MERLOT Awards: Exemplary Learning Materials TheMERLOTAwardsprogramrecognizesandpromotesoutstandingonlineresourcesdesignedtoenhanceteachingandlearningandtohonortheauthorsanddevelopersoftheseresourcesfortheircontributionstotheacademiccommunity. AwardsforExemplaryOnlineMaterialsarepresentedtoauthorsofpeer-reviewedlearningresources.TheawardshonortheauthorsanddevelopersoftheseresourcesfortheircontributionstotheacademiccommunitybyconferringtheMERLOTClassicsAwards.EachEditorialBoardselectsanoutstandingpeer-reviewedlearningmaterialinitsdisciplinetoreceivetheClassicsawardaccordingtoprogramcriteria.MaterialsareonlyconsideredfortheawardwhentheyarecataloguedinthedisciplinesforwhichthereareEditorialBoards. EditorialBoardsmaketheirdecisionsregardingtheClassicsAwardinDecemberforawardattheInnovateConferencethefollowingSpring.

Classics Award Winners – 2017

EighteditorialboardsselectedClassicsAwardWinners.Thesematerialsweredeemedtobeexemplarsintheirfields.TheBiologyClassicsAwardwaspresentedtoLouisaStarkfortheGeneticsScienceLearningCenter.TheGeneticsScienceLearningCenterisanextensivesitethathousesavarietyofhighqualitytreatmentsofcommontopicsinavarietyofbiologysubjectareas,includingbasicgeneticsandmath,humanhealth,neuroscience,cellbiology,andecology.Thesitealsolinkstoavarietyofteachingmaterialsforinstructors.TheBusinessClassicsAwardwasawardedtoTheresaBillitskiClarkeforPaidSearch:UsingGoogleAdwordsAssignment.Theassignmentisverycomprehensive,andprovidesstudentstheopportunitytogainskillsinwebadvertising.Therearemanypracticalapplications,andinfacttheauthorsuggestsstudentshaveapersonalsitethattheywanttousefortheassignment.TheFacultyDevelopmentClassicsAwardwasawardedtoMaryBartforFacultyFocus.AcceptingtheawardisKarinVanVoohreesfromMagnaPublicationsFacultyFocusisoneofthemostwidelyusedfacultydevelopmentresourcesinhighereducation.Throughitsfreee-newsletteranddedicatedwebsite,FacultyFocuspublisheshighqualityarticlesoneffectiveteachingstrategiesforthecollegeclassroom—bothface-to-faceandonline.TheICTLiteracyClassicsAwardwaspresentedtoDesiraeZingarelli-SweetforInformationLiteracyintheDisciplines.Thissitecontainssearchablelinksandcitationstoinformationliteracystandards,curriculaandbestpracticesdevelopedbyaccreditingagencies,professionalassociations,andinstitutionsofhighereducationTheMathematicsClassicsAwardwaspresentedtoMichalAnvyforSymbolabMathSolverSymbolabisanexcellentresourceforstudentswhonotonlywanttosolveamathproblem,butalsoseethestepsinvolvedinthesolution.Itusesanartificialintelligencesystemthatcananalyzemostmathematicsproblemsthatastudententersintothetool.ThePsychologyClassicsAwardwasawardedtoPeterLindbergforNOBAStudentVideoAwards.TheNobaProjecthostsannualcontestsinwhichindividualstudentsandstudentteamscompetetodevelopbrief-but-high-impactvideosthatcreativelyexploreandexplainimportantconceptsinpsychology.ThewinningvideosareembeddedaselementsinNoba’swell-writtenandopenlyavailablecollectionofpsychologylearningmodules.

TheSociologyClassicsAwardwasawardedtotheDepartmentofSociologyatPennStateforTheAssociationofReligionDataArchives.Highqualitywebsitewithreports,interactives,datatobedownloaded,andmuchmore.TheTeacherEducationClassicsAwardispresentedtoAnn-MarieWomackforAccessibleSyllabus.Thissiteisusefulforeducatorsthroughoutthedisciplinestomaketheirsyllabimoreuserfriendlyandmoreengaging.

