Abstract: A system and method for providing a specialized learning curriculum to users over a computer network. At least one server computer associated with a education content provider hosts a learning center web site that solicits and receives personal information from users relating to the users' interest preferences and demographic information. Using this information, the server computer generates a specialized learning curriculum based upon each user's selected interests and other information. The curriculum may include articles, on-line courses, on-line workshops, interactive games and user activities, and interactive calculation tools provided by both the education content provider and third party content providers. Upon curriculum creation, the user may select content items for subsequent display and evaluation. The system also provides a variety of additional features such as an internal message service, a reminder service, a news service, and a notes service.

Abstract: A system and method of remotely accessing an educational course comprised of a plurality of educational modules stored in a database server is provided that allow a user to download an educational module into a handheld device, such as a Palm Pilot™. The educational modules are downloaded at a time when the user can establish a communication link with the database server that contains the educational modules. Because the educational modules are downloaded into memory of the handheld device, the educational modules can be read at a time that is convenient to the user without having to establish a communication link with the database server.