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Communicating with the MERLOT Community

Communicating with the MERLOT Community. Dr. Sorel Reisman Managing Director, MERLOT Professor of Information Systems, CSU Fullerton Barbra Bied Sperling MERLOT Manager of Technical Development. March 9-11, 2009 • Long Beach, CA • cenic09.cenic.org. www.merlot.org.

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Communicating with the MERLOT Community

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  1. Communicating with the MERLOT Community Dr. Sorel Reisman Managing Director, MERLOT Professor of Information Systems, CSU Fullerton Barbra Bied Sperling MERLOT Manager of Technical Development March 9-11, 2009 • Long Beach, CA • cenic09.cenic.org

  2. www.merlot.org • A free and open communityfor all who use, share, advise & evaluate online teaching & learning materials • A free digital libraryof online teaching & learning materials and supporting faculty development resourcesopen for all to use • An international consortiumof higher education institutions, professional societies, digital libraries, corporations, and others supporting educational improvement through technology RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  3. MERLOT and Creative Commons • MERLOT encourages sharingandreuseof online materials – i.e. - MERLOT provides faculty with guidance/direction/instruction about reusingmaterials developed by others • MERLOT provides “free” access • Referenced materials may/may not be free • MERLOT wants to protect Members’ IP RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  4. MERLOT and Creative Commons MERLOT strongly endorses and recommends Creative Commons licensing to encourage the sharing and reuse of online learning materials. RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  5. MERLOT User Community • Registered Members • 66, 600+ growing @ 1,000/month • Materials • 21,000~ • 2,620+ ~ Peer Reviewed • 13,000 ~ in “Personal Collections” • ~ 3,220 materials with member comments • Usage • 150,000 average unique visits per month RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  6. Benefits of Individual Membership • Contribute learning materials, comments, assignments • Create personal collections • Develop a personal profile and create a CV • Share your online expertise with others • Receive peer recognition • Become a guest speaker • Submit Publication to JOLT • Join an Editorial Board - Become a Peer Reviewer • Find others in your discipline RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  7. www.merlot.org RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  8. MERLOT Communities RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  9. MERLOT Portals RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  10. Search or Browse MERLOT RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  11. Personal Collections in MERLOT RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  12. Virtual Speakers Bureau in MERLOT Find other Guest Experts that can help you or become a VSB member yourself RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  13. Federated Search in MERLOT RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  14. RSS Feeds in MERLOT • Any query can become an RSS feed • Syndicates any query into reader of choice (Outlook) RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  15. MERLOT Mobile Search http://mobile.merlot.org RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

  16. MERLOT Voices Field Test of collaboration tools Explore & understand MERLOT community communication needs “Uncontrolled” communication environment Low startup resource investment Understand required maintenance/operating resource requirements Understand “terms of agreement” requirements RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

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  22. Questions? RIDING THE WAVES OF INNOVATION • cenic09.cenic.org

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