Patent ID: 8417581

Claim:
A system for providing learning content, comprising: a learning platform comprising a hardware-based learning engine and a database of learning content; a network configured to connect at least one user device associated with a user to the learning platform; a hardware-based financial system coupled with the learning platform via the network, the financial system configured to facilitate the purchase of learning content from the database of learning content; a single-window learner interface, the learner interface configured to enable user interaction with purchased learning content without regard to time of access or location of the purchased learning content, and to allow the user to control the pace of learning; wherein the learner interface comprises: (a) at least one playback window configured to provide the purchased learning content to the user; (b) at least one note tab configured to facilitate creation of at least one sticky note by the user, the at least one sticky note comprising a time stamped note linked to specific content within the purchased learning content at the time the note was created; (c) a link to at least one study group specific to the purchased learning content, the link to the at least one study group enabling the user to access at least one study group specific to the purchased learning content for communication with other users in the at least one study group; (d) at least one expert tab configured to allow the user to engage with an expert, wherein, responsive to the selection of the expert tab, the learning interface is configured to: (i) present a list of one or more relevant experts tied to the purchased learning content, the list displayed within the learner interface; (ii) facilitate selection of at least one of the relevant experts; (iii) present a chat window within the learner interface to facilitate entry of a question to be provided to the relevant expert; and (e) a link to one or more communities, the one or more communities being related to a particular subject matter and category, the one or more communities being distinct from the at least one study group.