http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:12 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:12 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=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=668742 This video presents an Introduction to Feminist Counselling. Emphasizing an anti-oppressive framework, critical thinking,and structural analysis, this video highlights key feminist values, principles, and skills and teaches viewers how to apply them to counselling, personal, and professional situations. Roleplays and vignettes are used to demonstrate key ideas and skills. The link between the personal and political is highlighted. Examples of and suggestions for consciousness-raising, collectivization, and social action are also featured.This video is useful for students, teachers, counsellors, social workers, human service providers, care workers, clinicians, psychologists, and anyone who would like to learn more about how to apply feminist theory to counselling. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=668769 This short animated fiction book describes a woman named Rebecca and her experiences of family violence. This book presents her journey as she moves from victim to survivor to social activist. A structural feminist analysis of the root causes of family violence and interventions and strategies to assist survivors of family violence are highlighted. Geared to assist survivors of violence and service users, students who are learning about abuse, and clinicians/practitioners who are working in this area, specific information discussing the cycle of violence, stages of coping, feminist interventions, safety planning, and treatment for men is featured. In addition, suggestions for the prevention of family violence at cultural, political, and social levels are presented.The authors use 2 different writing styles within this text. Rebecca's actual story about her family is written at a grade 7 literacy level to make this book more accessible to a broad segment of the general public. At the same time, specific sections featuring theory, analysis, assessment, and intervention have been written with clinical practitioners and professional helpers in mind. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=369815 Oreon State University: Types of Analysis http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=316374 A set of flash communicative, interactive activities in Spanish such as directions, numbers, tense introduction, pronunciation and spelling. Levels I-II. Sound and picture files. Includes a Teacher's File with activity tips. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=251724 Giving Credit is an online guide designed for graduate students to refresh their understanding and reinforce their practice of citing sources within their creative work. The guide emphasizes citing multimedia within the context that citing is a required professional practice beyond the graduate student experience. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380060 This video demonstrates how to use Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History and describes the benefits of using it in history courses. Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History is a website that includes a collection of nine historical mysteries which draw students into Canadian history, critical thinking and archival research through the enticement of solving historical cold crimes. Each of the mystery archives includes an average of 100,000 words in English (and in French), as well as up to several hundred images plus maps. Some of the mystery websites also include 3-D recreations, videos and oral history interviews. Site users can look at the collections of archival materials and analyze the evidence provided. Students are encouraged to come up with their own interpretations of primary documents. Educators have access to a Teachers' Guide and experts interpretations for each of the mysteries. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380164 This video demonstrates how to use Linguanet Europa and describes the benefits of using it in learning a new language. Linguanet Europa is a website that helps you identify your learning style, find materials in the language you choose to learn and even find a language partner. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=426871 Sample research paper demonstrating MLA format and documentation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380171 This video demonstrates how to use The Raid on Deerfield and describes the benefits of using it in history courses. The Raid on Deerfield is a website which provides an analysis of the French Canadian/Indian raid on Deerfield in 1704 and its causes and impact on the participants and victims.