http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:43 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:43 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=331342 The MERLOT ELIXR project is intended to develop and test new collaborations amongst faculty development centers and online resource repositories. The goal is to create innovative models for the development, sharing and use of discipline-oriented resources which illustrate exemplary teaching practices and which also support faculty with exemplary learning objects to help implement those practices with their students.In September 2006, the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, a program within the U.S. Department of Education, funded a proposal for ELIXR from a team of MERLOT partners and affiliated institutions. The deliverables center around 96 case studies of exemplary teaching, grouped in 6 theme areas for faculty workshops with discipline-specific cases in 16 disciplines. For example, potential themes could include active learning in large lecture sections, or course redesign to enhance student learning while containing costs for instruction. The case studies involve video of both teachers and students to engage other faculty in trying new approaches, and will be accessed in faculty development workshops for the theme areas and also through MERLOT and other online resource repositories.The MERLOT ELIXR project team includes the CSU Center for Distributed Learning and seven campuses of the California State University where the initial pilot studies were launched in 2006; three MERLOT state system partners: Minnesota, Georgia and Oklahoma; and several leading campuses from a range of institutional types: Coastline Community College, Indiana State University, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and the Ohio State University. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=658328 The Teaching Channel's K-12 educational video collection showcases effectve teaching methods and techniques used by teachers in their classroom. Subjects/#videos: English Language Arts (116); Math (91); Science (73); History/Social Sciences (33); and the Arts (13). Topics/#videos: Planning (29). Class Culture (47). Behavior (37), Engagement (53), Differentiation (30), Assessment (18), Collaboration (21), Common Core (106), Digital Literacy (24), New Teachers (52) and Celebrating Teachers (65). 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=314716 In this episode Andrew Middleton talks with Anne Nortcliffe about the use of Audio Feedback in supporting her Software Engineering students. She discusses the specific approach she has formulated in providing formative, timely and engaging feedback by recording and distributing lab conversations.This episode also includes the voice of a student reflecting on the approach. This interview was conducted during a Skype phone conversation. The approach is discussed in the following paper:Nortcliffe, A. and Middleton, A. (2007) Audio Feedback for the ipod Generation. Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education 2007, Coimbra, Portugal, ID: 489, 2007 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380055 This video demonstrates how to use 3DMolSym and describes the benefits of using it in Chemistry courses. 3DMolSym is an educational program designed to visualize the symmetry elements of molecules and to animate the corresponding symmetry operations in an interactive 3D environment. It is aimed to help chemistry students conceive the symmetry properties of the molecular structure. 3DMolSym includes a database with symmetry and geometry data of 48 organic and inorganic molecules, corresponding to all point groups of chemical interest. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380153 This video demonstrates how to use Access e-learning and describes the benefits of using it for training faculty. Access e-learning is a free, online ten-module tutorial that offers information, instructional techniques, and practice labs on how to make the most common needs in distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities, and enhance the usability of online materials for all students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=302373 A basic introduction to how blogs can be used as a learning tool. Originally designed for a workshop, the material is itself a "blog" to demonstrate what can be done on blogs, even though that is not a recommended use of blogs. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=524356 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/fhEFBn from the Learning to Teach Online project website.Discussions are an important component of many forms of online student interaction. For students to benefit from an online discussion, it is important for teachers to generate relevant topics, effectively moderate student activity and participate regularly. This episode will highlight several strategies to help you manage online discussions more effectively, and make them more beneficial for your students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380064 This video demonstrates how to use Connecting Concepts and describes the benefits of using it in Biology courses. Connecting Concepts is a series of interactive web-based lessons designed to give introductory undergraduate biology students opportunities to connect biology concepts. Click on any lesson below to begin, or navigate using the links above to find out more about the project. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=349101 Digital case stories of exemplary teachers leading the first day of a class, including an analysis of goals for the first day of class and workshop resources for faculty developers.