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A Taste of MERLOT
Online Resources to Enhance EducationTim Tirrell
Montana State University Billings
Tim Tirrell
COURSE DEVELOPMENTSTARTED IN 2000
• One Course (Instructor Specific)
• Text Dependent
• Not Portable or Re-usable
• Unknown Shelf Life Quality Control Copyright Clearances ADA Compliancy Scalability Update & Maintenance Ownership/ Intellectual Property
NEXT GENERATION: Course Design
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Modular structure
Competencies Learning activities
Assessment options
Instructional Building Blocks……
What is a Learning Object?
• “Content Objects”• “Knowledge Objects”• “Components of Instructional ”• “Pedagogical Documents”• “Online Materials”• “Virtual Apparatus”• “Learning Materials vs. Teaching Materials”
REUSABLE GRANULAR DIGITAL
What is MERLOT?
M ultimedia E ducational R esource forL earning andO nline T eaching
WWW.MERLOT.ORG
MERLOT:
A free & open community for all who use, share, advise & evaluate online teaching & learning materials since 1997- 59,000 members growing at 1,100+ per month
A free digital library of online teaching and learning materials that is open for all to use
- 19,000+ materials across disciplines contributed by members
A consortium of higher education institutions, professional societies, digital libraries, corporations, and other organizations supporting educational improvement through technology
MERLOT’s Higher Ed System Partners
• California Comm. Colleges
• California State University System
• CLOE/ Ontario Canada Higher Ed Cooperative
• Louisiana Board of Regents
• Minnesota State U and Colleges
• Okla. State Regents for Higher Education
• State Univ. of New York • Tennessee Board of
Regents• Univ. of Georgia System• Univ. of North Carolina
System• University of Michigan• University of Wisconsin• Virginia Comm. College
System
MERLOT’s Higher Ed Campus Partners
•Cornell University
•Indiana State University
•Troy University
•St. Petersburg College, FL
•Queens College, CUNY
•University of North Dakota
•Montana State University – Billings
•Utah State University
Structure of MERLOT
• Staff (Cal State University)• Project Directors
– Represent Partners– Set direction of MERLOT
• Editors of Disciplines – Communities– Peer Review
• Editorial Board Members – Peer Review– MERLOT Projects
• Volunteers
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Usage Metrics:
Average 2004 July-Dec
2005 July-Dec
2006 July-Dec
2007 July-Dec
Total Visits per month
30,110 46,355 55,725 108,182
Over 1 Million visits per year
Types of Learning Materials
• Simulations• Animations• Tutorials• Drill & Practice• Lecture
• Quiz/Test• Collections• Reference
Materials• Learning
Assignments
How do we Learn?
• Active learners need to try things out.• Reflective learners needs to think first,
than try them out.• Sensing learners like solving
problems by well-established methods and dislike complications and surprises.
• Intuitive learners often prefer discovering possibilities and relationships.
Buffet Analogy"You can think about how people present food to a group," says Dennis K. Pearl, a professor of statistics at Ohio State who is developing the course. "You can make the best roast beef that you can, but a vegetarian is not going to have a good meal."Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2002, “Hybrid Teaching Seeks to End the Divide Between Traditional and Online Instruction.“ by Jeffrey Young
Incorporating Learning Objects
• More Examples• Into Lecture• Into Desire2Learn• Into Assignments• Into Hands-on Activities
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MERLOT Services for Everyone
• Easy and free access to content for teachers and learners
• Enable custom reuse of free content into locally designed curriculum
• Create personal collections for local priorities
• Find what “people like you” recommend and use
• Get connected with others• Contribute and share your expertise• Get recognition for your contributions
Serving MERLOT at MSU Billings
• Campus Partner• Sponsor 3 faculty• Access to resources
– “the reserves”– Metrics
• Set the Course
QUESTIONS
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