Classics Award Winners – 2016

EighteditorialboardsselectedClassicsAwardWinners.Thesematerialsweredeemedtobeexemplarsintheirfields.TheBiologyClassicsAwardwaspresentedtoJohnMorrisonforBrainFacts.org.AcceptingtheawardwasAlisaOrtman.Thebiologyboardstatedthat,“Neurobiologyiswherebiologyisgoingtoday.Thebrainhasbeencalledthelastfrontierofbiology.BrainFactsisanauthoritativesourceofinformationaboutthebrainandnervoussystemforthepublic.”TheBusinessClassicsAwardwasawardedtoTheBusinessClassicsAwardisawardedtoJohnBartholdiandStevenHackmanforWarehouseandDistributionScience.ThisisafreeonlinetextbookthatcanbeusedforanOperationsManagementclass.Thebookmaintainsahighqualityatzerocosttothestudent.Theauthorsexplainwhythebookwascreatedandreviewtheneedforamorescientificapproachtooptimizewarehouseoperations.Abusinessplanispartoftherequirement,thusincludingallaspectsofbusinessandclearlydefiningtheplaceofwarehouseanddistributionscienceintheoverallbusinessmodel.TheChemistryClassicsAwardwasawardedtoJohnChristophersonforAnimatedChemistryPowerPoints.Thesiteiswellorganizedandupdatedregularly;thelecturesareindeedanimatedandwithgoodsolidcontent.Thereisalotofmaterialinthesitethatwouldhelpanyteacherhighschoolteacherprepareamuchbetterclass(slides,handouts,APmaterials).Theauthorclearlyenjoyshissubjectandwantstosharewithotherswhathehasdone.TheFacultyDevelopmentClassicsAwardwasawardedtoBonnieStachowiakforTeachinginHigherEdTeachinginHigherEdcontainsaseriesofblogpostsandpodcastsintheareasofeducationaltechnology,personalknowledgemastery,teaching,andproductivity.Astheauthorstates:“Thisisthespacewhereweexploretheartandscienceofbeingmoreeffectiveatfacilitatinglearning.Wealsosharewaystoincreaseourpersonalproductivityapproachessowecanhavemorepeaceinourlivesandbeevenmorepresentforourstudents.”TheHistoryClassicsAwardwasawardedtoMarylandPublicTelevision,GailPorterLongforExploringMaryland’sRoots.ExploringMaryland’sRootsletsyouexplorecolonialMarylandhistorythrough12interactiveactivitiesfilledwithtext,narration,video,andsoundeffects.Periodcovered:fromNativeAmericansto1700.

TheInformationTechnologyClassicsAwardwaspresentedtoScottFordforAddYouTubeVideostoyourPresentations.Thisexcellentvideoiseasytofollow,understand,andtheinformationeasytopractice.Therearealotofvideoinstructionsontheweb.Mr.Ford'ssessionsareshort,fun,andnonintimidating.Anyone,fromaPowerPointgurutoabeginnershouldwatchthevideos.TheyaresuccinctandperfectforaquickrefresheroranintroductiontoaparticularchallengeinPowerPoint.ThePsychologyClassicsAwardwaspresentedtoBlakeMcKimmie,MarkHorwillandBarbaraMasserforCrime101x:ThePsychologyofCriminalJustice.JohnZornigacceptedtheaward.Crime101isacreativeandcontemporaryexplorationofpsychologicalconceptsasappliedtothecriminaljusticeprocess.OriginallydevelopedbythreeSchoolofPsychologyfacultymembersviatheUniversityofQueensland'sUQxproject,Crime101usesaseriesofcrimedramavideostodepictacomplexfictionalcrimedrama.TheTeacherEducationClassicsAwardwasawardedtoPhilHansenforGoodbyeArtAcademy.TheGoodbyeArtAcademyisacomprehensivesite,ofvaluetobothartteachersandteachersofalldisciplineswhowishtointegratetheartsintotheircurricula.Userscancreatematerialsfortheirclassesandusematerialsalreadyposted.Studentsofallagescanlearnaboutartatthissite.

