JP2005258356A - Learning content distribution system and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a learning content distribution system and a method therefor that make it easy to receive content distribution service of a content vendor adaptive to an interface without depending upon an introduced learning management system product. <P>SOLUTION: A learning management system 10A according to the present invention is so configured that a server A has an interface liaising with a learning content distribution system 11D that a server D provides and information is referred to and updated for synchronization with the learning content distribution system 11D. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a learning content distribution system in which learning management and learning content distribution are linked and a method thereof.

  Conventionally, in an online learning system, a learning management system having a function of performing learning management such as attendance registration and a learning content distribution system having a function of performing actual learning are linked or integrated with each product's unique specification. Therefore, it was necessary to purchase products related to the learning management system and the learning content distribution system from the same vendor.

Here, the provider constructs a database of content provided by the content provider, networking between the provider and the content provider, between the provider and the service provider, and in response to a request from the user, The service provider is responsible for providing users with materials extracted from the database via the Internet, and the service provider provides services to users based on the content provided by the provider, providing educational services easily at low initial costs. A technique that enables this has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-351999 A

  However, the conventional example described above has the following problems.

  When a company purchases learning content, it is necessary to place the content on a learning content distribution system built in the company, which requires both the company and the content vendor, so it is easy to introduce learning courses. There was a problem that could not.

  Therefore, the present invention supports the interface between any learning management system product introduced by having a common interface between the products, instead of making the cooperation between the learning management system and the learning content distribution system unique to each product. It is an object of the present invention to provide a learning content distribution system and method capable of easily receiving content distribution services of a plurality of content vendors.

  The invention described in claim 1 is a learning content distribution system in which a terminal, a first server on the user side connected to the terminal, and a second server on the learning content providing side are connected to each other via a network. The terminal includes student information registration means for registering student information in the first server, and the first server is a network that stores information related to learning using the second server and learning content data. Interface means for providing an interface for exchanging via the server, wherein the second server comprises storage means for storing learning content data and providing means for providing the learning content data to the terminal. This is a featured learning content distribution system.

  Invention of Claim 2 is the learning content delivery system of Claim 1, Comprising: The said terminal is provided with the display means to display the said content data received from the said 2nd server, The said 1st server is The second server includes storage means for storing the information exchanged by the interface means, and the second server comprises storage means for saving the information exchanged by the interface means.

  Invention of Claim 3 is the learning content delivery system of Claim 1 or 2, Comprising: The said 1st server is stored in the database which stores the learning log | history data transmitted from the said terminal, and the said database Updating means for updating the learning history data, wherein the second server is based on a database storing learning history data transmitted from the first server and information exchanged by the interface means. Updating means for updating the learning history data stored in the database.

  5. The learning content distribution method according to claim 4, wherein learning is performed using terminals connected to each other by a network, a first server on a user side connected to the terminal, and a second server on a learning content providing side. In the content distribution method, the terminal registers student information in the first server, and the first server sends information about learning using the second server and learning content data to the network. A learning content distribution method comprising the steps of: exchanging via the network; and the second server providing the stored learning content data to the terminal.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the learning content distribution method according to claim 4, wherein the terminal displays the content data received from the second server, and the first server includes: Storing the information exchanged with the second server, and storing the information exchanged with the first server by the second server.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the learning content distribution method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first server stores a learning history stored in a database that stores learning history data transmitted from the terminal. A learning history stored in a database for storing learning history data transmitted from the first server based on information exchanged with the first server by the step of updating data; Updating the data.

  According to the learning content distribution system of the present invention, a learning content distribution system is constructed in-house so that the contents of each content vendor can be easily used without placing learning contents purchased from the content vendor. Therefore, the convenience of using the content is increased.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a company A is provided with a server A that provides a learning management system 10 </ b> A, and a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 that are operated by a learner. Further, a company B is provided with a server B1 that provides a learning management system 10B, a server B2 that provides a learning content distribution system 11B, a terminal 3 and a terminal 4 that are operated by a learner. However, the server B2 provides a learning content distribution system 11B dedicated to B company. Further, a server D that provides the learning content distribution system 11D is provided in the company D. Further, a server E that provides the learning content distribution system 11E is provided in E company. Further, a server F that provides the learning content distribution system 11F is provided in the F company. Server A, server B, server D, server E, and server F are connected via a network 100.

