JP2017116894A - Online learning system, online learning method and online learning control program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform effective learning by appropriately judging understanding of a student, and appropriately changing teaching materials to be provided according to the understanding.SOLUTION: When an online lesson is performed based on a teaching material including a plurality of normal pages whose level changes in order according to learning progress, and one or more special pages provided separately from the normal pages, a controller for controlling a teacher terminal and a student terminal displays a specified page of teaching material data, first and second kinds of transition instruction icons, and an understanding setting icon if necessary on a teacher screen of the teacher terminal, displays the specified page of the teaching material data, and the understanding setting icon if necessary on a student screen of the student terminal, after receiving operation information of the first kind transition instruction icon, instructs transition to the normal page to the teacher terminal and the student terminal, and after receiving operation information of the second kind transition instruction icon, instructs transition to the special page on the teacher terminal and the student terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to an online learning system, an online learning method, and an online learning control program, and in particular, an online learning system in which a teacher terminal and a student terminal are connected to be capable of bidirectional communication, and an online learning method in the online learning system. The present invention also relates to an online learning control program that operates in the online learning system.

  In the traditional language lessons, there was a general teaching form in which the learner (student) went to the classroom where the instructor stays and the instructor and the student faced the lesson. A lesson for conducting communication, for example, a teaching form (online learning method) using Skype (registered trademark) is widespread.

  With regard to such an online learning method, for example, Patent Document 1 listed below includes a server that stores data of a plurality of materials corresponding to a plurality of courses used in online conversation, and a data of each course and material data used therein. The storage location reference table for storing the relationship with the storage location, the storage location information acquisition means for acquiring information indicating the storage location of the material data corresponding to the course selected by the student from the storage location reference table, and the acquired storage There is disclosed an information providing device for online conversation comprising information representing a place or information providing means for providing a teacher in charge with material data stored in the acquired storage location.

  Moreover, although it is not two-way communication, about the presentation method of the teaching material in online learning, the following patent document 2 is a learning problem similar to the target learning problem used as the subject of re-examination by using collaborative filtering based on a learning history. Alternatively, re-question timing for estimating similar learners similar to the target learner to be re-issued and re-exposing the target problem to the target learner based on the estimated similar problem, similar learner, and both That is, a learning support communication system is disclosed in which a time (interval) to be learned next is determined and a target problem is provided to a target learner based on the determined timing.

JP2015-129901A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-069160

  In a language lesson, a method has been conventionally used in which the instructor presents an example (student's native language) and the student is instantly translated into the language to be learned and uttered. The problem of being unable to keep up with the lesson is likely to occur when the level rises, and this is one of the causes of student frustration. On the other hand, when the level of examples and teaching materials is lower than the student level, the student's willingness to learn is lost, which is one of the reasons why the language lesson cannot be continued to the end. That is, in the language lesson, it is necessary to appropriately determine the level of the student, and it is important to present a teaching material suitable for the level of the student.

  In order to deal with this problem, Patent Document 1 distributes teaching materials based on a course selected by a student, and places teaching points on the instructor's material, thereby enabling lessons according to the level of the student. . However, in this method, the teaching material is not selected based on the result of objective evaluation of the student's level, and therefore the teaching material according to the student's true academic ability level cannot be provided. In addition, since the content of the lesson cannot be changed according to the degree of understanding of the student, the student's academic ability level cannot be improved appropriately.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a difficulty level reached by a student is determined by machine determination, and a teaching material corresponding to the difficulty level is provided, so that a lesson according to the level of the student can be performed. However, in machine determination, even if the problem is correctly answered, it cannot be determined whether it is an answer based on true ability or so-called “turnover”. For this reason, if the same level of problem cannot be solved many times, the student's true academic ability level cannot be grasped, and the learning time will inevitably become longer.

  This problem is not limited to language lessons, and similarly occurs in any study that aims to improve students' academic ability levels by presenting various levels of teaching materials. Against this background, there is a need for a system that can determine the student's level of understanding appropriately, change the teaching materials provided according to the level of understanding, and perform effective learning.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main purpose is to appropriately determine the understanding level of the students and appropriately change the teaching materials provided according to the understanding level. An object is to provide an online learning system, an online learning method, and an online learning control program capable of performing learning.

One aspect of the present invention is an instructor terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit, a second display unit, and a second voice input / output unit. An online learning system in which at least a student terminal, a control device that controls the instructor terminal and the student terminal, and a storage device that stores teaching material data constituting a teaching material are connected via a communication network. The teaching material includes a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages. The instructor screen including an image of the designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition is displayed on the terminal for teaching, and the designated page of the teaching material data is displayed on the student terminal. A screen control unit for displaying the Student screen including an image,
In accordance with operation information of the transition instruction icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, a transition control unit that designates a transition destination page based on the operation information and instructs the screen control unit to transition to the designated page The screen control unit instructs the instructor screen to display a first type transition instruction icon for instructing a transition between the normal pages, and a transition from the normal page to the special page. And a second type of transition instruction icon for displaying.

  One aspect of the present invention is an instructor terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit, a second display unit, and a second voice input / output unit. Online learning method in a system in which at least a student terminal, a control device for controlling the instructor terminal and the student terminal, and a storage device for storing teaching material data constituting a teaching material are connected via a communication network The teaching material includes a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages, and the control device includes: The instructor terminal displays an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition, and the student terminal displays the finger of the teaching material data. In accordance with the display processing for displaying the student screen including the image of the page that has been displayed and the operation information of the transition instruction icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, the transition destination page is specified, and the transition to the specified page In the display process, a first type transition instruction icon for instructing transition between the normal pages and the normal page to the special page are displayed on the instructor screen. And a second type of transition instruction icon for instructing the transition.

  One aspect of the present invention is an instructor terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit, a second display unit, and a second voice input / output unit. The control device in a system in which at least a student terminal, a control device for controlling the instructor terminal and the student terminal, and a storage device for storing teaching material data constituting the teaching material are connected via a communication network The learning material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages. The instructor terminal displays an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition on the instructor terminal, and the student Display processing for displaying a student screen including an image of the specified page of the teaching material data on the terminal, and specify a transition destination page according to the operation information of the transition instruction icon transmitted from the instructor terminal In the display process, a transition instruction icon of the first type for instructing the transition between the normal pages is displayed on the instructor screen. A second type of transition instruction icon for instructing a transition from a normal page to the special page is displayed.

  According to the online learning system, the online learning method, and the online learning control program of the present invention, the student's understanding level is appropriately determined, and the learning material provided according to the understanding level is appropriately changed to perform effective learning. be able to.

  The reason is that the control device (online learning control program) that controls the instructor terminal and the student terminal is provided with one or a plurality of normal pages and normal pages whose levels change in order according to the learning progress. When performing online lessons based on teaching materials including special pages, a predetermined page of teaching material data, a transition instruction icon, and an understanding level setting icon as necessary are displayed on the instructor screen of the instructor terminal, On the student screen of the student terminal, the predetermined page of the teaching material data and, if necessary, an understanding level setting icon are displayed. As the transition instruction icons, the first type transition instruction icon and the second type transition instruction icon are displayed. Is displayed, and when the operation information of the first type transition instruction icon is received from the instructor terminal, the transition to the normal page is instructed to the instructor terminal and the student terminal. Upon receiving the operation information of the second one transition instruction icon from teacher terminal, because instructs a transition to a special page in the lecturer terminal and the student terminal.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a structure of the online learning system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal for lecturers which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal for students concerning the 1st Example of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control apparatus which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is an example of the screen (level 1 screen) displayed on the teacher's terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the screen (level 2 screen) displayed on the teacher's terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the screen (level 3 screen) displayed on the teacher's terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the screen (extra screen) displayed on the terminal for lecturers which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is an example of the screen (level 2 screen) displayed on the student terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process of the online learning system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process (online lesson) of the online learning system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the teaching material data used with the online learning system which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the teaching material in the terminal for teachers concerning the 1st Example of this invention, and the terminal for students. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen transition of the terminal for lecturers which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a structure of the online learning system which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of a structure of the online learning system which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal for lecturers which concerns on the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal for students concerning the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control apparatus which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process (online lesson) of the online learning system which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention.

