KR101417340B1 - Method of dynamically summoning learning tool in learning management system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for dynamic invocation of a tool in an LMS is disclosed. According to the present invention, if there is a tool call request while the LMS is reproducing the learning contents, an appropriate tool to be called is selected in real time using the context of the learning contents or the information obtained through tracking the learning situation of the learner, And displayed together with the learning contents. Furthermore, more than one tool can be called at the same time, or a sequence of calls can be used to make use of various combinations of learning functions. In this case, various tools can be replaced or changed without changing the system.

Description

{METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY SUMMONING LEARNING TOOL IN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM}

The present invention belongs to the field of e-learning.

Thanks to the advancement of information technology (IT) technology, teaching activities that have been conducted in offline schools and academies have gradually moved to online.

The most common form is e-learning, which accesses its own account on the web and receives learning contents such as lecture videos corresponding to its learning curriculum.

This e - learning replaces some of the teaching activities that have been done in the offline mode, but it is likely that each learner will stop delivering one - way information because of the nature of each learner listening to the lecture while watching the screen in his / her own space.

In order to solve these disadvantages, supplementary measures such as improving the learning curriculum by collecting and using information such as learners' progress, understanding, and achievement through the LMS (Learning Management System) .

On the other hand, standards such as Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) and Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) have been proposed so that various functions can be easily recycled.

It can be seen that standardization and recycling of various tools (tools, tools) to help learning from this series of flows become more important.

In the past e-learning technology, the functions of these tools have been developed together in LMS. In this case, there is a disadvantage that it is impossible to upgrade or replace a tool without completely developing a new system.

In order to solve this problem, a standard such as SCORM and LTI has been proposed. However, there is no difference in that the tool is easily recycled and the code for calling the tool is inserted and fixed at the time of system development.

In other words, once the system is developed, it is impossible to freely select various newly developed and emerging tools and replace them with existing tools.

In addition, according to the related art, there is a limit in that it is difficult to secure flexibility in selecting and calling a tool in real time in the process of learning.

[1] The Journal of the Korea Contents Association 12 (3) 487-497, "A Study on the Relationship between Learning Tools, Learning Achievement, and Learning Satisfaction in Online Classes", 2012 [Patent Literature 2] Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0112121 entitled "Learning tool to guide learning procedures according to characteristics of subjects"

In order to solve the problems of the related art as described above, the present invention proposes a new learning model that selects a tool to be called during playback of learning contents in real time and calls it dynamically.

Meanwhile, the present invention aims at providing a new learning model that can freely change and replace newly developed tools.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for dynamic invocation of a tool in an LMS according to the present invention comprises: monitoring the existence of tool call request information included in learning contents being played back by the LMS; 110 < / RTI >

The method comprising the steps of: (a) determining whether there is a predetermined number of types of learning contents that are being reproduced by the LMS or information collected from the learning progress of the user;

A step 130 of selecting a tool corresponding to the type among the pre-stored tool information databases using the determined type, and extracting at least one of information related to a URL of the tool and input parameters to be transmitted to the tool; And

The LMS accesses the selected tool's URL during playback of the learning content to invoke the tool in real time, and the user's information, the learning content being played back, And inputting the input parameters to the tool using at least one of the acquired information, and passing the input parameters to the tool,

The tool is an object that provides a function related to learning and exists outside the learning contents and the LMS and is accessible through url.

At this time, when the determined types are two or more, the respective tools corresponding to the respective types are called at the same time, or the sequential relation of the two or more tools is determined, and the two or more tools are sequentially called .

In particular, when the two or more tools are sequentially called, the result value returned from the first tool is transferred to the input parameter of the next tool to be called.

According to the present invention, dynamic invocation of a learning tool becomes possible.

This makes it possible to freely replace newly developed tools without changing existing systems.

Furthermore, it is possible to provide various learning functions by calling two or more tools in cooperation with each other.

According to the present invention, a learner can perform complex learning using learning contents and various tools.

1 is a connection diagram illustrating a connection relationship between an LMS and a tool,
2 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a tool is called dynamically while a learning content is being reproduced in a learning content viewer,
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of dynamic invocation of a tool in the LMS according to the present invention in a time-wise manner.

