A web-based
portal developed
at Rose-Hulman
Institute of
Technology to
provide digital
resources for
the teaching of
science,
technology and
mathematics in
Indiana middle
schools has been
named a national
leader for its
innovative use
of web-based
educational
technology.
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Patricia
Carlson |
The Portal
Resource for
Indiana Science
and Mathematics
(PRISM) was
selected as one
of 15 T.H.E.
Journal 2006
Innovators. The
national
education
magazine for
K-12 educators
selected PRISM
from over 200
national
nominees.
The 2006
Innovators were
cited in the
December issue
of T.H.E.
Journal as
difference
makers that have
used the power
of educational
technology to
transform
teaching and
learning.
PRISM is a
free website
that provides a
digital library
of more than
2,300 resources
indexed to the
Indiana Academic
Standards and
cross referenced
by learning
concept for use
by teachers in
grades six
through eight.
"Our staff
works closely
with teachers to
meet their needs
by providing
exciting, new
interactive,
peer-reviewed
instructional
resources,"
stated Patricia
Carlson, project
director and a
professor in the
Department of
Humanities and
Social Sciences
at Rose-Hulman.
"PRISM also
provides a
portal for
teachers to
interact and
work
collaboratively
through
e-learning
communities with
online courses
and file
sharing,"
Carlson said.
PRISM was
opened to the
public in the
fall of 2003
through a grant
from the Lilly
Endowment of
Indianapolis.
According to
Carlson, the web
portal helps
alleviate the
challenge
teachers face
trying to sort
through a
rapidly
increasing
number of
web-delivered
resources to
find and utilize
materials that
meet specific
educational
needs.
PRISM
provides the use
of the Moodle
Content
Management
System that
enables teachers
to use an
electronic grade
book, post
interactive
assignments,
accept student
assignments
electronically,
create student
journals and web
pages, and
allows students
to critique the
work of their
classmates.
PRISM is also
available for
parents and to
students being
homeschooled.
Each day,
PRISM is being
accessed by
approximately
350 users.
PRISM can be
found at
www.rose-prism.org |