  The lesson by the instructor is not only a face-to-face lesson, but also an online lesson via the communication network, there is an advantage that the instruction can be optimally adapted to each student depending on the skill of the instructor. For example, it is easy to determine whether a student's answer is correct or fluke, and it is also possible to present related examples to confirm the ability and deepen understanding. Accordingly, it is possible to determine the degree of understanding by humans, which is difficult by mechanical determination such as E-learning. On the other hand, it is necessary for the instructor to proceed with the lesson and to proceed with the progress of the teaching material and the understanding of the student's understanding in parallel, which complicates the work of the instructor. Against this background, there is a demand for a system with high operability that allows students to proceed with lessons efficiently while carefully judging their level of understanding.

  In response to this problem, the inventor of the present application devised the contents and interface of the displayed screen in the online lesson through two-way communication via the communication network, and enables the instructor to perform the display operation. I found out that I could solve the problem and let the students learn efficiently.

  Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the teaching material is displayed synchronously on the instructor terminal and the student terminal regarding the display of the teaching material when performing a one-on-one lesson (for example, an English conversation lesson) online. And let the lesson proceed through the video conferencing application while watching this material. However, the same display is not always performed, and the contents to be displayed are changed between the screen of the instructor terminal and the screen of the student terminal.

  In addition, in the operation UI (User Interface) for the instructor, two types of icons for changing the teaching material page are displayed. By operating the first type icon, both the instructor terminal and the student terminal are displayed. A normal page whose level changes in order according to the learning progress is displayed on the screen, and a high-level special page provided for students with a high level of understanding is displayed by operating the second type icon. And appropriate teaching materials are displayed for students of various academic ability levels.

  In addition, the operation UI for the instructor displays an icon for the instructor to determine whether or not the student understands the teaching material, and by operating this icon, the degree of understanding of the student determined by the instructor is recorded. So that In addition, an icon for the student to judge whether or not the teaching material is understood is displayed on the operation UI for the student, and the degree of understanding judged by the student is recorded by operating this icon. To. Then, by referring to the recorded degree of understanding, the instructor can select an appropriate teaching material suitable for the student level in the next lesson.

  In order to describe the above-described embodiment of the present invention in more detail, an online learning system, an online learning method, and an online learning control program according to a first example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. To do. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the online learning system of the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are block diagrams illustrating the configurations of a teacher terminal, a student terminal, and a control device, respectively. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on the instructor terminal and student terminal according to the present embodiment. FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate the processing of the online learning system according to the present embodiment. FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the structure of teaching material data constituting the teaching material used in the online learning system of the present embodiment, FIG. 10 is an example of teaching material display on the instructor terminal and the student terminal, and FIG. It is an example of a screen transition in a teacher's terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the online learning system of the present embodiment includes an instructor terminal 10, a student terminal 20, a data server 30, and a control device 40 that can be connected via a communication network 50. Connected through. Ethernet (registered trademark) or the like can be used as the standard of the communication network 50. However, since the video is transmitted and received in real time, the communication network 50 is preferably a broadband line capable of high-speed data communication. In addition, each said apparatus may be arrange | positioned on the intranet. Hereinafter, each device will be described in detail.

[Lecturer terminal]
The instructor terminal 10 is a personal computer, a tablet PC, a smartphone, or the like used by the instructor, but is preferably a personal computer from the viewpoint of operating the display screen size or software such as a web browser. As shown in FIG. 2A, the instructor terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a network I / F unit 13, a video input unit 14, a voice input / output unit 15, a display unit 16, and an operation unit 17. Etc.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) constituted by a microprocessor and the like and a memory such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The CPU stores the data in the ROM and the storage unit 12. The operation of the instructor terminal 10 as a whole is controlled by developing and executing the control program on the RAM. In this embodiment, in particular, an application (hereinafter referred to as a web browser) that handles information resources (documents and images marked up with HyperText Markup Language (HTML)) on the WWW (World Wide Web), a web browser. Implements bidirectional communication using Java (registered trademark) applet, FLASH, ActiveX and other applications (hereinafter referred to as web plug-ins) and P2P (peer-to-peer) technology loaded and executed on Since applications such as Skype (registered trademark) (hereinafter referred to as videophone applications) (collectively referred to as software modules) are executed and images are displayed in real time, CPU power and graphic performance Is preferably sufficient.

  The storage unit 12 includes an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), etc., and a program (including software modules) for the CPU to control each unit, information on the processing function of the own device, and for an instructor The degree of understanding (details will be described later) set in the terminal 10 is stored.

  The network I / F unit 13 includes a NIC (Network Interface Card), a modem, and the like, and connects the instructor terminal 10 to the communication network 50 to enable communication with the control device 40 and the student terminal 20. Enables two-way video and audio communication.

  The video input unit 14 includes a CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) camera or the like, and acquires a video of a user (lecturer) who is operating the instructor terminal 10.

  The voice input / output unit 15 is configured by a microphone, a speaker, and the like, and acquires voice of a user (lecturer) who operates the instructor terminal 10 and voice of a user (student) who operates the student terminal 20. Is output.

  The display unit 16 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (electroluminescence) display, and the like, and displays an instructor screen described later.

  The operation unit 17 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and enables operations such as a transition instruction of a teaching material page and setting of an understanding level on an instructor screen described later. In addition, the management data stored in the control device 40 is referred to, and an operation for selecting a teaching material corresponding to a student who performs an online lesson and a start page of the online lesson is enabled.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the control unit 11 also functions as a display control unit 11a, a transition instruction unit 11b, an understanding level setting unit 11c, and the like.

  The display control unit 11a uses the screen data including the layout instruction data and the teaching material display data provided from the control device 40 and the video data received from the student terminal 20 on the display unit 16 as shown in FIG. The instructor screen 60 as shown in (d) is displayed. This instructor screen 60 indicates a video display area 61 for displaying videos of students (“Ken” in this embodiment), a teaching material display area 62 for displaying images of each page of the teaching material, and instructions for transition of the teaching material pages. A transition instruction area 63 for displaying a UI (hereinafter referred to as a transition instruction icon) and a UI for setting an understanding level of a student's teaching material by an instructor (hereinafter referred to as an understanding level setting icon). A degree setting area 64 is included. Here, the image constituting each page of the teaching material is not limited to an image represented by image data itself such as GIF, JPG, or PNG, but is represented by a character image represented by text data, text data, and image data. Image data, document data created by various applications such as document editing software and presentation software.

  In addition, in order to make it possible to grasp what screen is displayed on the student terminal 20, the instructor screen 60 is displayed on the student terminal 20 among the teaching materials displayed in the teaching material display area 62. It is preferable to change the display form of the portion to be displayed (change the display color or background color, blink the display, etc.) or reduce the screen of the student terminal 20 to display it on a small screen. The instructor screen 60 is, for example, a web browser screen, and by operating a web plug-in, button operations and video display on the web browser screen can be performed.

  The transition instruction unit 11b operates the transition instruction icon when a transition instruction icon (button such as “PRV”, “NEXT”, “SKIP”) provided in the transition instruction area 63 of the instructor screen 60 is operated. Information is transmitted to the control device 40.

  The understanding level setting unit 11 c causes the instructor to operate the understanding level setting icons (buttons such as “Yes” and “NG”) provided in the understanding level setting area 64 of the instructor screen 60, and the student enters the teaching material display area 62. An understanding level indicating whether or not the displayed teaching material page is understood is set, and operation information of the understanding level setting icon is transmitted to the control device 40. In addition, the understanding level setting unit 11c transmits the result of the determination test to the control device 40 when the determination test is performed to know the level of the student before starting the lesson.