  The terminal 1 and the terminal 2 communicate with a learning management system 10A provided by the server A via an intranet or the Internet, and use functions of the learning management system such as attendance application. Further, it communicates with the learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F via the network 100 and uses the function of the learning content distribution system.

  The terminal 3 and the terminal 4 communicate with the learning management system 10B provided by the server B1 via the intranet or the Internet, and use functions of the learning management system such as attendance application. Further, it communicates with the learning content distribution system provided by the server B2 and uses the function of the learning content distribution system.

  The learning management system introduced by each company has a function of holding student information, course information, learning history information, and the like and performing learning management such as attendance registration. Further, it has an interface for exchanging information necessary for cooperation between systems using a Web service or the like.

  A learning content distribution system introduced on the content vendor side has a function of holding student information, course information, learning history information, and the like, further arranging learning content, and providing actual learning contents. Further, it has an interface for exchanging information necessary for cooperation between systems using a Web service or the like.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, the inter-server registration process will be described. Server information such as company information and URL (Uniform Resource Locators) information is mutually registered in the learning management system 10A provided by the server A and the learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F. Can be recognized. Furthermore, the same registration process is performed among the servers B1 and B2, the server D, the server E, and the server F in the company B (S301).

  Next, content information acquisition processing will be described. In the learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F, learning content information is set for each learning management system 10A provided by the server A registered in each learning content distribution system (S302). As a result, each content vendor can publish learning content based on an individual contract to each company.

  Then, the learning management system 10A provided by the server A acquires the content information provided by the learning content distribution system using the server D, the server E, and the server F via the network 100, or the terminal 1 operated by the student or It is displayed on a screen such as a display of the terminal 2 (S303). Thereby, the student can obtain information to be referred to when selecting desired learning content or the like. The information included in each learning content includes, for example, learning content name information to be disclosed, course detailed information, learning start URL information, price information, licensable number of enrollable learner information, enrollment period information, and the like. Information included in each learning content may be periodically transmitted and received between the learning management system and the learning content distribution system, and the information may be synchronized. In addition, the same processing may be performed between the server B1 and the server B2, the server D, the server E, and the server F in the company B.

  Next, the attendance registration process will be described. The student selects the desired learning content from the learning content list based on the content information on the learning management system 10A provided by the server A using the terminal 1 or the terminal 2, and performs attendance registration on the learning management system (S304). ). A student in company B may use terminal 3 or terminal 4 to perform the same processing on learning management system 10B provided by server B1.

  Next, the learning start process will be described. When the student starts learning, the student clicks a start button or the like on the learning management system 10A provided by the server A using the terminal 1 or the terminal 2 (S305). A student in company B may use terminal 3 or terminal 4 to perform the same processing on learning management system 10B provided by server B1.

  Then, when the student clicks a start button or the like, the server D, the server E, and the server F receive identification information for uniquely identifying the student such as company information and user ID from the learning management system 10A provided by the server A. It transmits to the learning content delivery system to provide (S306). Further, the same processing may be performed from the learning management system 10B provided by the server B1 in the company B to the learning content distribution system provided by the server B2, the server D, the server E, and the server F.

  In the learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F, the student is specified from the user ID information, the company information, and the like, and learning is started using the learning content on the learning content distribution system. Accordingly, the student can learn on the learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F using the terminal 1 or the terminal 2. When starting the second and subsequent learnings, the student is identified from the user ID information and the company information and the learning is started using the learning history information of the student (S307). In addition, the same processing may be performed in the learning content distribution system 11B provided by the server B2 in the B company.

  Next, the learning content end process will be described. When the student finishes learning, the student clicks an end button or the like on the learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F using the terminal 1 or the terminal 2 (S308). A student in company B may use terminal 3 or terminal 4 to perform the same processing on the learning content distribution system provided by server B2, server D, server E, and server F.

