Deborah Ann Everhart

US Patent:

8271420, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Dec 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/347071

Inventors:

Deborah Everhart - Washington DC, US
Robert L. Alcorn - Arlington VA, US

Assignee:

Blackboard Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 17/00
G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 49

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for integrating educational software. In one implementation, a first method includes providing on a first server an integrated learning management system adapted to exchange education data and materials via a connector interface, providing on the first server a first component which responds to requests made by the integrated system via the connector interface to exchange education data and materials with a first source learning management system, and exchanging education data and materials between the integrated system and the first system via the first component by use of the connector interface.

US Patent:

20060026213, Feb 2, 2006

Filed:

Jun 2, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/142965

Inventors:

David Yaskin - Arlington VA, US
Heather Natour - Alexandria VA, US
Zahra Safavian - Fairfax Station VA, US
Tom Joyce - Arlington VA, US
William Langford - Washington DC, US
Daniel Cane - Washington DC, US
Timothy Chi - Cambridge MA, US
Stephanie Cupp - Alexandria VA, US
Anita Bhorjee - Baltimore MD, US
Jessica Finnefrock - Alexandria VA, US
Deborah Everhart - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

Blackboard Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707200000

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for providing a community of users access to content items. The content items relate to a plurality of courses, with each user being associated with one or more of the courses. A method of managing and controlling access to the content items can include the steps of (a) receiving from one or more of the users proposed content items for inclusion in a content repository; (b) selecting content items from the proposed content items for inclusion in the content repository; (c) specifying which of the users are eligible to access which of the content items in the content repository; and (d) providing access to content items in the repository over a network to users specified to have access to given content items.

US Patent:

20090018986, Jan 15, 2009

Filed:

Jul 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/822653

Inventors:

Robert L. Alcorn - Arlington VA, US
Deborah A. Everhart - Washington DC, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

706 49

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for integrating educational software. In one implementation, a first server receives an identifier of a second server that provides at least one source educational course. A second server receives metadata for the at least one source educational course and stores the metadata.

US Patent:

20110010210, Jan 13, 2011

Filed:

Jul 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/500844

Inventors:

Robert L. ALCORN - Arlington VA, US
Deborah Everhart - Washington DC, US
Ramsey R. Chambers - Reston VA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 21/00
G06Q 50/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 7, 726 3, 707E17044, 707E17107, 706 54, 707603, 707607

Abstract:

An educational asset distribution system including an asset registration module which obtains information about a plurality of educational assets, said information including fixed metadata descriptive of an educational asset, and information for accessing the educational asset; a learning management system interface which receives context data descriptive of a user of a learning management system; a dynamic metadata storage which stores a portion of the context data in association with the fixed metadata; and an educational assets management module for managing the plurality of educational assets based on the context data, the information about the plurality of educational assets, and data stored in the dynamic metadata storage.