JP2006031600A - Education system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an education system allowing to easily know presence of opinion for oneself to allow an efficient opinion exchange. <P>SOLUTION: This education system has: a server 10; and a student terminal 20 set with environment allowing the opinion exchange between participants, allowing input of a designation member ID related to an opposite party of the opinion and voice data related to the opinion. The server 10 has a file wherein address information and a member ID for distinguishing the participant are associated in each the participant. When the server 10 receives the voice data and the designation member ID from the student terminal 20, the server 10 registers the received voice data, reads record information including the member ID according with the received designation member ID from the file, and notifies the registration of the voice data on the basis of the address information included in the read record information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an education system using a communication network, and more particularly to an education system suitable for a plurality of students to advance learning while exchanging opinions.

With the development of communication network environments such as local area networks, intranets, and the Internet, employee education and other education (so-called “e-learning”) using these communication networks are becoming widespread. For example, in Patent Document 1, a client computer operated by a student is connected to a server computer via a network, and teaching material information (educational content) prepared on the server computer side is transmitted to the client computer via the network. Thus, a system is disclosed in which a student can learn while viewing teaching material information. In Patent Document 2, a client computer used by a student (student client), a client computer used by an educational institution (educational institution client), and teaching materials suitable for each student are automatically generated. In other words, a system is disclosed in which servers that transmit to student clients and educational institution clients are connected via a network. In this system, the server mediates transmission and reception of audio data and image data between a plurality of student clients and between a student client and an educational institution client. Communication in real time.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-63172 JP 2002-333821 A

  However, the conventional education system described above has the following problems.

  According to the education system described in Patent Document 2, voice communication is possible between two or more student clients who are logged into the server at the same time. However, how audio data is processed in a situation where a student's client client has sent voice data indicating opinions to other students, but the recipient student client has not logged in to the server. There is no disclosure or suggestion about what is done. Even if the voice data is stored in the server, the destination student knows that there is an opinion for him / her unless he / she checks the voice data registered by logging in to the server. The time when the audio data stored in the server is transmitted to the destination client is uncertain. There is also concern that the exchange of opinions will be hindered due to omissions. For this reason, in the education system described in Patent Document 2, it is difficult to realize an environment in which a plurality of students can advance learning while exchanging opinions effectively.

  The system described in Patent Document 1 cannot exchange opinions by voice. Therefore, this system also causes the same problem as described above.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an education system and a learning method capable of efficiently exchanging opinions, which can solve the above-mentioned problems and easily know that there is an opinion addressed to oneself.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a server capable of realizing the learning method and a program used in such a server.

  In order to achieve the above object, an education system of the present invention connects a server that manages information related to education in which each participant participates for each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants, and is connected to the server via a communication network. A plurality of client terminals used by each of the plurality of participants, and each of the plurality of client terminals logs in to the server to provide information related to the education, and the participation An environment in which opinions can be exchanged between the parties is set, and in the opinion exchange, voice data related to the opinions and a designated member ID related to the other party of the opinions can be input. A first file in which data is registered, a member ID for distinguishing the participant for each participant, and the participation And a second file stored in advance as record information in association with address information individually set in the client terminal used by the client terminal, from any of the plurality of client terminals, the audio data and When the designated member ID is received, the received audio data is registered in the first file, and record information including a member ID that matches the received designated member ID is read from the second file, and the reading is performed. The registration of the voice data is notified based on the address information included in the record information.

  According to the above configuration, when a participant inputs an opinion (voice data) and a designated member ID of the other party on the client terminal, the input opinion (voice data) and the designated member ID are input from the client terminal. Sent to the server. In the server, the received opinion (voice data) is registered in the first file, and address information of the other party is acquired from the second file based on the designated member ID. Then, registration of opinion (voice data) is notified based on the acquired address information. By this notification, the participant as the other party can easily know that there is an opinion addressed to him. In this case, if the address information is, for example, an e-mail address, the participant can know the presence of the opinion addressed to himself / herself without logging in to the server.

  In the education system of the present invention, the server uses a member ID of a class in which a participant who uses the client terminal participates in a client terminal to which the server has logged in for the input of the designated member ID. The list may be acquired from the second file and transmitted. According to this configuration, it becomes possible to select and input the designated member ID from the list of member IDs, and the operability is improved.

  In the education system of the present invention, the server registers the audio data in the first file in association with the class ID capable of distinguishing the virtual class and the designated member ID. Each of the plurality of client terminals is requested for the class ID and member ID at the time of login, and the corresponding audio data is read from the first file based on the class ID and member ID received by the request. It may be configured to transmit to the client terminal that has been logged in. According to this configuration, the participant can automatically receive the voice data addressed to himself / herself only by inputting the class ID and the member ID at the time of login on the client terminal. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to check the opinion addressed to itself from the registered voice data, and the progress of the exchange of opinions is not hindered by omission of the check.

