http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:29:42 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 03:29:42 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=89957 This document is the product of the University of Illinois Teaching at an Internet Distance Seminar. The group met throughout 1998-99 to study the pedagogy of online learning, to examine what made teaching to be good teaching, whether in the classroom or online, and to suggest how online teaching and learning can be done with high quality at the University of Illinois. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91338 This paper provides basic background information about behaviorism, cognitivism and constructivism and a discussion of how these theories of learning relate to instructional design. A PDF version of this 32-paper is also available for downloading. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82147 Essential Science for Teachers courses are designed to help elementary school teachers gain an understanding of some of the bedrock science concepts they need to teach standards-based curricula. Life Science consists of eight one-hour video programs accompanied by print and Web materials that provide in-class activities and homework explorations. Real-world examples, demonstrations, animations, still graphics, and interviews with scientists compose content segments that are intertwined with in-depth interviews with children that uncover their ideas about the topic at hand. Each program also features an elementary school teacher and his or her students exploring the topic using exemplary science curricula. Use the complete course for teacher education or professional development, or individual programs for content review. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82045 What plagiarism is--the different types. Examples of sources used incorrectly and then used correctly. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81675 Although still somewhat incomplete, the Harvard-Smithsonian Digital VideoLibrary is now available for preview and user feedback. For this project,video segments are being linked to benchmarks, state standards, and otherinstructional criteria. The Strand Map Service (SMS), which uses maps basedon the Project 2061 Atlas of Science Literacy, is a new feature that letsyou use interactive strand maps as the interface for accessing resources.Many of the boxes (=learning goals) are still unlinked, but if you download and install the suggested plug-in (instructions aresupplied on the web site), you will find many videos associated with the Atlas. The long-term goal is to populate the boxes sothat various types of curriculum resources such as phenomena andrepresentations, research on commonly held student ideas, benchmarkclarifications, and assessment items are available to the end-user. The SMScan be embedded into any digital library that wishes to organize itsresources around K-12 benchmarks. The developers are interested to get yourfeedback! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88440 The Annenberg/CPB Channel provides quicktime videos, transcripts, handouts, and readings for an eight-part professional development workshop for K-8 science teachers. Videos are in Quicktime format. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90923 This site is an introduction to autism and Asperger Syndrome. The site defines autism, describes characteristics and implications for instruction, outlines suggested strategies for instruction and classroom management, and lists additional resources. 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A Glog is created using a very easy to understand, drag and drop interface that is relevant, enjoyable, and scalable for students of all ages and learning styles. A Glog is an interactive visual platform in which users create a “poster or web page” containing multimedia elements including: text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78650 This site provides information on test-taking strategies, including pre-test, general strategies for any types of test, specific requirements of certain types of tests, and post-test evaluation of performance. The purpose of these strategies is to improve student performance on exams. A second, but related, purpose is to reduce exam anxiety. Types of tests covered range from true-false to multiple-choice to essay tests.