http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 20:22:57 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 20:22:57 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=388326 An Articulate presentation that provides an overview of learning theories (behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism) and pedagogic strategies (ISD, Dick and Carey, Gagne's 9 events of instruction, Problem and Project based Learning). The presentation concludes by listing components of the theories and strategies that teachers might use to guide the design of lesson plans. It is suggested that the presentation might also serve as a review for instructional designers. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=580230 The Course in College Teaching is a graduate level course designed as part of the College Teacing Certificate Program at the University of Oklahoma. The College Teaching Certificate Program was designed by Dee Fink and has been a graduate level certificate program at OU for over 10 years. I redesigned the foundation course in 2006 to focus more on course design leading to classroom teaching strategies that are practiced in graduate teaching assignments. While we continued some teaching exercises in the course, the emphasis in the course was critically examining how to design a course that draws from literature on effective teaching and learning. To facilitate learning, students designed courses in their discipline over the course of the semester. The course design is "inquiry based" and is easily replicable. While Dr. Fink's book is not necessarily designed as a "text״, it provides a great foundation for thinking about how to design courses and served this course quite well. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=348115 This online video case story details the Faculty Learning Community process. In addition to the video clips, there are also implementation resources and links to other FLC examples. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=430604 ״Faculty Focus publishes an e-newsletter three times per week and has its own dedicated website featuring additional news and best practices on the academic issues at the forefront of higher education today. With a subscriber base of more than 25,000 and growing, Faculty Focus continues to be a premier free resource focused on today’s higher education professional." -- website http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=354083 The Hitchhikers Guide to Course Development is designed as a resource for individuals with varying levels of course design experience. Individuals new to higher education can use this site to help design their first classroom based course integrating technology where appropriate. Experienced instructors, being encouraged to place materials within a learning management system, can use this site to decipher the differences between Web-Presence, Web-Enhanced, Web-Centric and Online courses and how to plan courses for online delivery. Instructors of online courses, looking for new ideas and ways to improve their course, can use the site to improve content development by finding sources for pre-developed content and ideas to improve student centered learning. Instructional Designers and Instructional Support Staff can use this site as a reference for themselves or as a resource for the faculty they support. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=523353 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/e2Hxxs from the Learning to Teach Online project website.Web 2.0 tools can be useful for any situation where discussion and content sharing is desired, and where accessing current information in certain topic areas can be advantageous for learning. This case study examines how and why Lubna Alam from the University of Canberra used the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) as a central hub that both provided her students with easy access to the class blogs, wiki and Twitter, and a place where information from the different technologies was amalgamated. The integration of web 2.0 technologies into the learning process is examined, highlighting how this can improve student engagement, communication and collaboration. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=547107 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/mpbROh from the Learning to Teach Online project website.This case study examines how technology can be used to support an active learning strategy within face-to-face Chemistry classes. Both in-class polling software and online lectures are used as part of a comprehensive teaching strategy, designed to enable students to develop critical thinking and analytical skills. While in-class polling is not an online process, it is included within this case study to highlight how different types of technology can be used together to effectively support classroom teaching, when integrated with a carefully considered pedagogical approach. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=705650 This is an online course developed for middle school and high school teachers to extend their learning from professional development. They will review all reserach and practice of literacy in the content area and then creat their own lesson plan. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=551586 This site is a blog that is about designing courses. The blog is developed by a group that "is a grass-roots social network for learning that supports teaching faculty and staff across disciplines. We use civic issues as a catalyst for designing engaging courses that will result in important student learning.״There is a variety of topics and there are links to archived materials back to September 2008. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=744631 This website provides information on the Persian curriculum guideline for college study of this language.