http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 02:57:59 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 02:57:59 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=437809 Faculty member Jen Vaughn (San Francisco State University) discusses her experience using various student engagement techniques in her Corporate & Institutional Television course. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=367403 This highly interactive web site, "A Dancer's Journal: Learning to Perform the Dances of Martha Graham" is a multimedia exploration designed for students in grades 5-12.ARTSEDGEThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts2700 F Street, NWWashington, DC 20566 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=437812 Faculty member Brian Wilson (Sonoma State University) discusses his experience using Universal Design for Learning in his Music Theory course. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=197805 This is a documentary about gangs in Stanislaus County.  This 30-minute video includes interviews with police, local leaders, prosecurors, an ex-gang member and a secondary victim.  Some of the images are a little graphic as they show victims of gang violence.  The video does include a number of social theories (social disorganization, differential association, social learning, strain & subculture) that explain violence and makes a good discussion after viewing.  I use in my Sociology of Violence Course. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=327719 This learning object has been developed to be delivered in a blended learning environment. That is, the e-learning content, or e-tivities, are used to extend and enhance the traditional classroom/lecture hall/studio method of teaching.In this case, e-tivities have been developed to sit alongside a newsroom based journalism course where students attend lectures, or 'newsroom activities', then afterward participate in on-line e-tivities, discussing their conclusions in a forum. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=217048 The Greek Theatre of Sophocles and Euripides used three actors to perform all of the named character roles. (This does not include the Chorus or supernumerary, non-speaking roles.)  These three actors used masks and costume changes to transform themselves from one character to the next.While we often think of the onstage action of Greek plays, we don’t take into account how those three men played a variety of roles. For example, in Oedipus, there are 8 characters...The task in this exercise is to determine how to use three actors (let’s call them ACTOR A, ACTOR B and ACTOR C) in casting Oedipus. How do they double (triple? Quadruple?) up to play all the roles, and have time to change costume and masks. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=254412 This site was developed and is tended by Dave Shea, www.mezzoblue.com. Dave is aweb designer and co-author of the book, The Zen of CSS Design, The site is one page website with many cascading style sheets attached. It  demonstrates that websites created using standard CSS and XHTML can be graphically intense without editing any of the  XHTML code. I use this in lecture by displaying the site in Firefox with the web developer extension added and demonstrating to students the power of  using CSS by turning off styles and switching style sheets. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=254421 Site was developed by Eric Meyer and he states the site is "It's a challenge, an experiment, an exploration, a rough map of where we haven't been. It's a search for new ways to approach Web-based design. It's a cry for creativity, and a stab at innovation. It's a playground and a proving ground. It's a rejection of what's practical in favor of what's possible." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83812 This multimedia portfolio illustrates the many ways doctoral candidates (and theatre/performance studies graduate students in general) can showcase their research electronically. Videos, photos and illustrations are included in the portfolio, as well as documents detailing the dissertation project. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=340439 Universal Design for Learning video case story, as an example applied to Introduction to Music. Case story contains several demonstration videos, as well as accessible resources.