  The learning content distribution system provided by the server D, the server E, and the server F transmits learning completion information to the learning management system 10A provided by the server A every time the learning ends, and the learning history on the learning management system. It is determined whether or not the information needs to be updated (S309), and if necessary, it is reflected in the learning history information based on the learning end information. The learning history information is reflected in the learning history information in the server A by the exchange between the server A, the server D, the server E, and the server F (S310). Further, the same processing may be performed between the learning content distribution system provided by the server B2, the server D, the server E, and the server F in the company B and the learning management system 10B provided by the server B1.

  Then, the learning management system 10A provided by the server A displays learning history information reflecting the learning history on a screen such as a display of the student's terminal 1 or terminal 2 (S311). Moreover, you may perform the same process between the learning management system 10B which the server B1 in B company provides, and the student's terminal 3 or the terminal 4. FIG.

  Further, the content vendor may charge each company based on the system usage fee calculated based on the attendance registration information or the learning history information (S312).

  The steps 304 to 311 are repeated every time the student selects a learning course, and the steps 305 to 311 are repeated each time the student learns.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the content vendor side does not need to arrange learning content for each user, and it is not necessary to match the content to the learning content distribution system for each user, thereby reducing production costs. Is possible. Further, regarding the content of the learning content, if only the interface is matched, the other parts can be independently constructed, so that the learning content can be distributed using the characteristics of each content vendor.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The cooperation between the learning management system and the learning content distribution system is basically the same as in the above embodiment. However, on the learning content distribution system 21G side provided by the server G provided in the G company, a plurality of content vendors of the H company, the I company, and the J company also construct the learning content distribution system 21G. Even in this case, the learning management system 20A provided by the server A and the learning content distribution system 21G provided by the server G are configured to recognize each company or content vendor.

  According to the above-described embodiment, learning content of a plurality of content vendors can be managed using one server, so that system management costs can be reduced and maintenance management can be facilitated.

  The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, a plurality of content vendors may share one server via a network and construct a learning content distribution system on the server. Furthermore, a program for causing the information processing apparatus to execute all or part of the processing operations in the above embodiments also belongs to the present invention.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the system in 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the system in other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of learning content delivery processing.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2, 3, 4 Terminals A, B1, D, E, F Servers 10A, 10B Learning management system 11B, 11D, 11E, 11F Learning content distribution system 100 Network

Claims (6)

A learning content distribution system in which a terminal, a first server on the user side connected to the terminal, and a second server on the learning content providing side are connected to each other via a network,
The terminal includes student information registration means for registering student information in the first server,
The first server includes interface means for providing an interface for exchanging information related to learning using the learning content data with the second server via a network;
The second server includes storage means for storing learning content data;
Providing means for providing the learning content data to the terminal;
A learning content distribution system comprising: The terminal includes display means for displaying the content data received from the second server,
The first server comprises storage means for storing the information exchanged by the interface means,
The learning content distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the second server includes a storage unit that stores the information exchanged by the interface unit. The first server includes a database that stores learning history data transmitted from the terminal;
Updating means for updating learning history data stored in the database;
With
The second server includes a database that stores learning history data transmitted from the first server;
Updating means for updating learning history data stored in the database based on information exchanged by the interface means;
The learning content distribution system according to claim 1, further comprising: A learning content distribution method using a terminal connected to each other by a network, a first server on a user side connected to the terminal, and a second server on a learning content providing side,
The terminal registering student information in the first server;
The first server exchanges information about learning using learning content data with the second server via a network;
The second server providing stored learning content data to the terminal;
A learning content distribution method characterized by comprising: The terminal displaying the content data received from the second server;
The first server storing the information exchanged with the second server;
The second server storing the information exchanged with the first server;
The learning content distribution method according to claim 5, further comprising: Updating the learning history data stored in a database in which the first server stores learning history data transmitted from the terminal;
Updating the learning history data stored in a database for storing learning history data transmitted from the first server, based on information exchanged between the second server and the first server;
The learning content distribution method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized by comprising:

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