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		<title>New dates added: Come see Torus!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Explore the next generation of OLI’s learning platform—Torus. Join our June 26 webinar to see the modern new UI, discussion boards, LMS gradebook passback, AI assistant tools, collaborative notes, and more.]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Explore the next generation of OLI’s learning platform—Torus. Join our June 26 webinar to see the modern new UI, discussion boards, LMS gradebook passback, AI assistant tools, collaborative notes, and more.]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[A new formula for success in undergraduate chemistry  REAL CHEM, a Gates Foundation-funded project between the Open Learning Initiative and Arizona State University's Center for Education Through eXploration (ETX), aims to change General Chemistry from a "weed out" course to a "bring along" course that improves outcomes for all students. LEARN MORE]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Major authoring upgrades with undo/redo, tooltips, curriculum-linked content, and searchable objectives—plus smarter feedback and clearer admin roles.

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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Learn French, Spanish, or Chinese with a CMU professor and earn a certificate of completion  The latest offerings of instructor-led language courses from CMU's Modern Languages Department is here. These courses are available to anyone in the world, but roster numbers will be capped to ensure a manageable student-to-instructor ratio. Courses offered: French]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Learn French or Spanish with a CMU professor and earn a certificate of completion  OLI and the Carnegie Mellon University Modern Languages Department offer four instructor-led language courses each semester. These courses are available to anyone in the world, but roster numbers will be capped to ensure a manageable student-to-instructor ratio. Courses offered:]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Watch the November 4 Torus Community demo recording:   Mark your calendars for this Friday, November 4, 12:30 - 2pm ET, and join the OLI Team for the next Torus Community Meeting. We'll give a demo of the new Torus platform and highlight new functionality in place for course delivery, authoring, iterative]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[OLI now offers College Physics 1 and College Physics 2 courses, available to instructors as a textbook replacement for use with their students. You can increase the benefit to students by including Physics Study Skills: The Student Cognition Toolbox. Learn More]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[A free pilot of OLI's new research course was announced at the What Works Global Summit 2022.  A new OLI course titled "Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis" (SRMA) was announced at this year's What Works Global Summit 2022, hosted by the Campbell Collaboration. This graduate-level research course is a 2-year development effort between The]]></description>
		
		
		
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