Copyright MERLOT Using MERLOT to Engage Your Students and Enrich Your Classes Cathy Swift September 17, 2010 Edmond, Oklahoma
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Copyright MERLOT My Experiences WebMBA Program – University System of Georgia International Business class Online learning Palloff and Pratt (1999), Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom
Copyright MERLOT Palloff & Pratt Online classroom involves interaction: –Between instructor and student –Between student and student –Between student and content
Copyright MERLOT Challenge 1: Faculty to Student Interaction How to Accomplish: – s (24/7) –Phone calls –Comments on grading –Video clips –Lectures –Podcasts –Biographical updates
Copyright MERLOT Challenge 2: Student to Student Interaction How to Accomplish –Student teams that changed weekly –Weekly assignments –Discussion assignments –Term paper
Copyright MERLOT Challenge 3: Student to Content Interaction Originally –Read the Book –Online quizzes How to Accomplish –Have assignments that encourage students to learn the content in a different way –Provide plenty of opportunities for different styles of learner
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Copyright MERLOT MERLOT Editorial Boards Organized like journal editorial board –Editor (may be co-editors) –Board Members Associate Editors Peer Reviewers –Peer Reviewers
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