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OLE! The Online Learning Environments Laboratory The Online Learning Environments Laboratory (OLE Lab) at the University of Washington was established during the Spring of 2002 in order to support research in the design and testing of web-based educational software systems. The projects in this laboratory are research-oriented, and therefore somewhat different from the service efforts of programs such as the University of Washington's UWired Program and its Catalyst Suite.

Projects

Projects in the OLE Lab currently include the following:

• INFACT. This is a suite of tools for online communication and educational assessment. INFACT is constantly being tested and refined.
• Transparent Interfaces in Design. A study of the impact that a transparent interface to the computer's representation of design processes can have on team effectiveness.
• Project on Intensive, Unobtrusive Assessment. The goal is to provide teachers with the means to track their students' progress learning conceptual material without having to resort to multiple-choice testing.
• Mathematics Experiences Through Image Processing. Digital images are both visual and mathematical objects. Using special software and activities, students can enter a rich world that combines the visual and the mathematical.

People

For a list of people associated with the lab, click here. If you are a member of the University of Washington community and interested in the lab's activities, send mail to Steve Tanimoto. (tanimoto@cs).

Publications

How to Get to the OLE Lab

The OLE Lab is located in Sieg Hall. Sieg Hall is located to the west of the south end of the HUB (Husky Union Building).

For a campus map identifying the location of the Online Learning Environments Lab click here.

Resources for OLE Lab Participants

INFACT Developers' Wiki-web

The INFACT APIs documentation.

This page is normally stored at /projects/infact/ole.

Last updated May 21, 2007 by S. Tanimoto