Classics Award Winners – 2015

Biology

UnderstandingEvolutionbyRoyCaldwell,UniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley. ThematerialanditsMERLOTreviewcanbefoundat:

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=161582

TheMERLOTBiologyEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:

Thesite,inpart,addressesindetailthepotentialproblemsteachersmightencounter,includingthemanymisconceptionsaboutevolution.Itexplainswhyteachingevolutionisessential,andsuggestsstrategiestoconsiderforavoidinganddealingwithpotentialpitfalls.Thelevelofdetailandqualityofsuggestionsaremostimpressive,andsimplynotasubjectreadilyavailableanywhereelseonline.Anyteacherwhoistheleastbitapprehensive,orreluctanttodealwithevolutionbecauseoftheperceivedcontroversy,willfindanabundanceofpracticalsupport,encouragementandready-to-usematerialshere.

BusinessEconomicPolicySimulator byGayleAllard,IEBusinessSchool,Madrid,Spain. ThematerialanditsMERLOTreviewcanbefoundat:

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=908415

TheMERLOTBusinessEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:

ThisresourcewasnamedasaBusinessClassicbecauseithelpsstudentslearnbyactuallydoing. Thestudentshavetheopportunitytodeterminehowdecisionstheymakecanimpacttheeconomy.Itisinternationallyrelevantintoday’sbusinessenvironment.

ChemistryeScienceNews byMichaelImbeault ThematerialanditsMERLOTreviewcanbefoundat:http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=891431&hitlist=keywords%3DeScience%2BN

ews&fromUnified=trueTheMERLOTChemistryEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:

Thisisabeautifulopenjournalofscience. Ithassectionsonastronomy,biology,environmental,health,medicine,economics,math,physics,chemistry,psychology,andsociology. Agreatresourceforeveryoneinterestedinthelatestnewsonscience.

EnglishInvitationtoWorldLiteraturebyDavidDamrosch,HarvardUniversity.TheresourceandMERLOTPeerReviewcanbefoundhere:

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=868883

TheMERLOTEnglishEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:

Thisfreemultimediasiteintroducesthirteenworksofworldliteratureandprovidesexcellentresources(includingintroductoryvideos)forstudyingandteachingeachofthem.Thelistofworksdiscussedisgenuinelymulticultural,includingfamiliarworkstaughtinmostworldliteraturecoursesaswellasworksmuchlesswidelytaughtorknown.

HistoryTheBritishMuseum: AncientIndiabyTheBritishMuseum.TheresourceandMERLOTPeerReviewcanbefoundhere:

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=897173TheMERLOTHistoryEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:

TheBritishMuseum:AncientIndiaisabeautifulandinformativesiteaboutthehistory,geography,andreligionofancientIndia.TheWebsiteissplitintodiscretecategories,eachwithanoverview,story,challenge,andanopportunitytoexploreasiteorobject.

InformationTechnologyTheAppInventorbyHalAlbelsonandtheAppInventorTeam,MIT.TheresourceandMERLOTPeerReviewcanbefoundhere:

https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=926224TheMERLOTInformationTechnologyEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:ThisisanextensivehandsontutorialanddevelopmenttoolforstudentsnewtoAndroidAppbuilding.Studentslearnbasicprogrammingbyfollowingspecificexamplesanddrag/dropoptions.It'savisual,blocks-baseddevelopmenttoolforthebuildingofappsforAndroidphones.Predefinedblocksprecludetheneedforcoding.However,programmingconceptsareintegraltotheblocks.Thereisnocostforuseofthetool.ItwasoriginallydevelopedatGoogleandwastakenoverbyM.I.T.PsychologyPsychologicalResearchontheNetbyJohnKrantz,HanoverCollege.TheresourceandMERLOTPeerReviewcanbefoundhere:

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=533041TheMERLOTPsychologyEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:PsychologicalResearchontheNethouseslinkstoopenresearchprojectsinwhichuserscanopttoparticipate.Thecompilationofprojectsisbroad-rangingandcontemporary,andstudentscanlearnaboutandexperiencetheresearchprocessbyparticipatinginactualpsychologicalresearchstudies.Overall,thesiteservesasanexcellent,valuableresourceforbothpsychologystudentsandresearchers.TeacherEducationMeographbyMishaLeybovich.TheresourceandMERLOTPeerReviewcanbefoundhere:

http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewCompositeReview.htm?id=1007301

TheMERLOTTeacherEducationEditorialBoardhasthistosayabouttheLearningMaterial:

Meographisaweb-basedpresentationappthatcanbeusedtoproducerich,multimediastories.Withtheirsimple,onlineinterface,userscancombineimages,video,audionarrationandgeolocationsintoaplayabledigitalstory.ThisisawonderfulreplacementforPowerPointslideshows.

