http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:51 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 06:36:51 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=668742 This video presents an Introduction to Feminist Counselling. Emphasizing an anti-oppressive framework, critical thinking,and structural analysis, this video highlights key feminist values, principles, and skills and teaches viewers how to apply them to counselling, personal, and professional situations. Roleplays and vignettes are used to demonstrate key ideas and skills. The link between the personal and political is highlighted. Examples of and suggestions for consciousness-raising, collectivization, and social action are also featured.This video is useful for students, teachers, counsellors, social workers, human service providers, care workers, clinicians, psychologists, and anyone who would like to learn more about how to apply feminist theory to counselling. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=668769 This short animated fiction book describes a woman named Rebecca and her experiences of family violence. This book presents her journey as she moves from victim to survivor to social activist. A structural feminist analysis of the root causes of family violence and interventions and strategies to assist survivors of family violence are highlighted. 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=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=523356 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/fEveZU from the Learning to Teach Online project website.This case study examines the use of simple audio podcasts in a fully online distance education class, as part of the DUCKLING research project conducted by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. It discusses the benefits of using podcasts as part of an integrated online learning strategy in a distance learning context, and gives an overview of how podcasts were used to introduce concepts, provide support for assignments, and to give students direct feedback on their work. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=518672 In this Lesson Plan you will find strategies for teaching students with special needs step by step procedures of identifying appliances and tools used for housekeeping. Homemaker's are not the only people who clean. In these Lesson Plans you will see that family membership can help these students with disabilities to transition to independent living while learning some basic housekeeping skills. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=667018 Lesson plan for teaching high school students on the need for personal protective equipment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=537515 What do you think of this resource? Please click http://svy.mk/e6BP1G to complete a quick survey.This Technical Glossary video introduces the basic operation of the free audio editing software Audacity. Learn how to record, edit and export audio for audio podcasts as lectures or feedback for students. Please also see the related case studies watch the related case studies called Using audio feedback http://bit.ly/bobJOD and Increasing student engagement using podcasts http://bit.ly/fEveZU. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=370939 Neuroanatomical system for pain and temperature including lesion information and patient cases. To safeguard intellectual property, this file has been saved as a PowerPoint show. To open, click on Go to Material. You will receive a Password dialog box. Click on "Read Only" and the program will operate normally without permitting changes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=526058 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/gZXd6p from the Learning to Teach Online project website.Copyright and creative commons is particularly important in the educational context where content is often copied, shared, reused and remixed by both teachers and students in the learning and teaching process. This episode explains the basics of creative commons. We examine some of the different license terms and combinations, and offer some insights into which might be better suited for educational purposes. We also discuss how to generate your own creative commons license and what to do when your work is not attributed by others. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=667344 These videos supplied by Hunter Alignment Equipment provide information on their alignment systems as well as basic alignment terms and adjustments. Also included are handling conditions and tire wear causes.