  In the above case, each of the plurality of client terminals can further input image data related to the opinion in the opinion exchange, and the server further includes a third file in which the image data is registered. And receiving the audio data, the designated member ID and the image data from any one of the plurality of client terminals, and associating the received image data with a data number capable of distinguishing the image data And the received voice data is registered in the first file in association with the received designated member ID, the data number and the class ID, and received at the time of login. And corresponding audio data is read from the first file based on the member ID The image data may be read from the third file based on the data number registered in association with the read audio data, and transmitted to the client terminal that has logged in. . According to this configuration, the participant can automatically receive the audio data addressed to himself and the image data related thereto only by inputting the class ID and the member ID at the time of login on the client terminal.

  The server of the present invention is a server that manages information related to education in which each participant participates for each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants, and the plurality of participants connected via a communication network For each of a plurality of client terminals used by each of the client terminals, information relating to the education is provided to set up an environment in which opinions can be exchanged between the participants. A learning system that enables the input of a designated member ID related to the partner of the opinion, the first file in which the audio data is registered, and the member ID and the participation for distinguishing the participant for each participant Stored in advance as record information in association with address information individually set for the client terminal used by the user When the audio data and the designated member ID are received from any one of the plurality of client terminals, the received audio data is registered in the first file, and the received designated member ID and A management system for reading record information including a matching member ID from the second file and notifying registration of the audio data based on address information included in the read record information. To do. This server also has the same effect as the above educational system of the present invention.

The learning method of the present invention is a learning method using a communication network, performed in a server that manages information related to education in which each participant participates for each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants, For each of the plurality of client terminals used by each of the plurality of participants connected via the network, information regarding the education is provided and an environment in which opinions can be exchanged between the participants is set. In addition, in the opinion exchange, a first step that enables input of voice data relating to an opinion and a designated member ID relating to a partner of the opinion, and the voice data and designation from any one of the plurality of client terminals When receiving the member ID, a second step of registering the received audio data in the first file A second file stored in advance as record information in which each member is associated with a member ID for distinguishing the participant and address information set individually for the client terminal used by the participant A third step of reading record information including a member ID that matches the received specified member ID;
And a fourth step of notifying registration of the audio data based on address information included in the read record information. This learning method also has the same effect as the educational system of the present invention.

  The program of the present invention is a program used in a server computer that manages information related to education in which each participant participates for each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants, and is connected via a communication network, For each of a plurality of client terminals used by each of a plurality of participants, information relating to the education is provided to set up an environment in which opinions can be exchanged between the participants. When the voice data and the designated member ID are received from any one of the plurality of client terminals, the voice data and the designated member ID related to the opinion partner are input. And registering the participant in the first file for each participant. Member that matches the received specified member ID from the second file that is stored in advance as record information in association with the member ID to be used and the address information individually set in the client terminal used by the participant The server computer is caused to execute processing for reading record information including an ID and processing for notifying registration of the audio data based on address information included in the read record information. This program also has the same effect as the educational system of the present invention.

  According to the present invention as described above, the participant can easily know that there is an opinion addressed to himself / herself, and thus can exchange opinions more efficiently than in the past.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an education system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This education system is a system that provides a service called “e-learning”, and its configuration is made up of a server 10 and student terminals 20 and lecturer terminals 30 used by participants (students and lecturers). Become. Each of the server 10 and each of the terminals 20 and 30 is a computer system having a communication function, and includes a storage device that stores programs, an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a microphone, a display device such as a CRT and an LCD, The communication device includes a communication device such as a modem, an output device such as a printer, and a control device that receives input from the input device and controls operations of the communication device, the output device, and the display device.

  The server 10 is connected to each of the student terminal 20 and the lecturer terminal 30 via the communication network 100, and provides content and information necessary for education to each terminal. The communication network 100 is the Internet or an intranet. The student terminal 40 is a terminal used by a student who takes an education by “e-learning”, and usually has a plurality of terminals. The lecturer terminal 30 is a terminal used by a lecturer (expert) who supports learning of education, and the number thereof is one or more.

  Education by “e-learning” is performed in units of virtual classes organized by at least one lecturer and a plurality of students. The server 10 is provided with teaching material information including dedicated contents for each virtual class in advance, providing necessary teaching material information to the terminal that has received access, and discussing and exchanging opinions in a class-only environment. / Enable collaborative learning. Furthermore, the server 10 is capable of accumulating information related to examination and opinion exchange / collaborative learning, and sharing the accumulated information among the students.

