Patents by Inventor Robert Todd Watkins, JR.

Robert Todd Watkins, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240029185
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an application status of an applicant for an educational program may include receiving cohort performance data comprising first data entries for participants that have respectively achieved outcomes for the educational program and applicant performance data comprising second data entries for the applicant, calculating adjusted cohort performance data based on the cohort performance data and first data characteristics, providing a predictor model based on the adjusted cohort performance data and the outcomes, sequentially changing predictive parameters of the first data characteristics to create second data characteristics and creating an adjusted predictor model based on the second data characteristics and the outcomes, calculating adjusted applicant performance data based on the applicant performance data and the second data characteristics, and calculating a probability of success for the applicant in the educational program based on the adjust
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11676232
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an application status of an applicant for an educational program may include receiving cohort performance data comprising first data entries for participants that have respectively achieved outcomes for the educational program and applicant performance data comprising second data entries for the applicant, calculating adjusted cohort performance data based on the cohort performance data and first data characteristics, providing a predictor model based on the adjusted cohort performance data and the outcomes, sequentially changing predictive parameters of the first data characteristics to create second data characteristics and creating an adjusted predictor model based on the second data characteristics and the outcomes, calculating adjusted applicant performance data based on the applicant performance data and the second data characteristics, and calculating a probability of success for the applicant in the educational program based on the adjust
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11610171
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors include calculating a first relative value unit (RVU) score for didactic instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a second RVU score for at least one of online instruction, seminar instruction, laboratory instruction, and/or simulation instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a third RVU score for practical experience instruction provided by the instructor, generating a normalized score for the instructor based on the first RVU score, the second RVU score, and the third RVU score, and displaying the normalized score for the instructor, where the first, second, and third RVU scores are each time-normalized scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11508250
    Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11170658
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for assessing a student in in an online discussion event using at least one processor of a computer includes obtaining discussion data comprising a plurality of discussion posts in a data file, each comprising a post author and post content, grouping the plurality of discussion posts of the data file into a plurality of discussion threads, classifying individual discussion posts of the plurality of discussion posts based on a post type, and assigning relative value units (RVUs) to at least one of the plurality of discussion posts, where the RVUs are time-normalized scores based on a complexity of the discussion post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210256643
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an application status of an applicant for an educational program may include receiving cohort performance data comprising first data entries for participants that have respectively achieved outcomes for the educational program and applicant performance data comprising second data entries for the applicant, calculating adjusted cohort performance data based on the cohort performance data and first data characteristics, providing a predictor model based on the adjusted cohort performance data and the outcomes, sequentially changing predictive parameters of the first data characteristics to create second data characteristics and creating an adjusted predictor model based on the second data characteristics and the outcomes, calculating adjusted applicant performance data based on the applicant performance data and the second data characteristics, and calculating a probability of success for the applicant in the educational program based on the adjust
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Patent number: 11010849
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an application status of an applicant for an educational program may include receiving cohort performance data comprising first data entries for participants that have respectively achieved outcomes for the educational program and applicant performance data comprising second data entries for the applicant, calculating adjusted cohort performance data based on the cohort performance data and first data characteristics, providing a predictor model based on the adjusted cohort performance data and the outcomes, sequentially changing predictive parameters of the first data characteristics to create second data characteristics and creating an adjusted predictor model based on the second data characteristics and the outcomes, calculating adjusted applicant performance data based on the applicant performance data and the second data characteristics, and calculating a probability of success for the applicant in the educational program based on the adjust
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210134171
    Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210133661
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors include calculating a first relative value unit (RVU) score for didactic instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a second RVU score for at least one of online instruction, seminar instruction, laboratory instruction, and/or simulation instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a third RVU score for practical experience instruction provided by the instructor, generating a normalized score for the instructor based on the first RVU score, the second RVU score, and the third RVU score, and displaying the normalized score for the instructor, where the first, second, and third RVU scores are each time-normalized scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Patent number: 10878359
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors include calculating a first relative value unit (RVU) score for didactic instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a second RVU score for at least one of online instruction, seminar instruction, laboratory instruction, and/or simulation instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a third RVU score for practical experience instruction provided by the instructor, generating a normalized score for the instructor based on the first RVU score, the second RVU score, and the third RVU score, and displaying the normalized score for the instructor, where the first, second, and third RVU scores are each time-normalized scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10878711
    Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190066243
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an application status of an applicant for an educational program may include receiving cohort performance data comprising first data entries for participants that have respectively achieved outcomes for the educational program and applicant performance data comprising second data entries for the applicant, calculating adjusted cohort performance data based on the cohort performance data and first data characteristics, providing a predictor model based on the adjusted cohort performance data and the outcomes, sequentially changing predictive parameters of the first data characteristics to create second data characteristics and creating an adjusted predictor model based on the second data characteristics and the outcomes, calculating adjusted applicant performance data based on the applicant performance data and the second data characteristics, and calculating a probability of success for the applicant in the educational program based on the adjust
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190066022
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating a normalized assessment of instructors include calculating a first relative value unit (RVU) score for didactic instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a second RVU score for at least one of online instruction, seminar instruction, laboratory instruction, and/or simulation instruction provided by the instructor, calculating a third RVU score for practical experience instruction provided by the instructor, generating a normalized score for the instructor based on the first RVU score, the second RVU score, and the third RVU score, and displaying the normalized score for the instructor, where the first, second, and third RVU scores are each time-normalized scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190066527
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for characterizing grader behavior and evaluating student performance may include generating a rubric for assessing competency of a student, receiving a plurality of assessments of the competency of the student based on the rubric, creating an assessment comparison between respective ones of the plurality of assessments, based on the assessment comparison, creating characterizations of the plurality of assessments, and calculating a final assessment of the competency of the student based on the characterizations of the plurality of assessments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180374377
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for assessing a student in in an online discussion event using at least one processor of a computer includes obtaining discussion data comprising a plurality of discussion posts in a data file, each comprising a post author and post content, grouping the plurality of discussion posts of the data file into a plurality of discussion threads, classifying individual discussion posts of the plurality of discussion posts based on a post type, and assigning relative value units (RVUs) to at least one of the plurality of discussion posts, where the RVUs are time-normalized scores based on a complexity of the discussion post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180061261
    Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120244510
    Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, JR.