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MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching) provides a host of FREE materials, resources and links to enhance your teaching and professional practice.
Ever find yourself needing some sort of instructional aid or enhancement to supplement your teaching? MERLOT is a one-stop-shop for all things educational... and, even better, all learning objects are searchable by topic or key word... plus, being a MERLOT member is absolutely FREE! So, check out MERLOT, add it to your favorites' list and start investigating the wealth of teaching resources available on the Internet.
The GCU Faculty Scholarly Engagement and Research Grant program is designed to support innovations in research, teaching, creative work, and the scholarly activities of GCU faculty. The program offers individual and collaborative research grants to support faculty research, teaching and professional engagement in all disciplines. Full-time, part-time, campus-based and online faculty are eligible to apply for available grants.
Faculty Scholarly Engagement and Research Grants are available to promote scholarly activities of GCU faculty, including research, presentations at professional conferences, teaching and/or mentoring.
Faculty Scholarly Engagement Grants are available to support participation at scholarly conferences via funding for:
- Lodging, meals, and transportation, including mileage reimbursement, for presenting research at regional, national or international conferences.
- Conference registration.
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Web 2.0 is all the rage in education... in the words of Apple, if you have a classroom challenge or issue, "there's an app for that". In a nutshell, Web 2.0 applications are simply online software that runs directly from the host browser, typically with no downloads or installs involved. And, the best part for budget-strapped educators... Web 2.0 applications are often free! But, are the educational benefits available via Web 2.0 applications worth all the hype?
As discussed in a recent interview in Campus Technology:
Instructional Technologist Marta Masterson is used to some skepticism when students see her syllabus. A lot of them have never heard of Web 2.0 technologies like Diigo, Glogster, Prezi, and PBworks. For some, the thought of using any technology they can't access from their phone breaks them out in a cold sweat. For others, there's a very real concern that investing hours into Web 2.0 projects could result in waking up one morning to…
As we move into the second month of CIRT's online presence, one of the most common comments/questions that I receive is "Wow... you have a lot of good information on this website. How do I possibly keep up with it all?" The answer to this question is simple... you don't have to!
The purpose of CIRT is to be a resource to faculty... as such, we strive to be here to facilitate your excellence in being a college faculty member! With this broad goal, it isn't surprising that we have some information on the website that you may find very valuable and other information that you don't find relevant to your particular career path. You can customize your experience on the CIRT website to meet your own professional goals... if there is a blog or an area of the website that you…
A recent article in Academic Impressions highlights concerns about Fair Use and Copyright as it applies to higher education.
According to Academic Impressions:
Recent lawsuits against institutions of higher education make two things clear: how little is understood on campus about what "fair use" entails, and how critical it is to plan for risk mitigation as your campus community increasingly makes use of digital content. We turned to experts Steven McDonald (Rhode Island School of Design) and Kevin Smith (Duke University) for some practical tips.
To see the complete article, visit the Academic Impressions website:
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