  In FIG. 2, the structure of the principal part of the server 10 is shown. Referring to FIG. 2, the main part of the server 10 includes a management system 11 that manages information related to education attended by participants, a learning system 12 that provides learning material information that has been facilitated in advance, and learning material information. And a storage unit 17 in which information related thereto is stored.

  Specific functions provided by the management system 11 and the learning system 12 include an authoring tool education function, a content creation management function, a basic education function, an on-demand type content provision function, a community type content provision function, a learning management function, and learning. There are course management functions and career development management functions.

  The authoring tool education function can provide and educate company educators with “e-learning” on how to use various editing tools and software necessary to create their own content. The content creation management function is a function for selecting and introducing general-purpose content, producing dedicated content for human resource development aimed at by the company, and managing content licenses and copyrights. The basic education function allows a large number of participants (students and lecturers) to watch educational materials synchronized with video and audio at any time, search for questions about questions, and directly answer questions It is an interactive learning function that can perform

  The on-demand content provision function is a function to prepare for the implementation of education for those who wish to attend new education. It issues IDs that are assigned and managed for each student, and provides education for IDs and students. Set up an e-learning environment such as range. The community-based content provision function is a function for exchanging opinions and collaborative learning with lecturers and classmates in a virtual class protected by security. It is possible to use.

  The learning management function is a function known as LMS (Learning Management System). Each student is managed with an ID number, and the learning history and possessed skills are grasped. The current educational progress can be confirmed and evaluated in each position. The learning course management function is a function known as LCMS (Learning Content Management System). Can be set and managed for each student. The career development support function is a function to support each employee (students) in career development according to their own abilities and wishes, and the employee can grow by evaluating and guiding the difference between possessed skills and goals. A training cycle can be created.

  The storage unit 17 stores control information 13, general-purpose educational content 14, company-produced content 15, and virtual class sharing information 16. The general-purpose educational content 14 and the company-produced content 15 are previously introduced or created using the content creation management function. These contents are prepared for each virtual class. The control information 13 is information that is necessary when performing education in units of virtual classes using the general-purpose educational content 14, the company-produced content 15, and the virtual class shared information 16.

  The virtual class shared information 16 stores information related to examination and exchange of opinions / collaborative learning in education in units of virtual classes using general-purpose educational content 14 and company-produced content 15 or any of these contents. The virtual class management information 161, the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162, the whiteboard sharing file 163, the collaborative work execution work file 164, the examination history information file 165, and the examination result information sharing file 166 are included. These information and files will be specifically described below.

(1) Virtual class management information 161
The virtual class management information 161 includes basic information related to the holding of the virtual class, management information such as tools used for examination and pre-learning items, and information related to settings such as access rights to various information. Specifically, the virtual class management information 161 includes first record information created for each virtual class operated by “e-learning”, second record information created for each participant of each virtual class, Consists of. The first record information is basically created using a class ID unique to a virtual class and a target education ID for distinguishing a target education for opening a virtual class as a key. The second record information is basically created with the member ID given to each participant of the virtual class as a key, and a plurality of registrations can be made with respect to the first record information. .

  The specific items of the first and second record information are listed below.

  The first record information includes a class name, an education name, an education level, an education period, a management member ID, a class number, a function used classification, an information disclosure range, an information holding period, Includes items such as update category and data update date.

  The class name and the education name are the name of the education to be taken in the virtual class unit and the name of the class. The education level represents the education level of the education to be attended (target education). The education period is a period of start / end of education to be taken in a class. The management member ID is a member ID that manages and manages the class. The number of classes is the number of registered class members and is counted when the second record information is created / deleted.

  The used function classification is for classifying the target functions (voice, board, etc.) used in the class. The information disclosure range defines the disclosure range of learning information. For example, a range such as the same class or the same target education can be specified. The information holding period is a period for holding the educational result information of the class, and when this period is exceeded, the information is deleted. The update category represents the status of the first record information, and is specifically set in the form of “I: new”, “R: update”, “D: logical deletion”. The data update date indicates the last update date and time of the first record information.

  The second record information includes the member name, e-mail address, IP address, member level, class ID, target education ID, use function flag, participation qualification acquisition date, update classification, data update date, etc. Includes items.

  The member name is the name of the participant in the virtual class. The e-mail address and the IP address are an e-mail address and an IP address preset in a terminal used by the participant. The member level defines the participants who can access various types of information at a plurality of levels, and the accessible range is limited according to this level. The class ID and the target education ID represent the ID of the virtual class in which the participant is registered and the ID of the target education (corresponding to the class ID and the target education ID of the first record information).

  The use function flag is a flag indicating a use state of a target function (voice, board, etc.) used by the participant. The qualification date is the date on which participation in the virtual class was approved. The update classification represents the status of the second record information, and is specifically set in the form of “I: new”, “R: update”, “D: logical deletion”. The data update date indicates the last update date / time of the second record information.