Classic Award Winners – 2014 BiologyVirtualCellAnimations- Drs.PhillipMcClean,AlanR.White,KatieReindlandMs.CristinaJohnson,NorthDakotaStateUniversityThissupersitecontains20differentanimations—eachstartingwithafirstlookoverviewandamorein-depthviewusingstaticimages. Eachalsohasaflashanimationwithavoiceovernarration.Bywalkingthroughthestillimagesandmovies,viewerscaneasilychoosebetweeneitherstudyingaspecificstepfromoneoftheprocessesortakingamoreimmersivelookattheprocessinitsentiretyBusinessAccounting211–MaryAnnMengel,Dr.LolitaPaff,AmyRoche,PennStateUniversity,Berks

Thisinteractivetutorialisanexcellentexampleofacollaborativeprojectthatresultsinaninteractivetutorialandpracticeexercises.Aspartofahybridcourseredesign,thestaffoftheCenterforLearningandTeachingmetwithanaccountingprofessortoidentifyproblematicaccountingconceptsandtodevelopanappropriateinstructionalapproach. Usingafictitiouscompany,CupofJoe-Pa,thepurchaseofsuppliesisexplainedandtheresultingentryrecorded. Therearetouchesofhumorandanavailablescriptforthehearingimpaired.HealthSciencesEmergingandRe-emergingInfectiousDiseases–NationalInstituteofHealthOfficeofScienceEducation

Thissiteexploresfactorsassociatedwithdiseaseemergenceandre-emergenceandconsidersthehumanactivitiesthatcanincreaseordecreasethelikelihoodofoutbreaksofinfectionsdiseases. Studentsplaytheroleofepidemiologistslookingforcluestosolvethecaseofamysterydisease,watchsimulationsofherdimmunityandtheimpactofvaccinationprogramandassignlimitedfundstothreeproposalstoaddressamajorinfectiousdisease.HistoryTheBigHistoryProject–DavidChristian,MacquarieUniversity;AndyCook,TheBigHistoryProject

Thismultidisciplinaryonlinecoursecoversthemajoreventsinthedevelopmentandhistoryoftheearthinoneunifiedstorycovering13.7billionyears. TheBigHistoryProjectisajointeffortamongteachers,scholars,scientistsandtheirsupporters,briningtheideasofbighistorytolife,providingstudentsofallageswithuniqueviewsintodifferentfieldsofknowledge.Music

ExploringJ.S.BachMassinBMinor–TimSmith,NorthernArizonaUniversityandHelmuthRilling,Conductor,TheBach-CollegiumStuttgartThissiteprovidesaphotographicfacsimileofthemanuscriptoftheMassinBMinorbyJ.S.BachaswellasarecordingoftheworkbyHelmuthRilling. Inadditiontothescoreandrecording,thesiteprovidesthetextandtranslation,200“cuepoints”inthescorewhichlinktoadditionalinformationandmediaonBach,theMassinBMinor,performancepracticeoftheera,theformoftheMassaswellasotherhistoricalinformation.PhysicsWaves: AnInteractiveTutorial–KyleForinash,IndianaUniversitySoutheast

Thisisanonlineinteractivetutorialwith32shortmodules,eachbuiltaroundaJavasimulation. Themodulesusequestionsandstudent-centeredactivitiestochallengetheusertointeractwiththesimulationsandexplorethephysics. Thecoverageisextensive,includingdifferenttypesofmechanicalwavesandlightandmanyofthephysicalpropertiesthatstudentsfindthemostdifficulttograsp. Theuseofmultimediaissimple,butinstructive,providingimmediatefeedback.PsychologyThePsychFiles–MichaelBritt,MaristCollege

