Inventors:
- Hasbrouck Heights NJ, US
Michael DiGiorgio - Hasbrouck Heights NJ, US
International Classification:
G09B 19/00
H04L 12/18
H04N 7/15
G06Q 10/10
G06Q 50/20
G06Q 50/00
G06F 16/93
G09B 7/00
Abstract:
A system and method for providing virtual and distance education using hands-on exercises, and more specifically, to a system and method for providing remote virtual training and skill demonstration evaluation are disclosed. The system includes an instructor computing system and one or more student computing systems. The instructor computing system include a course material processor for generating course material for presentation to student computing systems, an instructor document transmitter/receiver for exchanging educational documents with each of one or more student computing systems, an instructor camera coupled to a camera interface for capturing a live video stream transmitted to each of the one or more student computing systems for viewing presentations and course material, and an instructor message processor for exchanging live and interactive messages with each of the one or more student computing systems. Each one of the one or more student computing systems include a student document transmitter/receiver for exchanging educational documents with the instructor computing systems, a student message processor for exchanging interactive messages with each of the other one or more student computing systems and the instructor computing system, a student camera coupled to a camera interface for capturing a live video stream transmitted to the instructor computing system and to each of the one or more student computing systems for viewing questions, comments and feedback, and a student audio-video interface for receiving streaming video data and course material from the instructor computing system and displaying for live viewing. The student computing systems provide streaming video of skill demonstrations and hands-on exercises of each of the one or more students demonstrating comprehension of presented course material.