http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:41 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:41 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=537512 What do you think of this resource? Please click http://svy.mk/e6BP1G to complete a quick survey.This Technical Glossary video aims to give an overview of the possibilities of the online virtual world, Second Life from Linden Lab. Downloading and installing the software, setting up an avatar, and a quick overview of the virtual world is discussed. Visit the Learning to Teach Online project http://bit.ly/d18ac5. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=547506 What do you think of this resource? Please click http://svy.mk/e6BP1G to complete a quick survey.Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/ieDVEh from the Learning to Teach Online project website.While developing effective teamwork and collaboration skills are considered important to the learning process, many students find group work challenging and difficult. In this episode we explore how Internet technologies can improve the collaborative process within online teamwork, and offer some useful strategies for facilitation and assessment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=514740 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/gFPzbN from the Learning to Teach Online project website.This Learning to Teach Online http://bit.ly/d18ac5 episode explores some of the key considerations when planning your online or blended (face-to-face and online) class. 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Geared to assist survivors of violence and service users, students who are learning about abuse, and clinicians/practitioners who are working in this area, specific information discussing the cycle of violence, stages of coping, feminist interventions, safety planning, and treatment for men is featured. In addition, suggestions for the prevention of family violence at cultural, political, and social levels are presented.The authors use 2 different writing styles within this text. Rebecca's actual story about her family is written at a grade 7 literacy level to make this book more accessible to a broad segment of the general public. At the same time, specific sections featuring theory, analysis, assessment, and intervention have been written with clinical practitioners and professional helpers in mind. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=313981 The changing world requires that students become empowered to continue learning. Classroom trainers must become facilitators, guiding their students toward future learning. A learning focus using accelerated learning techniques guarantees results by creating a learning environment that maximizes learning and encourages on-going application and learning. This webinar offers suggestions for the successful implementation of accelerated learning in both course design and interactive teaching. This is based on Lou's book "The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook״, published by Jossey-Bass. Lou Russell is president and CEO of L+EARN and Russell Martin & Associates. Both are consulting and training companies focused on improving business results. Lou and her staff deliver learning experiences that are fun, flexible, fast and measurable. She believes that learning and earning go hand in hand. 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