CA2810398A1 - A method, system and computer program to visualise, communicate, organise, monitor, retrieve and archive educational inputs and learning outputs - Google Patents
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method and system and computer program for visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving education or teaching or curriculum inputs and learning or development or performance outputs, and is suitable for use in the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Private Training Education sectors.
Description
A METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO
VISUALISE, COMMUNICATE, ORGANISE, MONITOR, RETRIEVE AND ARCHIVE
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method and system and computer program for visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving education or teaching or curriculum inputs and learning or development or performance outputs, and is suitable for use in the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Private Training Education sectors.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention can be constructed essentially as follows:
1) FORM: The diagrammatic representation is digitally formed using a computer program, and displayed on a digital or electronic or mobile device such as a PC, Macintosh, laptop, iPad, tablet, or other digital or electronic or mobile device. Preferred forms of a diagrammatic representation are exemplified as a tree diagram, as shown in Figure 1, or a web diagram, as shown in Figure 2.
VISUALISE, COMMUNICATE, ORGANISE, MONITOR, RETRIEVE AND ARCHIVE
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method and system and computer program for visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving education or teaching or curriculum inputs and learning or development or performance outputs, and is suitable for use in the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Private Training Education sectors.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention can be constructed essentially as follows:
1) FORM: The diagrammatic representation is digitally formed using a computer program, and displayed on a digital or electronic or mobile device such as a PC, Macintosh, laptop, iPad, tablet, or other digital or electronic or mobile device. Preferred forms of a diagrammatic representation are exemplified as a tree diagram, as shown in Figure 1, or a web diagram, as shown in Figure 2.
2) INPUTS: Education or teaching or curriculum inputs can be based on an education framework or a set of objectives, as shown in Figure 6, which illustrates one framework in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) curriculum. There can be one or more fixed inputs that are diagrammatically represented, for example, as individual "roots" of a tree, as shown in Figure I a, or individual "lines" fanning out in a web, as shown in Figure 2a. In the example of the ECE curriculum, inputs can be represented by eight (8) essential learning skills as shown in Figure 1 a and Figure 2a. Other representations of inputs from the ECE curriculum can be learning goals, learning strands, learning dispositions, or learning areas, as further examples of inputs from an education framework.
3) OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS: Learning or development or performance outcomes in the diagrammatic representation are identified in output publications, by educators, wherein:
output publications may contain one or more outcomes derived from an education framework, as shown in Figure 6;
outcomes are visibly matched with corresponding inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
output publications may contain one or more outcomes derived from an education framework, as shown in Figure 6;
outcomes are visibly matched with corresponding inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
4) OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS: Outcomes identified in output publications are diagrammatically represented as visible markers, for example as "leaves" on a tree, as shown in Figure id, or corresponding "dew drops" on a web, as shown in Figure 2d, where a single marker represents a single specific outcome from within an output publication.
5) TIME SCALE: The diagrammatic representation includes a chronological ordering of output publications and outcomes, wherein equal spaces in the diagrammatic representation, for example, along each diagrammatic branch, as shown in Figure lb, or along each diagrammatic web line, as shown in Figure 2b, form a time axis.
6) HOLISTIC DISPLAY: The diagrammatic representation is a single view display of a learner's collection of education or teaching or curriculum inputs from an education framework or from a set of objectives, together with a display of a learner's collection of learning or development or performance outputs, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
The invention comprises the following detailed features:
1) ACCESS TO INVENTION: Users of the invention, such as learners or educators or caregivers or administrators can access the invention following a registration process and after obtaining a user access name and password. Users can then be connected directly to this invention through the internet. Figure 4b shows an interface with selected registration information for a learner.
2) ARCH WING OF INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: Input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation can be indexed and archived in a data memory, by an educator or administrator, using a digital or electronic or mobile device.
3) ACCESS TO INPUTS: Learners, caregivers, educators, and administrators can access input publications represented in the diagrammatic form, for example, diagrammatic roots as shown in Figure la, or diagrammatic web lines as shown in Figure 2a, by hyperlink from a data memory using a digital or electronic or mobile device, to retrieve the full description of an input publication.
