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CC-OLI Information Sessions

We are holding two different types of information sessions for the Community College Open Learning Initiative (CC-OLI) research project. You are welcome to attend any and all sessions, regardless of the roles described below. The CC-OLI Overview session is intended for institutional leaders and faculty support staff seeking to understand the approach and participation opportunities.

By |2019-02-15T17:13:53-05:00August 2nd, 2012|All posts, Uncategorized|

CC-OLI Pilot Evaluation

This Fall, I’ll be leading a pilot evaluation on the effectiveness of several OLI online courses in community colleges across the United States. Unlike the free online courses that institutions of higher education are rushing to produce right now, the OLI courses will be used by community college faculty who are teaching students face–to-face in

By |2019-02-15T17:13:53-05:00July 27th, 2012|All posts, Uncategorized|

CC-OLI Evaluation Study

Carnegie Mellon University’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI) invites community colleges to join in the use and evaluation of online learning environments for four gatekeeper courses: Statistics, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, and Psychology. Faculty will receive free access to OLI's real-time teaching tools and course materials, and are eligible for stipends for their participation. This also

By |2012-07-27T13:04:56-04:00July 27th, 2012|

Study of OLI in the Wall Street Journal

Columnist David Wessel wrote for The Wall Street Journal about technology and its role in managing costs of higher education. Wessel featured the recent Ithaka study of the OLI statistics course. "The most important single result of our study: It calls into question the position of the skeptic who says, 'I don't want to try

By |2019-02-15T17:13:53-05:00July 21st, 2012|All posts, Uncategorized|

The Herb Simon Connection

If you've attended a presentation or seen a talk given by an OLI team member, you have no doubt seen this quote: "Improvement in post secondary education will require converting teaching from a solo sport to a community based research activity."Herb Simon We believe this is a powerful statement, which comes to us

By |2019-02-15T17:13:54-05:00June 6th, 2012|All posts, Uncategorized|

Publications

The Open Learning Initiative (OLI) and its partners frequently publish findings in journals, conference proceedings, and other educational publications. We also like to highlight research results relevant to the science of learning, online education, and other topics that affect the community. 2021 R. Glassey and O. Bälter, "Sustainable Approaches for Accelerated Learning," Sustainability,

By |2023-03-15T15:23:52-04:00May 24th, 2012|

CC-OLI: Community College Courses

Opportunities: We are looking for community college faculty teaching Statistics, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, and Psychology to participate in an evaluation study of our new courses. Join Our Research Study > Read More About the Study [PDF] Status: Courses are being evaluated in pilot studies at community colleges. Courses are under continued development. Funder(s): The

By |2012-04-23T14:37:30-04:00April 23rd, 2012|

Our Current Projects

The Open Learning Initiative has several on-going projects that are seeking collaborators. Some projects focus on research, while others focus on applying research to course design and instruction. However, we believe that research and applications of research go hand-in-hand and work best when considered together. CC-OLI: Community College Courses Opportunities in course evaluation. Carnegie Mellon

By |2012-04-18T14:08:48-04:00April 18th, 2012|

Our Proven Results

Evidence-Based Design The Open Learning Initiative (OLI) creates courses based on the findings of learning science and then evaluates those courses based on actual student performance in real classrooms. Highlighted Studies The following studies compare the OLI statistics course used in combination with in-class instruction to traditional in-class instruction without OLI. Both studies confirm

By |2020-07-08T14:15:46-04:00April 18th, 2012|

Learn More About OLI

OLI — Profiles of Next Generation Learning Here's a glimpse of what OLI is doing to help the higher education system respond to some of the big challenges of the last decade, from limited resources to compressed teacher/student interaction times. Our key goals OLI supports better

By |2019-12-12T10:31:28-05:00April 18th, 2012|

Find Educator Resources

A Range of Resources We have many step-by-step guides but also offer periodic webinars to help you through the process of getting started and to introduce advanced options. [tabList] [tabItem title="Creating a Course"] [tabItem title="Getting Your Students Started"] [tabItem title="Running Your Course"] [/tabList] [tabHeader] [tabPane title="Creating a Course"] COURSE SETUP Set up a basic courseStep-by-step

By |2012-04-18T14:02:25-04:00April 18th, 2012|

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OLI Website:
New look and
New student registration process

OLI’s website has undergone a refresh, and so has the student registration process. Watch the video to see how easily students can register with a Course Key.

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