(2) Opinion exchange voice sharing file 162
Opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 is data (voice, image, text, etc.) when interactive exchange of opinions between lecturers or experts in the virtual class and between students or between students as record information. It is a file to store. The specific items of the record information stored in the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 are shown below.

  The record information stored in the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 includes class ID, data number, group number, continuation number, data classification, speech member ID, voice data, designated member ID, related data number, information disclosure range, information There are items such as retention period, number of people referenced, update category, date of data update.

  The class ID is an ID indicating which virtual class the registered data (sound, image, text, etc.) belongs to, and corresponds to the class ID of the first record information. The data number is a unique number for identifying registered data. The group number is a unique number assigned for exchanging opinions on the same content. The continuation number is the data number of the audio data registered immediately before the audio data to be registered.

  The data classification is information for distinguishing the record information. The audio data is registered audio data. The speaking member ID is the ID of the participant who registered the record information, the designated member ID is the ID of the destination when individually notified of the registered data, and any ID is the virtual class management information 161. Corresponding to the member ID of the second record information. The related data number is information on data classification and data number of data (image data or the like) directly related to the registered audio data.

  The information disclosure range defines the disclosure range of the record information. For example, a range such as the same class or the same target education is designated. The information holding period indicates a period during which the record information can be used (different from the actual data storage period). The reference number is the number of participants participating in the exchange of opinions when registering the record information. The update category represents the status of the record information, and is specifically set in the form of “I: new”, “R: update”, “D: logical deletion”. The data update date indicates the last update date / time of the record information.

(3) Whiteboard shared file 163
In order to communicate more reliably in opinion exchanges and collaborative work within a virtual class, a whiteboard that allows students to freely publish drawings etc. is displayed on the screen of the terminal provided with educational material information. It has become so. The whiteboard shared file 163 stores the posted data written on the whiteboard as record information. Hereinafter, specific items of record information stored in the whiteboard shared file 163 are shown.

  Record information stored in the whiteboard shared file 163 includes class ID, data number, group number, continuation number, data classification, posted member ID, published data, designated member ID, related data number, information disclosure range, and information retention There are items such as period, reference number, update category, and data update date.

  The class ID is an ID indicating which virtual class the registered publication data belongs to, and corresponds to the class ID of the first record information in the virtual class management information 161. The data number is a unique number for identifying registered publication data. The group number is a unique number assigned for exchanging opinions on the same content. The continuation number is the data number of the publication data registered immediately before the publication data to be registered.

  The data classification is information for distinguishing the record information. The posted data is image data written on the whiteboard. The posting member ID is the ID of the participant who registered the posting data, the designated member ID is the ID of the destination when notifying the registered posting data individually, and any ID is the virtual class management information 161. Corresponding to the member ID of the second record information. The related data number is information on data classification and data number of data (such as voice data) directly related to the registered publication data.

  The information disclosure range defines the disclosure range of the record information. For example, a range such as the same class or the same target education is designated. The information holding period indicates a period during which the record information can be used (different from the actual data storage period). The reference number is the number of participants participating in the exchange of opinions when registering the record information. The update category represents the status of the record information, and is specifically set in the form of “I: new”, “R: update”, “D: logical deletion”. The data update date indicates the last update date / time of the record information.

(4) Collaborative work implementation work file 164
The collaborative work execution work file 164 is a file for temporarily storing, as record information, a review process memo such as an opinion exchange and a discussion, and an opinion recommendation state. Specific items of record information stored in the cooperative work execution work file 164 are shown below.

  The record information stored in the collaborative work execution work file 164 includes class ID, data number, group number, continuation number, data classification, last described member ID, written data, notification member ID, attached data number, related data number, There are items such as listed member history, submission category, submission date, information disclosure range, information retention period, reference number, update category, and data update date.

  The class ID is an ID indicating which virtual class the registered description data belongs to, and corresponds to the class ID of the first record information in the virtual class management information 161. The data number is a unique number for identifying registered description data. The group number is a unique number assigned for exchanging opinions on the same content. The continuation number is the data number of the description data registered immediately before the registered description data.

  The data classification is information for distinguishing the record information. The description data is the last registered or described data clipped. The last description member ID is the ID of the participant who clipped the description data at the end, and the notification member ID is the ID of the destination when notifying the clipped posted data individually. This corresponds to the member ID of the second record information of the information 161. The attached data number is information of data classification and data number of data (such as audio data and image data) directly related to the latest description data clipped.

  This is a recorded member history, a history of IDs of participants who have written information on the whiteboard, and corresponds to the member ID of the second record information of the virtual class management information 161. The submission category indicates the level of review status expressed by the degree of progress of the review. The date of submission is set as the date when the opinion is compiled as a conclusion of the class.