4) ACCESS TO OUTPUTS: Learners, caregivers, educators, and administrators can access outcomes and output publications represented in the diagrammatic form, for example, diagrammatic leaves as shown in Figure I d, or diagrammatic dew drops as shown in Figure 2d, by hyperlink from a data memory using a digital or electronic or mobile device, to retrieve the full description of an output publication.
5) ACCESS TO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: A learner or caregiver can use an interface through which the said learner or caregiver is able to access only the said learner's history of inputs and outputs. Figure 4 is an example of such an interface for a single learner.
6) ACCESS TO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: An educator or administrator can use an interface through which the said educator or administrator is able to access one or more learner's history of inputs and outputs. Figure 7 is an example of such an interface for one or more learners.
The invention comprises the following detailed features:
1) ACCESS TO INVENTION: Users of the invention, such as learners or educators or caregivers or administrators can access the invention following a registration process and after obtaining a user access name and password. Users can then be connected directly to this invention through the internet. Figure 4b shows an interface with selected registration information for a learner.
2) ARCH WING OF INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: Input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation can be indexed and archived in a data memory, by an educator or administrator, using a digital or electronic or mobile device.
3) ACCESS TO INPUTS: Learners, caregivers, educators, and administrators can access input publications represented in the diagrammatic form, for example, diagrammatic roots as shown in Figure la, or diagrammatic web lines as shown in Figure 2a, by hyperlink from a data memory using a digital or electronic or mobile device, to retrieve the full description of an input publication.
4) ACCESS TO OUTPUTS: Learners, caregivers, educators, and administrators can access outcomes and output publications represented in the diagrammatic form, for example, diagrammatic leaves as shown in Figure I d, or diagrammatic dew drops as shown in Figure 2d, by hyperlink from a data memory using a digital or electronic or mobile device, to retrieve the full description of an output publication.
5) ACCESS TO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: A learner or caregiver can use an interface through which the said learner or caregiver is able to access only the said learner's history of inputs and outputs. Figure 4 is an example of such an interface for a single learner.
6) ACCESS TO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: An educator or administrator can use an interface through which the said educator or administrator is able to access one or more learner's history of inputs and outputs. Figure 7 is an example of such an interface for one or more learners.
7) MATCHING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: The diagrammatic representation uses colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match outcome markers with corresponding like inputs. Figures la and id show like inputs and outcome markers respectively using matching colours and/or shades. Figures 2a and 2d also show like inputs and outcome markers respectively using matching colours and/or shades.
8) TIME SCALE: The diagrammatic representation includes a chronological ordering of output publications and outcomes, wherein equal spaces in the diagrammatic representation, for example, along each diagrammatic branch, as shown in Figure lb, or along each diagrammatic web line, as shown in Figure 2b, form a time axis. The time axis can be scaled to a fixed time period, for example, twelve (12) equal spaces to represent twelve (12) consecutive calendar months of outputs.
9) LAYERED OUTCOMES: Outputs from a previous fixed time period are represented as visually faded outcome markers, as shown in Figure lc and Figure 2c, to create a stratification effect below the current fixed time period of visually brighter outcome markers, as shown in Figure id and Figure 2d.
10) NEW LAYERS: If the time scale is set to represent twelve (12) months, then a new layer of outcome markers can start on the birth date of the learner, and all previous layers are then faded, to organise outcomes by stratified layers of the learner's age.
11) ACCESS TO LAYERS: Previous faded outcome markers are not directly accessible, but can be indirectly accessible if they are brought to the top layer, and accessed in the aforementioned manner. This can be done by selecting, for example, a learner's younger age from a select list enabled by the computer program. Figure 4a shows a drop down menu that can be accessed to move younger age layers to the top accessible layer.
12) MONITORING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: Input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation can be monitored by an educator or administrator, using a web based interface and a digital or electronic or mobile device. An educator or administrator can use an interface to produce summary reports, such as tallies, of one or more input or output publications in the diagrammatic representation, for one or more learner over any selected time period, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 in particular illustrates the example of graphically plotting collective outcomes of fifty (50) learners over a time period of twelve (12) months against one Early Childhood Education framework of eight (8) general educational input themes.
