MERLOT 101: An Introduction to MERLOT

$345.00
Price: $345.00
Event Date: 
November 30, 2011 - December 9, 2011
Level: 
Beginner - Level 1
certificate specialization: 
Administration
certificate specialization: 
Blended Learning
certificate specialization: 
Tools and Techniques
Key Online Workshop Information
Minimum Estimated Time Commitment: 
~ 5 - 10 hours/week
Resources Provided in Workshop: 
Presentations, readings, web links, discussion threads and other materials, viewable online through November 30, 2012
Half-Hour Workshop Orientation - Learn about moodle and Elluminate LIVE! Navigate the workshop space
1-Hour Live Panel Discussion - Participation in Live Q&A
Viewing of Live Sessions available through November 30, 2012
Event Summary: 

Participants will:

  • Familiarize yourself with the MERLOT homepage
  • Become a MERLOT Member and build a Member Profile
  • Understand how to Search and Browse MERLOT
  • Be able to make Member Comments
  • Know how to Contribute a Learning Material to MERLOT
  • Build and share a Personal Collection

 

If you have a disability, use assistive technology, or may need accommodation to fully access a workshop, please email us at workshop@sloanconsortium.org.  You will be contacted by someone from our workshop staff as quickly as possible to discuss your needs.

Complete Workshop Description
Online Workshop Description: 
MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is a free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy.   MERLOT, in partnership with the Sloan Consortium, presents this webinar to demonstrate some of the many tools and services that MERLOT has to offer.  Participants will learn to easily navigate MERLOT pages, and to participate as MERLOT Members. Workshop assignments will allow participants to tailor their work to their own disciplines and courses they are currently teaching. Some of the key MERLOT tools will be demonstrated, so participants can create “play lists” for materials that can be used for both face-to-face classes and online classes.
Schedule: 
Workshop Opens - November 30th. Please introduce yourself and begin reviewing materials
Workshop Orientation - Wednesday, November 30th at 4pm EST
Workshop Officially Closes - December 9th. All workshop materials will be available through November 30, 2012
Sloan-C Certificate Program Eligibility: 

This online workshop can be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate.

Pricing Information: 
Price: $345 Each Sloan-C Member price: $195 w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) College Pass Member Pricing: No Cost w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) *Individual Members receive 2 discounts with membership, Institutional and Premium Members receive 20 discounts, and College Pass Members receive 100 (50 or 25) "free" seats in the entire 2011 Sloan-C Workshop series.
Presenter/Panelist Biographies
Biographies of Presenters/Panelists: 

Cathy Swift

Cathy's formal title with MERLOT is Director-Academic Partner Services. She works with all of MERLOT's Editorial Boards (all 23) to ensure that they continue to maintain the collection of materials in their disciplines. Their most important task is to complete the Peer Reviews, which is one of the unique things about MERLOT.

Cathy was a faculty member in the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University for 15 years. She became involved with MERLOT back in 1999 as the Leader of the Business Team. That position evolved into Editor of the Business Editorial Board, which she currently still is.

Cancellation Policy: 

If you register and pay for a Sloan-C workshop/seminar and are unable to attend, we will be happy to apply your payment to another Sloan-C workshop/seminar at your request. However, no refunds will be given. This offer is good for one year.

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