Deployable Concepts for Discovery of Web Based STEM Education Content and Resources

Web-based educational content is being developed in vast numbers throughout the scientific community, much of it by funded by the DOE and other federal agencies. Most of this material is being developed on an ad hoc basis, and, presently, no feasible or systematic process is available for teachers, parents, or students to find it. This project will develop a systematic approach to find and collect scientific educational content. A number of search and collection strategies will be developed and tested, using DOE and other federal web content as the pilot search space. Strategies will include searches by learning level, by specialized educational terminology, and by Federal program size. Commercial Applications and other Benefits as described by the awardee The new search software would assist the information collection efforts by non-scientists ¿ teachers, parents, and students. Public benefits include greatly increasing the use of science education content found on the Web