  The information disclosure range defines the disclosure range of the record information. For example, a range such as the same class or the same target education is designated. The information holding period indicates a period during which the record information can be used (different from the actual data storage period). The reference number is the number of participants participating in the exchange of opinions when registering the record information. The update category represents the status of the record information, and is specifically set in the form of “I: new”, “R: update”, “D: logical deletion”. The data update date indicates the last update date / time of the record information.

(5) Review history information file 165
The examination history information file 165 accumulates the examination situation and opinion history in the virtual class in time series. By using this review history information file 165, it is possible to return to a certain point in the review process for review as necessary, and to acquire information necessary for the review from the review history information file 165. Can do.

(6) Study result information sharing file 166
The examination result information sharing file 166 stores the examination process and the result in the virtual class. By using this examination result information sharing file 166, the examination process and its results can be reused as shared information within the class by the virtual classmates after completion of the education, and can be used as a basis for review and new examination. .

  The management member ID of the first record information in the virtual class management information 161, the mail address and the IP address of the second record information, the designated member IDs in the respective files of the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 and the whiteboard shared file 163, and the relations A plurality of data numbers and notification member IDs, attached data numbers, related data numbers, and description member histories in the cooperative work execution work file 164 may be registered in the same record.

  A feature of the education system of the present embodiment lies in learning in units of virtual classes using a community type content providing function. In this learning, emphasized learning is performed among students using the virtual class management information 161, the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162, the whiteboard sharing file 163, and the collaborative work execution work file 164, and the result is the examination history information. The file 165 and the examination result information sharing file 166 are accumulated. In the course of learning, when a participant (student or lecturer) registers an opinion (voice data or image data) for another participant who has not logged in, the registration is notified to the other participant. Thereby, opinion exchange between participants (students or lecturers) is efficiently realized.

  Hereinafter, the flow of processing when the student A registers an opinion for the student B who has not logged in will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that distribution and registration of member IDs to students and registration of address information (e-mail addresses and IP addresses) of students are performed in advance.

<Initial registration of opinion exchange voice>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of initial registration processing of opinion exchange voices between the student terminal 20 a used by the student A and the server 10.

  First, when the student A performs an input operation for accessing the server 10 on the student terminal 20a, the student terminal 20a makes an access request to the server 10 (step S10). Upon receiving the access request, the server 10 transmits screen information for logging in to the student terminal 20a (step S20).

  The student terminal 20a displays a login screen based on the received screen information (step S11). On the display screen, when the student A inputs the class ID of the virtual class in which he / she participates and the member ID of his / her own and performs an input operation for login, the student terminal 20 a On the other hand, the inputted class ID and member ID are transmitted (step S12).

  The server 10 checks whether or not the class ID and member ID received from the student terminal 20a are registered in the virtual class management information 161 (step S21). In this confirmation process, whether or not the received class ID exists in the class ID registered as the first record information, and the member received in the member ID registered as the second record information. It is confirmed whether or not an ID exists. When both IDs are registered, the server 10 reads the first record information related to the received class ID from the virtual class management information 161, and the target education ID included in the first record information, The education period and the function classification used are confirmed (step S22), and information such as class name, education name, educational institution, function classification used is transmitted to the student terminal 20a (step S23). If any one of the class ID and the member ID is not registered, the server 10 transmits a message indicating that fact to the student terminal 20a to be displayed.

  The student terminal 20a displays information such as the class name, the education name, the educational institution, and the used function classification received from the server 10 on the screen (step S13). On this display screen, buttons for selecting the next process, for example, buttons such as “new registration” and “additional registration” of opinion exchange voices are prepared. Here, it is assumed that the student A selects and inputs the “new registration” button in order to newly register the opinion exchange voice.

  When the “new registration” button is selected and input, the student terminal 20a requests the server 10 for information necessary for new registration (step S14). In response to the request, the server 10 transmits information (screen information) necessary for new registration to the student terminal 20a (step S24). The student terminal 20a displays a screen for inputting voice data based on the screen information received from the server 10 (step S15). This display screen is provided with a field for inputting a member ID (designated member ID) as a notification destination when notifying registration of audio data. When the student A inputs voice data and a specified member ID on the display screen, the student terminal 20a transmits the input voice data and the specified member ID to the server 10 (step S16). In this input operation, it is possible to input a speech member ID and a related data number in addition to voice data and a designated member ID. It is also possible to register image data using a whiteboard.