Hereinafter, a dynamic invocation method of a tool in an LMS according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention and attached drawings. In order to clarify the present invention, contents which are not related to the configuration of the present invention will be omitted, and the same reference numerals are used for the same components.

On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "comprising" another element in the description of the invention or in the claims, it is not interpreted as being limited to only that element, Elements may be further included.

Also, in the description of the invention or the claims, the components named as "means", "parts", "modules", "blocks" refer to units that process at least one function or operation, Each of which may be implemented by software or hardware, or a combination thereof.

1 is a connection diagram illustrating a connection relationship between an LMS and a tool.

The viewer 12 receives the learning contents from the learning contents server 11 and displays them on the screen. The viewer 12 may be in the form of a web browser or its add-on in the field of conventional e-learning technology, but may be a separate terminal such as an e-reader. Alternatively, it may be conventional hardware itself such as a smart phone, tablet, or notebook, or software running on the hardware platform.

The learning content server 11 provides the learning contents to the viewer 12 connected thereto via the network. At this time, the learning contents may be a web-based document format, but may also be data generated in this format or another format.

Generally, a learning management system (LMS) is a system that provides learning contents corresponding to a learning progress of a user and displays the learning contents. When a user traces the learning contents, Or achievement, and which parts need to be supplemented.

In the e-learning technology field, the viewer is a viewer for displaying learning contents on the screen. In the case of providing various functions for tracking the learning situation, this is also called an LMS. Sometimes, tracking information is collected and processed, The server that reconfigures the LMS may also be referred to as an LMS.

In the present invention, the LMS 10 is defined as a subject that provides learning contents to the user and calls the tool dynamically during the reproduction of the learning contents. Preferably, the viewer 12 as shown in FIG. 1 may be the main body. However, the learning contents server 11 and the viewer 12 may be operated in an organic manner, It may also handle calls to dynamic tools during playback.

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the LMS 10 may include a viewer 12 or a viewer 12 and a learning content server 11.

The tool server 20 provides the tool 2 dynamically at the time of learning content reproduction of the LMS 10. The concept of the tool 2 will be described later.

A method for dynamic invocation of a tool in an LMS according to the present invention can be executed in the LMS 10 as illustrated in FIG.

Hereinafter, a dynamic invocation method of a tool in the LMS according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a manner in which a tool is called dynamically while a learning content is being reproduced in a learning content viewer, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of dynamic invocation of a tool in an LMS according to the present invention in a time- .

2, the learning contents 1 are reproduced and displayed on the screen of the viewer 12, and the tools 2 are called in real time during the reproduction of the learning contents to be displayed on one side of the learning contents 1 Can be displayed.

At this time, the learning contents (1) are digital contents which are provided from the learning contents server (11) for learning by the learner, and are learning contents in the field of e-learning technology by known technology, And may be digitized contents provided in the same form.

On the other hand, the tool 2 is a network implemented various functions provided to assist a learner's learning.

These tools (2) can be used for sharing learning materials such as LMS or Sharable Content Object Reference Model (LMS), Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) of conventional learning such as "discussion room" or "homework submission and scoring" , "Music drawing function", "musical instrument simulator" and so on, which are related to music learning.

In the present invention, the tool 2 is an object that provides a function related to learning, exists outside the learning content 1 and the LMS 10, and is accessible through url.

That is, the functions incorporated in the LMS or functions that act as part of the learning contents by being coded using JSP, ASP, or the like at the time of authoring of the learning contents themselves, as in the conventional e-learning technology field, It does not apply.

The present invention is based on the premise that various tools (2) have their respective URLs and adhere to any one of a number of predetermined specifications.

For example, there is a specification that has input parameters in order of "user id", "identification information of learning contents", "learning progress", and "conversation contents", and a tool having these input parameters is mutually compatible .

For example, even if there are a plurality of tools 2 that provide a "discussion" function and a plurality of tool servers 20 each provide a different "discussion" tool 2, 2) conform to the same specifications, so they can be interchangeable.

