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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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Curate Classroom Curiosity with Inquiry-Based Learning

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A successful approach to inquiry-based learning takes students from the structured beginnings to a more open learning style. Apply inquiry-based learning skills to social studies Research, informational writing, and presentation skills are all important parts of inquiry-based learning and any well-crafted social studies lesson.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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While many of these hastily-created online experiences are improvisational rather than well-engineered learning programs, the increased use and awareness of the kinds of digital educational tools available could underlie a new culture of more evidence-based teaching.

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