Thewebsitecontainsavarietyofpodcastsandvideosexploringspecifictopicsinpsychology,usingaconversational,interactivetone. Thereareover200differentaudioorvideopresentationscoveringallmajordivisionsofpsychology. Thepresentationsarenotgearedaslectures,butratherasinterestinginformationaloverviewsand/ortipstomakelearningpsychologyeasier. ThePsychologyEditorialBoardmembersusethisexceptionalresourceintheirclasses,providingcurrentcontentinacontemporary,media-drivenformatthatstudentsenjoyandthattheylearnfrom!TeacherEducationBlendspace–AmyLin,Blendspace

Blendspaceisanonlinepresentationtoolthatallowsuserstocollectvarioustypesofmediafromacrossthewebandpresenttheresourcesasaninteractivegridorplayableslideshow.Originalcontentcanbeblendedwithvideos,images,simulationsandfullwebpages. Eachresourcecanbeannotatedwithtext,orintheProversion,withaudionarration. TheBoardreported,“Thereareveryfewtoolsthatwecomeacrossthatcanbeusedinclassroomsofalldisciplinesandlevelswithoutcustomization…thistoolstandsapartfromtherest. Itisreadytobeusedbyinstructorsandmorepowerfully,bystudents.”WorldLanguages

SpanishProficiencyExercises–OrlandoR.Kelm,TheUniversityofTexasatAustin

SpanishProficiencyExercisesisacompilationofbriefvideoclipsinwhichnativespeakerofSpanishfromvariouslocationsthroughoutLatinAmericaandSpaindemonstratevariouslanguagetasks. TheobjectiveoftheexercisesistoprovidestudentsofSpanishwiththenecessarytoolstobeabletotalkaboutthesametopicsinSpanish. TheBoardnoted,“WorldLanguagesalwaysstrivestofindthebestinthewidevarietyoflearningmaterialsthatwehaveinourcollection. Thisrecipienthasbeenagenerouscontributortotechnology-enhancedlanguagelearningmaterialsavailablefreeontheweb. WhilewerecognizehisworkinSpanishProficiencyExercises,hehasdonegreatworkinPortugueseaswellandisdeservingofrecognitionforhisOERcontributionstoourfield.”

Classics Award Winners - 2013 BiologyVirtualLabs–CammyHuang–StanfordUniversity(nowwithGoogle)Thissiteisaninteractiveandsimulation-basedteachingapproachforhumanphysiology. VirtualLabswaschosenfortheawardbecauseofitsaccuracy,interactivelearningexercises,andextraordinarydesigntoengageusersinthelearningexperience.BusinessBigDog'sLeadershipPage–DonClark–ConsultantThisresourceprovidesactivitiesthatcanbeusedinclassregardingLeadershipforawidevarietyofdisciplines.Thesiteiscontinuouslyupdatedandnewresourcesareadded.ChemistryOrganicReactionMechanisms(ORM)-PatrickWegner-CSUFullerton(deceased)Thesitedescribesorganicreactionmechanismsingreatdetail.Allthemechanisms(arealtoughvisualizationissuefororganicchemistrystudents)areanimatedandyoudon’tneedtodownloadanyotherprogramtoyourcomputer.HistoryTheAgeofExplorationCurriculumGuide-TheMariners'Museum-NewportNews,VAThemuseumsiteisanon-linecurriculumguidethatexplainsthedevelopmentofmaritimetechnologiesandtheprincipalvoyagesfromancienttimestoCaptainCook's1768voyagetotheSouthPacific.Thoughattentionisgiventosomeearlynon-Westernaccomplishments,themainfocusisonEuropeanvoyagesfromtheVikingerathroughthe18thcentury.InformationTechnologyZenandtheartofInternetreading(andwriting)-LarryPress-CSUDominguezHillsTheauthorprovidesexcellentandclearnotesonthepresentationsaswellasveryusefularticles.Thesiteincludesgreattutorialsthatarerelevantandapplicabletolearnersintheirdaytodaylife.MathematicsGeogebra-MartinHohenwarter-FloridaAtlanticUniversity