13) MODIFYING INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: Input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation, for one or more learners, can be modified, added or deleted by an educator or administrator, using a web based interface and a digital or electronic or mobile device. Figure 5 shows an example of an interface that an educator or administrator can use for a learner.
A METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO
VISUALISE, COMMUNICATE, ORGANISE, MONITOR, RETRIEVE AND ARCHIVE
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In education curricula, there are fundamental requirements for reporting and assessment of learning and development outcomes that are derived from inputs in an education framework. An example of this in the early childhood education (ECE) industry can be an output publication for a learner, such as a learning story, written by an educator. Learning stories have been identified by academic researchers as a valid means to record and assess learning and development for preschool children (for example Blaiklock 2008, Carr and Podmore et al 2000, Carr 2001, Can 1998, Can and Lee 2012, Clandinin and Connelly 1990, Engel 2000, Genishi 1992, Podmore and Carr 1999, Witherell and Noddings 1991).
On average, children participating in ECE may receive between twelve (12) and twenty four (24) professionally written publications about them, by educators, per year.
Publications can be typically reports or summative reviews or assessments or observations or learning stories. Over the first five years of preschool this can equate to around 60 to 120 or more discrete output publications in a child's learning and development portfolio, with each publication potentially highlighting one or more learning outcomes such as an emerging or developing skill or talent or interest or disposition or learning achievement.
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A current problem is that caregivers and educators cannot easily or holistically visualise and communicate learning outcomes for a learner or group of learners from an entire collection of output publications, and furthermore, cannot easily or holistically connect outcomes for a learner or group of learners from past output publications with current output publications, for purposes of potentially grouping and finding patterns of outcomes, strengths or opportunities for development.
This invention attempts to solve the problem by providing a holistic visualisation and communication of a learner's learning or developmental or performance outputs, published by educators. It does this by diagrammatically linking education or teaching or curriculum inputs with learning or development or performance outputs and uses further functions enabled by a computer program, such as visual matching of like inputs and outputs, chronological ordering of outputs, stratification of outputs, hyperlinking and storing files in a data memory, to visualise, communicate, organise, monitor, retrieve, and archive said inputs and outputs.
References:
Blaiklock, K. 2008. A critique of the use of Learning Stories to assess the learning dispositions of young children. New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education, 11, 77-87.
Carr M. 2001. Assessment in early childhood settings, Book, Sage Publications Ltd.
Can M. 1998. Assessing children's experiences in early childhood: Final Report to the Ministry of Education. Wellington. Ministry of Education.
Can, M., May, H., and Podmore, V. N. with Cubey, P., Hatherly, A., &
Macartney, B. 2000.
Learning and teaching stories: Action research on evaluation in early childhood. Wellington:
New Zealand Council for Educational Research and Ministry of Education. ERIC
Can, M., and Lee, W., 2012. Learning Stories: Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education, Book, Sage Publications Ltd.
Clandirtin J. and Connelly F. 1990. Narrative experience and the study of curriculum Cambridge Journal of Education 20 (3), pp. 241-253.
Engel S. 2000. The stories children tell: Making sense of the narratives of childhood. New York:
W. H. Freeman and Company.
Genishi C. 1992. Ways of assessing children and curriculum: Stories of early childhood practice.
New York Teachers College Press.
Podmore V. and Can M. 1999. Learning and teaching stories: New approaches to assessment and evaluation. Paper presented at the AARENZARE Conference on Research in Education, Melbourne.
Witherell C. and Noddings N. 1991. Stories lives tell: Narrative and dialogue in education. New York Teachers College press.