  The server 10 confirms whether or not the designated member ID received from the student terminal 20a is registered in the virtual class management information 161 (step S25). In this confirmation process, it is confirmed whether or not the same ID as the received designated member ID exists among the member IDs registered as the second record information. If the designated member ID exists, the server 10 registers the designated member ID and voice data received from the student terminal 20a as new record information in the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 (step S26). In registering this new record information, information acquired as control information (data number, group number, data classification, update classification, data update date), information acquired from the virtual class management information 161 (class ID, information disclosure range) , Information holding period) and input information (speaking member ID, voice data, designated member ID, related data number) from the student terminal 20a are stored together. If the designated member ID is not registered, the server 10 transmits a message indicating that fact to the student terminal 20a to be displayed.

  After registering the new record information, the server 10 reads out the second record information relating to the received designated member ID from the virtual class management information 161, and the e-mail address included in the second record information (here, the attendance is taken) The registration of the opinion is notified by e-mail to the e-mail address of the student terminal 20b used by the person B (step S27). The process of step S26 may be a process of sending an opinion registration message to the IP address included in the second record information.

  Through the above processing, when the student A registers an opinion for the student B who is not logged in, the registration notification is sent from the server 10 to the student terminal 20b used by the student B. It is sent by email or message. In the case of e-mail notification, the student B can confirm the presence / absence of registration of opinions from other students simply by checking the received mail even when not logged in. In the case of message transmission based on the IP address, when the student B logs in, a message that there is an opinion addressed to himself / herself is automatically supplied to the student terminal 20b. In this case, the student B can easily know the existence of an opinion addressed to himself / herself without checking a file storing information such as an opinion.

<Opinion registration process for opinion exchange voice registration>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of opinion registration processing between the student terminal 20 b used by the student B and the server 10.

  When the student B who has confirmed the email notification of the opinion registration performs an input operation for accessing the server 10 on the student terminal 20b, the student terminal 20b makes an access request to the server 10. (Step S30). Upon receiving the access request, the server 10 transmits screen information for logging in to the student terminal 20b (step S40).

  The student terminal 20b displays a login screen based on the received screen information (step S31). On the display screen, when the student B inputs the class ID of the virtual class in which he / she participates and the member ID of his / her own and performs an input operation for login, the student terminal 20b enters the server 10 On the other hand, the inputted class ID and member ID are transmitted (step S32).

  The server 10 confirms whether or not the class ID and member ID received from the student terminal 20a are registered in the virtual class management information 161 (step S41). In this confirmation process, whether or not the received class ID exists in the class ID registered as the first record information, and the member received in the member ID registered as the second record information. It is confirmed whether or not an ID exists. Furthermore, it is confirmed whether or not the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 has the same specified member ID as the member ID of the student B. When the class ID and the member ID are registered in the first and second record information, the server 10 reads the first record information related to the received class ID from the virtual class management information 161, and the first record information is recorded. Confirm the target education ID, education period, and use function classification included in the record information (step S42), and exchange the specified opinions in addition to information such as class name, education name, educational institution, use function classification, etc. The voice registration information is transmitted to the student terminal 20b (step S43). If any one of the class ID and the member ID is not registered or the corresponding opinion exchange voice registration information does not exist, the server 10 transmits a message indicating that fact to the student terminal 20b to be displayed. .

  The student terminal 20b displays the information such as the class name, education name, educational institution, use function classification, etc. received from the server 10 and opinion exchange voice registration information on the screen (step S33). On this display screen, buttons such as “new registration” and “additional registration” of opinion exchange voices are prepared as buttons for selecting the next process. Here, it is assumed that the student B selects and inputs the “additional registration” button in order to perform additional registration of the opinion exchange voice.

  When the “additional registration” button is selected and input, the student terminal 20b requests the server 10 for information necessary for additional registration (step S34). In response to the request, the server 10 transmits information (screen information) necessary for additional registration to the student terminal 20b (step S44). The student terminal 20b performs screen display based on the additional registration screen information received from the server 10 (step S35). This display screen is provided with a field for inputting a designated member ID (corresponding to the member ID of the student A who is the partner who asked the question) as a notification destination when notifying the additional registration of the audio data. When the student B inputs the voice data and the specified member ID on the display screen, the student terminal 20b transmits the input voice data and the specified member ID to the server 10 (step S36). In this input operation, it is possible to input a speech member ID and a related data number in addition to voice data and a designated member ID.

  The server 10 confirms whether or not the designated member ID received from the student terminal 20b is registered in the virtual class management information 161 (step S45). In this confirmation process, it is confirmed whether or not the same ID as the received designated member ID exists among the member IDs registered as the second record information. If the designated member ID exists, the server 10 registers the designated member ID and audio data received from the student terminal 20b as additional record information in the opinion exchange audio sharing file 162 (step S46). In registering this additional record information, information acquired as control information (data number, group number, data classification, update classification, data update date), information acquired from the virtual class management information 161 (class ID, information disclosure range, Information holding period) and input information (speaking member ID, voice data, designated member ID, related data number) from the student terminal 20b are also stored together. If the designated member ID is not registered, the server 10 transmits a message indicating that fact to the student terminal 20b to display it.

