http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:59:46 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 22:59:46 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=331342 The MERLOT ELIXR project is intended to develop and test new collaborations amongst faculty development centers and online resource repositories. The goal is to create innovative models for the development, sharing and use of discipline-oriented resources which illustrate exemplary teaching practices and which also support faculty with exemplary learning objects to help implement those practices with their students.In September 2006, the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, a program within the U.S. Department of Education, funded a proposal for ELIXR from a team of MERLOT partners and affiliated institutions. The deliverables center around 96 case studies of exemplary teaching, grouped in 6 theme areas for faculty workshops with discipline-specific cases in 16 disciplines. For example, potential themes could include active learning in large lecture sections, or course redesign to enhance student learning while containing costs for instruction. The case studies involve video of both teachers and students to engage other faculty in trying new approaches, and will be accessed in faculty development workshops for the theme areas and also through MERLOT and other online resource repositories.The MERLOT ELIXR project team includes the CSU Center for Distributed Learning and seven campuses of the California State University where the initial pilot studies were launched in 2006; three MERLOT state system partners: Minnesota, Georgia and Oklahoma; and several leading campuses from a range of institutional types: Coastline Community College, Indiana State University, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and the Ohio State University. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=302277 The Rubric Machine helps you build and use instructional rubrics in support of broader performance-based approaches to assessing student learning. Just log-on and begin developing your own tailor-made rubrics. Besides supporting the rubric design process, The Rubric Machine also enables you to save and archive your rubrics, modify them as needed, and format them for printing. You can read published articles, tips, and other resources to help you put rubrics into practice as part of your regular curriculum and instruction. Like all ThinkingGear tools, registration is free. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=302275 iRubric is a comprehensive rubric development, assessment, and collaboration tool. Designed from the ground up, iRubric supports a variety of usage in an easy-to-use package. Best of all, iRubric is free to individual faculty and students. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=298944 Online programs for recording,uploading,mixing and interacting. Free for non-commercial academic use!! A great tool for language classes, including asynchronous audio drop boxes and digital video uploads with subtitles. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=658328 The Teaching Channel's K-12 educational video collection showcases effectve teaching methods and techniques used by teachers in their classroom. Subjects/#videos: English Language Arts (116); Math (91); Science (73); History/Social Sciences (33); and the Arts (13). Topics/#videos: Planning (29). Class Culture (47). Behavior (37), Engagement (53), Differentiation (30), Assessment (18), Collaboration (21), Common Core (106), Digital Literacy (24), New Teachers (52) and Celebrating Teachers (65). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=505907 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/aL55Yj from the Learning to Teach Online project website.In this Learning to Teach Online http://bit.ly/d18ac5 episode we look at two different types of online learning environments: a centralised Learning Management System (LMS), and free open access social media (such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc). We discuss the benefits of each and highlight some important issues that need to be considered when using each of them. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=537512 What do you think of this resource? Please click http://svy.mk/e6BP1G to complete a quick survey.This Technical Glossary video aims to give an overview of the possibilities of the online virtual world, Second Life from Linden Lab. Downloading and installing the software, setting up an avatar, and a quick overview of the virtual world is discussed. Visit the Learning to Teach Online project http://bit.ly/d18ac5. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=733524 A flipped PD video providing a thorough tutorial on Google Doc basic and advanced features. Easily jump between chapters to focus on the areas important to you. Supplemental forms include a f2f agenda, a pre and post assessment poll and a participant workbook. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=547506 What do you think of this resource? Please click http://svy.mk/e6BP1G to complete a quick survey.Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/ieDVEh from the Learning to Teach Online project website.While developing effective teamwork and collaboration skills are considered important to the learning process, many students find group work challenging and difficult. In this episode we explore how Internet technologies can improve the collaborative process within online teamwork, and offer some useful strategies for facilitation and assessment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=514740 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/gFPzbN from the Learning to Teach Online project website.This Learning to Teach Online http://bit.ly/d18ac5 episode explores some of the key considerations when planning your online or blended (face-to-face and online) class. It examines the importance of considering pedagogy before technology; constructively aligning assessment with learning outcomes; and the integration of digital literacy skills. It also offers some useful strategies for deciding which components are better suited to an online learning environment.It is strongly recommended that teachers who are considering planning an online class also watch other Learning to Teach Online episodes and case studies for more in-depth information about the concepts discussed in this episode.