[Student terminal]
The student terminal 20 is a personal computer, a tablet PC, a smartphone, or the like used by the student, but is preferably a personal computer from the viewpoint of operating the display screen size and software such as a web browser. As shown in FIG. 3A, the student terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a network I / F unit 23, a video input unit 24, a voice input / output unit 25, a display unit 26, and an operation unit 27. Etc.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU constituted by a microprocessor or the like and a memory such as a ROM or a RAM. The CPU expands the control program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 22 in the RAM and executes the program, so that the student The operation of the entire service terminal 20 is controlled. In this embodiment, as with the instructor terminal 10, software modules such as a web browser, a web plug-in, and a videophone application are executed and images are displayed in real time, so that the CPU power and graphic performance are sufficient. It is preferable.

  The storage unit 22 is configured by an HDD, an SSD, and the like, and stores programs (including software modules) for the CPU to control each unit, information on processing functions of the own device, an understanding level set by the student terminal 20, and the like. To do.

  The network I / F unit 23 is composed of a NIC, a modem, and the like, connects the student terminal 20 to the communication network 50, enables communication with the control device 40, and transmits video and audio to the instructor terminal 10. Enable two-way communication.

  The video input unit 24 is configured with a CCD camera or the like, and acquires video of a user (student) who is operating the student terminal 20. The voice input / output unit 25 is configured by a microphone, a speaker, and the like, and acquires the voice of the user (student) who is operating the student terminal 20 and the voice of the user (lecturer) who is operating the lecturer terminal 10. Is output.

  The display unit 26 includes a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, and the like, and displays a student screen, which will be described later. The operation unit 27 includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and enables operations such as setting an understanding level on a student screen described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the control unit 21 also functions as a display control unit 21a, an understanding level setting unit 21b, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the display control unit 21 a displays the display unit 26 based on screen data including layout instruction data and teaching material display data provided from the control device 40 and video data received from the instructor terminal 10. The student screen 70 is displayed. The student screen 70 includes a video display area 71 for displaying the video of the instructor (“Jane” in this embodiment), a teaching material display area 72 for displaying images of each page of the teaching material, and the student's understanding of the teaching material. It comprises an understanding level setting area 73 for displaying a UI (understanding level setting icon) set by the student. The student screen 70 is also a web browser screen, for example. By operating a web plug-in, button operation and video display on the web browser screen can be performed.

  The understanding level setting unit 21 b causes the student to operate an understanding level setting icon (a button such as “OK”) provided in the understanding level setting area 73 of the student screen 70, and the student himself / herself is displayed in the teaching material display area 72. An understanding level indicating whether or not an understanding material page has been understood is set, and operation information of the understanding level setting icon is transmitted to the control device 40.

[Data server]
The data server 30 is a storage device in the cloud (a group of servers that provide information to users as a service over a network), and stores teaching material data and the like. The learning material data has a hierarchical structure, and the learning material includes a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to the learning progress and one or more special pages provided separately from the normal pages. For example, the teaching material data is classified into data for the instructor screen 60 (instructor data) and data for each student screen 70 (student data). The instructor data and each student data are 1 Or data of a plurality of chapters, each chapter of data includes data of one or more example sentences, and each example sentence data includes data of a plurality of levels whose levels change in order according to learning progress (normal page data). Data) and a special level of data (special page data) to provide to students with a high level of understanding.

[Control device]
The control device 40 is a computer device that controls the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 4A, the control device 40 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a network I / F unit 43, and a display unit and an operation unit as necessary.

  The control unit 41 includes a CPU constituted by a microprocessor or the like and a memory such as a ROM or a RAM. The CPU develops a control program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 42 in the RAM and executes the control program. The operation of the entire apparatus 40 is controlled.

  The storage unit 42 is configured by an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores a program for the CPU to control each unit, information on processing functions of the own device, layout instruction data to be described later, display data, management data, etc. on each page of the teaching material. Remember.

  The network I / F unit 43 includes a NIC, a modem, and the like, connects the control device 40 to the communication network 50, and transmits layout instruction data, teaching material display data, and the like to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20. At the same time, the operation information of the transition instruction icon, the operation information of the understanding level setting icon, and the like are received from the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20, and management data is provided to the instructor terminal 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the control unit 41 also functions as an application providing unit 41a, a screen control unit 41b, a transition control unit 41c, a management data generation unit 41d, and the like.

  The application providing unit 41a is a Java (registered trademark) that enables a web browser to display a web screen on the instructor terminal 10 or the student terminal 20, a button operation or video display on the web screen, if necessary. Software modules such as applet, FLASH, Web plug-in such as ActiveX, and video phone applications such as Skype (registered trademark) are provided. As a providing method, the software module itself may be downloaded to the instructor terminal 10 or the student terminal 20, or data generated by the software module (web screen data or video) Data, instruction data, etc.) may be transmitted to the instructor terminal 10 or the student terminal 20.

  The screen control unit 41b sets the layout of the instructor screen 60 and the student screen 70, and based on the teaching material data stored in the data server 30 and the teaching material page information notified from the transition control unit 41c. The display data of the designated page of the learning material displayed in the learning material display area 62 of the instructor screen 60 and the display data of the same page of the learning material displayed in the learning material display area 72 of the student screen 70 are generated. Then, screen data including layout instruction data for the instructor screen 60 and teaching material display data is transmitted to the instructor terminal 10, and layout instruction data for the student screen 70 is transmitted to the student terminal 20. Screen data including teaching material display data is transmitted, the instructor terminal 10 displays the instructor screen 60, and the student terminal 20 displays the student screen 70.

  The transition control unit 41c identifies the teaching material page to be displayed on the instructor screen 60 and the student screen 70 based on the start page of the online lesson designated by the instructor terminal 10, and sends the page information to the screen control unit 41b. Notice. Further, based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon acquired from the instructor terminal 10, the control unit designates the teaching material page to be displayed on the instructor screen 60 and the student screen 70 and notifies the screen control unit 41 b of the page information. Execute the process. As a result, the teaching material page displayed on the instructor screen 60 and the student screen 70 is changed.

  The management data generation unit 41d acquires the operation information of the transition instruction icon, the operation information of the understanding level setting icon, the result of the determination test, and the like from the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20, and generates management data from the acquired information. Then, a management process is performed so that the management data can be viewed from the instructor terminal 10. Specifically, when the operation information of the transition instruction icon is received, the page transition information is registered in the management data based on the operation information. When the operation information of the understanding level setting icon is received, the understanding level set by the instructor (or student) is specified based on the operation information, and the teaching material page displayed on the instructor screen (or student screen) And the identified degree of understanding are registered in the management data in association with each other. In this management data, the results of the judgment test and the learning history (when, what instructor and what level of materials were taken, and their progress and comprehension) are recorded for each student. . Then, the access level is confirmed based on the login ID and password transmitted from the instructor terminal 10, the terminal information of the instructor terminal 10, and the management data corresponding to the access level can be viewed from the instructor terminal 10. provide. By referring to this management data, the instructor can select teaching materials used for the online lesson and the start page (chapter, example sentence, etc.) of the online lesson. In addition, the management data generation unit 41d analyzes the management data so as to be able to provide feedback on the content of instruction and the content of teaching materials.

  In FIG. 4, the application providing unit 41a, the screen control unit 41b, the transition control unit 41c, and the management data generation unit 41d are illustrated as separate from the CPU. However, the application providing unit 41a, the screen control unit 41b, and the transition control are illustrated. The unit 41c and the management data generation unit 41d may be configured as hardware separate from the CPU. The control unit 41 includes an application providing unit 41a, a screen control unit 41b, a transition control unit 41c, and a management data generation unit. It may be configured as software (online learning control program) that functions as 41d so that the CPU executes the online learning control program.

