Video role-play learning system and process

Abstract

An automated video role-play teaching system and process. In some embodiments, the system and process provides a software interface for teachers or others to establish situation scenarios for students, students to review the scenarios locally and locally record their role-play responses, which one or more teachers or others can then review in order to provide feedback to the students through the system. The interface can provide leaderboard ranking of students or role-play videos, selectable role-play scenarios established by a teacher or another, an automated calendar of role-play system related dates, such as due dates for example, and hot-seat role-play limiting the number of times a student can record the student's role-play into the system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An online video role-play learning system comprising in combination:
 A. a computing system including: (i) at least one processor, at least one computer memory, and at least one automated display, (ii) local or remotely accessible digital video storage, and (iii) local or remotely accessible non-video data storage; and   B. an online-training interface displayable on the automated display and providing automated display of:
 (i) a plurality of recording prompts for submission of responses comprising a first responsive student-recorded role-play video in response to a first scenario video, and a second responsive student-recorded role-play video in response to a second scenario video; 
 (ii) a student role-play video recording and uploading facility; 
 (iii) a student video response facility comprising an undefined number of times the first scenario video can be viewed before submission of the first responsive student-recorded role-play video via the student role-play video recording and uploading facility, and wherein said submission of the first responsive student-recorded role-play video comprises submission of one or more selected student-recorded role-play videos being selected from a plurality of responsive student-recorded role-play videos; and 
 (iv) a hot seat facility comprising a pre-determined maximum number of times a second scenario video associated with a student role-play can be viewed uninterrupted before a second responsive student-recorded role-play video is recorded, and wherein said second responsive student-recorded role-play video comprises a single student recorded role-play video, the recording of the second responsive student-recorded role-play video being automatically initiated following playback of the maximum number of views of the second scenario video. 
   
     
     
         2 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 1  wherein, the response comprises one or more non-video responses. 
     
     
         3 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 1  further comprising an admission service operable to receive class admissions requests. 
     
     
         4 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 1  further comprising a learning management system integration interface. 
     
     
         5 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 4  wherein the learning management system integration interface supports combining online video role-play learning system content with one or more from a group of learning management system exams and learning management system simulations. 
     
     
         6 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 4  wherein the learning management system integration interface supports organizing scenario videos within courses and programs. 
     
     
         7 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 4  wherein the learning management system integration interface supports combining online video role-play learning system content with an overall student evaluation, the overall student evaluation relating to one or more of a class or a subject. 
     
     
         8 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 1  wherein the pre-determined number of times the second scenario video can be viewed is one. 
     
     
         9 . The online video role-play learning system of  claim 1  wherein the pre-determined number of times the second scenario video can be viewed is greater than one. 
     
     
         10 . A video role-play learning process runs on a computing machine having, (i) at least one processor, at least one computer memory, and at least one automated display, (ii) local or remotely accessible digital video storage, and (iii) local or remotely accessible non-video data storage comprising:
 A. providing a recording prompt for submission of a response comprising a responsive student-recorded role-play video in response to a scenario video;   B. providing a student role-play video recording and uploading facility;   C. providing a hot seat facility comprising a pre-determined maximum number of times the scenario video associated with the student role-play can be viewed uninterrupted before the responsive student-recorded role-play video is recorded, and wherein said responsive student-recorded role-play video comprises a single student recorded role-play video, the recording of the responsive student-recorded role-play video being automatically initiated following playback of the maximum number of views of the scenario video; and   D. providing a learning management system integration interface.   
     
     
         11 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  wherein, the response comprises one or more non-video responses. 
     
     
         12 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  further comprising an admission service operable to receive class admissions requests. 
     
     
         13 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  wherein the learning management system integration interface supports combining online video role-play learning system content with one or more from a group of learning management system exams and learning management system simulations. 
     
     
         14 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  wherein the learning management system integration interface supports organizing scenario videos within courses and programs. 
     
     
         15 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  wherein the learning management system integration interface supports combining online video role-play learning system content with an overall student evaluation, the overall student evaluation relating to one or more of a class or a subject. 
     
     
         16 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  wherein the pre-determined number of times the second scenario video can be viewed is one. 
     
     
         17 . The video role-play learning process of  claim 10  wherein the pre-determined number of times the second scenario video can be viewed is greater than one.