Machine learning-based educational content adaptation based on user personal characteristics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12211395-B2
Application number	US-202117566186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2021
Priority date	Dec 30, 2021
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

Techniques are provided for machine learning-based educational content adaptation based on user personal characteristics. One method comprises obtaining personal characteristics of at least one user; applying the personal characteristics of the at least one user to at least one machine learning model to automatically adapt at least one educational content item for the at least one user using one or more of the applied personal characteristics of the at least one user; and initiating a provision of the at least one automatically adapted educational content item to the at least one user. Technology-related characteristics of the at least one user may also be applied to the at least one machine learning model to further adapt the at least one educational content item for the at least one user using the applied technology-related characteristics.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
obtaining one or more personal characteristics of at least one user;
applying the one or more personal characteristics of the at least one user to at least one machine learning model to automatically adapt at least one educational content item for the at least one user using one or more of the applied personal characteristics of the at least one user, wherein the at least one machine learning model comprises at least a first machine learning model and a second machine learning model, wherein the first machine learning model is trained at least in part using tagged training data and a supervised learning technique, wherein at least some of the tagged training data comprises previously presented educational content comprising one or more of: (i) at least one tag identifying a property of the previously presented educational content and (ii) at least one classification label indicating a performance of the previously presented educational content for students with one or more designated personal characteristics, and wherein the second machine learning model is trained at least in part using untagged training data and a cluster-based unsupervised learning technique; and
initiating a provision of the at least one automatically adapted educational content item to the at least one user;
wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatically adapting the at least one educational content item for the at least one user comprises one or more of: (i) adjusting a language of the at least one educational content item based at least in part on a language of the at least one user, (ii) adjusting at least one feature in the at least one educational content item, using one or more programmatic indicators in the at least one educational content item, based at least in part on a corresponding personal characteristic of the at least one user identified in one or more of the applied personal characteristics of the at least one user, and (iii) selecting at least one educational content item from a plurality of educational content items, wherein the selected at least one educational content item comprises at least one feature that corresponds to at least one personal characteristic of the at least one user identified in the one or more personal characteristics of the at least one user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the adjusting the at least one feature in the at least one educational content item, using the one or more programmatic indicators in the at least one educational content item, comprises swapping a portion of the at least one educational content item with an alternative element based at least in part on the corresponding personal characteristic of the at least one user identified in the one or more of the applied personal characteristics of the at least one user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more obtained personal characteristics of the at least one user comprise one or more of an academic history, a cultural classification, a disability classification, a health impairment classification, an ethnicity classification, a learning style, and demographic data.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying one or more technology-related characteristics of the at least one user to the at least one machine learning model to automatically adapt the at least one educational content item for the at least one user based at least in part on one or more of the applied technology-related characteristics of the at least one user.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the automatically adapting the at least one educational content item for the at least one user using the one or more applied technology-related characteristics comprises one or more of: (i) applying at least one compression technique to the at least one educational content item, (ii) adjusting one or more presentation parameters of the at least one educational content item, and (iii) processing at least a portion of the at least one educational content item using one or more of at least one edge computing device and at least one cloud computing device to reduce a computational load on at least one device of the at least one user.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more technology-related characteristics comprise one or more of: (i) at least one device characteristic of at least one device of the at least one user and (ii) at least one network bandwidth characteristic of at least one network connection of the at least one user.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying one or more of a plurality of the educational content items to adjust an inclusivity rating of the one or more modified educational content items based on a measured representation level of one or more demographic groups in the one or more modified educational content items.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising employing feedback, from one or more of the at least one user and another user, indicating a rating of the automatically adapted at least one educational content item to update the at least one machine learning model.

10. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
the at least one processing device being configured to implement the following steps:
obtaining one or more personal characteristics of at least one user;
applying the one or more personal characteristics of the at least one user to at least one machine learning model to automatically adapt at least one educational content item for the at least one user using one or more of the applied personal characteristics of the at least one user, wherein the at least one machine learning model comprises at least a first machine learning model and a second machine learning model, wherein the first machine learning model is trained at least in part using tagged training data and a supervised learning technique, wherein at least some of the tagged training data comprises previously presented educational content comprising one or more of: (i) at least one tag identifying a property of the previously presented educational content and (ii) at least one classification label indicating a performance of the previously presented educational content for students with one or more designated personal characteristics, and wherein the second machine learning model is trained at least in part using untagged training data and a cluster-based unsupervised learning technique; and
initiating a provision of the at least one automatically adapted educational content item to the at least one user.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the automatically adapting the at least one educational content item for the at least one user comprises one or more of: (i) adjusting a language of the at least one educational content item based at least in part on a language of the at least one user, (ii) adjusting at least one feature in the at least one educational content item, using one or more programmatic indicators in the at least one educational content item, based at least in part on a corresponding personal characteristic of the at least one user identified in one or more of the applied personal characteristics of the at least one user, and (iii) selecting at least one educational content item from a plurality of educational content items, wherein the selected at least one educational content item comprises at least one feature that corresponds to at least one personal characteristic of the at least one user identified in the one or more personal characteristics of the at least one user.

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Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Sha Danqing
• Seibel Amy
• Bruno Eric
• Jia Zhen

Classifications

• G06F18/214

  Generating training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting · CPC title

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title

• G09B7/00

  Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers (mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F) · CPC title

• G09B5/02

  with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip · CPC title

• G09B5/00

  Electrically-operated educational appliances (working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F) · CPC title