JP2004164410A - Correspondence course system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a correspondence course system and its method in which flexibility in enrolling schedule can be increased for students and to assure qualification of credits for courses. <P>SOLUTION: In the constitution, a correspondence control means which is connected to a first terminal through an electronic communication means and a correspondence education server on the teacher's side provided with a curriculum creating means carrying out the creation of the class curriculum are provided. The information inputted by an input means is received by the correspondence control means through the electronic communication means and the class curriculum corresponding to the information is created by the curriculum creating means based on the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a distance learning system and a method therefor performed through electronic communication means, and more particularly to a distance learning system and a method for a high school class (hereinafter referred to as an Internet high school) performed through the Internet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as an educational method using electronic communication means, there is known an online education system in which an online education site is constructed on the Internet, and a student (student) takes a course through the online education site. This type of online education system includes an online education server connected to the Internet and providing the above-mentioned online education site to students, a plurality of student terminals respectively installed on a plurality of students and accessing the online education site, and It is composed of In a conventional online education site, a plurality of types of courses are prepared, and a student can make a selection and take a desired course. In these courses, the course start date, the course end date, the attendance period, and the curriculum schedule are fixedly determined in advance by the course establisher. Therefore, the learner applies for the course according to his / her own convenience according to the course start date, the course end date, the course length, and the schedule according to the course guidance.
[0003]
Upon completion of the application, the student is given an ID and a password, and then sends the teaching materials to his / her home as needed. Then, the student accesses the online education site from the student's client according to a fixed schedule, and takes the course through ID and password authentication.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, as described above, in the conventional online education system, the course start date, the course end date, the attendance period, and the curriculum schedule are fixedly set by the course establisher, so that the learner can take advantage of the schedule. There was a problem that it was necessary to match them, and the degree of freedom in taking the course was low. Therefore, in the past, if the course start date of the relevant course has passed after applying for the course, the only alternative is to apply for a course that substitutes for that course, wait until the next course start date, or give up on taking the course. Is big.
[0005]
Furthermore, regarding attendance, in the case of an Internet high school, identity verification is very important since graduation must be performed on graduation, and ID password authentication alone may not be sufficient, such as in an examination.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a distance learning system and a method that can increase the degree of freedom of a attending schedule for a student and can reliably perform credit recognition. The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a distance learning system and a method thereof, and an object of the present invention is to provide a distance learning system for performing a remote lesson by exchanging learning information between a student and a professor using electronic communication means.
The system includes a first terminal provided with an input unit and a display unit on the student side, and a communication connected to the first terminal via the electronic communication unit and receiving information input from the input unit. Control means, and a correspondence education server on the professor side provided with a curriculum creation means for creating a lesson curriculum, wherein the information inputted from the input means is transmitted to the electronic communication means via the electronic communication means. This is achieved by the curriculum creating means receiving the information by the communication control means and creating the lesson curriculum corresponding to the information based on the information.
[0008]
Further, an object of the present invention is a structure in which the correspondence education server further has an authentication means, wherein the information input by the authentication means is based on the information input by the input means. By authenticating that is from, or, the distance learning server or the second terminal connected to the distance learning server, each has a scoring means, for the information input by the input means, This is achieved more effectively by the scoring means performing a true / false evaluation.
[0009]
Further, an object of the method of the present invention is to provide a distance learning method for performing a distance class by exchanging learning information between a student and a professor using electronic communication means.
The configuration for performing the method includes a first terminal provided with input means and display means on the student side, connected to the first terminal via the electronic communication means, and input from the input means. Communication means for receiving the received information, and a correspondence education server on the professor side provided with a curriculum creation means for creating a lesson curriculum, wherein the step of inputting information from the input means, Is received by the communication control means via the electronic communication means, and the curriculum creating means has a step of creating the lesson curriculum corresponding to the information based on the information.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The distance learning system and method according to the present invention are connected to a first terminal on the student side via electronic communication means, and are connected to a distance learning server on the professor side and a distance learning server connected to the distance learning server on the professor side. It consists of two terminals.