  After registering the additional record information, the server 10 reads out the second record information related to the received designated member ID from the virtual class management information 161, and the e-mail address (here, the student) included in the second record information. The registration of the opinion is notified by e-mail to the e-mail address of the student terminal 20a used by A (step S47).

  Through the above processing, the student B can automatically obtain his / her opinion (voice data or image data) only by inputting his / her member ID and class ID at the time of login. In addition, when a response to the obtained opinion is registered, a notification of the registration is sent by e-mail or message from the server 10 to the student terminal 20a used by the student A. With this notification, the student A can simply know the registration of the response from the student B.

  In addition, the server 10 manages the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 and the whiteboard sharing file 163 in units of classes, and participants (students and lecturers) can use their own terminals to obtain member IDs and class IDs. By inputting, audio data and image data stored in these files can be freely browsed. This greatly improves the efficiency of exchanging opinions and studying work.

  The processing described above (the processing in FIGS. 3 and 4) is processing between student terminals, but similar processing is also performed between the teacher terminal and the student terminals. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the registration of opinions addressed to themselves not only between the students but also in the exchange of opinions between the students and the teacher.

  The server 10 also has a member ID of a class in which a participant who uses the client terminal participates in a client terminal (a student terminal or a teacher terminal) that has logged in to input a designated member ID. May be acquired from the virtual class management information 161 and transmitted. Thereby, the participant can arbitrarily select and input the designated member ID that is the partner of the opinion from the list of member IDs from the server 10 displayed on his / her terminal, and the operability is further improved. .

  Furthermore, when the server 10 receives audio data, a specified member ID, and image data from any of the client terminals (student terminals and teacher terminals), the received image data can be distinguished from the image data. The received voice data is stored in the whiteboard shared file 163 in association with the correct data number, and the received voice data is registered in the opinion exchange voice shared file 162 in association with the received designated member ID, data number, and class ID. Also good. In this case, the server 10 reads out the corresponding voice data from the opinion exchange voice sharing file 162 based on the class ID and member ID received at the time of login, and sets the registered data number in association with the read voice data. Based on this, the corresponding image data is read from the whiteboard shared file 163 and transmitted to the client terminal that has logged in. By using image data, it is possible to further increase communication between participants in the class.

  Each processing in the server and client terminal (student terminal and teacher terminal) of the education system of the present embodiment described above basically executes a program prepared in advance by each of the server computer and the client computer. It is realized with.

  The education system of the above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the configuration and operation thereof can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the education system which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the new registration process performed in the education system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the additional registration process performed in the education system shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server 11 Management system 12 Learning system 13 Control information 14 General-purpose educational content 15 Company original production content 16 Virtual class shared information 20 Student terminal 30 Teacher terminal 100 Communication network 161 Virtual class management information 162 Opinion exchange voice sharing file 163 Whiteboard Shared file 164 Collaborative work implementation work file 165 Study history information file 166 Study result information shared file

Claims (16)

