‘MERLOT 2006’ Archives
The Transition of an Undergraduate Medical Course from Didactic to a Blended E-Learning Model
Presentor: Lindsay Davidson, Queen’s University-Kingston As with most Medical Education courses taught to first year med students, the musculoskeletal course at Queen’s University used to be taught using the systems based approach over the course of 19 sessions each term by upwards of 27 instructors from multiple departments. During [...]
Finding and Using Faculty Development Resources
Presenters: Ray Purdom, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; Andrea Eastman-Mullins, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill The speakers presented the Professional Development Portal (http://pdp.unctlt.org/) developed by the University of North Carolina. The site contains a training compendium (containing handouts for leading faculty [...]
Selected Resources Highlighted at MERLOT 2006
The following online learning resources were highlighted at the 2006 MERLOT conference. This list does not contain all of the high-quality materials honored at conference – just the ones that I thought would be of interest to faculty at my Institution. Animated Chemistry Tutorials and Models Summary: "This site provides users with [...]
MusicPath – Connecting Remote Pianos Over Networks
Presenter: Karen Wilder MusicPath interconnects digital acoustic pianos through advanced high-speed networks, allowing one pianist to play several pianos in real-time, assisted by videoconferencing. This creates a new learning dimension for teachers, institutions and musicians. This amazing product developed by Dr. Christoph Both and Dr. Jim [...]
