How Can I Join and Participate?

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• Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and
  Online Teaching

• How Can I Join and Participate?

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Membership benefits

• As a member you can
• Contribute learning materials
• Create a personal collection
• Develop a personal profile
• Share your expertise
• Receive peer recognition

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Becoming a Member

• Join Now!

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Become a MemberThree Step Process

• Step 1Personal Information
• initial screen
• Step 2Affiliations
• next screen
• Step 3Username Password
• next screen and last step

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Participation in MERLOT

• Submit online educational resources (either your
  own or others)
• Offer personal comments
• Create and share assignments
• Volunteer to peer review educational resources

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Logging In

• Log in

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Submitting Online Educational Materials

• Contribute a Material

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Offering Personal Comments and Sharing Assignments

• Write a comment
• Create a learning exercise

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Volunteering to Peer Review Materials

• Contact Cathy Swift via email at
  cswift_at_calstate.edu
• Minimum of two reviews per semester for a total
  of four per year
• Complete fifteen reviews during the course of a
  year (July 1st through June 30th) and receive a
  stipend of 600.00 to attend the MERLOT
  International Conference (MIC)
• Must apply for this stipend by December 30th to
  attend the MIC typically scheduled for the
  following August

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Summation

• Membership in MERLOT is free
• MERLOT provides opportunities for collaboration
  and networking
• Sharing educational resources
• MERLOT recognizes contributions to the
  improvement of online teaching and learning
• Assessing educational resources

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Wrap Up

• Questions?