Introducing Merlot II

Started in 1997 in Sonoma Multimedia

MERLOT II Introduced in Educause in 2013

Merlot Community
Partners
Peer Reviewers
Disciplines

40,000 learning materials, simulations, quizzes, textbooks, journal articles, learning objects, open courses

newsletter

Content Builder (Create a web page, create a website) Templates for authoring

You can store things in folders to look at later

Merlot 1I
Added functionality to make it easier
Search, about, my merlot, news and information, create materials, merlot communities, newsletter

Translation tool now as Merlot is worldwide

Context sensitive help for the page your on

Merlot can search and browse, to contribute (content builder tool or comment on an object) you must register in MERLOT

Can become a peer reviewer

Every search can be added as an RSS feed so you get notified when new objects are added

Can create a personal collections (files you store/bookmark) You can also add description (ie "really like chapter 3")

Rick Lumadue (personal collection "Social Issues" video presentations" like bullying and social aggression )

Can search different library collections (go from search page, "search other libraries")

Accessibility - Can add if resource has accessibility review

Merlot Affordable Learning Solutions
ISBN finder
http://als.csuprojects.org
Type in any ISBN and search for it and find any resources associated with it

Merlotx-
students centered
Free online study groups (online help for various subjects) Biology, chemistry, computer science, etc.

Mobile search apps

Merlot Communities academic disciplines
Built into D2L (email webmaster who then provides a key) 10 itemssearches ??

Community Portals

Have Facebook, twitter