1. How Can I Join and Participate? Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

2. Membership benefits As a member you can— Contribute learning materials Create a personal collection Develop a personal profile Share your expertise Receive peer recognition

3. Becoming a Member Join Now!

4. Become a Member Three Step Process Step 1—Personal Information initial screen Step 2—Affiliations next screen Step 3—Username & Password next screen and last step

5. Participation in MERLOT Submit online educational resources (either your own or others) Offer personal comments Create and share assignments Volunteer to peer review educational resources

6. Logging In Log in

7. Submitting Online Educational Materials Contribute a Material

8. Offering Personal Comments and Sharing Assignments Write a comment Create a learning exercise

9. Volunteering to Peer Review Materials Contact Cathy Swift via email at cswift@calstate.edu cswift@calstate.edu Minimum of two reviews per semester for a total of four per year Complete fifteen reviews during the course of a year (July 1 st through June 30 th ) and receive a stipend of $600.00 to attend the MERLOT International Conference (MIC) –Must apply for this stipend by December 30 th to attend the MIC typically scheduled for the following August

10. Summation Membership in MERLOT is free MERLOT provides opportunities for collaboration and networking –Sharing educational resources MERLOT recognizes contributions to the improvement of online teaching and learning –Assessing educational resources

11. Wrap Up Questions?