摘要 |
<p>An Internet-enabled subscription teaching service system (9) has an Internet-connected lecture server (19) executing a software suite, one or more teacher-author stations (17) coupled to the Internet-connected lecture server (19), having input and display apparatus, and including lecture-authoring software (35), and one or more Internet-capable lecture client stations (2) having lecture-participation software (33). Teacher-authors use the teacher-author stations (17) to prepare lectures through the lecture-authoring software (35), the lecture server (19) stores prepared lectures and provides lectures on a pre-determined schedule to lecture clients at the lecture client stations (2), and the lecture clients follow the provided lectures at the lecture client stations (2) through the lecture-participation software (33). Some lectures are fully automatic, and some are directed by the teacher-authors in real time. In the real time case recipients are directed to WEB pages in unison, and annotation and commentary is provided by the teacher-author as pages are visited.</p> |