US2012231440A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for education including community-sourced data and community interactions

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 9, 2011Filed: Dec 16, 2011Published: Sep 13, 2012
Est. expiryMar 9, 2031(~4.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Matthew D. McbrideRain Hughes
G09B 7/02
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Abstract

A system and method for education including community-sourced data and community interactions. The method can include registering a plurality of users in a database, presenting educational material to a user of the plurality of users, recording the performance of the user in regards to the educational material, collecting personal statistics regarding the performance of the user, generating a momentum score for the user based on the personal statistics, displaying the momentum score to the user, compiling the personal statistics for the plurality of users to generate community statistics regarding the performance of the plurality of users, and comparing the personal statistics of a user to the community statistics.

Claims

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1 . A computer-implemented method for education including community-sourced data and community interactions, comprising:
 registering a plurality of users in a database;   presenting educational material to a user of the plurality of users;   recording the performance of the user in regards to the educational material;   collecting personal statistics regarding the performance of the user;   generating a momentum score for the user based on the personal statistics;   displaying the momentum score to the user;   compiling the personal statistics for the plurality of users to generate community statistics regarding the performance of the plurality of users; and   comparing the personal statistics of a user to the community statistics or to a subset thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 collecting personal information from each user of the plurality of users;   subdividing the plurality of users into a plurality of communities based on the personal information of each user;   facilitating interactions between the users within a community of the plurality of communities; and   generating a credibility score for each user within the community based on the interactions.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein facilitating interactions comprises:
 providing a community question interface;   facilitating posting questions by users within the community;   facilitating posting answers, by users within the community, to the posted questions; and   facilitating voting, by users within the community, on the posted questions and posted answers.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the educational material comprises one or more of continuing education courses and exams, practice exams, and study questions. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the momentum score is a quotient of the amount of educational material completed correctly by the user and the total amount of educational material completed by the user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the momentum score is displayed as a graphic. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the personal statistics comprise:
 the total amount of educational material completed by the user;   the amount of educational material completed correctly by the user;   the amount of educational material completed incorrectly by the user; and   the time taken by the user to complete the educational material.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the community statistics comprise:
 the total amount of educational material completed by the plurality of users;   the amount of educational material completed correctly by the plurality of users;   the amount of educational material completed incorrectly by the plurality of users; and   the time taken by the plurality of users to complete the educational material.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 presenting the user with a dashboard interface, wherein the dashboard interface includes personal statistics, community statistics, and educational material.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing additional educational material to the user for free or for purchase.   
     
     
         11 . A computer-implemented system for education including community-sourced data and community interactions, comprising:
 a plurality of user accounts;   a plurality of educational modules;   a community interaction module; and   a database;   wherein the system is operable to register a plurality of users in a database, present educational material to a user of the plurality of users, record the performance of the user in regards to the educational material, collect personal statistics regarding the performance of the user, generate a momentum score for the user based on the personal statistics, display the momentum score to the user, compile the personal statistics for the plurality of users to generate community statistics regarding the performance of the plurality of users, and compare the personal statistics of a user to the community statistics or to a subset thereof.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further operable to collect personal information from each user of the plurality of users, subdivide the plurality of users into a plurality of communities based on the personal information of each user, facilitate interactions between the users within a community of the plurality of communities, and generate a credibility score for each user within the community based on the interactions. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the interactions between the users within the community comprise:
 posting questions by users of the community;   posting answers, by users within the community, to the posted questions; and   voting, by users within the community, on the posted questions and posted answers.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of educational modules comprises a study question module, a practice exam module, and a continuing education module. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the personal statistics comprise:
 the total amount of educational material completed by the user;   the amount of educational material completed correctly by the user;   the amount of educational material completed incorrectly by the user; and   the time taken by the user to complete the educational material.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the community statistics comprise:
 the total amount of educational material completed by the plurality of users;   the amount of educational material completed correctly by the plurality of users;   the amount of educational material completed incorrectly by the plurality of users; and   the time taken by the plurality of users to complete the educational material.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein each educational module of the plurality of educational modules comprises a dashboard interface. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the dashboard interface comprises personal statistics, community statistics, and educational material. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the momentum score is a quotient of the amount of educational material completed correctly by the user and the total amount of educational material completed by the user. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the momentum score is displayed as a graphic.

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