  1 to 4 are examples of the online learning system of the present embodiment, and the configuration and control of each device can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, in the above description, the control device 40 has the functions of the application providing unit 41a and the management data generating unit 41d. However, the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 store software modules, or the instructor terminal 10 manages them. Data may be generated. In this case, the application providing unit 41a and the management data generating unit 41d of the control device 40 can be omitted.

  The overall processing of the online learning system having the above configuration will be described below with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. In the following description, it is assumed that an English conversation lesson is performed.

  First, the instructor operates the operation unit 17 of the instructor terminal 10 to input a predetermined login ID and password, and logs into the instructor terminal 10. Further, the student operates the operation unit 27 of the student terminal 20 to input a predetermined login ID and password, and logs in to the student terminal 20. In addition, when the lecturer who uses the instructor terminal 10 and the student who uses the student terminal 20 are specified in advance (for example, when the dedicated instructor terminal 10 or the student terminal 20 is used), the login process is omitted. can do.

  Next, the student operates the operation unit 27 of the student terminal 20 to request the control device 40 to start a lesson. Although this requesting method is arbitrary, for example, a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) managed by the control device 40 can be accessed and a lesson start can be requested on the web page. Upon confirming the lesson start request, the control device 40 identifies the requesting student (student terminal 20). For example, the student (student terminal 20) can be specified based on the user ID or terminal information (for example, MAC (Media Access Control) address or IP (Internet Protocol) address) input by the student on the web page. . And the control apparatus 40 designates a student to the terminal 10 for lecturers, and notifies the start of a lesson.

  When the instructor terminal 10 receives the lesson start notification and the lesson start is agreed between the instructor and the student, the instructor terminal 10 requests the control device 40 to refer to the management data. In the control device 40, the access level is confirmed based on the login ID and password transmitted from the instructor terminal 10 at the time of the request, the terminal information of the instructor terminal 10, and the management data corresponding to the access level is used for the instructor. It is provided so as to be viewable from the terminal 10 (for example, viewable on a web page). The instructor who operates the instructor terminal 10 selects the teaching material and the lesson start page (chapter and example sentence in this embodiment) with reference to the student's past history and comprehension included in the management data. Then, the selected teaching material and the lesson start page are notified to the control device 40, and the control device 40 receives the notification. When the teacher terminal 10 stores management data in the storage unit 12 or the like, the teaching data and the lesson start page may be selected with reference to the management data.

  Next, the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 activate software modules (web browser, web plug-in, videophone application, etc.) necessary for performing online lessons. Here, it is assumed that the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 hold the software module in advance, but the software module is controlled by the control unit 41 (application providing unit 41a) of the control device 40. 10 and the student terminal 20, or the software module itself is operated by the control device 40 and only the data generated by the software module is transmitted to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 (that is, The control device 40 may function as an ASP (Application Service Provider).

  Next, two sessions are established between the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20. The session establishment operation may be performed manually or automatically by the software module. The first session is a screen display for a lesson, and preferably has a format formed from a link destination of a portal site (site managed by the control device 40). The second session is two-way communication. For this two-way communication, in response to establishing the first session, an application (videophone application) may be automatically activated to establish the session.

  At substantially the same time as the establishment of the session, the control device 40 creates display data for the start page according to the notification from the instructor terminal 10 based on the teaching material data stored in the data server 30. Then, the layout instruction data and the start page display data are transmitted to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20, and the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 receive the layout instruction data and the display data, respectively. Thereafter, the instructor terminal 10 displays the instructor screen 60 in which the teaching material start page is displayed in the teaching material display area 72, and the student terminal 20 displays the student screen 70 in which the same start page is displayed in the teaching material display area 72. indicate.

  The teaching material data can take the following forms. In the first mode, as shown in FIG. 9, a single file is divided into a plurality of areas, instructor data is stored in the first area, and student data is stored in the second area. It is a form. In this case, the teaching material display area 62 of the instructor terminal 10 displays a predetermined page of the teaching material based on the instructor data stored in the first area, and the teaching material display area 72 of the student terminal 20 displays the second material. The same page of teaching materials based on the student data stored in the area is displayed. In the second form, separate files are prepared for instructors and students, and each file is tagged (a tag for linking the files and a tag for specifying the start page are given). The correspondence relationship can be referred to (searched).

  Next, using the instructor screen 60 of the instructor terminal 10 and the student screen 70 of the student terminal 20, the instructor performs an online lesson for the student. Details of this online lesson will be described later.

  Next, the student operates the operation unit 27 of the student terminal 20 to request the controller 40 to end the lesson. When the controller 40 confirms the lesson end request, the instructor terminal 10 ends the lesson. Notice. When the instructor terminal 10 receives the lesson end notification and the instructor confirms the request (or when the instructor notifies the end of the lesson and the student confirms the notification), the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 are in session. Disconnect. This session cutting operation may be performed by each of the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20, or may be performed by one of the instructor terminal 10 or the student terminal 20. The session disconnection method is arbitrary. For example, the session disconnection instruction is instructed by clicking or touching the “ON AIR” button on the instructor terminal 10 or the student terminal 20, and in response to the instruction, This can be realized by the telephone application disconnecting the two-way communication and the web browser invalidating the link.

  Thereafter, in the instructor terminal 10, the instructor operates the operation unit 17 to log out, and in the student terminal 20, the student operates the operation unit 27 to log out, and the series of online lessons is completed.

  Next, specific processing of online lessons will be described. The CPU executes the processing of each step shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 8 by expanding and executing the online learning control program stored in the ROM or the storage unit in the RAM.

  First, the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 causes the display unit 16 to display a point explanation screen for the chapter and example sentence designated as the start page (S101), and the control unit 21 of the student terminal 20 is displayed. The (display control unit 21a) causes the display unit 26 to display a point explanation screen for the same chapter and example sentence (S201). Under this circumstance, the online lesson proceeds in accordance with the operation of the instructor (that is, under the initiative of the instructor).

  Based on the point explanation screen, the instructor explains the point of the specified example sentence of the specified chapter to the student, and when it is determined that the student understands the explanation, it is provided in the transition instruction area 63 of the instructor screen 60. Operate (click or touch) the transition instruction icon. The control unit 11 (transition instruction unit 11b) of the instructor terminal 10 transmits operation information of the transition instruction icon to the control device 40 (S102). The control unit 41 (transition control unit 41c) of the control device 40 identifies the transition destination page (here, the level 1 screen) based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, and the control unit 41 (management data generation unit 41d) The operation information is registered in the management data, and the control unit 41 (screen control unit 41b) generates display data for the page and transmits it to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 (S301). The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 displays the level 1 screen on the display unit 16 based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S103). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) of the student terminal 20 displays the level 1 screen on the display unit 26 based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S202).

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the teaching material displayed as the online lesson progresses. Here, a display example (example of conversation at a restaurant) of a chapter is shown, and the left side of FIGS. 10A to 10D shows a display example of the teaching material display area 62 of the instructor screen 60. The right side of FIGS. 10A to 10D shows a display example of the teaching material display area 72 of the student screen 70. Moreover, FIG. 11 has shown the transition example of the screen 60 for lecturers, (a)-(d) of FIG. 11 respond | corresponds to (a)-(d) of FIG.5 and FIG.10, respectively.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 10 (a), and 11 (a), it is assumed that a level 1 teaching material for example sentence 2 of a chapter is displayed. At Level 1, for example, the full text of both the native language sentence (Japanese here) and the target foreign language sentence (English here) is displayed on both the instructor screen 60 and the student screen 70. The explanation is given. Then, let the students speak for the first time. After confirming the student's utterance, the instructor operates the transition instruction icon in the transition instruction area 63 to instruct screen transition.

