Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

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. What do we find in a university?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

Introductory colleges classes, especially in math and English, have earned the nickname “gatekeepers.” Without opening learning platforms up to the research community, it’s hard to understand if and how they’re improving learning outcomes. Half of college students fail to pass algebra with a grade of C or above.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 7, 2025

A successful approach to inquiry-based learning takes students from the structured beginnings to a more open learning style. They can create their own list of questions, brainstorm in small groups, or participate in a whole-class discussion. These steps also work well for differentiation within the same class.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

More than 4 out of 10 college students wind up in remedial math or English courses, and those that do are even less likely than other students to finish college. Norman Bier, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Open Learning Initiative, speaks at the Empirical Educator Project’s 2019 Summit during the unveiling of the OpenSimon Toolkit.

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