http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:12:19 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 03:12:19 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=392039 Voki is a tool used to create avatar animations that are embeddable into your Learning Management System. Use it to read a piece of content to students. Have students introduce themselves with an avatar. Develop product lines and introductions with the tool. The possibilities are only as endless as your imagination. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77014 What is your philosophy of teaching? What adjustments will you have to make online? http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=354556 Incredible Art Department was created by Ken Rohrer in 1994 for his Indiana elementary students. The site has expanded to include resources such as art school directories, job banks, art news, supplies and lesson plans (with rubrics) for elementary through college age students. Also covers cartooning and global art resources. While Google ads 'litter' the site to pay for the commercial repository space, content is current, interesting and plentiful. Links to archived versions give a sense of why IAD has been widely recognized (numerous awards from 1995-2008). Rohrer splits updating and maintenance responsibilities with Judy Decker. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77012 Originally set up as a single Reusable Learning Object, it is a companion piece to the Teaching/Learning Philosophy Chart where faculty can view options about their philosophy and decide how they may want to articulate those philosophies to their learners. Since many faculty aren't well versed in these philosophies, the companion chart provides a quick explanation of options and how they may be viewed in online learning. Students can be given both the Philosophy Chart and the Learner Role chart for analysis. Go to http://www.towson.edu/~mcmahon/generic/philosophychart.pdf Faculty can use this Student Role tool in a variety of ways and can post their own directions for use. It can be used as an assessment to match online learning potential with faculty/courses/programs. It can be used to help students understand and value why their learning style may be different from a professors instead of just grumbling about it. Appreciating style differences is part of learning about one's learning preferences.In faculty development and online training sessions, faculty can use these two tools to raise their consciousness of learning and teaching theories. In adult learning a goal is usually student inquiry and student directed learning so that students learn to take responsibility for their own learning. Using these charts will help students choose assignments and construct their own if faculty structure their courses to do so. Faculty from Parsons School of Design in New York, Brevard Community College in Florida, and Towson University in Maryland are early participants in using these tools which they use to improve online course development and teaching based on the student responses. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=618673 Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play... With voice recording, realistic digital ink, photo imports, and simple sharing through email, Facebook or Twitter, now you can broadcast your ideas from anywhere. TEACH WHAT YOU KNOW • Help students with homework by working through an example problem. • Put your lessons on the web so students can watch them before and after class. • Tutor someone from afar. • Showcase your video tutorials on educreations.com and share your knowledge with the world. • Add your commentary to famous works of art. • Diagram football plays, John Madden style. FEATURES • Record and replay your voice, handwriting and drawings • Add photos from the iPad camera, Photo Albums or Dropbox • Animate images by dragging them around while recording • Pause and resume recording anytime • Create multiple whiteboard pages • Undo and redo your actions • Choose from 10 different ink colors • Create a free account on educreations.com and choose who can view your lessons • Share your lessons via email, Facebook and Twitter • Embed your lessons on your blog or websiteCost: Free http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90723 "From our beginnings as the War Advertising Council to the present day, this section describes the many campaigns that for fifty-five years have empowered millions to confront the major social issues of American life." Organized into three sections, this site presents six Historic Campaigns; Current Campaigns which includes television and radio spots with audio, video, scripts, and storyboards; and Online Ad Banners. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=487640 Companion web site for Crosscurrents, a thematic anthology that combines important critical essays with carefully selected primary texts of children's literature. The anthology is divided into eight parts, each of which addresses a central issue in children's literature studies: instruction and entertainment, adult and child points of view, oral and written traditions, realism and fantasy, boys' and girls' books, words and pictures, adaptations and spin-offs, values and censorship. The text is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in children's literature, and can be used in a variety of ways. Diverse texts from across the English-speaking world and some translated selections. Web site contains sample syllabi and links to related material on authors, illustrators, and works in the anthology See also Table of Contents and other details at Oxford UP web site and Crosscurrents page in Facebook. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84208 The NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 300,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86232 The MoMI (theMoMI.org) encompasses a multifaceted mixture of history and design expressed through instruments, artists, and their music. Instruments selected for the MoMI include some of the finest examples from the 19th and 20th century, intelligently categorized to create a rich interactive experience that reveals many important aspects of modern culture. These permanent collections provide viewers with fascinating stories of the musical experience. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77016 How do you assign different roles for students to play in an online discussion?