  For example, when the “NEXT” or “SKIP” button in the transition instruction area 63 is operated, the control unit 11 (transition instruction unit 11 b) of the instructor terminal 10 transmits operation information of the transition instruction icon to the control device 40. (S104). The control unit 41 (transition control unit 41c) of the control device 40 identifies the transition destination page (here, the level 2 screen) based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, and the control unit 41 (management data generation unit 41d) The operation information is registered in the management data, and the control unit 41 (screen control unit 41b) generates display data for the page and transmits it to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 (S302). The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 displays the level 2 screen on the display unit 16 based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S105). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) of the student terminal 20 displays the level 2 screen on the display unit 26 based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S203). Note that the “SKIP” button is used when the instructor determines that re-examination is necessary. If this button is operated, the instructor will re-examine the next lesson by referring to the management data. By doing so, students' understanding can be improved. When the “PRV” button in the transition instruction area 63 is operated, the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 display the point explanation screen again.

  5 (b), 6, 10 (b), and 11 (b) show examples of the level 2 screen of the example sentence 2. In the teaching material display area 72 of the student screen 70, the learning target foreign country is displayed. A screen is displayed with some words (key content) removed and left blank. Then, the student makes the second utterance and encourages the memory to settle. In addition, in the teaching material display area 62 of the instructor screen 60, the same screen as the student screen 70 may be displayed, but a part of the foreign language sentence to be learned (key content) that is blank on the student screen 70 is displayed. You may make it display by changing a display form (for example, changing a color or blinking). In FIG. 10, the portion where the display form is changed is shown thinly.

  Here, at level 2, a part of the foreign language sentence to be learned is blank, and the student may not be able to speak correctly. Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to be able to set the student's understanding level, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 11B, the instructor screen 60 has an understanding level setting icon (“Complete” column). If the comprehension setting icon is operated by the instructor, the control unit 11 (understanding setting unit 11c) determines the comprehension level according to the operated comprehension setting icon. Is set (S106). Specifically, the software module of the instructor terminal 10 linked to the comprehension level setting icon operates to transmit operation information of the intelligibility setting icon to the control device 40, and the control device 40 displays the instructor screen 60. The displayed screen (page) and the set understanding level are associated with each other and registered in the management data.

  The degree of understanding may be set only by the instructor or by both the instructor and the student. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when an understanding level setting icon (“OK” button in the “CLEAR” field) is provided on the student screen 70 and the student operates the understanding level setting icon, the control unit 21 (understanding The degree setting unit 21b) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S204). Specifically, the software module of the student terminal 20 linked to the understanding level setting icon operates to transmit operation information of the understanding level setting icon to the control device 40, and the control device 40 displays the student screen 70. The displayed screen (page) and the set understanding level are associated with each other and registered in the management data.

  Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the lecturer operates a button in the transition instruction area 63 to instruct page transition. In response to the operation of the transition instruction icon, the control unit 11 (transition instruction unit 11b) of the instructor terminal 10 transmits operation information of the transition instruction icon to the control device 40 (S107). The control unit 41 (transition control unit 41c) of the control device 40 identifies the transition destination page (here, the level 3 screen) based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, and the control unit 41 (management data generation unit 41d) The operation information is registered in the management data, and the control unit 41 (screen control unit 41b) generates display data for the page and transmits it to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 (S303). The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 causes the display unit 16 to display the level 3 screen based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S108). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) of the student terminal 20 displays the level 3 screen on the display unit 26 based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S205). When the instructor operates the understanding level setting icon on the instructor screen 60, the control unit 11 (understanding level setting unit 11c) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S109). When the student operates the understanding level setting icon on the student screen 70, the control unit 21 (understanding level setting unit 21b) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S206).

  FIGS. 5 (c), 10 (c), and 11 (c) show an example of the level 3 screen of the example sentence 2. As shown in FIG. 10 (c), the teaching material display area of the student screen 70 is shown. In 72, a screen in which all of the learning target foreign language sentences are removed and left blank is displayed. Since only the native language text is posted here, the student's level of understanding can be appropriately confirmed depending on whether or not instantaneous translation is possible. In the same way as described above, the same screen as the student screen 70 may be displayed in the teaching material display area 62 of the instructor screen 60, but the learning target foreign language sentence that is blank on the student screen 70 is displayed. You may change and display a form.

  Here, the level of the example sentence 2 is level 1 to 3, and when the level 3 is finished, it may move to the next example sentence or the next chapter. To be able to do lessons at different levels. Therefore, a transition instruction icon (FIGS. 5C and 11C) for transitioning to a special level screen (referred to as an extra screen) is displayed in the screen transition area 63 of the level 3 lecturer screen 60. “EXTRA” button) is displayed. It should be noted that “PRV” button, “NEXT” button, “SKIP” button (referred to as “first type transition instruction icon”), “EXTRA” button (referred to as “second type transition instruction icon”), Arrangement is arbitrary and is not limited to the configuration of FIG. 5 (c) and FIG. 11 (c).

  When the instructor operates the “EXTRA” button in the transition instruction area 63 (Yes in S110), the control unit 11 (transition instruction unit 11b) of the instructor terminal 10 performs this transition in response to the operation of the transition instruction icon. The operation information of the instruction icon is transmitted to the control device 40 (S111). The control unit 41 (transition control unit 41c) of the control device 40 identifies the transition destination page (extra screen) based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, and the control unit 41 (management data generation unit 41d) performs the operation information. Is registered in the management data, and the control unit 41 (screen control unit 41b) generates display data of the page and transmits it to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 (S304). Based on the display data received from the control device 40, the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 displays an extra screen on the display unit 16 (S112). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) of the student terminal 20 displays an extra screen on the display unit 26 based on the display data received from the control device 40 (S207).

  5 (d), 10 (d) and 11 (d) show an example of an extra screen. In the teaching material display area 72 of the student screen 70, for example, other usage examples of key contents are related. Then, a screen is displayed in which all of the foreign language sentences to be learned are removed and left blank. Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the understanding level setting unit 11c and the understanding level setting unit 21b set the understanding level (S113, S208). However, since the example screen is difficult on the extra screen, for example, FIG. 5 (d) and FIG. (D) As shown in (d), the level of understanding is set compared to levels 2 and 3, such as the three levels of understanding setting icons “HIGH”, “MIDDLE” and “LOW” are displayed in the “Level” column. Increase the level of understanding of the students by increasing or changing the wording in the buttons. In addition, the comprehension setting icon can be displayed in a large size, or can be emphasized by changing its color to prompt the user to set the comprehension level.

  If the “EXTRA” button in the transition instruction area 63 is not operated in S110, and the understanding level is set in S113 and S208, the above processing is repeated for the next chapter or the next example sentence, and an online lesson is performed. (See (1) in FIG. 8, (e) in FIG. 11).

  In the above description, a case where five screens of a point explanation screen, a level screen of levels 1 to 3 and an extra screen are displayed for a certain example sentence is shown, but the screen configuration can be changed as appropriate, for example, The point explanation screen can be omitted, the level screen can be increased or decreased, and multiple extra screens can be displayed. In the above description, the “EXTRA” button is displayed in the transition instruction area 63 on the level 3 screen. However, for example, it can be determined that the level of understanding of the student is sufficiently high on the level 1 screen or the level 2 screen. For this reason, the “EXTRA” button may be displayed on the level 1 screen or the level 2 screen so that the screen can be changed to the extra screen. In the above description, the understanding level can be set from the level 2 screen onward, but the understanding level may be set from the level 1 screen, or the number of steps for setting the understanding level may be changed according to the level. You may do it.