GeogebraisatopMERLOTlearningobjectforgeneralmathematicsinstruction.Itcanbeusedbystudentsandfacultyatanylevelofmathematicsandithasanimpressivefollowinginthemathcommunity.PsychologyPSYBLOG-JeremyDean-UniversityCollegeLondonPSYBLOGisacollectionofblogarticlesonrecentfindingsortopicsofinterestinpsychology.Thestudiescoveredhavebeenpublishedinreputableacademicjournalsinmanydifferentareasofpsychology.Informationispresentedinanaccessibleandinterestingwaythatwouldlikelyappealtostudents(atalllevels)andthegeneralpublic.SociologyTheSocietyPages–DouglasHartmann-UniversityofMinnesotaThisportaloffersawealthofinformationforstudentsandincludesaseriesofblogsrelevanttovarioustopics-SociologicalImages,ThickCulture,SexualityandSociety,GraphicSociology,andSociologicalLens(affiliatedwithSociologyCompass),tonameafew.TeacherEducationTeachingLikeIt's2999-JennieMagiera-AcademyforUrbanSchoolLeadership,ChicagoThematerialpresentedinthisBlogprovidesacollectionoftrainingmaterialsthatpromoteeffectiveusageofsocialmediaintheclassroomtoincreasestudents’voicesthatleadstopositiveoutcomesofsocialnetworking.WorldLanguagesReadChinese-NationalForeignLanguageCenter-UniversityofMarylandReadChineseisaprogramdesignedforthenovice,intermediate,andadvancedreadersofChinese.Itisacollectionofavarietyofrelevantreadingmaterialsforthesethreelevelsoflearners.

Classics Award Winners - 2012 BiologyCellsAlive!–JamesA.Sullivan–QuillGraphicsThissiteprovidesinformationaboutcellcomponents(suchascellwall,cellmembrane,nucleus,endoplasmicreticulum,Golgiapparatus,cytoskeleton,cytosol,mitochondrion,chloroplast,peroxisome,lysosome,vacuole,etc.)andcelldivision(meiosis,andmitosis),aswellasbeautifulimagesincellbiology.

BusinessAccountsville.ImpairmentofFixedAssets–LuisaEgea–ieBusinessSchool-MadridThisinteractivetechnicalnotegivesstudentstheopportunitytopracticetheirunderstandingofIAS36,relevanttotheimpairmentoffixedassets.Studentsmustcompleteaseriesoftaskswiththeobjectiveoffindingoutwhichofthecompany’sassetsareimpaired.

ChemistryWebSpectra–CraigMerlic-UCLAThissitecontains1HNMR,13CNMR,andIRspectralproblemsforalllevelsoforganicchemistrystudents(beginningthroughgraduate). Alsoincludedaresomeinstructionaldocumentsonorganicspectroscopy.

EnglishOnlinePoetryClassroom-TheAcademyofAmericanPoetsThissiteprovidesawealthofcontentonpoemsandpoetry,emphasizingbutnotlimitedtocontemporaryAmericanpoets.FacultyDevelopmentLearningtoTeachOnlineProject–SimonMcIntyreandKarinWatson-UniversityofNewSouthWalesTheLearningtoTeachOnlineprojectisafreeprofessionaldevelopmentresourcedesignedtohelpteachersfromanydiscipline,whetherexperiencedinonlineteachingornot,gainaworkingunderstandingofsuccessfulonlineteachingpedagogiesthattheycanapplyintheirownuniqueteachingsituations.

HealthSciencesThinkCulturalHealth-OfficeofMinorityHealth-U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesThislearningresourceprovidesthreenursingcasestudies.Accordingtothewebsitethe"CulturallyCompetentNursingModules(CCNMs)areacase-basedcurriculumdesignedtohelpnursesbettermeettheculturalandlinguisticneedsofanincreasinglydiversepatientpopulation.

HistoryTheWalledTownofCarcassonne-Ministèredelacultureetdelacommunication-Paris,FranceTheCarcassonnesitedetailsthehistoryofsouthwesternFrancewhichwasdevastatedatthetimeoftheCrusadesforallegedheresiesagainsttheRomanCatholicChurch.Therearegoodbibliographiesandbriefbiographiesonleadingfiguresoftheera.

