SYLLABUS AUTHORING USING DATA INTEGRATION

摘要

Techniques are described for a syllabus authoring and publishing system that allows educators to create and customize syllabi using data integration to optimize for various criteria. A syllabus begins with one or more course objectives, wherein one or more data services are consulted for optimal selection of course activities to satisfy the course objectives. After the appropriate course activities are selected and customized, the syllabus may be saved as one of several syllabus versions and a particular version may be published downstream for further customization by other users. The syllabus is a dynamic document with rich metadata and may directly link to and launch interactive learning objects. The metadata may also specify user role based and workflow context based permissions for viewing, editing, and interacting with the syllabus. All changes and interactions with the syllabus may be tracked in the metadata for analytics and other uses.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
selecting a particular objective from one or more objectives defined in a syllabus for a particular course offering; retrieving, from an activity repository, a candidate activity for teaching the particular objective, wherein the candidate activity has a rating that is higher than an existing activity in the syllabus for teaching the particular objective; and performing at least one of:
displaying the candidate activity in a user interface and providing a control in the user interface to replace the existing activity in the syllabus with the candidate activity; orreplacing the existing activity in the syllabus with the candidate activity automatically; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.