http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:13 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 00:46:13 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=596368 This StAIR (stand-alone instructional resource) was created to give secondary students a brief lesson in plagiarism, giving credit to the ideas of others and MLA referencing. This lesson is focused more on the why and the when of giving credit (and consequences of plagiarism) rather than a comprehensive lesson on how to reference, assuming there are a wealth of resources online to help students format such references. For information about reference formatting specifics, this StAIR includes links to the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) and EasyBib.com. This StAIR was created in Apple Keynote and exported as a Quicktime movie file. The link will open the Quicktime slideshow in a new window and students must use the navigation buttons to advance the lesson and receive feedback. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=595311 This is a Goal-directed Instructional Design Plan for an Informative Speech. The lesson is intended for high school students and the creator of this assignment use it, specifically, in a required Senior (12th Grade) English class. The lesson culminates in 6-8 minute speeches with PowerPoint presentations, given to the class. The class and the instructor then give the speaker immediate verbal feedback, using the "Sandwich Method" (Positive - Critical - Positive). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76361 The 2000 U.S. Presidential race was so close that some Democratic Party officials think a hard-to-use Florida ballot may have unfairly decided the presidency. This handout describes how usability testing might have averted the confusion following the election. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=487584 ״In Media Res is dedicated to experimenting with collaborative, multi-modal forms of online scholarship. Our goal is to promote an online dialogue amongst scholars and the public about contemporary approaches to studying media. In Media Res provides a forum for more immediate critical engagement with media at a pace closer to how we experience mediated texts. Each weekday, a different scholar curates a 30-second to 3-minute video clip/visual image slideshow accompanied by a 300-350-word impressionistic response. "