InformationTechnologyWord2010InteractiveTutorial-LearnFree.org-GoodwillCommunityFoundation,Inc.Word2010isasoftwareprogramforwordprocessinginthenewMicrosoft2010OfficeSuite.Wordallowsyoutoeasilycreateprofessional-lookingdocumentsusingvariousthemes,visualdesigns,formattingtools,sharingfeaturesandmore.

SociologyTheSociologicalCinema–PaulDean,LesterAndrist,andValerieChepp–UniversityofMarylandTheSociologicalCinemaisanonlineresourcetohelpsociologyinstructorsincorporatevideosintotheirclasses.Thecenterpieceofthesiteisasearchabledatabaseofvideoclips.Eachclipistaggedwithsociologicalthemes,year,andincludesasummaryoftheclipwithsuggestionsofhowtouseitintheclassroomStatisticsStat2Labs–ShondaKuiper–GrinnellCollegeThesiteincludesguidedinterdisciplinarylabsforfirstandsecondcoursesinstatistics.Asstatedonthehomepageforthissite,"Thissitepresentsworkbook-style,project-basedmaterialthatemphasizesrealworldapplicationsandconceptualunderstanding.Thismaterialisdesignedtogivestudentsasenseoftheimportanceandallureofstatisticsearlyintheircollegecareer.”TeacherEducationFreeTechnologyforTeachers–RichardByrne–FreeTech4Teachers.comFreeTechnologyforTeachersisablogwrittenbyRichardByrnethatincludesvariousfreeresourcesandlessonplansforteachingwithtechnology.Allpreviousarticlesarearchivedsothere’smanytochoosefrom.WorldLanguagesMisCositas-LoriLangerdeRamirez-HerricksPublicSchoolsMisCositas.comisafreewebresourcethatoffersteachersavarietyofmaterialsforteachinglanguages:Spanish,French,Chinese,Italian,ThaiandESL. Onecanfindthematerialsbylanguageorbymaterialtype.

Classics Award Winners – 2011 BiologyBiologicalAnimationsandTutorials-Sumanas,IncThissitehasnumerousanimationscoveringthecommontopicsofanintroductoryBiologycourse.Themostcompleteanimationshaveastep-throughmodewithtextdescriptionsofeachstepintheanimation,anarratedversionoftheanimation,andtwotofourmultiplechoicequizquestionsattheend.BusinessProcessingIntegrityChallenge-SusanMoncada-IndianaStateUniversityandMichaelSeda-ShawUniv.TheProcessingIntegrityChallengemakesuseofgametheorytohelpstudentslearnhowtodeterminerelevantapplicationcontrolsforaccountingsystemstoensureprocessingintegrityisachieved.Itspecificallyaddressessourcedata,dataentry,processing,andoutputcontrols.EnglishTheBlakeArchive-MorrisEaves-UniversityofRochesterThisarchiveprovidesacomprehensivecollectionofdigitizedprimarydocumentsrepresentingtheworkofWilliamBlakeaswellasscholarlyarticlesaboutBlakeandhiswork.Thearchivesupportsuseintheliteratureclassroomaswellasacademicresearch,anditallowsteachersandresearcherstoexamineBlake'spoemsinthevisualcontextwithinwhichhepublishedthem.FacultyDevelopmentMERLOTELIXR:SharingFacultyStoriesofExemplaryTeaching-TomCarey-UniversityofWaterloo,LouZweier-CSUCenterforDistributeLearning,andSeasonEckadrt-CSUOfficeoftheChancellorTheMERLOTELIXRprojectisintendedtodevelopandtestnewcollaborationsamongstfacultydevelopmentcentersandonlineresourcerepositories.Thegoalistocreateinnovativemodelsforthedevelopment,sharinganduseofdiscipline-orientedresourceswhichillustrateexemplaryteachingpracticesandwhichalsosupportfacultywithexemplarylearningobjectstohelpimplementthosepracticeswiththeirstudents.History`Vikings:TheNorthAtlanticSaga-ArcticStudiesCenter-SmithsonianInstituteThiswebsitehasbeenproducedbytheSmithsonianInstitutiontohighlightamajornewexhibitonVikingexplorationoftheNorthAtlanticpreparedforthemillenarycommemorationofLiefEriksson’sVinlandlanding.ButitprovidesabroadoverviewoftheVikingsandtheirgreatexpansionacrossnorthenEuropeandtheAtlanticduringthe9thand10thcenturieswithaneyetowardrevisingthecommonperceptionofVikingsasbarbariandespoilers.InformationTechnologyLinuxSurvival-CalydonTech,Inc.ThisisaninteractivetutorialtolearnthebasicsofLinuxoperatingsystem.Thetutorialiscomposedoffourmodules,whichneedtobedownloadedseparately.ThesemodulesareintendedasaquickwaytogetstartedusingLinuxinasimulatedenvironmentwherethelearnerhasparticulargoalstomeet.