STATEMENT OF INVENTION
In broad terms, one form of the invention provides a method of visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving educational or teaching or curriculum inputs as well as learning or development or performance outputs, including the steps of:
creating a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed on a digital or electronic or mobile device such as a PC, Macintosh, laptop, iPad, tablet, or other digital or electronic or mobile device;
storing in computer memory and displaying one or more education or teaching or curriculum inputs in the diagrammatic representation that are based on an educational framework or a set of objectives;
storing in computer memory one or more learning or development or performance output publications in the diagrammatic representation;
displaying output publications as one or more outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation;
ensuring each outcome marker can be derived from a corresponding input in the diagrammatic representation;
using colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match outcome markers with corresponding like inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
populating the diagrammatic representation with a time scale of equal divisions for chronological ordering of outputs;
organising chronological outputs in the diagrammatic representation into groups of a selected fixed period within the time scale;
displaying chronological outputs, in the aforementioned groups of selected fixed periods, as stratified layers in the diagrammatic representation;
enabling a learner or caregiver or educator or administrator to retrieve input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation;
enabling an educator or administrator to monitor and produce summary reports of one or more input publications, output publications or outcomes in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners; and enabling an educator or administrator to add, modify or delete input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners.
In broad terms, another form of the invention provides a system for visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving educational or teaching or curriculum inputs as well as learning or development or performance outputs, including a data memory:
configured to store registration and access information for users of the invention, such as learners or educators or caregivers or administrators;
configured to store a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed on a digital or electronic or mobile device such as a PC, Macintosh, laptop, iPad, tablet, or other digital or electronic or mobile device;
configured to store and display one or more education or teaching or curriculum inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to store one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to index and display one or more learning or development or performance outcomes as visual markers in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to index and display colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match outcome markers with corresponding like inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to index the diagrammatic representation with a time scale of equal divisions for chronological ordering of outputs;
configured to store outputs in the diagrammatic representation into groups of a selected fixed period within the time scale;
configured to display outputs, in groups of selected fixed periods, as stratified layers in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to enable a learner or educator or caregiver or administrator to retrieve input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to enable an educator or administrator to monitor and produce summary reports of one or more input publications, output publications or outcomes in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners; and configured to enable an educator or administrator to add, modify or delete input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners.
A METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO
VISUALISE, COMMUNICATE, ORGANISE, MONITOR, RETRIEVE AND ARCHIVE
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Preferred forms of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures in which:
Figure 1 (a,b,c,d) shows a diagrammatic representation in which one form of the invention may be implemented;
Figure 2 (a,b,c,d) shows a diagrammatic representation in which one form of the invention may be implemented;
Figure 3 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention;
Figure 4 (a,b) shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention;
Figure 5 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention;
Figure 6 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention; and Figure 7 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention.
A METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO
VISUALISE, COMMUNICATE, ORGANISE, MONITOR, RETRIEVE AND ARCHIVE
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In education curricula, there are fundamental requirements for reporting and assessment of learning and development outcomes that are derived from inputs in an education framework. An example of this in the early childhood education (ECE) industry can be an output publication for a learner, such as a learning story, written by an educator. Learning stories have been identified by academic researchers as a valid means to record and assess learning and development for preschool children (for example Blaiklock 2008, Carr and Podmore et al 2000, Carr 2001, Can 1998, Can and Lee 2012, Clandinin and Connelly 1990, Engel 2000, Genishi 1992, Podmore and Carr 1999, Witherell and Noddings 1991).
On average, children participating in ECE may receive between twelve (12) and twenty four (24) professionally written publications about them, by educators, per year.
Publications can be typically reports or summative reviews or assessments or observations or learning stories. Over the first five years of preschool this can equate to around 60 to 120 or more discrete output publications in a child's learning and development portfolio, with each publication potentially highlighting one or more learning outcomes such as an emerging or developing skill or talent or interest or disposition or learning achievement.
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A current problem is that caregivers and educators cannot easily or holistically visualise and communicate learning outcomes for a learner or group of learners from an entire collection of output publications, and furthermore, cannot easily or holistically connect outcomes for a learner or group of learners from past output publications with current output publications, for purposes of potentially grouping and finding patterns of outcomes, strengths or opportunities for development.
This invention attempts to solve the problem by providing a holistic visualisation and communication of a learner's learning or developmental or performance outputs, published by educators. It does this by diagrammatically linking education or teaching or curriculum inputs with learning or development or performance outputs and uses further functions enabled by a computer program, such as visual matching of like inputs and outputs, chronological ordering of outputs, stratification of outputs, hyperlinking and storing files in a data memory, to visualise, communicate, organise, monitor, retrieve, and archive said inputs and outputs.