Thus, the LMS 10 can dynamically invoke any of these as described below.

Sometimes, the function of the tool 2 provided by any one of the tool servers 20 is upgraded. In this case also, if the tool 2 conforms to the standard, the LMS 10 accesses the same url irrespective of whether or not the tool 2 is upgraded, and provides the same input parameter, .

The method for dynamic invocation of the tool in the LMS according to the present invention is a method for dynamic invocation of the tool in the LMS 10 by reproducing any one or more of these tools immediately in accordance with the context of the learning contents 1 during the reproduction and display of the learning contents 1. [ It defines the process of dynamically selecting and calling.

3, first, the LMS 10 reproduces and displays the learning content 1, and monitors whether there is a tool call request (S110).

The request for the tool call may be included in the learning content 1 itself being reproduced, or the request may be made at the request of the user.

In the former case, among the contents of the learning contents 1, a code for requesting a tool to be called can be inserted in a manner such as a tag or a script which is not displayed on the screen.

For example, a task given to the students can be displayed at the end of a certain amount of learning contents. In this part, a code for requesting a tool to be called can be inserted, and the LMS 10, You can invoke a tool that provides the "Submit Task" function.

In the latter case, the user can request a tool call directly through the LMS 10 regardless of the contents of the learning contents 1. [ In this case, the present invention is different from the prior art in that a function to be called is dynamically selected and called by using a function provided by the LMS rather than simply using the function provided by the LMS.

On the other hand, if the learning content 1 itself includes a code for requesting a tool call, or if there is a request for a tool call by a user's operation, the LMS 10 determines whether the learning content 1 itself It is determined from among the plurality of types previously defined from the information collected from the learning progress process of the learning contents (1) (S120).

At this time, the type is information used as a basis for determining which tool is called when a tool call is requested, and is determined using the context of the learning contents 1 that is being reproduced or from the learning progress process of the learner Can be judged by the collected information. Alternatively, it may be determined more directly by using the code included in the learning contents 1. [

For example, if the most recently reproduced item of the learning content 1 being reproduced is the basic theory-> deep learning-> example solution, then the following procedure is used to determine which type of tool to invoke using the context It will be an exercise or a quiz.

In other words, if there is a request for a tool call in a state in which playback of the example pool has been completed through the basic theoretical-> deepening learning, the LMS 10 matches the context among several predefined types using the context (context) Select a type to do.

Or learning contents (1) Metadata and tags assigned to each item may be used as a context for selecting a type.

For example, when a learner has a medium degree of understanding of the learning content 1 being played back, the content of the "discussion" When the function providing tool 2 is called, the LMS 10 may make a discussion between learners having similar ability by calling tools 2 used by learners having similar understanding with the learner .

It is possible to insert more information about which tool to request the tool call request code included in the learning contents 1 more directly. In this case, the LMS 10 can directly read the type information on which the tool call is based, from the code included in the learning contents 1. [

On the other hand, if the type is determined or read, the LMS 10 retrieves the information of the tool 2 corresponding to the type from the tool information database (S130).

At this time, the tool information database preferably stores the URLs of the plurality of tools 2, and information of the input parameters to be transmitted to each tool. If necessary, the access right to the tool 2 can further be stored with authentication information for authentication and the like.

Therefore, in fetching the information of the tool 2 corresponding to the type from the tool information database, the LMS 10 fetches the url of the tool 2 and the specification of the input parameter to be transmitted to the tool 2 If necessary, the authentication information and other information can be further withdrawn.

Thus, if there is a request to call the tool 2 during the reproduction of the learning content 1, the LMS 10 determines which tool 2 is to be called in real time and calls the tool 2 in real time.

Thus, while the learning contents 1 are reproduced and displayed as illustrated in Fig. 2, the tool 2 is further displayed on one side of the screen.

In some implementations, the tool 2 may be overlaid over the area in which the learning content 1 is displayed.

In order to call the tool 2, the LMS 10 first provides an area for displaying the tool on the screen, and then displays the tool 2 on the screen by accessing the url of the tool 2. [

On the other hand, when accessing the URL of the tool (2), the LMS (10) passes values corresponding to the input parameters of the tool (2) fetched from the tool database as factors.

