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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Richard Lang, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Colt Briner, Windsor, CA (US);
Richard Lang, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Colt Briner, Windsor, CA (US);
Collaborize Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention helps generate connected communities of students and educators through access to an increased pool of granular learning resources that benefit from standardization of formats for creating and utilizing individual discussions on individual topics. The present invention also circumvents the complexity of existing repository systems by creating a standard platform format. Because this format is de facto implemented for any educator using the platform, standardized question types (e.g., discussion types or topic types) become functionally interchangeable notwithstanding any particular individuals utilizing the invention. The interchangeability of individual topics allows for creation of a global 'topic library,' which may be made available to any educator using the system. This global topic library contains the standardized questions or discussion topics thereby allowing for quick review, selection, and incorporation into the individual teaching environment of any teacher utilizing the invention.