  In this way, the student's understanding can be enhanced by displaying example sentences in a plurality of levels. Further, by enabling the understanding level to be set for each level of the example sentence, the curriculum of the next lesson can be appropriately set using the understanding level. In addition, by displaying special example sentences for students with a high degree of understanding and performing lessons, it is possible to perform appropriate lessons for students at various levels.

  Next, an online learning system, an online learning method, and an online learning control program according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13 are schematic diagrams showing the configuration of the online learning system of the present embodiment, and FIGS. 14 to 16 are block diagrams showing the configurations of the instructor terminal, the student terminal, and the control device, respectively. . FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing processing of the online learning system of the present embodiment.

  In the first embodiment described above, the control device 40 identifies the transition destination page based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, generates display data for the page, and transmits it to the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20. (That is, the control device 40 controls the transition of the teaching material page), but the teaching material page is controlled in the instructor terminal by storing the teaching material data in the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20. 10 can also be performed. In that case, the configuration of the online learning system may be the configuration as shown in FIG. 12 as in the first embodiment, or the controller 40 is omitted as shown in FIG. You may comprise with the terminal 20 for students, and the data server 30. FIG. The basic configurations of the instructor terminal 10, the student terminal 20, and the control device 40 are the same as those in the first embodiment, but the configuration and control contents of the control unit are different. Hereinafter, each device will be described.

[Lecturer terminal]
As shown in FIG. 14A, the instructor terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a network I / F unit 13, a video input unit 14, and a voice input / output unit 15 as in the first embodiment. The control unit 11 functions as a display control unit 11a, an understanding level setting unit 11c, a transition control unit 11d, and the like as shown in FIG. 14B. In other words, the transition control unit 11d is provided instead of the transition instruction unit 11b.

  The display control unit 11a extracts the specified page information from the teaching material data (instructor data) acquired from the data server 30 according to the instruction of the transition control unit 11d, and based on the extracted information, the display unit 16 Display processing for displaying the instructor screen 60 (for example, see FIGS. 5A to 5D of the first embodiment).

  As in the first embodiment, the understanding level setting unit 11c causes the instructor to operate the understanding level setting icon provided in the understanding level setting area 64 of the instructor screen 60, and the student is displayed in the teaching material display area 62. An understanding level indicating whether or not an understanding material page has been understood is set, and operation information of the understanding level setting icon is transmitted to the control device 40.

  The transition control unit 11d determines the learning material in response to the operation of the transition instruction icons (buttons such as “PRV”, “NEXT”, “SKIP”, and “EXTRA”) provided in the transition instruction area 63 of the instructor screen 60. A transition process is performed in which a transition destination page is designated and instruction data for instructing a transition to the designated page is transmitted to the display control unit 11a or the student terminal 20. Furthermore, the transition control unit 11d transmits page transition information to the control device 40 when a page transition is performed.

  In FIG. 14, the display control unit 11a, the understanding level setting unit 11c, and the transition control unit 11d are shown separately from the CPU. However, the display control unit 11a, the understanding level setting unit 11c, and the transition control unit 11d It may be configured as hardware separate from the CPU, or the control unit 11 is configured as software (online learning control program) that functions as the display control unit 11a, the understanding level setting unit 11c, and the transition control unit 11d, The CPU may execute the online learning control program.

[Student terminal]
As shown in FIG. 15A, the student terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a network I / F unit 23, a video input unit 24, and an audio input / output unit 25, as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 15B, the control unit 21 functions as a display control unit 21a, an understanding level setting unit 21b, and the like.

  The display control unit 21a extracts information on a display target page from teaching material data (student data) acquired from the data server 30 in accordance with an instruction from the instructor terminal 10, and the display unit 26 based on the extracted information. A display process for displaying the student screen 70 (for example, see FIG. 6 of the first embodiment) is executed.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the understanding level setting unit 21b causes the student to operate the understanding level setting icon provided in the understanding level setting area 73 of the student screen 70, and the student himself / herself is displayed in the teaching material display area 72. An understanding level indicating whether or not an understanding material page has been understood is set, and operation information of the understanding level setting icon is transmitted to the control device 40.

[Control device]
As shown in FIG. 16A, the control device 40 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42, a network I / F unit 43, and a display unit and an operation unit as necessary, as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16B, the control unit 41 functions as an application providing unit 41a, a management data generation unit 41b, and the like. That is, the screen controller 41b and the transition controller 41c are excluded.

  12 to 16 are examples of the online learning system of the present embodiment, and the configuration and control of each device can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, in the above, the control device 40 has the functions of the application providing unit 41a and the management data generating unit 41b. However, the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 store software modules, or the instructor terminal 10 manages the software module. Data may be generated, in which case the controller 40 can be omitted.

  Hereinafter, processing of the online learning system configured as described above will be described. The entire process is the same as that of FIG. 7 of the first embodiment, but in this embodiment, when the teaching material of FIG. 7 is provided so that the page transition can be controlled by a direct connection (session). The control device 40 transmits the instructor data in the teaching material data stored in the data server 30 to the instructor terminal 10, and the instructor terminal 10 stores the instructor data in the storage unit 12 or the like. In addition, the control device 40 transmits the student data in the teaching material data stored in the data server 30 to the student terminal 20, and the student terminal 20 stores the student data in the storage unit 22 or the like. Thereafter, an online lesson is started, and the CPU executes the processing of each step shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 17 by developing the online learning control program stored in the ROM or the storage unit in the RAM and executing it.

  First, the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 causes the display unit 16 to display a point explanation screen for the chapter and example sentence designated as the start page (S401), and the control unit 21 of the student terminal 20 is displayed. The (display control unit 21a) displays the point explanation screen for the same chapter and example sentence on the display unit 26 in accordance with the instruction from the instructor terminal 10 (S501). Under this circumstance, online lessons proceed according to the instructor's operation.

  When the instructor explains the point of the specified example sentence of the specified chapter and determines that the student has understood the explanation, the instructor operates (clicks or touches) the transition instruction icon provided in the transition instruction area 63 of the instructor screen 60. To do. In response to the operation of the transition instruction icon, the control unit 11 (transition control unit 11d) of the instructor terminal 10 identifies the transition destination page (here, the level 1 screen), and the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a). In addition, the transition to the specified page is instructed to the student terminal 20 (S402), and the page transition information is transmitted to the control device 40. The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 extracts the information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (instructor data), and displays the information on the display unit 16 based on the extracted information. The level 1 screen is displayed (S403). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) extracts information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (student data), and displays the level 1 screen on the display unit 26 based on the extracted information. Is displayed (S503).

  This page transition will be described in detail. When the transition instruction icon is operated, the software module of the instructor terminal 10 linked to the transition instruction icon operates to change the display of the instructor screen 60 and to execute the session. The software module of the student terminal 20 is kicked through, and the software module of the student terminal 20 changes the display of the student screen 70. For example, jump to the next item tagged in HTML, or jump to another page. In this way, by controlling page transition by direct connection (session), it is possible to reduce network load and increase responsiveness.

  Then, the student makes the first utterance on the level 1 screen, and the instructor operates the transition instruction icon in the transition instruction area 63 after confirming the student's utterance. In response to the operation of the transition instruction icon, the control unit 11 (transition control unit 11d) of the instructor terminal 10 identifies the transition destination page (here, the level 2 screen), and the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a). In addition, the transition to the specified page is instructed to the student terminal 20 (S404), and the page transition information is transmitted to the control device 40. The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 extracts the information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (instructor data), and displays the information on the display unit 16 based on the extracted information. The level 2 screen is displayed (S405). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) extracts information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (student data), and displays the level 2 screen on the display unit 26 based on the extracted information. Is displayed (S505).

  The understanding level setting area 64 of the level 2 instructor screen 60 is provided with an understanding level setting icon. When the understanding level setting icon is operated by the instructor, the control unit 11 (understanding level setting unit 11c) The understanding level is set according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S406). Specifically, the software module of the instructor terminal 10 linked to the comprehension level setting icon operates to transmit operation information of the intelligibility setting icon to the control device 40, and the control device 40 displays the instructor screen 60. The displayed screen (page) and the set understanding level are associated with each other and registered in the management data.