The input parameters of the tool 2 may be of various types, such as "user ID", "identification information of learning contents", "learning progress", "text data input by the learner"

The LMS 10 collects information through the following process, generates and transforms a value to be input as an input parameter according to a predetermined algorithm, in conformity with each type, and then, as a parameter at the time of calling the tool 2 To give.

The LMS 10 can access the user information of the user, name, student number, school, etc. of the user, or by tracking the progress of the user's learning on the learning content 1, And so on.

Then, information such as the code included in the learning content 1, the content of the learning content 1 itself, the subject, the author, the degree of difficulty, the progress on the curriculum of the learning content 1 is collected from the context as described above .

Thus, the LMS 10 processes one or more of the collected user information, the information obtained from the learning contents 1 itself, and the information collected through tracking of the learning situation, Lt; / RTI >

For example, when the value to be passed to the input parameter is "user's name", "school", "subject name of learning contents", the LMS 10 can grasp this information from the collected information, It can be converted to the data type of the argument (integer, complex number, text, etc.) and then passed on.

When the tool 2 is called in real time during the reproduction of the learning content 1 through the above process and the parameters required by the tool 2 are handed over to the tool server 20, .

The process of processing the function or its result is returned to the LMS 10 and displayed on one side of the screen shown in Fig.

On the other hand, the tool 2 can be constantly created and upgraded by a plurality of tool servers 20. [

When the LMS 10 obtains the information on the url and the input parameter of the newly generated new tool 2, the LMS 10 updates it by writing it in the tool database (S150).

At this time, the type of each tool (2) can be judged based on the specifications of the input parameters, and may sometimes be manually classified by the server administrator.

In the above description, it is assumed that the LMS 10 selects a single tool 2 while the learning content 1 is being played back and calls it in real time. However, when two or more tools 2 are selected You may.

If the LMS 10 reads the information of the tool 2 corresponding to the determined type from the tool database in step S130 and there are two or more tools 2 of that type as a result of reading the information of the tool 2 corresponding to the determined type, ) Displays a list of corresponding tools on the screen and allows the user to select them.

Alternatively, any one of the two or more tools 2 may be selected by a predetermined algorithm.

If the type determined in step S120 is two or more, the LMS 10 may select the tools 2 corresponding to each type and call them.

For example, you could invoke a tool (2) that provides a "discussion" function for students to group together and a tool (2) that provides a "homework submission" function to submit discussion results .

In the example shown in FIG. 2, two tools 2 are simultaneously called and illustrated on one side of the screen.

That is, when the determined type is two or more, when the tool 2 is called in step S140, the LMS 10 can simultaneously call each tool corresponding to each type.

The simultaneously called tools 2 may be simultaneously displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in the case of the above example in which a discussion is made through the "discussion" function and the result is submitted through the "homework submission" function, the tool 2 that provides the "discussion" function is first called, The tool 2 providing the function may be called separately.

In such a case, the LMS 10 determines the subsequent relationship of the two or more tools 2, instead of calling two or more tools 2 at the same time.

The determination of the subsequent relationship between two or more tools 2 can be made by a predetermined algorithm using information obtained from the learning content 1 itself or information obtained from the context of the learning content 1 and the tracking of the learning situation of the user .

When the next relation is determined in this way, the LMS 10 can sequentially call the two or more tools 2 according to the order.

That is, any one tool 2 is called and displayed on the screen. When the function of the tool 2 is terminated, the next tool 2 is called and displayed.

At this time, the LMS 10 may return the result value returned from the previously called tool 2 to the input parameter of the next tool to be called.

In the above example, the result value returned from the tool 2 providing the "Discussion" function corresponds to the discussion content exchanged among a plurality of learners, and the LMS 10 sends it to the next " ).

Accordingly, after discussion using any one of the tools 2 is completed, the discussion results can be submitted in the form of homework through a separate tool 2.

On the other hand, the tool 2 to be called first may process the result value directly to the tool 2 to be called next time instead of the LMS 10.

