http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:48 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:48 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=570471 The Internet may be changing our brains, making it more difficult for us to concentrate and devote full attention to the task we're working on. But good writing requires careful, focused reading. You should strive to slow down and become a mindful reader. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77736 A tutorial/reference on Web searching tools and techniques with many links to search engines and a short search engine feature list and comparison. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85633 Handouts and step-by-step lab activities for a short course in basic personal computer troubleshooting. HTML, DOC, and PDF formats. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89637 NuMachine, as powerful as Turing machine, but more intuitive in its working is described. Adding three more derivation rules to Elementary Arithmetic of Godel and calling it Sentient Arithmetic (SA), the incompleteness theorems are proved within SA, without using any metalanguage. Intuitive Set Theory (IST), a theory in which we do not have to deal with cardinals higher than aleph-null, is described. In IST, there is no Skolem Paradox and there are no nonLebesgue measurable sets. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85683 This site provides a tutorial on the use of headsets, microphones, and headphones for use in online webinars. The site includes images for adjusting volume as well as how to connect these devices to your computer. The site was developed by the Instructional Design Studio at University of Detroit Mercy by Russell Davidson III. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=570349 In this talk at the State Department, Clay Shirky reviews the history of communication technology revolutions. He argues that since the Internet is becoming ubiquitous and taken for granted, it is revolutionary. He feels the Internet is good for both conversation and broadcast and that it will become the carrier for all media. He also notes that users can both consume and produce content -- talking to broadcasters and more important, to each other. As always, Shirky illustrates his talk with compelling examples ranging from African election monitoring to coverage of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China and President Obama's use of the Web http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=570393 PowerPoint is often dismissed and criticized, but I find it to be a powerful teaching tool. I present three tips for creating PowerPoint presentations – use the same format for every presentation, keep slides simple, and write a careful notes. We use the notes as scripts for narrated videos and for transcripts, enabling the students to study our presentations. We will see examples from effective presentations by Steve Jobs and Larry Lessig. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=570423 In this interview at the Aspen Institute, Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone discuss their company and the impact of social microblogging. They talk about their early experience (Stone was the creator of Blogger, the service you are using right now) and the way Twitter was conceived and has evolved. They also discuss Twitter's social and political impact and the way it is changing journalism. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90856 This site contains a tutorial to learn the XML Internet language. The tutorial is based on a a set of interactive lessons that walk you through typical XML authoring and development tasks. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=570265 IT literacy courses and curriculum date back to the 1960s at Dartmouth. Since that time, the curriculum has been revised as new platforms for developing and delivering applications emerged. Today, many students take IT literacy courses, but the curricula vary somewhat as a function of the student's major field. I have developed a set of modules, from which a customized course or a few modules to supplement a textbook can be selected, and will describe the format of those modules.