http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 22:27:36 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 22:27:36 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=233862 This learning object combines a powerpoint presentation and video presentation of Time Value of Money basics (present value, future value, lump sums, annuities, perpetuity). Run time is approximately 10 minutes. Comments welcome at Andrew.C.Spieler@hofstra.edu http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87376 Educators Corner is a free online collection of video clips, podcasts and other entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=233867 Learning object combines powerpoint and video tutorial on Texas Instruments BA II Plus finanical calculator (TI BAII Plus). Applicable for other similar models of financial calculators. Topics include changing default settings, basic calculations for present value/future value of lump sum and annuity. Several examples including bond pricing and perpetual stream of cashflows.Comments welcome at Andrew.C.Spieler@hofstra.edu http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=395237 After reading "A Sound of Thunder," students will further investigate the impact of the "butterfly effect" as it pertains to a nonfiction piece (a news story from China) about the dwindling bee population and its effects on the pear industry. The US bee population has dwindled in the last few years, too, and a second video documentary on Colony Collapse Disorder allows students to make inferences and predictions about the impacts of bee loss on the US economy, too.Students will then be able to investigate environmental issues of their own choices and research them using a variety of print and digital research tools. For more specifics, please contact me at connie_young@kernhigh.org or the email address listed here. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84847 The main page will provide links to Multinational Corporations Company Profiles and links to the excercises section. Navigate to the excercises page and you will find a very useful link to Resource Covering the World page. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84605 Initially created by a team of more than 200 distinguished scholars and practitioners from around the world, the Beyond Intractability Knowledge Base is built around an online "encyclopedia" with easy-to-understand essays on almost 400 topics. These essays explain the many dynamics which determine the course of conflict along with available options for promoting more constructive approaches to resolving, transforming, preventing, or changing situations of conflict. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84860 This is an informational website which provides educational case studies and references to hundreds of websites related to international human resources. It's easy to navigate and a very valuable tool for the HR professional or student of international human resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84846 Text of speech given by Lisa Kimball for Team Strategies Conference in Toronto, Canada, 1997. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85072 MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=655492 BBC Learning Schools: Contains over 9,000 K-12 (Primary & Secondary) Educational clips from its BBC Learning Zone Class Programmes ready to play in your classroom. An excellent Educational Portal to free Online classes and other materials and resources for educators, students, and adults.