Time Based Data Visualization
An education digital reading platform collects time based user activity data and time based instruction data to generate time based views displaying a user's progress. User activity data includes any activity performed by a user on a web application displaying content from the education digital reading platform such as reading, taking notes, or answering questions. Time based instruction data includes a syllabus, due dates, and deadlines associated with a user's class. An interface system aggregates the user activity data from one or more users along with the instruction data to generate views of a user's progress. The views may be displayed, for example, as a timeline or a calendar. The views may enable a comparison between the activities of multiple users or a comparison of one or more user's activities to a syllabus.
1 . A method of electronic content management and delivery, the method comprising:
receiving time based user activity data comprising a user's actions associated with pages of content, the pages constructed from markup language page elements;
receiving time based instruction data related to the content and the user;
aggregating the time based user activity data and the time based instruction data based on time; and
generating at least one time based view of the aggregated data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pages of content comprise at least one of content from a published textbook and a time based learning activity.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pages of content comprise a learning activity, the learning activity comprising at least one of a quiz, an interactive lesson, a video and a slideshow.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user's actions associated with pages of content comprise at least one of reading pages of content, writing notes, highlighting, copying at least a portion of a page, viewing a video, sharing user generated content, sharing at least a portion of a page, answering questions and posting questions.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the time based user activity data further comprises a time associated with a start of the user activity and a time associated with an end of the user activity.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the time based instruction data further comprises a date for completing a task, the task comprising performing a user action associated with pages of content.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein time based instruction data includes at least one of information provided by an instructor and a syllabus.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving time based merchandising information associated with at least one of the pages of content and a user's actions and including at least a date or time to display the merchandising information to the user; and
aggregating the time based merchandising information with the time based user activity data and the time based instruction data.
9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying time based merchandising information at a time coinciding with at least one of a time based user action.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the aggregated data to a user in markup language page elements used to construct a time based view for a user.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the time based view comprises at least one of a timeline view, a calendar view, and a comparison view displaying a user's activity compared to other users' activities.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the time based view comprises time based user activity data and time based instruction data of an education life cycle.
13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the time based view comprises a comparison between at least two users' time based activity data.
14 . A computer-readable storage medium storing executable computer program instructions for electronic content management and delivery, the computer program instructions comprising instructions for:
receiving time based user activity data comprising a user's actions associated with pages of content, the pages constructed from markup language page elements;
receiving time based instruction data related to the content and the user;
aggregating the time based user activity data and the time based instruction data based on time; and
generating at least one time based view of the aggregated data.
15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the pages of content comprise at least one of content from a published textbook and a time based learning activity.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the pages of content comprise a learning activity, the learning activity comprising at least one of a quiz, an interactive lesson, a video and a slideshow.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the user's actions associated with pages of content comprise at least one of reading pages of content, writing notes, highlighting, copying at least a portion of a page, viewing a video, sharing user generated content, sharing at least a portion of a page, answering questions and posting questions.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the time based user activity data further comprises a time associated with a start of the user activity and a time associated with an end of the user activity.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the time based instruction data further comprises a date for completing a task, the task comprising performing a user action associated with pages of content.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the time based instruction data further comprises a date for completing a task, the task comprising performing a user action associated with pages of content.
21 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for:
receiving time based merchandising information associated with at least one of the pages of content and a user's actions and including at least a date or time to display the merchandising information to the user; and
aggregating the time based merchandising information with the time based user activity data and the time based instruction data
22 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for displaying time based merchandising information at a time coinciding with at least one of a time based user action.
23 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions for providing the aggregated data to a user in markup language page elements used to construct a time based view for a user.
24 . The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the time based view comprises at least one of a timeline view, a calendar view, and a comparison view displaying a user's activity compared to other users' activities.
25 . The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the time based view comprises time based user activity data and time based instruction data of an education life cycle.
26 . The computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the time based view comprises a comparison between at least two users' time based activity data.