  The understanding level setting area 73 of the student screen 70 is also provided with an understanding level setting icon. When the understanding level setting icon is operated by the student, the control unit 21 (understanding level setting unit 21b) The understanding level is set according to the understanding level setting icon (S506). Specifically, the software module of the student terminal 20 linked to the understanding level setting icon operates to transmit operation information of the understanding level setting icon to the control device 40, and the control device 40 displays the student screen 70. The displayed screen (page) and the set understanding level are associated with each other and registered in the management data.

  Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the lecturer operates the button in the transition instruction area 63 to instruct page transition. In response to the operation of the transition instruction icon, the control unit 11 (transition control unit 11d) of the instructor terminal 10 specifies the transition destination page (here, the level 3 screen), and the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a). In addition, the transition to the specified page is instructed to the student terminal 20 (S407), and the page transition information is transmitted to the control device 40. The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 extracts the information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (instructor data), and displays the information on the display unit 16 based on the extracted information. The level 3 screen is displayed (S408). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) extracts information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (student data), and displays the level 3 screen on the display unit 26 based on the extracted information. Is displayed (S508). When the instructor operates the understanding level setting icon on the instructor screen 60, the control unit 11 (understanding level setting unit 11c) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S409). When the student operates the understanding level setting icon on the student screen 70, the control unit 21 (understanding level setting unit 21b) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S509).

  In the screen transition area 63 of the level 3 lecturer screen 60, in addition to the first type transition instruction icons such as “PRV”, “NEXT”, and “SKIP” buttons, the second type such as “EXTRA” buttons and the like. When the instructor operates the “EXTRA” button in the transition instruction area 63 (Yes in S410), the control unit 11 (transition) of the instructor terminal 10 responds to the operation of the transition instruction icon. The control unit 11d) specifies the transition destination page (extra screen), instructs the control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) and the student terminal 20 to transition to the specified page (S411), and the control device 40. Page transition information is sent to. The control unit 11 (display control unit 11a) of the instructor terminal 10 extracts the information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (instructor data), and displays the information on the display unit 16 based on the extracted information. An extra screen is displayed (S412). Further, the control unit 21 (display control unit 21a) extracts information on the page specified by the transition control unit 11d from the teaching material data (student data), and displays an extra screen on the display unit 26 based on the extracted information. It is displayed (S511). When the instructor operates the understanding level setting icon on the instructor screen 60, the control unit 11 (understanding level setting unit 11c) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S413). When the student operates the understanding level setting icon on the student screen 70, the control unit 21 (understanding level setting unit 21b) sets the understanding level according to the operated understanding level setting icon (S512).

  Further, when the “EXTRA” button of the transition instruction area 63 is not operated in S410, and after the understanding level is set in S413 and S512, the above processing is repeated for the next chapter or the next example sentence. Continue the online lesson (see (2) in FIG. 17).

  In the above description, a case where five screens of a point explanation screen, a level screen of levels 1 to 3 and an extra screen are displayed for a certain example sentence is shown. However, the screen configuration can be changed as appropriate. As in the first embodiment, the point explanation screen can be omitted, the level screen can be increased or decreased, and a plurality of extra screens can be displayed. In the above description, the “EXTRA” button is displayed in the transition instruction area 63 on the level 3 screen. However, as in the first embodiment, the “EXTRA” button is displayed on the level 1 screen and the level 2 screen. It may be possible to display and transition to the extra screen. In the above description, the level of understanding can be set from the level 2 screen onwards. However, as in the first embodiment, the level of understanding can be set from the level 1 screen. Thus, the number of steps for setting the understanding level may be changed.

  Thus, also in the present embodiment, the student's understanding can be enhanced by displaying the example sentences in a plurality of levels. Further, by enabling the understanding level to be set for each level of the example sentence, the curriculum of the next lesson can be appropriately set using the understanding level. In addition, by displaying special example sentences for students with a high degree of understanding and performing lessons, it is possible to perform appropriate lessons for students at various levels. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the teaching material data is stored in the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20, and the instructor terminal 10 controls the page transition by direct connection (session), thereby reducing the network load and responsiveness. Can be raised.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to description of the said Example, The structure and control can be suitably changed unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention.

  For example, in each of the above embodiments, the lecturer terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 are provided with video input units, and the video of the lecturer and students are displayed in the video display areas of the lecturer screen 60 and the student screen 70. If it is possible to determine the degree of understanding of the student by simply, it is not always necessary to display the video of the instructor or the student. In that case, the video input unit of the instructor terminal 10 and the student terminal 20 can be omitted, and the videophone application can be omitted from the software module.

  In each of the above embodiments, the case where two-way communication is performed between one instructor terminal 10 and one student terminal 20 has been described. However, one instructor terminal 10 and a plurality of students are used. It is also possible for the communication terminal 20 to perform bidirectional communication. In that case, the display unit 16 of the instructor terminal 10 is provided with a video display area 61 and an understanding level setting area 64 corresponding to the number of students to set an understanding level for each student, or a predetermined number of students. Can be instructed to transition to the extra screen.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the explanation was given on the assumption of an English lesson. However, the online learning system of the present invention can be similarly applied to a lesson in an arbitrary language, and is limited to a lesson in a language. The same applies to any lesson in which the instructor and the student interact and learn.

  The present invention relates to an online learning system in which an instructor terminal and a student terminal are connected to be capable of bidirectional communication, an online learning method in the online learning system, an online learning control program that operates in the online learning system, and the online learning The present invention can be used for a recording medium on which a control program is recorded.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Instructor terminal 11 Control part 11a Display control part 11b Transition instruction part 11c Comprehension setting part 11d Transition control part 12 Storage part 13 Network I / F part 14 Video input part 15 Voice input / output part (1st voice input / output part )
16 Display section (first display section)
17 Operation unit (first operation unit)
20 Student terminal 21 Control unit 21a Display control unit 21b Comprehension setting unit 22 Storage unit 23 Network I / F unit 24 Video input unit 25 Audio input / output unit (second audio input / output unit)
26 Display section (second display section)
27 Operation unit (second operation unit)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Data server 40 Control apparatus 41 Control part 41a Application provision part 41b Screen control part 41c Transition control part 41d Management data generation part 42 Memory | storage part 43 Network I / F part 50 Communication network 60 Instructor's screen 61 Video display area 62 Teaching material display area 63 Transition instruction area 64 Understanding level setting area 70 Student screen 71 Video display area 72 Teaching material display area 73 Understanding level setting area

Claims (24)

