1. Using MERLOT to Engage Your Students and Enrich Your Classes
Cathy Swift
September 17, 2010
Edmond, Oklahoma
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2. Today My experiences MERLOT Look for resources Questions
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3. 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
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4. Palloff & Pratt Online classroom involves interaction:
Between instructor and student
Between student and student
Between student and content
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5. Challenge 1: Faculty to Student Interaction
How to Accomplish:
s (24/7)
Phone calls
Comments on grading
Video clips
Lectures
Podcasts
Biographical updates
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6. Challenge 2: Student to Student Interaction
How to Accomplish
Student teams that changed weekly
Weekly assignments
Discussion assignments
Term paper
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7. 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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8. How to Find Content? “Google” for Educators MERLOT is:
Collection of Materials
Peer reviewed
Searchable
Higher education
Community
Registered members
Editorial Boards
Faculty Development
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9. MERLOT Editorial Boards
Organized like journal editorial board
Editor (may be co-editors)
Board Members
Associate Editors
Peer Reviewers
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10. Searching MERLOT
Search
Browse
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11. FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (ORGL 3113)
Searched Student Success: *
Searched Stress *
Searched Time Management *
Searched Study Skills *
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12. PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION (ORGL 3223)
Searched Communication *
Searched Writing * *
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13. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION (ORGL 3333)
Browsed Statistics
AG2 * * *
Browsed Data Analysis *
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14. SURVEY OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT (ORGL 3443)
Browsed Accounting *
Searched Financial Ratios * *
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15. ETHICS AND ORGANIZATIONS (ORGL 4113)
Searched Ethics * * *
Searched Leadership *
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16. THE INDIVIDUAL, THE ORGANIZATION, AND SOCIETY (ORGL 4223)
Browsed Organizational Behavior *
Searched Globalization *
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17. LEADING AND MANAGING (ORGL 4333)
Searched Negotiating *
Searched Critical Thinking *
Searched Social Responsibility *
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18. MARKETS AND STAKEHOLDERS (ORGL 4443)
Browsed Consumer Behavior: *
Searched Marketing Mix: *
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19. CAPSTONE (ORGL 4553) Searched Business Research*
Browsed Strategic Management
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20. MERLOT Portals Pedagogy http://pedagogy.merlot.org Online Courses
You Tube
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21. Questions? MERLOT Voices
Contact
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