Under the direction of Dr. Jim Hall, in 2015 the Center for Multidisciplinary Studies was renamed the School of Individualized Study (SOIS). Continue reading “Case 9: Individualized Education Cont.”

Case 5 talks about the shift from training for specific positions to training for areas. Below are two examples of posters from the 40s. Continue reading Posters

Below are posters promoting registration to Evening School at Rochester Institute of Technology. Continue reading Posters Cont.

Link to e-Publication here. The History of Individualized Education at RIT would not be complete without the story of many industry partners. Among these is The Gleason Corporation, headquartered in Rochester since 1865. Photographs from The Gleason Archives, a sample … Continue reading Case Study: RIT & Gleason Works

We wish to thank the following partners at RIT for their generous support of this exhibition: the Museum Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts; The Wallace Center; Alumni Relations; and the School of Individualized Study.

We gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the following people, without whom this exhibition would never have come together: Valerie Barker (Gleason Corporation), Jodi Carville, Dr. Jim Hall, Meg Walbaum, and Weston Harris.

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If you have questions, or wish to share your RIT story, please contact: RIT Archive Collections College of Liberal Arts Museum Studies program School of Individualized Study RIT Alumni Relations Thank you for your interest in this exhibition, research, and … Continue reading Links & More Information

Learn about the history of individualized education at RIT from the 1880s to the present day. Click here to visit our interactive timeline which was created by students from RIT’s Museum Studies program. All images featured in the timeline are … Continue reading Timeline

In looking at the educational landscape today, individualized pathways for learning seem to be a new trend; yet Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has employed this method since the late nineteenth century by providing technical training for workers in industry … Continue reading Content and Scope of Research