Visionlearning: Building an open online learning environment for promoting the nature and practice of science. Anthony Carpi & Nathan Lents as presented to the Sloan C conference, October 30, 2009.

1. Visionlearning: Building an open online learning environment for promoting the nature and practice of science Nathan Lents & Anthony Carpi John Jay College, The City University of New York The Power of Online Learning: Opportunities for Tomorrow October 30, 2009

3. Visionlearning

4. Library > 70 modules

5. Modules

6. MyClassroom

7. Visionlearning

8. Science Glossary iPhone ® app

9. Quantitative Evaluation Carpi, 2001, J. Coll. Sci. Teach. Mean Assessment Quiz Scores in 8 sections of NSC107 (n = 454) Group 1: Sections Using Visionlearning Group 2: Sections Using Prior Web & Text Group 3: Section Using Textbook Only Quiz Score by Section ± 95% CI 77 ± 3 76 ± 4 78 ± 3 62 ± 5 61 ± 3 66 ± 5 63 ± 4 55 ± 6 Mean 77 ± 2 63 ± 2 55 ± 6

10. Quantitative Evaluation Carpi, 2001, J. Coll. Sci. Teach. Mean Quiz Scores Categorized by Web Site Use Site Use Often: > 1x/week Occasional: 1-2x/month Seldom: 1-2x Never Mean Score ± 95% CI 76 ± 2 68 ± 5 64 ± 4 61 ± 2