Apparatus, systems and methods for interactive dissemination of knowledge

Abstract

Embodiments of apparatus, systems and methods facilitate knowledge dissemination and promote knowledge acquisition, in part, by automatically presenting elements of an interlinked knowledge base to optimize learning efficiency. In some embodiments, a graphical user interface (GUI) facilitates user interaction with subject items, ordered arrangements of subject items, and display of subject items and their interconnections in the knowledge base. For example, the GUI facilitates operations such as the determination and display of: subject items with the same subject tag, and subject items with similar connectivity. Other operations facilitate simplification and modification of the displayed knowledge graph comprising the subject items.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 367,264, filed Feb. 6, 2012, entitled “Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Interactive Dissemination of Knowledge,” which is assigned to the assignee hereof, and which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to the field of education and in particular, to apparatus, systems, and methods for facilitating knowledge dissemination and promoting knowledge acquisition, in part, by automatically presenting elements of an interlinked knowledge base in a way that optimizes learning efficiency.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Knowledge may be viewed as a collection of concepts, models, facts and tools pertaining to subject matter, which are interlinked and rich with dependencies. Good educators know it is not enough to teach a subject as a collection of unrelated facts—in...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent describes a method for displaying content associated with a plurality of linked subject items in a knowledge base. The method involves obtaining a learning path comprising an ordered set of subject items, determining a set of linked subject items that are linked to at least one subject item on the learning path, and displaying representations of a subset of the linked subject items. The displayed representation for a first subject item in the subset may be determined based on factors such as proximity to the first subject item or a property value associated with it. The technical effect of this method is to provide an efficient way for users to access and learn from a knowledge base by quickly identifying relevant content.

Problems solved by technology

However, in a conventional school setting, students in a class are exposed uniformly to the same sequence of topics over time, which severely constrains learning because a progression of ideas that may enlighten one student will likely perplex another.

Moreover, learning state variations between students are likely to be accentuated as budgetary constraints and various economic factors contribute to accelerating the trend toward larger class sizes and higher student-teacher ratios at many schools, thereby decreasing the likelihood of student success.

However, while conventional computer aided teaching systems are good at covering narrow subjects with disjoint concepts, they are poor at covering broader subjects that include complex connections between ideas.

Current teaching systems focus on retention and fail to adequately address the connections between concepts, thereby favoring memorization over learning.

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