Monday, October 04, 2004

Site Review: Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative I just added this site to the EduResources Portal. The Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon provides free access to selected basic courses. The goal of the project is to establish a new paradigm and standard for online education. The courses should be of interest to students, instructors, and instructional designers. "Through the OLI project, Carnegie Mellon is working to help the World Wide Web make good on its promise of widely accessible and effective online education. OLI grew out of collaboration among cognitive scientists, experts in human computer interaction and seasoned faculty who have both a deep expertise in their respective fields and a strong commitment to excellence in higher education. The project adds to online education the crucial elements of instructional design grounded in cognitive theory, formative evaluation for students and faculty, and iterative course improvement based on empirical evidence."  Currently there are six courses available in Causal Reasoning, Chemistry, Economics, Logic, Statistics, and Physics. Refer to the Overview and Course Features links to learn more about the OLI project and the pedagogical approach taken in the project. 10:14:41 AM    COMMENT []