References:
Blaiklock, K. 2008. A critique of the use of Learning Stories to assess the learning dispositions of young children. New Zealand Research in Early Childhood Education, 11, 77-87.
Carr M. 2001. Assessment in early childhood settings, Book, Sage Publications Ltd.
Can M. 1998. Assessing children's experiences in early childhood: Final Report to the Ministry of Education. Wellington. Ministry of Education.
Can, M., May, H., and Podmore, V. N. with Cubey, P., Hatherly, A., &
Macartney, B. 2000.
Learning and teaching stories: Action research on evaluation in early childhood. Wellington:
New Zealand Council for Educational Research and Ministry of Education. ERIC
Can, M., and Lee, W., 2012. Learning Stories: Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education, Book, Sage Publications Ltd.
Clandirtin J. and Connelly F. 1990. Narrative experience and the study of curriculum Cambridge Journal of Education 20 (3), pp. 241-253.
Engel S. 2000. The stories children tell: Making sense of the narratives of childhood. New York:
W. H. Freeman and Company.
Genishi C. 1992. Ways of assessing children and curriculum: Stories of early childhood practice.
New York Teachers College Press.
Podmore V. and Can M. 1999. Learning and teaching stories: New approaches to assessment and evaluation. Paper presented at the AARENZARE Conference on Research in Education, Melbourne.
Witherell C. and Noddings N. 1991. Stories lives tell: Narrative and dialogue in education. New York Teachers College press.
STATEMENT OF INVENTION
In broad terms, one form of the invention provides a method of visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving educational or teaching or curriculum inputs as well as learning or development or performance outputs, including the steps of:
creating a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed on a digital or electronic or mobile device such as a PC, Macintosh, laptop, iPad, tablet, or other digital or electronic or mobile device;
storing in computer memory and displaying one or more education or teaching or curriculum inputs in the diagrammatic representation that are based on an educational framework or a set of objectives;
storing in computer memory one or more learning or development or performance output publications in the diagrammatic representation;
displaying output publications as one or more outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation;
ensuring each outcome marker can be derived from a corresponding input in the diagrammatic representation;
using colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match outcome markers with corresponding like inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
populating the diagrammatic representation with a time scale of equal divisions for chronological ordering of outputs;
organising chronological outputs in the diagrammatic representation into groups of a selected fixed period within the time scale;
displaying chronological outputs, in the aforementioned groups of selected fixed periods, as stratified layers in the diagrammatic representation;
enabling a learner or caregiver or educator or administrator to retrieve input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation;
enabling an educator or administrator to monitor and produce summary reports of one or more input publications, output publications or outcomes in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners; and enabling an educator or administrator to add, modify or delete input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners.
In broad terms, another form of the invention provides a system for visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving educational or teaching or curriculum inputs as well as learning or development or performance outputs, including a data memory:
configured to store registration and access information for users of the invention, such as learners or educators or caregivers or administrators;
configured to store a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed on a digital or electronic or mobile device such as a PC, Macintosh, laptop, iPad, tablet, or other digital or electronic or mobile device;
configured to store and display one or more education or teaching or curriculum inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to store one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to index and display one or more learning or development or performance outcomes as visual markers in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to index and display colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match outcome markers with corresponding like inputs in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to index the diagrammatic representation with a time scale of equal divisions for chronological ordering of outputs;
configured to store outputs in the diagrammatic representation into groups of a selected fixed period within the time scale;
configured to display outputs, in groups of selected fixed periods, as stratified layers in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to enable a learner or educator or caregiver or administrator to retrieve input and output publications in the diagrammatic representation;
configured to enable an educator or administrator to monitor and produce summary reports of one or more input publications, output publications or outcomes in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners; and configured to enable an educator or administrator to add, modify or delete input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation for one or more learners.
A METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO
VISUALISE, COMMUNICATE, ORGANISE, MONITOR, RETRIEVE AND ARCHIVE
EDUCATIONAL INPUTS AND LEARNING OUTPUTS
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Preferred forms of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures in which:
Figure 1 (a,b,c,d) shows a diagrammatic representation in which one form of the invention may be implemented;
Figure 2 (a,b,c,d) shows a diagrammatic representation in which one form of the invention may be implemented;
Figure 3 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention;
Figure 4 (a,b) shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention;
Figure 5 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention;
Figure 6 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention; and Figure 7 shows a preferred mode for the use of the invention.
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1) A method of visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving educational inputs and outputs, including steps of:
a. creating a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed using a platform and medium;
b. storing in computer memory one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
c. populating the diagrammatic representation with one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
d. storing in computer memory one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes of one or more learners;
e. populating the diagrammatic representation with one or more visible markers, corresponding to learning or development or performance outcomes in output publications of one or more learners;
f. populating a time scale with equal divisions in the diagrammatic representation;
g. retrieving from computer memory one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
h. retrieving from computer memory one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes of one or more learners;
i. enabling registration and access for users of the invention.
a. creating a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed using a platform and medium;
b. storing in computer memory one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
c. populating the diagrammatic representation with one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
d. storing in computer memory one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes of one or more learners;
e. populating the diagrammatic representation with one or more visible markers, corresponding to learning or development or performance outcomes in output publications of one or more learners;
f. populating a time scale with equal divisions in the diagrammatic representation;
g. retrieving from computer memory one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
h. retrieving from computer memory one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes of one or more learners;
i. enabling registration and access for users of the invention.
2) A method as claimed in claim 1) wherein a platform includes a digital or electronic or mobile device.
3) A method as claimed in claim 1) wherein a medium includes the internet or a word processing software or a publishing software or a multimedia presentation.
4) A method as claimed in claim 1) further including the feature of using colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match displayed outputs with corresponding like inputs in the diagrammatic representation.
5) A method as claimed in claim 1) further including the feature of outputs being displayed in chronological order.
6) A method as claimed in claim 5) further including the feature that outputs are organised into groups of any fixed time period selected by an administrator.
7) A method as claimed in claim 6) further including the feature that outputs, in groups of selected fixed periods, are displayed as stratified layers in the diagrammatic representation.
8) A method as claimed in claim 7) wherein only outputs in the displayed top layer of the diagrammatic representation can be accessed by hyperlink using a digital or electronic or mobile device.
9) A method as claimed in claim 7) wherein outputs in stratified layers displayed below the top layer cannot be directly accessed.
10) A method as claimed in claim 7) wherein outputs in stratified layers displayed below the top layer can be indirectly accessed by selecting any layer from a list to become the accessible top displayed layer.
11) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims further including the feature that inputs in the diagrammatic representation can be accessed by hyperlink using a digital or electronic or mobile device to retrieve the full description of the said inputs.
12) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims further including the feature that outcomes and outputs in the diagrammatic representation can be accessed by hyperlink using a digital or electronic or mobile device to retrieve the full description of the said outputs.
13) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims further including the step of providing an interface through which a learner or caregiver is able to access only the said learner's history of inputs and outputs.
14) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims further including the step of providing an interface through which an educator or administrator is able to access one or more learner's history of inputs and outputs.
15) A method as claimed in claim 14) wherein the interface further enables the educator or administrator to monitor and generate a summary report of input and output publications for one or more learners over any selected time period.
16) A method as claimed in claim 14) wherein the interface further enables the educator or administrator to modify, add or delete one or more input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation.
17) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein the interface is web based and uses a digital or electronic or mobile device.
18) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein an input or output includes text.
19) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein an input or output includes multimedia presentations.
20) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein an input or output includes photographs.
21) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein an input or output includes video.
22) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein an input or output includes drawings.
23) A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims wherein one or more inputs or outputs are available in more than one language.
24) A method substantially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying figures.
