http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:29:07 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 11:29:07 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=296430 Intended to establish a base-line set of information literacy competencies for students, the tutorial is designed to incorporate higher-order critical thinking skills. It includes Choosing Research Topics, Identifying Needed Information, Search Strategies, Evaluating Information, and Citing Information. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=296426 CLUE (Campus Library User Education) is a Web-based, multimedia tutorial developed by the campus Library & Information Literacy Instruction Program and funded in part by a DoIT Adaptation Grant. The tutorial was designed to be part of a required information literacy module for the campus Communications Requirement courses but can also be used by anyone who wants to learn the basic information-seeking skills and strategies. This particular module is designed to explain to freshmen the differences between doing research for high school and research for college courses. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=296412 Beyond the Walls of Your Library: How to Find Books and More, was created by the Western New York Library Resources Council, Storyboard Team. The team received grant funding through the Western New York Library Resources Council. The objective was to create a tutorial that would serve various types of libraries across Western New York, helping them to explore different methods of instruction and to reach out to users in exciting new ways. The objective of the tutorial is to teach Western New York library users to locate and obtain materials beyond their local libraries. The services described include: WNYLibraries (previously referred to as the Western New York Virtual Union Catalog), WorldCat, Infopass, and InterLibrary Loan. Although these services vary in use across libraries in Western New York, the concept of libraries sharing materials is a central theme for all libraries; therefore the tutorial was designed to be adaptable to meet the needs of individual libraries. The tutorial depicts the story of a library user who is going through the process of locating information. In order to engage the user in the story, the tutorial includes audio, video, and gaming or assessment components, ultimately moving away from tutorials that are highly textual. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=427476 ״This tutorial was developed for the faculty, staff, and students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The creator is a librarian with many years of experience and training in copyright issues. It has been approved by legal counsel as a guideline for UAMS educators. You are most welcome to use this tutorial, but modifications may be required to meet your institution's copyright policy. You will find differences of opinion in the copyright guidelines of higher education institutions on many of the issues.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=296421 InfoSkills is a self-paced online tutorial designed to introduce University of Newcastle undergraduate students to a range of information and research skills that will assist with finding, using, evaluating and managing information. The tutorial also identifies issues surrounding academic integrity, including plagiarism, and their significance at the University of Newcastle. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=689969 ״From NPR: perspectives on great teachers, the science of learning, classroom dynamics and more. The best of Morning Edition, All Things Considered and other award-winning NPR programs.״״Each episode features three to five NPR stories from the past week that deal with the worlds of K12 or higher education. Usually running 15 to 20 minutes, this podcast is a great way to keep up on interesting trends in these arenas. Not every story is a winner, but most are timely, interesting, and/or important.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=296434 This is a tutorial using the ACRL Information Literacy Standards as a theoretical framework. The tutorial is aimed at incoming undergraduate students, but can be used by graduate students, faculty, as well as any independent researcher. tutorial has 6 free-standing modules: Choosing a Topic; Identifying Sources; Using STARS [the online catalog]; Finding Articles; Using the Web; and Citing Sources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=683805 'Share a great idea... Explain a tricky concept... Help kids with their homework...ScreenChomp for iPad helps you do it all.A simple doodling board, markers, and one-click sharing tools make spreading your ideas and know-how easy and fun! Just - Record It. Sketch It. Share It. - to create a sharable, replay-able video that tells your story clearly.1. Touch RECORD to capture your touch interactions and audio instructions on a plain background, or an image from your iPad camera roll.2. SKETCH out your ideas and talk the viewer through the "how" and "why" of it all.3. Stop and SHARE your video snack to ScreenChomp.com to generate a simple web link you can paste anywhere - or - post it to Facebook with one-click! Why share to ScreenChomp.com? Because… … it serves up a short URL that’s easy to share anywhere. … you can download your video as an MPEG-4 file. … there’s a Twitter sharing button. … there’s no account to manage. Just post and go (perfect for schools and teachers)!Users at every skill level can create bite-sized teaching morsels they can share online, again and again, with this delectable app. STUDENTS: Help each other with homework and work together on projects.TEACHERS: Tutor kids while away from school, or record a few tips to send home with them.MENTORS: Tutor youngsters from afar, without buying desktop recording software.KIDS: Share doodles and ideas with friends.Some of the most innovative teachers helped create ScreenChomp with learning and idea-sharing in mind.'This is a free app http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=347128 This is a short, self-paced tutorial on how to teach languages on the internet. It has four modules: About Technology, Selecting Resources, Integrating Resources, and Teaching Examples. There are also three quizzes and an assignment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=435322 This is a free, online textbook that addresses intellectual property. According to the author, "the first goal of the book is to introduce you to intellectual property, to explain why it matters, why it is the legal form of the information age. The second goal is to persuade you that our intellectual property policy is going the wrong way; two roads are diverging and we are on the one that doesn’t lead to Rome. The third goal is harder to explain. We have a simple word for, and an intuitive understanding of, the complex reality of 'property.'״Each chapter is downloadable as a pdf file.