http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:45 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:45 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=80810 This web site has many different case study activities covering various subjects. The case studies are designed to encourage students to use problem-based learning to solve problems that are relevant and applicable to the real world. Answer keys are available to authorized instructors. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=259605 Epiville is a learning tool developed specifically for Principles of Epidemiology, the core course in this discipline at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Epiville is a set of interactive web-based exercises created by faculty in the Department of Epidemiology and produced by the Center for New Media Teaching and Learning at Columbia University. The primary goal of Epiville is to provide an enhanced web-based learning environment so that students can most efficiently master the main principles of the course. Separate modules serve as weekly homework assignments. In these exercises, students assume the role of an intern at the Department of Health in the fictional city of Epiville where they investigate a series of emerging public health problems. The tools employed in Epiville-- instantaneous answers to multiple-choice questions, use of interactive maps and visuals, and open-ended questions for discussion in face-to-face seminar meetings-- are intended to improve learner's capacity to collect and analyze epidemiologic data and, ultimately, to carry out independent work in the field.The project currently consists of ten modules. The first module introduces learners to epidemiological thinking and evaluation of cause and effect. The following two modules on infectious disease epidemiology focus on an investigation of an epidemic of SARS. The next four exercises demonstrate how various other study designs can be used to search for the cause of an outbreak of a mysterious new disease, Susser Syndrome. Exercises on bias and confounding show how these threats to the validity of epidemologic research were tackled in a real-life study carried out by a member our faculty. The final module introduces the concepts of screening and prevention. 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=600836 This site shows some of what Microsoft Excel can offer as a programming environment for the creation of interactive teaching and learning tools.The available "interactive" Excel filesPrimarily for Undergraduates in an Experiments-based Course- Demand, supply and equilibrium - Unit tax - Prohibition - Labor market problems - Pollution - Long-run equilibrium - Productivity - Comparative advantage - BargainingPrimarily for More Advanced Microeconomics and Quantitative Work - Comparative statics - Preferences - Isoquants Contract curves - Walrasian equilibrium - Game theory - Statistics and probability - Financial Pure mathematics - Physics http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78007 The Problem-Based Learning Clearinghouse is a repository of materials for instructors interested in using problem-based learning in their courses. It includes a collection of problems and articles to assist educators in using problem-based learning. The problems and articles are peer reviewed by PBL experts in the disciplinary content areas. Teaching notes and supplemental materials accompany each problem, providing insights and strategies that are innovative and classroom-tested. An opportunity to discuss problem-based learning is provided via a discussion forum. Access to the Clearinghouse collection is limited to educators who register via an online application, but is free and carries no obligation. Users may also register as Clearinghouse authors and contribute to the repository. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86185 The Coalition for Community Schools released a report called Community-based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship. It highlights the value of the community-based learning approach to improving academic outcomes, including test scores, attendance rates, and graduation rates, as well as civic, moral, personal, social, and work-related outcomes. Research shows that as many as 60% of all students are disengaged from learning and that this is a key factor in the dropout rate. How do we combat this disengagement? Community-based Learning addresses these issues by involving students in real-world problem solving that ignites the imagination and the intellect of our young people. It sparks student's passion for learning and prepare them for success and citizenship. As highlighted in this paper, studies have shown that students who are involved in this approach have increased attendance rates, improved academic outcomes and are more likely to graduate on time. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85647 For almost four decades, problem-based learning (PBL) has been the stated cornerstone of learning in many medical schools. Proponents of PBL cite the open nature of the learning experience where students are free to study in depth, unencumbered by the burdens of broad courses based on the memorization of facts; detractors, on the other hand, cite the lack of breadth and factual knowledge required for professional qualification. Both points of view have merit. Professional schools have a different set of needs and requirements, and it is these that drive the curriculum and learning philosophies. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=483880 This problem-based learning activity helps students apply inventory cost flow methods under a periodic inventory system. Students determine the value of the ending inventory and cost of goods for biology lab microscopes sold by a fictitious entity, Science Education Supplies, Inc. The four methods included are: specific identification, weighted average cost, first-in first-out (FIFO), and last-in first-out (LIFO). In addition, they compare and contrast how applying the different costing methods affects the balance sheet and income statement. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=417290 The purpose of the Library Instruction Case Wiki (LICW) is to promote and facilitate the application of case method teaching in library and information literacy instruction. Teaching with cases is a problem-based approach to active learning. It is widespread in legal, business, and medical fields, and has been shown to increase both learning and enthusiasm in students. By making cases we have developed for instruction available on this site we hope more librarians will be encouraged to experiment with the case method, develop their own cases, and deposit them for the use of others. Featured in The Journal of Academic Librarianship (link). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=484204 This problem-based learning activity helps students practice analyzing economic events associated with the following current liabilities: short-term borrowing (notes payable), sales tax liabilities, and payroll. The note payable problem has students accrue interest expense at year end and repay the note early during the subsequent year. Sometimes companies include the sales tax in the selling price of merchandise instead of ringing it up separately. The sales tax problem illustrates this scenario. The payroll problem illustrates how a company accounts for employees' gross wages, withholdings from employee's paychecks, net pay (the resulting cash employees receive), as well as the employer's payroll tax liabilities.