Patent ID: 8787820

Claim:
A method for creating content in an online learning environment, comprising: creating a topic for discussion between a plurality of participants in an online learning environment, wherein the topic for discussion includes a title; receiving tagged content over a network, the tagged content received from a computing device associated with a participant from the plurality of participants, wherein the tagged content is associated with the topic for discussion; receiving descriptive information from the participant regarding the tagged content; and executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: publishes the tagged content into a forum of the online learning environment for discussion; and updates the forum with feedback received from one or more participants in the online learning environment in response to the tagged content, wherein the received feedback is in a structured format including quantitative collaborative input elements and is extensible to other participants participating in the online learning environment by way of an application executed at a computing device associated with the other participants, and wherein the topic for discussion, associated tagged content, descriptive information, and received feedback form a self-contained learning unit, the self-contained learning unit embeddable in a digital environment.