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Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training What is MERLOT? Referatory Descriptor Locator/Guide Bookmarker Not a “storage unit” Learning Materials

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training Where Do I Find MERLOT?

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training What Learning Materials (LMs) Are Available? 1.Lectures & presentations 2.Drills & practice 3.Tutorials 4.Quizzes / tests 5.Animations 6.Simulations 7.Case studies 8.Collections 9.Reference materials

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training What Does LM Intro Look Like?

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training What Are Some LM Examples? Lectures & presentations Drill & practice Tutorials Quizzes / tests Animations

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training More LM Examples Simulations Case studies Collections Reference materials

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training Editor’s Choice 2005 Awards Chemistry WebElements TM Periodic Table History Valley of the Shadow Information Technology Boolean Operators

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training Why Would I Want to Use MERLOT? Saves prep time Link in WebCT, Web Page Accessible where connectivity Many peer reviewed Colleague input

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training What about Membership? Free Membership not required Member may: –Contribute –Make comments –Add assignment –Snapshot

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training I Want to Know More What will I see when I look at a LM? What can I do with the materials I find in MERLOT?What can I do with the materials I find in MERLOT? RSS feeds? How do I join? Who contributes the materials to MERLOT?Who contributes the materials to MERLOT? Who oversees and maintains MERLOT?

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training If I Want to Review LM examples: List 1, List 2List 1List 2 Awarding winning LMs Location of MERLOT

Sue R. Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training I Want to Talk to Someone about Using MERLOT Contact Sue Bauer, Ed.D. Director of Computer Training – –Phone: (805) –AOL IM: suebeecleo

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