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Ross Strader and Candace Thille of OLI co-authored the chapter "The Open Learning Initiative: Enacting Instruction Online" for the free ebook "Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies" See the book here: http://www.educause.edu/game-changers. Be sure to check out other chapters, including Why Openness in Education? by David Wiley and Cable Green.
Carnegie Mellon University recently hosted an event on March 1, in Washington D.C. on the topic of OLI. There, CMU President Jared L. Cohon discussed OLI and CMU's leadership in the science of learning. In addition to OLI Director Candace Thille, he was joined by Ken Koedinger, CMU professor of Human-Computer Interaction; Martha Kanter,
OLI Director Candace Thille recently wrote for the American Council on Education about productivity in higher education in the United States: Improving productivity in higher education is essential to strengthening the nation and positioning it to remain competitive in a global marketplace. Without sufficiently increasing student access, enrollment, and attainment in our higher education institutions,
On Tuesday, February 7 at 3 pm ET (tentative), the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) expects to release its report entitled “Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.” OLI director Candace Thille served on the working group to produce the report.
