Pedagogic Service Project: Enriching the MERLOT Collection Cathy Manduca Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
Pedagogic Service Project Connecting digital library resources to information on how to use them Activities Teaching Methods MERLOT Development Site Promoting connections and reuse through a pedagogic service Module List , Compadre Interactive Lectures, Starting Point Interactive Lecture Customized views for specific audiences Partners: MERLOT, ComPADRE, CAUSEweb, ERESE, eduCommons; Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning; Perlman Center for Teaching and Learning; Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum pedagogic modules What, why, and how of teaching method Grounded in research on learning
MERLOT implementation Phase 1 (virtually finished): develop demonstration implementation and solve technical linking MERLOT Biology Community MERLOT Math Community Integrated Portal Phase 2: Develop well-populated collections in Bio and Math Enage other disciplines
MERLOT members involved MERLOT Editorial Board members contributing to initial activity collection Scott Cooper-Biology Editor Jeff Bell-Biology Editor Jim Rutledge-Math Editor Technical Development Coordinators SERC-Sean Fox MERLOT-Alyssa Lalanne Project Management SERC-Bill Bruihler Cathy Swift-Editorial Board Chair
MERLOT implementation Phase 1 (virtually finished): develop demonstration implementation and solve technical linking MERLOT Biology Community MERLOT Math Community Integrated Portal Phase 2: Develop well-populated collections in Bio and Math Enage other disciplines
Phase 2 Implementing additional disciplinary portals Step 1: identify pedagogic methods of high interest Pedagogic Modules (start small 1-2) Step 2: contact us (bbruihle@carleton.edu) Step 3: create a set of examples that use MERLOT resources with these methods Activity Submission Form Step 4: make links from community Teaching and Resource portals (see for example MERLOT Biology Growing the example collections
Growing the example collections: Getting to 100 Strategies Write them yourself Solicit from disciplinary community Target previous assignment authors Targeted invitations to meet identified need Workshop process MERLOT meeting Elsewhere
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the National Science Foundation as part of the National Science Digital Library through award 0532768. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
MERLOT/SERC Partnership MERLOT contains links to thousands of educational websites, many with peer reviews and assignments. SERC brings a significant collection of geoscience content with a well defined pedagogic format, focusing on the use of individual activities in the classroom. Partnering MERLOT and SERC builds on the strengths of both programs.