A tutorial system and method is provided to send online media production lessons
and other data to one or more students over a computer network, such as the global
Internet or an organization's intranet. A tutorial management server communicates
with a plurality of student workstations, instructor workstations and integrated,
fully automated media production systems. The tutorial management server includes
a matriculation manager that registers and maintains system security. A curriculum
manager controls the routing of lesson contents to each student. Tutorial management
server also includes devices that evaluates each student's proficiency and performance
and creates a study guide to assist the student in improving overall performance.
A messaging manager is provided to support real time communications among the students
and their instructors. In an embodiment, the tutorial management server guides
the student in generating a script or broadcast instructions to pre-produce a live
or live-to-tape media production.
