SUNY OER Services is Looking for Subject Matter Experts!

SUNY OER Services is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI) to revise and expand our online course catalogue—and we’re inviting SUNY instructors to collaborate as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in this exciting endeavor.

OLI is a nonprofit educational technology initiative that creates deeply interactive courses grounded in cognitive science and delivered through its custom-built platform, OLI Torus. This partnership brings SUNY faculty into a vibrant community of educators and researchers working to transform digital learning across New York State.

Why be a SME?
As a SME, you’ll co-author course content, gain recognition, and engage with cutting-edge learning design informed by research. Your classroom experience and disciplinary expertise are essential to building courses that truly resonate with students.

Current Opportunities:
We’re developing three flagship SUNY courses:

Introductory Psychology and American Government – Seeking SMEs
Technical Writing – Seeking instructors for focus group interviews
Not your field? No problem—more opportunities are on the horizon.

Want to learn more?

Submit this short form to stay in the loop and connect with Aleksandra Ambroziak, Learning Engineer at OLI.

Register for an Info Session:
Each session explores the SUNY/OLI collaboration, SME roles, and professional development pathways. Each of these information sessions is offered twice. You do not need to attend both sessions.

American Government #1 – Friday, October 17th, 11:30am ET

Registration Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Z38e60L2QV6CLnZ3yF-16g

American Government #2 – Tuesday, October 21st, 12pm ET

Registration Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/E1QTnDRNQL2Qo0IP56PMvQ

Technical Writing Meeting #1 – Tuesday, October 21st, 3pm ET

Registration Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/aKyoN1m_Stqx8n8o5L8XlA

Technical Writing Meeting #2 – Wednesday, October 29th, 12:30pm ET

Registration Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/pNDy2hq1QpOZjiMz2ERL1w

Introductory Psychology #1 – Monday, October 20th, 10:00am ET

Registration Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/yOCZA3dKSH2o8dNYEL9XDQ

Introductory Psychology #2 – Tuesday, October 28th, 12:00pm ET

Registration Link: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/94435482922?pwd=LPR5YzIIsw779wzPwMpweyyc1uaFy4.1

Questions?

Reach out to Aleksandra Ambroziak at aambrozi@andrew.cmu.edu.

Sandra Lytle October 2, 2025