A server for managing information related to education in which each participant participates in each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants;
A plurality of client terminals used by each of the plurality of participants connected to the server via a communication network;
Each of the plurality of client terminals is provided with information related to the education by logging in to the server, and an environment in which opinions can be exchanged between the participants is set. Input of voice data regarding and the designated member ID regarding the other party of the opinion,
The server includes a first file in which the audio data is registered, a member ID for distinguishing the participant for each participant, and address information individually set in a client terminal used by the participant And the second file stored in advance as record information, and when the audio data and the designated member ID are received from any one of the plurality of client terminals, the received audio data is Based on the address information included in the read record information, the record information including the member ID that matches the received specified member ID is read from the second file and registered in the first file. An education system characterized by notifying registration of the audio data.   For the input of the designated member ID, the server provides a list of member IDs of classes in which a participant who uses the client terminal participates from the second file to a client terminal that has logged in. The education system according to claim 1, which is acquired and transmitted.   The server registers the audio data in the first file in association with a class ID capable of distinguishing the virtual class and the designated member ID, and for each of the plurality of client terminals, At the time of the login, the class ID and the member ID are requested, the corresponding voice data is read from the first file based on the class ID and the member ID received by the request, and transmitted to the client terminal that has been logged in. The education system according to claim 1. Each of the plurality of client terminals can further input image data related to the opinion in the opinion exchange.
The server further includes a third file in which the image data is registered. When the audio data, the specified member ID, and the image data are received from any one of the plurality of client terminals, the received image Data is stored in the third file in association with a data number capable of distinguishing the image data, and the received audio data is associated with the received designated member ID, the data number and the class ID. The corresponding audio data is registered in the first file, and the corresponding audio data is read from the first file based on the class ID and the member ID received at the time of login, and the data registered in association with the read audio data. Read the corresponding image data from the third file based on the number and The login is transmitted to the client terminal which has been made, education system according to claim 3 is.   The education system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the address information is an e-mail address. A server that manages information about education in which each participant participates in each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants,
An environment in which information relating to the education is provided and opinions can be exchanged between the participants for each of a plurality of client terminals used by each of the plurality of participants connected via a communication network. And a learning system that enables input of voice data related to the opinion and a designated member ID related to the partner of the opinion in the opinion exchange;
A first file in which the audio data is registered;
A second file pre-stored as record information in which each member is associated with a member ID for distinguishing the participant and address information individually set in the client terminal used by the participant; ,
When the voice data and the designated member ID are received from any one of the plurality of client terminals, the received voice data is registered in the first file, and a member ID that matches the received designated member ID And a management system for notifying the registration of the audio data based on the address information included in the read record information.   The server according to claim 6, wherein the learning system transmits a list of member IDs registered in the second file for inputting the designated member ID to a client terminal that has been logged in. .   The management system registers the audio data in the first file in association with a class ID capable of distinguishing the virtual class and the designated member ID, and for each of the plurality of client terminals At the time of the login, the class ID and the member ID are requested, the corresponding voice data is read from the first file based on the class ID and the member ID received by the request, and transmitted to the client terminal that has been logged in. The server according to claim 6. The learning system enables the input of image data related to the opinion further in the opinion exchange for each of the plurality of client terminals,
A third file in which the image data is registered;
When the management system receives the audio data, the specified member ID, and the image data from any one of the plurality of client terminals, the received data is a data number that can distinguish the image data. And the received voice data is registered in the first file in association with the received designated member ID, the data number and the class ID, and received at the time of login. The corresponding audio data is read from the first file based on the class ID and the member ID, and the corresponding image data is read from the third file based on the data number registered in association with the read audio data. Read and send to each client terminal that logged in That server of claim 8.   The server according to claim 6, wherein the address information is an e-mail address. A learning method using a communication network, performed in a server that manages information related to education in which each participant participates for each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants,
An environment in which information relating to the education is provided and opinions can be exchanged between the participants for each of a plurality of client terminals used by each of the plurality of participants connected via the communication network A first step that enables input of voice data related to the opinion and a designated member ID related to the other party of the opinion in the opinion exchange;
A second step of registering the received voice data in a first file upon receiving the voice data and the designated member ID from any one of the plurality of client terminals;
For each participant, from a second file stored in advance as record information in which a member ID for distinguishing the participant and address information individually set in the client terminal used by the participant are associated with each other A third step of reading record information including a member ID that matches the received designated member ID;
And a fourth step of notifying registration of the voice data based on address information included in the read record information.   The first step includes a step of transmitting a list of member IDs registered in the second file for inputting the designated member ID to a client terminal that has been logged in. 11. The learning method according to 11. The second step includes the step of registering the audio data in the first file in association with a class ID capable of distinguishing the virtual class and the designated member ID,
Each of the plurality of client terminals is requested for the class ID and member ID at the time of login, and the corresponding audio data is read from the first file based on the class ID and member ID received by the request. The learning method according to claim 11, further comprising: transmitting to a client terminal that has been logged in. The first step includes a step of allowing input of image data related to the opinion in the opinion exchange for each of the plurality of client terminals,
Receiving the audio data, the designated member ID, and the image data from any one of the plurality of client terminals;
Storing the received image data in a third file in association with a data number capable of distinguishing the image data;
Registering the received audio data in the first file in association with the received designated member ID, the data number and the class ID;
Reading the corresponding audio data from the first file based on the class ID and member ID received at the time of login;
Reading corresponding image data from the third file based on the data number registered in association with the read audio data;
The learning method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of transmitting the read audio data and image data to the client terminal that has been logged in.   The learning method according to claim 11, wherein the address information is an e-mail address. A program used in a server computer that manages information related to education in which each participant participates for each virtual class organized by a plurality of participants,
An environment in which information relating to the education is provided and opinions can be exchanged between the participants for each of a plurality of client terminals used by each of the plurality of participants connected via a communication network. And processing to enable input of voice data related to the opinion and a designated member ID related to the other party of the opinion in the opinion exchange;
When the voice data and the specified member ID are received from any one of the plurality of client terminals, a process of registering the received voice data in the first file;
For each participant, from a second file stored in advance as record information in which a member ID for distinguishing the participant and address information individually set in the client terminal used by the participant are associated with each other , A process of reading record information including a member ID that matches the received designated member ID;
A program that causes the server computer to execute a process of notifying registration of the audio data based on address information included in the read record information.

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