25) A system for visualising, communicating, organising, monitoring, retrieving and archiving educational inputs and outputs, including a data memory:
a. configured to store a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed using a platform and medium;
b. configured to store one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
c. configured to display the diagrammatic representation with one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
d. configured to store one or more learning or development or performance output publications for one or more learners;
e. configured to store one or more markers, corresponding to learning or development or performance outcomes in output publications for one or more learners;
f. configured to display one or more markers, corresponding to learning or development or performance outcomes in output publications for one or more learners in the diagrammatic representation;
g. configured to store a time scale with equal divisions in the diagrammatic representation;
h. configured to display a time scale with equal divisions in the diagrammatic representation;
i. configured for retrieving one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
j. configured for retrieving one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes of one or more learners;
k. configured to store registration and access information for users of the invention;
a. configured to store a diagrammatic representation that is digitally formed and displayed using a platform and medium;
b. configured to store one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
c. configured to display the diagrammatic representation with one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
d. configured to store one or more learning or development or performance output publications for one or more learners;
e. configured to store one or more markers, corresponding to learning or development or performance outcomes in output publications for one or more learners;
f. configured to display one or more markers, corresponding to learning or development or performance outcomes in output publications for one or more learners in the diagrammatic representation;
g. configured to store a time scale with equal divisions in the diagrammatic representation;
h. configured to display a time scale with equal divisions in the diagrammatic representation;
i. configured for retrieving one or more educational or teaching or curriculum inputs for one or more learners;
j. configured for retrieving one or more learning or development or performance outputs and outcomes of one or more learners;
k. configured to store registration and access information for users of the invention;
26) A system as claimed in claim 25) wherein a platform includes a digital or electronic or mobile device.
27) A system as claimed in claim 25) wherein a medium includes the internet or a word processing software or a publishing software or a multimedia presentation.
28) A system as claimed in claim 25) further including the feature of configuring the diagrammatic representation with colours or grey shades or shapes or symbols to match displayed outputs with corresponding like inputs.
29) A system as claimed in claim 25) further including the feature of outputs being configured and displayed in chronological order.
30) A system as claimed in claim 29) further including the feature that outputs are configured into groups of any fixed time period selected by an administrator.
31) A system as claimed in claim 30) further including the feature that outputs, in groups of selected fixed periods, are displayed in stratified layers in the diagrammatic representation.
32) A system as claimed in claim 31) wherein only outputs in the displayed top layer of the diagrammatic representation are configured to be accessed by all users by hyperlink using a digital or electronic or mobile device.
33) A system as claimed in claim 31) wherein outputs in stratified layers displayed below the top layer are configured to not be directly accessed by all users.
34) A system as claimed in claim 31) wherein outputs in stratified layers displayed below the top layer are configured to be indirectly accessed by selecting any layer from a list to become the accessible top displayed layer.
35) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 34) further including the feature that inputs in the diagrammatic representation are configured to be accessed by hyperlink using a digital or electronic or mobile device to retrieve the full description of the said inputs.
36) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 35) further including the feature that outputs in the diagrammatic representation are configured to be accessed by hyperlink using a digital or electronic or mobile device to retrieve the full description of the said outputs.
37) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 36) further including an interface which is configured to enable a learner or caregiver to access only the said learner's history of inputs and outputs.
38) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 37) further including an interface which is configured to enable an educator or administrator to access one or more learner's history of inputs and outputs.
39) A system as claimed in claim 38) wherein the interface further enables the educator or administrator to monitor and generate a summary report of input and output publications for one or more learners over any selected time period.
40) A system as claimed in claim 38) wherein the interface further enables the educator or administrator to modify, add or delete one or more input publications, output publications or outcome markers in the diagrammatic representation.
41) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 40) wherein the interface is configured to be web based and configured to use a digital or electronic or mobile device.
42) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 41) wherein an input or output includes text.
43) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 42) wherein an input or output includes multimedia presentations.
44)A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 43) wherein an input or output includes photographs.
45)A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 44) wherein an input or output includes video.
46) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 45) wherein an input or output includes drawings.
47) A system as claimed in any one of claims 25) to 46) wherein one or more inputs or outputs are available in more than one language.
48)A system substantially as herein before described with reference to the accompanying figures.
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