http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 02:29:05 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 02:29:05 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=543528 This is a stand alone lesson that uses Crane Brinton’s theory of Common Causes of Revolutions to compare the common causes of the French Revolution, American Revolution, Haitian Revolution, and Venezuelan Revolution. The French Revolution is the case study, and then students identify the common causes of the Atlantic Revolutions based from what they learned off the French Revolution case study. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87782 This site is sponsored by the ECCH (European Case Clearing House). There is a small fee for each of the cases, but there is a discount for Academicians. Users are able to search by topic. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620186 This course will examine European politics, specifically analyzing Europe's process of integration into a supranational entity: the European Union. The course will examine the sovereign state system that emerged from the Wars of Religion, the intricacies of the European Union in the post-World War II environment, major states that make up the EU or play a key role in European politics, and many important contemporary issues that the EU and Europe face. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Political Science 323) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=661474 A new-media collaboration between the Hinkle Charitable Foundation, Northern Arizona University, the University of Oregon, the Oregon Bach Festival, Ivory Classic and Linn Records. The site contains:• Matthew Halls (harpsichord) and David Korevaar (piano) performances of the Goldberg Variations, courtesy of Linn Records and Ivory Classics respectively.• Jeffrey Hall (synthesizer) performance of Bach's fourteen canon addendum to the Goldberg Variations.• A photo-facsimile of the first edition (1741) of the Goldberg Variations courtesy of Yo Tomita at Queen's University, Belfast. This copy was once owned by Nicolaus Forkel, Bach's first biographer• Bach's personal monogram as a color-filled teaching tool highlighting the styles, practices, genres, forms, and structure of the Goldberg, as well as brief descriptions of each variation.• Over 60 cuepoints, linked to the score, with commentary on each variation by Matthew Halls and David Korevaar.• Six essays on the structure and meaning of the Goldberg Variations by Tim Smith http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=585799 A new-media collaboration between the Hinkle Charitable Foundation, Northern Arizona University, the University of Oregon, the Oregon Bach Festival, and Hänssler Classic. The site contains:• Helmuth Rilling conducting the Gächinger Kantorei and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart in their 1999 recording of the Mass in B Minor, courtesy of Hänssler Classic.• A digital reproduction of Insel Verlag's 1924 photo-facsimile of Bach's autograph manuscript of the Mass integrated with the Rilling audio, courtesy of Suhrkamp Insel Verlag and Yo Tomita at Queen's University, Belfast.• Gordon Paine's translation (commissioned for this project) of Helmuth Rilling's 200-page book, Johann Sebastian Bach's B-Minor Mass. The book contains 156 musical examples from the Mass and the Cantatas, each integrated with score and audio, courtesy of Hänssler Classic.• Three and one-half hours of video of lecture-concerts from the Oregon Bach Festival's Discovery Series of 2010, where Helmuth Rilling introduces and explains, with live performance examples, the five parts of the Mass.• Bach's personal monogram as a color-filled teaching tool highlighting the compositional timeline, styles, practices, genres, forms, and performances forces of the Mass, as well as brief descriptions of each movement.• Over 200 cuepoints of topical discussions linked to the score, including 110 on-point video examples from the Discovery Series.• Ten (and more to be added) articles and book chapters contributed by leading Bach scholars commenting on the Bach's legacy and the Mass in B Minor. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=630281 This activity is currently being used in the module SPPO 2650/1 "The Spanish regional Melting Pot: the old same History?" at the University of Leeds. This module is a Level 2 very popular option for all our BAs in Spanish. Students make their contributions via discussion boards in VLE Blackboard. The activity is aimed at facilitating students’ interaction and co-operation in the process of understanding the history of the Spanish State, the history of the different nationalist movements in Spain and the relationship between national identity, political allegiances and the interpretation of these sometimes conflicting “histories”. It also fosters transferable skills such as intercultural communication, analytical skills, critical skills, the ability to work as part of a group, negotiating skills, online communication skills, leadership and spirit of enquiry. The activity was first used in the module "Spain: Political Decentralisation and Integration into Europe" (SPPO 2370/1) in 2009 but has been updated since them. It received the University of Leeds Faculty of Arts Teaching Development Prize 2009/2010 and has attracted excellent student feedback. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620124 This course will introduce the student to the history of Europe from the medieval period to the Age of Revolutions in the eighteenth century. The student will learn about the major political, economic, and social changes that took place in Europe during this 800-year period, among them the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, European expansion overseas, and the French Revolution. By the end of the course, you will understand how Europe had transformed from a fragmented and volatile network of medieval polities into a series of independent nation-states by 1800. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (History 201) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620125 This course will introduce the student to the history of Europe from 1800 to present day. The student will learn about the major political, economic, and social changes that took place in Europe during this period, including the Industrial Revolution, the First and Second World Wars, imperialism, and the Cold War. By the end of this course, the student will understand how nationalism, industrialization, and imperialism fueled the rise of European nation-states in the nineteenth century, as well as how world war and oppressive regimes devastated Europe during the 1900s. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (History 202) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620133 This course will introduce the student to the history of the European Middle Ages and Renaissance. The student will learn about the major political, economic, and social changes that took place between the fourth century and 1500. By the end of the course, the student will understand how Europe transformed from a collection of barbarian kingdoms into a continent with a sophisticated cultural and economic life that would later come to dominate the globe. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (History 302) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555441 This unit is intended to be of interest not only to people living in Scotland but to anyone wishing to know more about Scottish society and culture. It brings together a collection of free educational resources relevant to Scotland. The resources within this unit cover a wide range of subject areas, including education, environment, technology, history, law, literature, politics, social care and social sciences.