April 9, 2015 – 11:00 AM ET

This webinar is on the Science of Learning, Technology, Big Data, and Transformation in Education, presented by Candace Thille. Dr. Thille is the founding director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University. The abstract is: Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, The Open Learning Initiative (OLI) has been creating and evaluating open web-based learning environments for over twelve years.  The OLI environments also serve as a laboratory for fundamental research on human learning. In this talk I will discuss how we make use of expertise from the learning sciences to produce high-quality learning environments and how studies of student use inform both the next iteration of the environment and the underlying learning theory. I will present examples from OLI courses, discuss results from several research studies, and describe the second phase of OLI at Stanford University. For more information, please visit http://www.cccblog.org/2015/04/01/cyberlearning-webinar-the-science-of-learning-technology-big-data-and-transformation-in-education/.