Putting Educational Innovations into Practice.

2011 Summer/Fall GRAPE Camps

Please introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself. We have a number of people who are doing GRAPE Camp asynchronously and you can communicate with them this way.

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Swift on July 22, 2011 at 9:27am

Yikes, I meant subjectivity, also. :-)

Permalink Reply by Corrie Bergeron on July 22, 2011 at 10:08am

Quite right that scope of QM and MERLOT reviews are different. QM is also a collaborative process, with the course designer literally in conversation with the review team.

While I'm QM certified, I haven't done all that many QM reviews - still working on my "master reviewer" status. But I *have* put my eyes on a LOT of courseware. I spent five years creating custom CBT for businesses, and another five years at PLATO as a QA reviewer, project manager, and senior designer. Since entering the higher-ed field in 1999, I've worked with hundreds of faculty members to design and tweak their course materials.

I'm excited to finally get to be involved with MERLOT.

Permalink Reply by Cathy Swift on July 22, 2011 at 10:55am

Well, we're really excited to have you, Corrie. I think your experience will be very valuable to MERLOT.

Permalink Reply by Corrie Bergeron on July 22, 2011 at 11:18am

aww, shucks.

Permalink Reply by Cathy Swift on July 22, 2011 at 11:46am

As they say in New Orleans, "True dat!"

Permalink Reply by Veronica W. Jean on July 29, 2011 at 5:48pm

LOL, You got the lingo.

Veronica

Permalink Reply by MERLOT on July 21, 2011 at 4:15pm

Corrie,

MERLOT has a basic search web service to search our repository for materials. You can find all the information and a link to request a key (required) at http://taste.merlot.org/merlottechnology.html#webservices. I see you are a Blackboard system admin. MERLOT has a building block that you can download which will also do what you want - search the MERLOT repository. Hope that helps. If you have any other questions, contact me directly at webmaster@merlot.org

Permalink Reply by Corrie Bergeron on July 21, 2011 at 6:41pm

Excellent news. I'll pass this on to our team.

Permalink Reply by Sandra Toth on September 14, 2011 at 7:24am

Corrie,

We are almost neighbors, within 60 miles is pretty close when you live in the Black Swamp. :)

Permalink Reply by Anne Marie Canale on July 22, 2011 at 5:37pm

Hi all,

I am getting a late start, but can't wait to catch up. I am an Instructional Design Consultant at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY, where we provide faculty development in teaching and learning for all modes of delivery--pedagogy, elearning, educational theory, academic technologies, online/blended learning, etc. I was involved with Merlot several years ago when I was part of the SUNY Learning Network. I have an MS from University at Albany in Curriculum Development and Intruction, and am completing the final course in a series of Internet/Web 2.0 for K-12 trends, issues, and best practices for teaching and learning at University at Buffalo. Looking forward to getting caught up...

Anne Marie

Permalink Reply by Beth McKenna on July 22, 2011 at 7:25pm

Hello everyone, I know you all introduced yourselves last week and I am please to meet you. My name is Beth McKenna. I have an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. I teach at Granite State College in the Early Childhood Department. Many of my courses are now online courses. I am also a second grade teacher in Maine and a program evaluator for a high school 21st century skills program in Boston, Massachusetts.

Permalink Reply by Veronica W. Jean on July 28, 2011 at 10:10am

Hello All,

I am Veronica Jean from New Orleans, LA. I have been a nurse for 30+ years and a nurse educator for a little over 8 years. I have just received my promotion to Associate Professor. I teach theory and practice, My students do their clinical experience in the Trauma Intensive Care unit at LSU Interim Public Hospital (AKA Charity Hospital of New Orleans). I enjoy my job and wish to grow. Which is why I am going through the Merlot experience. I have been looking at MERLOT since 2008, but was totally unaware of the wealth here. I am loving this experience. Thank you for the opportunity.

Skype: Veronica.wj

Twitter: Veronica.WJ504

Veronica