A teacher terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit;
A student terminal having at least a second display unit and a second voice input / output unit;
A control device for controlling the instructor terminal and the student terminal;
An online learning system in which a storage device that stores learning material data constituting the learning material is connected via a communication network,
The teaching material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages.
The controller is
The instructor terminal displays an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition, and the designated terminal of the teaching material data is displayed on the student terminal. A screen controller for displaying a student screen including an image of the page;
In accordance with operation information of the transition instruction icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, a transition control unit that designates a transition destination page based on the operation information and instructs the screen control unit to transition to the designated page And comprising
The screen control unit includes a first type transition instruction icon for instructing transition between the normal pages and a second type for instructing transition from the normal page to the special page on the instructor screen. To display a transition instruction icon of
An online learning system characterized by that. The screen control unit displays the second type transition instruction icon when a predetermined level page is displayed on the instructor screen.
The online learning system according to claim 1. The control device further includes a management data generation unit,
The screen control unit sets an understanding level for the instructor operating the instructor terminal to set whether or not the student operating the student terminal understands the designated page on the instructor screen. Display the icon,
The management data generation unit identifies the understanding level set by the lecturer according to the operation information of the understanding level setting icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, the specified page and the identified understanding level, Are registered in the management data in association with each other.
The online learning system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The student terminal further includes a second operation unit,
The screen control unit displays on the student screen an understanding level setting icon for the student to set whether or not the student understands the designated page,
The management data generation unit identifies the understanding level set by the student according to the operation information of the understanding level setting icon transmitted from the student terminal, the specified page, the identified understanding level, The online learning system according to claim 3, wherein the management data is registered in association with each other. The management data generation unit holds the management data so that it can be viewed from the instructor terminal.
The on-line learning system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein The screen controller is configured to set the understanding level between a screen displayed when the first type transition instruction icon is operated and a screen displayed when the second type transition instruction icon is operated. Change the composition of the icons,
The online learning system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein In the screen displayed when the second type transition instruction icon is operated, the screen control unit is more understandable than the screen displayed when the first type transition instruction icon is operated. Increase the number of setting icons,
The online learning system according to claim 6. A teacher terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit;
A student terminal having at least a second display unit and a second voice input / output unit;
An online learning system in which a storage device that stores learning material data constituting the learning material is connected via a communication network,
The teaching material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages.
The instructor terminal is
A display control unit for displaying an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing a page transition;
A transition control unit that specifies a transition destination page based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, and that instructs the display control unit and the student terminal to transition to the specified page.
The student terminal
A display control unit for displaying a student screen including an image of the designated page of the teaching material data;
The display control unit of the instructor terminal instructs the instructor screen to display a first type transition instruction icon for instructing a transition between the normal pages, and a transition from the normal page to the special page. A second type transition instruction icon for displaying,
An online learning system characterized by that. A teacher terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit;
A student terminal having at least a second display unit and a second voice input / output unit;
A control device for controlling the instructor terminal and the student terminal;
An on-line learning method in a system in which a storage device that stores learning material data constituting a learning material is connected via a communication network,
The teaching material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages.
The controller is
The instructor terminal displays an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition, and the designated terminal of the teaching material data is displayed on the student terminal. Display processing to display the student screen including the image of the page;
In accordance with the operation information of the transition instruction icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, a transition destination page is designated, and a transition process for instructing transition to the designated page is executed.
In the display process, a first type transition instruction icon for instructing transition between the normal pages and a second type for instructing transition from the normal page to the special page are displayed on the instructor screen. Display a transition instruction icon,
An online learning method characterized by that. In the display process, when a page of a predetermined level is displayed on the instructor screen, the transition instruction icon of the second type is displayed.
The online learning method according to claim 9. In the display process, an understanding level setting icon for the instructor operating the instructor terminal to set whether or not the student operating the student terminal understands the designated page on the instructor screen. Is displayed,
In accordance with the operation information of the understanding level setting icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, the understanding level set by the instructor is specified, and the designated page and the specified understanding level are associated with each other in management data. Further execute management processing to be registered,
The on-line learning method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: The student terminal includes a second operation unit,
In the display process, an understanding level setting icon for the student to set whether or not the student understands the designated page is displayed on the student screen,
In the management process, the understanding level set by the student is identified according to the operation information of the understanding level setting icon transmitted from the student terminal, and the specified page is associated with the identified understanding level. And register it in the management data
The online learning method according to claim 11. In the management process, the management data is held so as to be viewable from the instructor terminal.
The on-line learning method according to claim 11 or 12, In the display process, the understanding level setting icon includes a screen displayed when the first type transition instruction icon is operated and a screen displayed when the second type transition instruction icon is operated. Changing the composition of
The online learning method according to claim 11, wherein: In the display process, the understanding level setting is greater on the screen displayed when the second type transition instruction icon is operated than on the screen displayed when the first type transition instruction icon is operated. Increase the number of icons,
The online learning method according to claim 14. A teacher terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit;
A student terminal having at least a second display unit and a second voice input / output unit;
An on-line learning method in a system in which a storage device that stores learning material data constituting a learning material is connected via a communication network,
The teaching material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages.
The instructor terminal is
A display process for displaying an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing a page transition;
Based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, a transition destination page is specified, a transition process for instructing the instructor terminal and the student terminal to transition to the specified page is executed,
The student terminal
Executing a display process for displaying a screen for students including an image of the designated page of the teaching material data;
In the display process of the instructor terminal, in order to instruct a transition from the normal page to the special page on the instructor screen, a first type transition instruction icon for instructing a transition between the normal pages. A second type of transition instruction icon is displayed.
An online learning method characterized by that. A teacher terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit;
A student terminal having at least a second display unit and a second voice input / output unit;
A control device for controlling the instructor terminal and the student terminal;
An online learning control program that operates on the control device in a system in which a storage device that stores learning material data constituting the learning material is connected via a communication network,
The teaching material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages.
In the control device,
The instructor terminal displays an instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition, and the designated terminal of the teaching material data is displayed on the student terminal. Display processing to display the student screen including the image of the page,
In accordance with operation information of the transition instruction icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, a transition destination page is designated, and a transition process for instructing transition to the designated page is executed,
In the display process, a first type transition instruction icon for instructing transition between the normal pages and a second type for instructing transition from the normal page to the special page are displayed on the instructor screen. Display a transition instruction icon,
An online learning control program characterized by that. In the display process, when a page of a predetermined level is displayed on the instructor screen, the transition instruction icon of the second type is displayed.
The online learning control program according to claim 17. In the display process, an understanding level setting icon for the instructor operating the instructor terminal to set whether or not the student operating the student terminal understands the designated page on the instructor screen. Is displayed,
In addition to the control device,
In accordance with the operation information of the understanding level setting icon transmitted from the instructor terminal, the understanding level set by the instructor is specified, and the designated page and the specified understanding level are associated with each other in management data. Execute management process to register,
The on-line learning control program according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that: The student terminal includes a second operation unit,
In the display process, an understanding level setting icon for the student to set whether or not the student understands the designated page is displayed on the student screen,
In the management process, the understanding level set by the student is identified according to the operation information of the understanding level setting icon transmitted from the student terminal, and the specified page is associated with the identified understanding level. And register it in the management data
The online learning control program according to claim 19. In the management process, the management data is held so as to be viewable from the instructor terminal.
The on-line learning control program according to claim 19 or 20, wherein In the display process, the understanding level setting icon includes a screen displayed when the first type transition instruction icon is operated and a screen displayed when the second type transition instruction icon is operated. Changing the composition of
The on-line learning control program according to any one of claims 19 to 21. In the display process, the understanding level setting is greater on the screen displayed when the second type transition instruction icon is operated than on the screen displayed when the first type transition instruction icon is operated. Increase the number of icons,
The on-line learning control program according to claim 22. A teacher terminal having at least a first display unit, a first voice input / output unit, and a first operation unit;
A student terminal having at least a second display unit and a second voice input / output unit;
An online learning control program that operates on the instructor terminal in a system in which a storage device that stores learning material data constituting the learning material is connected via a communication network,
The teaching material is composed of a plurality of normal pages whose levels change in order according to learning progress, and one or a plurality of special pages provided separately from the normal pages.
In the teacher terminal,
The instructor screen including an image of a designated page of the teaching material and a transition instruction icon for instructing page transition is displayed on the first display unit of the terminal, and the second display of the student terminal is displayed. A display process for displaying a screen for a student including an image of the specified page of the teaching material data in a section;
A transition destination icon is designated based on the operation information of the transition instruction icon, a transition process for instructing the transition to the designated page to the instructor terminal and the student terminal is executed,
In the display process, a first type transition instruction icon for instructing transition between the normal pages and a second type for instructing transition from the normal page to the special page are displayed on the instructor screen. Display a transition instruction icon,
An online learning control program characterized by that.

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