Abstract: Video instruction methods and devices aid in creation of enhanced training and evaluation materials using existing video. Instructors may annotate the video to highlight particular activities taking place during the video, and students can be tested on their ability to identify these activities.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide a computer-implemented interactive system and methods allowing the interactive assessment of performance and learning. In an illustrative implementation, a computing environment comprises a data store having content for dissemination to participating users as part of an education/training program, and an assessment engine having facilities to allow the real-time storage and monitoring of a test session engaged in by a participating user in which the participating user can demonstrate knowledge of selected subject matter through the interaction, in real time, using video/audio teleconferencing, with one or more cooperating parties. In an illustrative operation, participating users are provided access to the exemplary computing environment as part of an e-learning application providing learning content to the user. Participating users can interact in real time with cooperating parties as part of an assessment process of the user.