Active learning device and method

摘要

An activity device including an activity sensor for generating an activity interaction signal responsive to a sustained large-muscle physical activity of a user operating the activity device; a controller, coupled to the activity monitor, generating a virtual environment supporting a virtual user frame-of-reference in the virtual environment, the controller generating a set of virtual education elements in the environment and a goal for the set virtual representation with respect to the virtual education elements wherein the controller is responsive to the activity interaction signal to produce an affected interaction of the virtual representation with the virtual education elements with the controller measuring a conformation of the goal by the affected interaction; and a feedback system, coupled to the controller, for presenting the virtual environment with the frame-of-reference in relation to the virtual education elements for providing the user with feedback.

主权项

1. An active learning apparatus, comprising:
an activity device including a leg-powered motive element, an arm-powered steering element, and an activity sensor coupled to said leg-powered motive element and to said arm-powered steering element, with an operation of said leg-powered motive element and a steering concurrent with said operation of said leg-powered motive element by a user generating an activity interaction signal responsive to a physical activity of said user operating said activity device wherein said activity interaction signal includes a motive element generated from said operation of said leg-powered motive element and a directional element generated from operation of said arm-powered steering element; a controller, coupled to said activity device, generating a virtual environment supporting a virtual user frame-of-reference in said virtual environment, said controller generating two or more virtual education elements in said environment and a goal for said virtual user frame of reference with respect to said virtual education elements, wherein said goal includes two or more independently-navigable subgoals arranged in a goal sequence relative to one another, wherein said controller is responsive to said activity interaction signal to produce an affected interaction of said virtual user frame of reference with said virtual education elements with said controller measuring a conformation of said goal in said goal sequence by said affected interaction wherein said controller is responsive to said motive element to control a speed of said virtual user frame of reference in said virtual environment responsive to said motive element, wherein said controller is responsive to said directional element to control a direction of said virtual user frame of reference in said virtual environment, and wherein said virtual education elements are all independently-navigable and concurrently presented in said virtual environment when said controller generates said goal including said subgoals with said user navigating said virtual user frame of reference through said virtual environment using said motive element to relatively advance said virtual user frame of reference with respect to said virtual educational elements at a speed related to said motive element and said directional element to interact with said virtual education elements responsive to said goal to select individual ones of said virtual elements in said goal sequence; and a feedback system, coupled to said controller, configured to present said virtual environment with said user frame-of-reference in relation to said virtual education elements to provide said user with feedback regarding said goal and said subgoals, and said conformation of said goal and subgoals in said goal sequence by said affected interaction; and wherein said leg-powered motive element is configured to produce both a forward motion component of said motive element and a reverse motion component of said motive element and wherein said controller is responsive to said forward motion component to relatively advance said virtual user frame-of-reference and said education elements and wherein said controller is responsive to said reverse motion component to relatively reverse said virtual user frame-of-reference and said education elements; wherein said education elements include both a first plurality of mathematical elements wherein said first plurality of mathematical elements include a mathematical composite as said goal, wherein said subgoals include individual ones of mathematical elements, and wherein said goal sequence includes a mathematical sequence of said mathematical elements and a second plurality of mathematical elements wherein said mathematical sequence is presented in said virtual environment and wherein said second plurality of mathematical elements includes said first plurality of mathematical elements with said second plurality of mathematical elements distributed in said virtual environment and wherein said goal includes a conformance of reproducing or solving said mathematical composite in said mathematical sequence using said user frame of reference to select one or more of said second plurality of mathematical elements from said virtual environment.