Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $635,000 grant to support Rose-Hulman’s PRISM Internet portal, which provides digital and professional development resources for Indiana’s K-12 educators so they can meet eLearning challenges.

Read more about PRISM's award:

https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2020/lilly-endowment-grant-supporting-prism.html

Also, a huge THANK YOU to our PRISM members that helped support our refunding by sending a letter of endorsement, explaining how PRISM has a positive impact in your classroom! We appreciate your support.

We are proud to announce that PRISM is now integrated with Moodle 3.9. You can view a tour of the new features here.

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For more information, check out the Release Notes.

We are offering six FREE online Moodle training courses in June. We offer Professional Growth Plan (PGP) points for each course.

Basic Moodle for Teachers (10 PGP Points) – A basic introduction to the Moodle LMS. You will learn how to build a classroom course and populate it with files, assignments and quizzes.

Dates: June 2 - June 23

Intermediate Moodle for Teachers (10 PGP Points) – A continuation from the Basic Moodle for Teachers course. Choose this course if you already have Moodle experience and would like to learn how to use some of the more advanced features like advanced quizzes, lessons, and roles.

Dates: June 3 - June 24

Advanced Moodle for Teachers (10 PGP Points) – A continuation from the Intermediate Moodle for Teachers course. This course will take the Intermediate level course a step further as participants learn advanced grade book features, groups and groupings, conditional activities, and the workshop activity module.

Dates: June 4 - June 25

Crash Course Activities and Resources for Moodle (8 PGP Points)

This course focuses on learning how to use the Moodle activities and resources to develop quality lessons for students on the online Moodle platform. Teachers will learn how to grade assignments and other activities more efficiently and provide feedback to students in a secure online environment.

Dates: Ongoing – Sign up any time.

Crash Course on Gradebook & Grading for Moodle (8 PGP Points)

This course focuses on learning how to use the Moodle grade book. Teachers will learn how to add, edit, and update grade items in addition to advanced grade book topics.

Dates: Ongoing – Sign up any time.

Crash Course on Quiz Question Types for Moodle (8 PGP Points)

This course focuses on learning how to create and use the various Moodle quiz question types.

Dates: Ongoing – Sign up any time.

Special Note:  The Crash Courses are meant to be an introduction to the Moodle LMS and these specific features. These courses are intended for existing Moodle users looking to enhance their existing courses.

Let us know if you have any questions or would like more details about the courses. All of the courses are completed online at your-own-pace.

If you would like to register for a course, please log in and click the ‘Event Registration’ link in the Main Menu on the left. Use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate course. You will see a complete description of the course. To sign up, scroll down, enter your information, and click the ‘Submit Registration’ button.

If you know someone who may be interested in the courses, feel free to pass along the information.