Open Learning Initiative

The Open Learning Initiative (OLI) is a flagship project of The Simon Initiative. It provides textbook-replacement courseware built upon principles gleaned from decades of research in three CMU's strengths: cognitive science, computer engineering and human-computer interaction.

OLI provides materials that can be used in face-to-face, online, or hybrid classes. It’s a platform for delivering high-quality materials with the ability to facilitate groundbreaking research — in technology enhanced learning, data science, learning behavior and more.

How to enable OLI in an Canvas assignment: 

  1. In Canvas, navigate to the Assignments tab and click the + Assignment button.
picture of group and assingment
  1. In the assignment editor, scroll down to the Submission Type section.
     
submission type canvas
  1. Select External Tool from the Submission Type dropdown menu.
select submission type
  1. Click the Find button to choose OLI as your external tool.
     
enter the link or find
  1. Find the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) link in the list of external tools and click Select to save.
select OLI in the list
  1. Click Save & Publish to finalize the assignment setup.
select save and publish button

Note: You can now configure the OLI module by entering your existing course key and login credentials.