[0011]
The student logs in to the system using the first terminal, and takes a class that is a distance learning. The correspondence education server stores a video and materials of the lesson to be taken by the student, and a live video which is a video of the actual lesson by using the video input means 33 such as the second terminal and the video camera. ing. In the case of a test, etc., the test questions are stored in the correspondence education server, and the test questions are simultaneously broadcast to the first terminal. The answer is read from the first terminal, and is automatically graded in the distance learning server or graded by the second terminal. Credits are accredited mainly by the distance learning server.
[0012]
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a distance learning system according to the present invention.
[0014]
The distance learning system according to the present invention includes a first terminal 2 having input means 21 and a display means 22 on the student side, and a distance learning server connected to the first terminal 2 via the electronic communication means 3 on the professor side. 1. It comprises an input means 31 connected to the correspondence education server 1, a second terminal 4 having a display means 32 and a video input means 33. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the first terminal and the second terminal.
[0015]
The correspondence education server 1 includes a communication control unit 10 for receiving information input from the first terminal 2, an authentication unit 5 for authenticating that the student is the student, and an automatic communication control unit that automatically adjusts the time and situation of the student. Curriculum creation means 9 for creating a lesson curriculum, a subject database in which information on subjects that can be taken by the student is stored, a student information database in which student authentication information is stored, and a lecture for each course. A lecture information database 13 in which video and audio are stored, a lecturer information database 14 in which information of lecturers of each lecture is stored, and a schedule of each student and an entire lecture schedule which is an overall basic schedule are stored. It consists of a schedule information database 15.
[0016]
The student first selects a lesson to be taken with reference to the entire lecture schedule and prepares a one-year curriculum.
[0017]
First, the student inputs the ID number and password issued in advance by the professor through the input means of the first terminal 2, and logs in to the correspondence education server 1. The input ID number and password are sent to the correspondence education server 1 via the communication means 24 and the electronic communication means 3, and received by the communication control means 10. The received ID and password are authenticated by the authentication means 5 to determine whether or not the student is a student. After it is confirmed that the student is a student, the process proceeds to the curriculum creating means 9.
[0018]
In the curriculum creating means 9, a timetable is set in consideration of a student's schedule and circumstances.
[0019]
In Internet High School, the courses are the same as those for a regular correspondence high school, such as required courses and elective courses. In addition, students can freely select various courses according to their wishes and the results of questionnaires. You can do it.
[0020]
Information on these subjects is stored in the subject information database and is used as subject information when creating a curriculum. In the course information database, the lecture time of the live class where the class is held in real time is also stored, and when you want the live class, you can take the live class by selecting the time zone It has become. The contents of these live classes are stored in real time with the lectures in the lecture information database 13 so that the lectures can be taken from the lecture information database 13 at the time desired by the student. Instructors are set for each subject, and information on each instructor is stored in the instructor information database 14, so that the student can use the subject as a guide for selecting subjects.
[0021]
Students can combine the required subjects and elective subjects to create a curriculum that suits them.
[0022]
However, curriculum creation can be automatically performed by the curriculum creation means, and further, the remaining curriculum can be created by using the curriculum selection means after the student has selected a lesson that he / she absolutely wants to attend.
[0023]
The student first selects the time during which the lecture can be attended by using the input means 21 of the first terminal 2 in accordance with the schedule of the student himself, and electronically communicates to the correspondence education server 1 using the communication means 24. Transmission is performed via the means 3. If you want to give priority to live lessons, make a selection to that effect. The correspondence education server 1 receives the selection using the communication control means 10 and sends the selection to the curriculum creation means 9. In the curriculum selection means, a timetable for compulsory lectures is created by allocating compulsory lectures based on the selection of the students.
[0024]
Further, the student selects the selection of the selected lecture using the input unit 21 of the first terminal 2, and transmits the information to the correspondence education server 1 from the communication unit 24. The correspondence education server 1 receives the information via the electronic communication unit 3 by the communication control unit 10 and transmits the information to the curriculum creation unit 9. The curriculum creating means 9 inserts the information into the free time of the required lecture selected by the student first.
