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Evaluating Online Learning Materials in MERLOT

Evaluating Online Learning Materials in MERLOT. Jeanne Sewell MERLOT Associate Editor Health Sciences Editorial Board. Objectives. Discuss the advantages of MERLOT membership Compare and contrast the classifications of MERLOT learning resources Contribute to the MERLOT collection

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Evaluating Online Learning Materials in MERLOT

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  1. Evaluating Online Learning Materials in MERLOT Jeanne Sewell MERLOT Associate Editor Health Sciences Editorial Board

  2. Objectives • Discuss the advantages of MERLOT membership • Compare and contrast the classifications of MERLOT learning resources • Contribute to the MERLOT collection • Experience examples of best practice

  3. What is MERLOT? • Links to learning materials • Sample assignments • Evaluations of the learning materials • Links to a community of people with common interests in teaching & learning • Personal Collections of learning materials (with links to others)

  4. http://www.merlot.org

  5. Shared Learning Resources Learners Teachers

  6. Communities Health Sciences Resources

  7. Browse Materials Search By: Author Names Title URL Discipline

  8. Membership Community

  9. Personal Collections

  10. Collections…

  11. Share Contributions

  12. Search

  13. Major Classifications

  14. Collection

  15. Animation

  16. Simulation

  17. Hand Injury

  18. Spine Injuries

  19. Blood Pressure

  20. Blood Pressure Simulation

  21. Lecture

  22. Tutorial

  23. Other Learning Resources

  24. Join

  25. Why? Benefits the community of teachers • Guide faculty members • Feedback for authors

  26. Contribute Material

  27. Contribute Material

  28. What’s New? • Federated Search Tool Search within 3 databases: • MERLOT • EdNA Online - Education Network Australia   • SMETE Digital Library - Collection of science, mathematics, engineering and technology education (Affiliated Communities)

  29. What’s New? • Teaching and Learning Community • Accessibility • Assessment and Evaluation • Best Practices • Instructional Design • Policies • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning • Selecting Tools • Support and Training • Websites

  30. Why User Comments? Benefits the content developer • Fosters collegial coaching, mentoring & collaboration • Provides evidence of quality & value for teaching portfolios

  31. Examples

  32. Hearing is Understanding

  33. Difficult Concepts

  34. Teaching & Learning Field Testing Learning Assessment Guide

  35. Evaluation Standards • Quality of Content • Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching-Learning Tool • Ease of Use Rating • Your Rating • General Remarks • Technical Remarks

  36. Peer Review

  37. Biology    Business Chemistry    Engineering Health Science History    Information Technology Mathematics    Music Physics    Psychology Teacher Education Teaching & Technology  World Languages 14 Discipline Communities

  38. Peer Review Standards • Quality of content • Potential effectiveness as a teaching-learning tool • Ease of use

  39. Peer Review Process • Evaluation Standards • Rating System

  40. Peer Review Process Stage 2 – “Intensive” Reviews • Members assigned materials • Discipline leaders notify authors • Teams of 2 review material • Individual review using Module Review Form • Summarize using Narrative Review Form

  41. Report Evaluations • Post reviews • Send review to authors for • feedback • permission to post in MERLOT • Post the Peer Review report in MERLOT

  42. Try Using MERLOT!

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