A Sip of MERLOT KEEP UP WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: BECOME A MERLOT PEER Reviewer A Sip of MERLOT Jane Moore, Ed.d. Director of MERLOT Editorial and professional development services .

The Game Plan Overview Process Live Demo Additional Resources Questions & Comments

WARMUP What do you KNOW about MERLOT already? What do you WANT to know about MERLOT? What have you LEARNED about MERLOT today?

Resources to support online learning Materials Needed to be… Discipline-specific Peer-reviewed Built for Engagement How I Began – Faculty Developer Success of an online course comes from dilligent planning, a rich and diverse set of learning experiences, and

Resources to support online learning Materials Needed to be… Materials in MERLOT are… Managed by 22 Editorial Boards Peer-Reviewed Aligned to Learning Outcomes Discipline-specific Reviewed for Quality Built for Engagement

What is merlot? …beyond the meaning of the acronym, the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching A free collection of open educational resources (OER) An educational community organized into contributors, peer reviewers and editorial boards A curated set of learning materials that are triaged and peer-reviewed for quality, ease of use and potential for learning All of the above Poll

Quick history of merlot 1997 Launch 1998 Pilot with State Systems 2000 Expansion from 4 disciplines to 20 2014 Now 22 disciplines, 20 systems and 18 campus partners internationally California State University - 1997 Pilot Program - 1998 University System of Georgia Oklahoma State Board of Regents University of North Carolina Board of Regents 4 Disciplines Biology Business Physics Teacher Education Expansion - 2000 16 Systems 10 Campus Partners 20 Disciplines Currently 20 Systems 18 Campus Partners 22 Disciplines

Types of Materials Animations Assessment Tools Assignments Case Studies Collections Development Tools Drill and Practice Tools ePortfolios Learning Object Repositories Online Courses Online Modules Open Journal Articles Open Textbooks Presentations Reference Materials Simulations Social Networking Tools Tutorials Quizzes or Tests Workshop/Training Materials Learning materials (not research articles)

Supplementing resources Each material can be enhanced by any member of MERLOT through the usage of the following tools: Material Comments Learning Exercises Bookmark Collections Course ePortfolios Content Builder Web Page Comments on usage and pedagogical value from any members Learning exercises submitted to accompany individual materials Bookmark Collections of resources Course ePortfolios with prerequisites, learning outcomes, assessment and then the materials Content Builder pages

Merlot by the numbers 62,000+ Materials Currently in the Collection 4,200 Peer Reviews 62,000 materials (number in flux) - 4117 peer reviews - 571 completed peer reviews by Teacher Ed Board 130,000 members 9296 bookmarked collections 5186 submitters of materials 3092 authors of materials - 1315 peer reviewers

Merlot by the numbers 18,000 1200 135,000 3,100 Bookmarked Collections Peer Reviewers 135,000 Members 3,100 Members Authoring Materials 62,000 materials (number in flux) - 571 materials peer reviewed by Teacher Ed Board 130,000 members 9296 bookmarked collections 5186 submitters of materials 3092 authors of materials - 1315 peer reviewers

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching/Learning Tool Evaluating materials Peer reviewers can award a material a maximum of 5 stars for meeting the following criteria: Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching/Learning Tool Ease of use Quality of Content

2-stage peer Review process Triage Individual Reviews Composite Reviews Author Approval Review Posted

The people of merlot Search Contribute Materials MERLOT is organized similarly to a journal editorial board: Members Search Contribute Materials Create Personal Collections Peer Reviewers Train at GRAPE Camp Review Materials Boards Editor (and Associate Editors) Triage Materials

MERLOT Editorial Discipline boards Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Biology Business Chemistry Communication Sciences and Disorders Criminal Justice Engineering English Fire Safety Health Sciences History Information Technology Mathematics Music Physics Professional Coaching Psychology Sociology Statistics Teacher Education Technical Allied Health World Languages

MERLOT ACADEMIC SUPPORT COMMUNITIES ePortfolios Faculty Development Library and Information Sciences MERLOTx – Student Learning Library Mobile Learning Online Courses Pedagogy

Highlights of peer review process Training GRAPE Camp Online workshop to prepare reviewers Three 1 hour sessions for one week Reviews Self-paced Flexible assignments Both service and professional development Recognition Letter of Appreciation Invitation to Board at 5 reviews Peer Reviewer Extraordinaire at 15 reviews Training “Getting Reviewers Accustomed to the Process of Evaluation” Webinar 3 one hour sessions for one week Finish by submitting a review Assigned to Editorial Board

Let’s take a look! Browsing the material collection

Merlot in action Supplemental resources to accompany learning content Materials to promote experiential learning online Inspiration for editing and expanding assignments Space to collect and curate discipline-specific tools How might you use MERLOT in your online class?

One Last sip! Personal learning community MERLOT Voices Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Peer-reviewed, open-access, online JOLT International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Online Learning 8th Annual held in Dallas, TX on April 22-24 Conference

CLOSURE What do you KNOW about MERLOT already? What do you WANT to know about MERLOT? What have you LEARNED about MERLOT today?

Questions and Comments Jane Moore jmoore@calstate.edu jane@merlot.org