[0025]
In addition, the students can also select the optional lessons as they like, and the curriculum creation means 9 similarly inserts them into the free time of the students, thereby completing the creation of the curriculum of each student. The created curriculum is transmitted from the communication control means 10 of the distance learning server 1 to the communication means 24 on the student side via the electronic communication means 3 and output on the display means 22 of the first terminal 2. The student confirms. When the student does not agree with the student's intention, the curriculum can be instructed again, and the curriculum according to the student's intention is finally registered in the schedule information database 15 in the distance learning server 1, Curriculum creation ends.
[0026]
After the curriculum is created, the curriculum is registered in the schedule information database 15, so that the student can take a lecture.
[0027]
The curriculum for each student is created on a yearly basis, but is actually managed on a weekly basis. The curriculum creating means 9 prepares a curriculum in which the students who could not take the courses on a weekly basis are counted on a weekend or the like, and shifts the courses which cannot be taken to the next week, and takes the courses via the electronic communication means 3 every week. Is sent to the person. As a result, a curriculum is created in which the students can easily acquire the credits without any difficulty.
[0028]
Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 when taking a lecture.
[0029]
The student attends the course in accordance with the curriculum. First, the input means 21 of the first terminal 2 transmits authentication of the student to the correspondence education server 1. The authentication information input from the input unit 21 of the first terminal 2 is transmitted from the control unit to the correspondence education server 1 via the electronic communication unit 3, and the authentication information is received by the communication control unit 10 in the correspondence education server 1. Then, the authentication means 5 performs personal authentication. In the authentication means 5, the student information database is compared with the transmitted information, and it is determined whether or not the user is himself. The authentication information input from the input unit 21 of the first terminal 2 generally uses an ID number and a password, but a video input unit 23 and the like are prepared to perform fingerprint authentication, contour authentication, appearance authentication, and the like. By using this, personal authentication can be performed reliably. That is, it is possible to prevent a person other than the person from taking the course on behalf of the person.
[0030]
After the authentication is completed, the screen shifts to the lecture start screen.
[0031]
The correspondence education server 1 reads text information of a lecture to be taken by the student from the subject database, and transmits the text information from the communication control means 10 to the student using the electronic communication means 3. The student receives the text information using the communication means 24 and displays the text information on the display means 22 of the first terminal 2. This text information may be distributed in advance in a CD-ROM format or the like. There are two types of lectures: live lectures and lectures that are stored in a lecture database and provided to students.
[0032]
In either case, the location of the lecture currently in progress is indicated in real time on the displayed text information. This allows the student to instantly determine which part is being lectured when receiving the lecture.
[0033]
The lecture is sent from the course information database 13 of the correspondence education server 1 through the communication control server to the first terminal 2 on the student side via the electronic communication means 3 using streaming. In the case of a live lesson, the lecture video is recorded in the lecture information database, the streaming is used, the lecture information database 13 of the correspondence education server 1 is passed through the communication control server through the communication control server, and the student side through the electronic communication means 3. To the first terminal 2 at The sent lecture is received by the communication means 24 and is displayed on the display means 22 of the first terminal 2. In addition, the professor's letters written on the blackboard and whiteboard used in the lecture are transmitted to the students after the lecture through the same means, and the students can take all classes comprehensively It becomes. Further, the content is transmitted to the students in a quiz format in a text format in order to confirm the content of the lecture.
[0034]
The student answers the quiz using the input unit 21 of the first terminal 2, and sends the answer to the correspondence education server 1 via the electronic communication unit 3, thereby scoring in the correspondence education server 1. The scoring is performed using the means 6, and the scoring result is similarly transmitted to the first terminal 2 on the student side via the electronic communication means 3.
[0035]
In the scoring means 6, scoring is performed based on the scoring information corresponding to each lecture in the course information database 13 based on the lecture attended by the student, and the correctness of the answer is automatically determined.