In the above example, if the LMS 10 calls the "discussion" tool 2 which is called first and gives the url of the "homework submission" tool 20, which is the tool 2 to be called next with the input parameters, Instead of returning the result value to the LMS 10, the tool 2 can directly pass it to the input parameter by calling the "homework submit" tool 20.

Through this process, two or more tools 2 can be called simultaneously or sequentially in the course of reproduction of the learning contents 1, and a processing result of any one of the tools 2 can be called up in the next tool 2 ) Input parameters, and can be processed and processed again.

Meanwhile, the dynamic invocation method of the tool in the LMS according to the present invention can be embodied as computer-readable code and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer-readable recording medium may include any type of medium in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of the medium include a DVD-ROM, a CD-ROM, a hard disk, a USB memory, a flash memory And the like.

On the other hand, the expression to be recorded on the recording medium encompasses not only a case where a large amount is recorded on a recording medium, a case where it is distributed in the form of a package, a case where it is provided on a recording medium through a network in the form of a data packet.

In the meantime, although the expression 'learning contents' has been used in the above description, it does not necessarily indicate contents provided on a web-based basis in the field of e-learning technology according to the prior art. In the case of digitized contents for learning, Should be understood to include both.

In the meantime, although the expression LMS is used in the above description, it is not limited to the means for reproducing the learning contents on the web-based web in the e-learning technology according to the prior art, and the digitized contents satisfying the above- And means for reproducing data.

In the above description, the network is referred to as a local area network (WAN), a wide area network (WAN), or an intranet, a virtual private network (VPN) Therefore, it should be construed as a broad concept covering wired and wireless communication methods known as WiBro, WiFi, and the like.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. . Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be determined only by the technical idea of the appended claims, and is not limited to the above embodiments.

The present invention can be applied to the e-learning technology field and its adjacent technology fields.

1: Learning contents
2: Tools
10: Learning Management System (LMS)
11: Learning content server
12: Viewer
20: Tool server

Claims (9)

1. A method executed in an LMS (Learning Management System) for playing back learning contents and tracking a learning progress process of a user,
110) monitoring the existence of the tool call request information included in the learning contents being played back by the LMS;
The LMS does not include information that identifies a specific tool. In this case, the tool call request information does not include information identifying a specific tool. -, the context of the learning content that was being played back among the many predefined types - at this time, the context of the learning content does not include the user's learning tracking results. - step 120 of determining the corresponding type;
A tool corresponding to the type of the tool information database in which the LMS is pre-stored, the tool being dynamically selected as an object that executes and provides functions related to learning and exists outside the learning contents and the LMS and is accessible through url A step 130 of fetching one or more pieces of information among the input parameters to be transmitted to the tool and the url of the corresponding tool; And
And a step 140 in which the LMS calls the tool in real time by accessing the URL of the selected tool during reproduction of the learning contents, dynamically configuring an input parameter for the tool, and passing the input parameter to the tool A method of dynamic invocation of a tool in an LMS. delete The method according to claim 1,
In step 120, the LMS finds that the tool call request information is included in the learning contents being reproduced, and the LMS determines the corresponding type among the predefined types using the context or contents of the learning contents being reproduced A method of dynamic invocation of a tool in an LMS. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein if the number of tools corresponding to the determined type is more than two, a list of corresponding tools is displayed on the screen and the user selects the tool. The method according to claim 1,
And if the determined type is more than one, the respective tools corresponding to the respective types are called at the same time. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein, in step 140, instead of simultaneously calling the two or more tools, a sequential relationship between the two or more tools is determined, and the two or more tools are sequentially called in accordance with the next relationship. Way. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein, when the two or more tools are sequentially called in step 140, the result value returned from the first tool is passed to the input parameter of the next tool to be called. The method according to claim 6,
In step 140, when the two or more tools are sequentially called, the input parameter of the first called tool is set to the url of the next tool to be called, so that the result value of the first called tool is directly passed to the next called tool The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
And a step 150 of updating the LMS by writing the information on the url and the input parameter of the new tool to the tool database, thereby updating the tool.

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