http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:32 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 10:39:32 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=246003 Narrated 5 minute workshop that includes slides, speaker notes, attachments to relevant resources. Topics covered include:  (1) what and how we collaborate and why those strategies don't work well, (2) what students want in collaborative projects, (3) programs that facilitate virtual collaboration, and (4) an introduction to Google Docs & Spreadsheets and how it addresses needs in collaborative projects. Prepared in Articulate Presenter. 4:59 in length.  http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620086 This course will explore SQL as well as other advanced topics, including query optimization, concurrency, data warehouses, object-oriented extensions, and XML. The student can expect to become more proficient in writing queries and achieve a better understanding of the field. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Computer Science 410) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555609 2007 Winter Session "Information Changes the World״Information is changing the world. Information technology made dramatic progress in the latter half of the last century, and now, it is greatly influencing every part of the society, from micro world of biology to global economic order and international relations. We now stand transfixed in the new world where information explodes, links, fuses together and be restructured.When we look around, the networked digital information society has changed our everyday concerns and behavior patterns, in the midst of internet, mobile phones, databases, games, contents industries such as animations, virtual reality, popularization of compact digital media such as iPod, streaming and other online music distribution technologies, development of blogs and search engines.Information serves also as the new foundation for our sense and imagination. What would a new expression for the globally- informatized world be? When robotics and simulation merge with art and music, what kind of new art would the 21st century people acquire?״Information" is a broad and profound theme.Don't you feel that "information" we access in everyday life or get from TV news and internet is far gigantic than "information" learned in school? This is why we invite you through this "Global Focus on Knowledge" lecture series to the new field of knowledge that broadens explosively, crossing boundaries of academic disciplines. In this series, we focus on three main topics; "Structuration of Knowledge and the New Order of Information״, "From Life to Robots״, "Interface of Information and Art״. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=324563 Learning through training an eslave (a robot). The process of programming is thought off as the process of training an eslave to solve the problem. The explorer is playing the role of a teacher and a creator. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=479497 The resources included in this collection were selected from a careful survey of the available library literature pertaining to the topic of serving the elderly population in a public library setting. The parts of this collection comprise one assignment. Firstly, the students were asked to write 14-15 article critiques and then a summary position paper. The end product was the presentation of a research poster integrating the content. There is a works cited list following the image of the research poster and the position summary giving credit to the sources consulted. Hopefully, those resources will be helpful to others completing similar research about this topic. This Merlot Website represents one assignment; a part of the whole requirements, for Introduction to Library & Information Studies, a core course of many others required of all graduate students in the MILS program at the school of library science. This is a topic which sparked my interest in the field of librarianship. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=555552 This course is an introduction to the consideration of technology as the outcome of particular technical, historical, cultural, and political efforts, especially in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include industrialization of production and consumption, development of engineering professions, the emergence of management and its role in shaping technological forms, the technological construction of gender roles, and the relationship between humans and machines. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=290248 An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 100 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model. There are courses available for the following countries: Australia, China, Colombia, France, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, China and other countires as well. For more information on The OCW Consortium please go to: http://www.ocwconsortium.org http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=288822 USU OCW is a free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners, throughout Utah and around the world. OCW supports USU's mission to serve the public through learning, discovery, and engagement. There are available courses in the follwing areas: Anthropology, Biological and Irrigation Engineering, Civil and Enviornmental Engineering, Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering, English. Family, Consumer and Human Development, History, Technology, Languages, Philosophy, Speech, Physics and Theatre Arts. The website also includes the following features to help provide more information for the courses available: imgages/graphics, quizzes, other interactivity, learning assignment and teacher's guide. For more information please go to:http://ocw.usu.edu http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=591526 This course is an intensive review of information technology. It covers topics in software development methods, data modeling and databases, application development, Web standards and development, system integration, security, and data communications. Most of the homework sets lead the class through a project in which a database and Web application are designed and constructed, using good software process and addressing security, network and other issues. The project, which is done in two-person teams, provides hands-on experience to complement the lectures and readings. Recitations discuss readings and provide more detailed information on the software tools used. The course goal is to cover the key concepts in the major areas of information technology, to enable students to successfully understand, work with and manage IT efforts as part of supply chain, transportation or civil engineering projects. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=681139 This course explores how information technology is reshaping different dimensions of the U.S. labor market: the way work is organized, the mix of occupations, the skills required to perform in an occupation, economy-wide labor productivity, and the distribution of wages.