[0036]
When a student has a question or consultation on the content of a class, life, etc., a solution can be expected by asking the professor for an answer using e-mail or chat, or talking with other students.
[0037]
When e-mail is used, the student inputs a question from the input unit 21 of the first terminal 2, and transmits the question to the correspondence education server 1 via the electronic communication unit 3 using the communication unit 24. In the correspondence education server 1, the mail is received by the communication control means 10, and the question / consultation search means 11 transmits the same question or consultation to the question / consultation information database in which the previous answer data on the question or consultation is stored. Search whether there is. If a similar question or consultation is detected in the question / search information database 16, it is displayed on the display of the first terminal 2 on the student side as a reference answer to the question or consultation, and the student's Ask for judgment. When the student finds an appropriate answer to the student's question, the answer is an answer to the student's question or consultation. If there is no appropriate answer, the fact is further input from the input means 21 of the first terminal 2 and transmitted to the correspondence education server 1. Upon receiving the notification, the correspondence education server 1 stores the question / consultation item in the question / consultation information database, transfers the student's question or consultation to the second terminal 4, and the professor side answers the question / consultation. Is input using the input means 31 of the second terminal 4 and transmitted to the student's first terminal 2 via the correspondence education server 1. At this time, in the correspondence education server 1, the answer input from the second terminal 4 is stored in the question / consultation information database in association with the previously stored question / consultation item, and is fed back to a subsequent question / consultation. .
[0038]
If the student does not use the e-mail function, it is also possible to raise questions and consultation to other students by using a chat, and the students can consider each other. In this case, by inputting a question with a symbol such as ":", the question / consultation database in the distance learning server 1 can be searched using the above-mentioned question as a keyword, and the answer can be referred to, so that the attendee can attend. Can understand each other. This search function is not limited to the time of chat, and can be used by the student if the correspondence education server 1 and the first terminal 2 are connected via the electronic communication means 3.
[0039]
Next, a description of the test will be given with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0040]
Because it is an Internet high school, it is necessary to conduct an intermediate exam and a term-end exam for credit recognition. Before the test, there is a test preparation period. At the time of the preparation period, the correspondence education server 1 has the test result information database 17 storing the results of the individual quizzes described above and the test question information storing the test questions. Using the database 18, the quiz question creation means creates a collection of questions in which each student has focused on questions in the field in which each student gave an incorrect answer in the quiz described above, and communication control is provided to the students. The transmission from the means 10 to the first terminal 2 via the electronic communication means 3 is performed, and each student can take a test measure by solving the problem.
[0041]
The intermediate examination questions and the final examination questions are input by the input means 31 of the second terminal 4 and stored in the test question information database 18 in the correspondence education server 1.
[0042]
The mid-term exam and the term end exam use a video chat system, use the timed transmission / reception means 7, and simultaneously use the communication control means 10 from the problem information database in the correspondence education server 1 and use the communication control means 10 via the electronic communication means 3 to each student. Is transmitted to the first terminal 2 and displayed on the display unit. Each student refers to the question and inputs an answer using the input means 21 of the first terminal 2. After a certain period of time, the answers of all the students are collectively collected from the first terminal 2 using the timed transmission / reception means 7 in the correspondence education server 1. The collected answers of the students are scored by the scoring means 6, and the scoring result and the answer of the question are sent to the first terminal 2 of each student via the electronic communication means 3 using the communication control means 10. Is transmitted. In the first terminal 2, the display unit 22 allows the user to refer to the scoring result and the answer. It is to be noted that the intermediate test and the term-end test may be carried out at different times by using the timed transmission / reception means 7 without using the students at the same time.
[0043]
Based on the results of the above-mentioned midterm examination and term-end examination, those who have passed the unit certification are certified by the unit certification means 8. Curriculum changes are automatically made by the curriculum creation means 9 provided in the correspondence education server 1 for the students who have failed the credit transfer, a curriculum for each student is created, and each student is notified. Curriculum changes will also be made to those who have passed the credit transfer, and a curriculum incorporating new classes will be created and announced.
