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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.

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AUGUST 23, 2016

To scale this capability, IDEO formed IDEO U and developed the capability to teach these skills online. Candace Thille, Head of Stanford Open Learning Initiative (OLI) Researcher Candace Thille of Stanford University is notable for developing the Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie-Mellon University, which has moved to Stanford.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

We envision a school where each student progresses along an individual learning continuum and educators focus on developing skills, such as collaboration, perspective taking, technological adeptness, problem solving and adaptability. That makes hiring a tricky and detailed process, especially for my first hire.

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JULY 10, 2016

We know that personalized and adaptive approaches can be effective,” says Norman Bier, director of Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI), which develops adaptive courses that use open educational resources and provide student feedback. But there was no change in their odds of successfully completing a course.

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MAY 7, 2025

Table of Contents What Is the Inquiry-Based Learning Approach? Inquiry-Based Learning Activities for Elementary Classrooms Inquiry-Based Learning Projects for Middle and High Schoolers Foster curiosity and develop vital research skills What Is the Inquiry-Based Learning Approach?

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JUNE 19, 2018

Her course has drawn more than a million students, and a New York Times article called its popularity in part “a testament to her skill at presenting the material.” Sanjay Sarma, vice president for open learning at the university, says there are now between 10 to 15 Digital Learning Lab fellows who play similar roles in MIT’s MOOCs.

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JUNE 9, 2020

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. It’s not clear how much more efficient teaching can be, and how much faster people can achieve mastery of skills and knowledge.

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