional user, or both, to further customize the customized educational materials.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accepting dynamic educational materials; and   assembling the customized educational materials using the core educational materials, the dynamic educational materials, and the user's preferences.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the dynamic educational materials are selected from a group consisting of: website content, content from a predefined source, content provided by a user, and a database of educational materials. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 importing information related to the user from a database.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transferring the customized educational materials to a static database, within which the customized educational materials may not be further customized by a user.   
     
     
         6 . A system for preparing customized educational materials, the system comprising:
 at least one computing device configured to:   receive from a user a request for educational materials;   receive input from the user regarding a preferred format for the educational materials;   retrieve core educational materials from a repository;   assemble customized educational materials using the core educational materials and according to the user's preferred format;   transfer the customized educational materials to a dynamic database from which the customized educational materials are delivered to the user; and   permit access by the user, an additional user, or both, to further customize the customized educational materials within the dynamic database.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:
 accept dynamic educational materials; and   assembeg the customized educational materials using the core educational materials, the dynamic educational materials, and the user's preferences.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the dynamic educational materials are selected from a group consisting of: website content, content from a predefined source, content provided by a user, and a database of educational materials. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:
 import information related to the user from a database.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:
 transfer the customized educational materials to a static database, within which the customized educational materials may not be further customized by a user.   
     
     
         11 . A program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium, which when executed prepares customized educational materials by carrying out a method comprising:
 receiving from a user a request for educational materials;   receiving input from the user regarding a preferred format for the educational materials;   retrieving core educational materials from a repository;   assembling customized educational materials using the core educational materials and according to the user's preferred format;   transferring the customized educational materials to a dynamic database from which the customized educational materials are delivered to the user; and   permitting access by the user, an additional user, or both, to further customize the customized educational materials.   
     
     
         12 . The program product of  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
 accepting dynamic educational materials; and   assembling the customized educational materials using the core educational materials, the dynamic educational materials, and the user's preferences.   
     
     
         13 . The program product of  claim 12 , wherein the dynamic educational materials are selected from a group consisting of: website content, content from a predefined source, content provided by a user, and a database of educational materials. 
     
     
         14 . The program product of  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises:
 importing information related to the user from a database.   
     
     
         15 . The program product of  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises: transferring the customized educational materials to a static database, within which the customized educational materials may not be further customized by a user.