[0044]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart when the lesson curriculum is created.
[0045]
In order for the student to prepare a lesson curriculum, the entire lecture schedule is displayed on the first terminal display unit on the student side (step S61). The whole lecture schedule is a one-week live lecture schedule. The schedule of live lectures is read from the schedule information database in the distance learning server, and the lecturer of each lecture is read from the lecturer information database and displayed. The student selects a lecture to be attended with reference to the overall lecture schedule (step S62). If there is a lecture to be attended, the student selects a lecture to be attended (step S63). If there is no lecture you want to attend, select the attendance time.
[0046]
The selection of the attendance time (step S64) selects whether or not to determine the time zone in which the attendee takes the lecture. The lecture is stored in the lecture information database together with the video and audio in addition to the live, so that the lecture can be taken in accordance with the time of the student. Therefore, when selecting a time zone during which a lecture can be taken (step S65), the student inputs in weekly units, and when there is no need to make a selection, the selection need not be made.
[0047]
In consideration of the selection by the student, the curriculum creation means in the correspondence education server selects and creates the curriculum of the student (step S66).
[0048]
FIG. 6 is an example of a screen of the entire lecture schedule.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, if the distance learning system and method according to the present invention are used, it is possible to construct a distance learning system corresponding to each student, and the student receives the distance learning using the free time. It is possible. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the problem that the student who has been assigned to the course so far cannot take the curriculum due to time constraints. Further, the problem that a lecture can be given to a substitute only by using an ID and a password can be avoided by fingerprint authentication, contour authentication, and the like. In addition, the degree of learning can be more reliably learned by the correspondence education server creating a problem tailored to each student and performing a review.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a distance learning system.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B).
FIG. 3 is a flowchart when taking a lecture.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart at the time of a test.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart at the time of creating a lesson curriculum. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen of an entire lecture schedule.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Correspondence education server 2 First terminal 3 Electronic communication means 4 Second terminal 5 Authentication means 6 Scoring means 7 Timed transmission / reception means 8 Credit recognition means 9 Curriculum creation means 10 Communication control means 11 Question / consultation search means 12 Students Database 13 Course information database 14 Instructor information database 15 Schedule information database 16 Question / search information database 17 Test result information database 18 Test problem information database 21 Input means 22 Display means 23 Video input means 24 Communication means 31 Input means 32 Display means 33 Video Input means 34 Scoring means

Claims (4)

In a distance learning system that exchanges learning information between students and professors by using electronic communication means to conduct distance classes,
The system includes a first terminal provided with an input unit and a display unit on the student side, and a communication connected to the first terminal via the electronic communication unit and receiving information input from the input unit. A correspondence education server on the professor side provided with a control means and a curriculum creation means for creating a lesson curriculum,
The information input from the input means is received by the communication control means via the electronic communication means, and the curriculum creating means creates the lesson curriculum corresponding to the information based on the information. A correspondence education system. A structure further comprising an authentication unit in the correspondence education server, wherein the authentication unit authenticates that the input information is from the student himself / herself based on the information input by the input unit. Item 7. The distance learning system according to Item 1. The said correspondence education server or the 2nd terminal connected to the said correspondence education server has a scoring means, respectively, and the said scoring means performs right / wrong evaluation about the said information input by the said input means. Correspondence education system. In a distance learning method of conducting a distance class by exchanging learning information between a student and a professor using electronic communication means,
A configuration for performing the method includes a first terminal including an input unit and a display unit on the student side,
Communication education on the professor side, comprising: communication means connected to the first terminal via the electronic communication means for receiving information input from the input means; and curriculum creation means for creating a lesson curriculum. A configuration comprising a server and
Inputting information from the input means, receiving the information by the communication control means via the electronic communication means, and generating the curriculum corresponding to the information by the curriculum creating means based on the information; Distance learning method characterized by having.

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