The California Education Learning Lab is a state-funded grantmaking organization that awards grants to support faculty-led projects across California’s public higher education segments, particularly in STEM disciplines, to incentivize innovation in teaching and learning approaches. Funded projects leverage technology tools and the science of human learning to foster student success.
Grantmaking is Learning Lab's primary mechanism for advancing equity in public higher education on behalf of students.
Funded projects create open educational resources promoted for use among California faculty and beyond.
Learning Lab hosts in-person and virtual gatherings to foster collaboration and promote continuous learning among California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California faculty communities.
The California Education Learning Lab is a state-funded grantmaking organization that award grants to support faculty-led projects across California’s public higher education segments, particularly in STEM disciplines, to incentivize innovation in teaching and learning approaches. Funded projects leverage technology tools and the science of human learning to foster student success.
Grantmaking is Learning Lab's primary mechanism for advancing equity in public higher education on behalf of students.
Learning Lab hosts in-person and virtual gatherings to foster collaboration and promote continuous learning among California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California faculty communities.
Funded projects create open educational resources promoted for use among California faculty and beyond.
In 2024, Learning Lab funded 33 faculty-led projects across California Community Colleges, CSU, and UC campuses through its AI Challenge grants. These three briefs synthesize early insights from that initiative, highlighting faculty-driven, student-centered approaches to AI Literacy, AI Ethics & Responsibility, and AI Workforce Preparation in California public higher education.
Two eyes can see something neither eye can see alone. Could the same be true of two disciplines—and could AI help connect them? Sarah and Taiyo argued for thirteen hours. An AI mediator helped them recognize what their different vocabularies were hiding.
Cofounder of UC Berkeley’s most popular data science class talks about why he developed Data 8 as well as his quest to make homework effective again.
Learning Lab, in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), has announced a new grant opportunity: the Quantum FAST Challenge.
Host Institution:
UC Irvine
Partner Institution:
Fresno State & Cal State Fullerton
About The Project:
The BioCalc PEA program brings together three California higher education institutions to redesign Calculus for Life Science courses, which have traditionally been a barrier for Biological Sciences majors, particularly minoritized students, by addressing the disconnect between BioCalculus coursework and the biological concepts students need in their Biology major courses. The program takes a three-tiered approach: pre-calculus preparation through summer and first-year programs, a BioCalculus curriculum redesign centered on active learning, and stronger application of calculus concepts within Biology courses.