LibraryandInformationServicesVAIL(VirtualAcademicIntegrityLaboratory)Tutorial-KimberlyBonner-UniversityofMarylandUniversityCollege,OlgaFrancois-UMUC,andKimberlyKellyUniversityofWisconsin-Parkside.TheVAILTutor(VirtualAcademicIntegrityLaboratory)isafourmoduletutorialthatprovidesanoverviewofacademicintegrityandplagiarism.Itintroducesthelearnertodocumentationstyles,providestipsonavoidingplagiarismanddiscussesplagiarismpolicies.Aprintablecertificateofcompletionisavailable.MathematicsExploringMultivariableCalculus-PaulSeeburger-MonroeCommunityCollegeExploringMultivariableCalculusisanexcellenttoolwhichastudentcanusetovisualizesurfacesin3D.Astudentcanenteruptofourequationswheresomeofthemcanbeinanothercoordinatesystemsuchascylindricalorsphericalorevenimplicit.PhysicsThePendulumLab-Franz-JosefElmer-UniversityofBaselThisisavirtuallaboratorywhereyoucandohands-onexperimentsatrigidpendula.Togetherwiththematerialpresentedinthelectureroom,youcanlearnbasicissueslikeharmonicoscillatorandresonancebutalsoadvancedtopicslikeparametricresonance,nonlineardynamics,andchaos.StatisticsRossman/ChanceAppletCollection-AllanRossmanandBethChance-CalPoly-SanLuisObispoThisisanextensivecollectionofjavaappletsthatfocusontopicsrelatedtoprobabilityandstatistics.Therearecurrently28appletsinthecollection,andtheappletsaredesignedtoillustratetopicssuchasdataanalysis,samplingdistributions,probabilityandinference,randomizationdistributionsimulations,andmathematicalmodels.TeacherEducationCoolToolsforSchools-LenvaShearing-BucklandsBeachIntermediateSchoolAwikithatisdesignedasaWeb2.0Toolsdatabasewithdirectlinkstoprovidequickaccessforstudentsandteachers.Therearecurrently18differentcategoriesthatholdseveralhundreddifferentWeb2.0tools.TechnicalAlliedHealthThyroidandParathyroidGlands-RichardBowen-ColoradoStateUniversityThisispartofamuchlargersiteonthepathophysiologyoftheendocrinesystem,againpartofBiomedicalHypertexts.Itisorganizedonmultilevelsfromcoretoadvancedtosupplementaltopics.WorldLanguagesVisualizingJapaneseGrammar-ShokoHamanoandWakanaKikuchi-GeorgeWashingtonUniversityThissiteoffers66unitsofvariousgrammaticalstructuresrangingfrombasicssuchas“counters”,toadvancedunitssuchas“adversitypassive”inflashfileswithaudioexplanationinEnglishand12PowerPointdownloadableappendices.Eachunitconsistsof5-10minutesofpresentationsdependingonthetopic.

Classics Award Winners – 2010 BiologyVirtualTransgenicFlyLab-DonnaMessersmith-HowardHughesMedicalInstituteThevirtuallaballowsstudentstoexplorethetechniquesusedtomaketransgenicflies.Transgenicorganisms,whichcontainDNAthatisinsertedexperimentally,areusedtostudymanybiologicalprocesses.Inthislab,studentscreateatransgenicflytostudycircadianrhythms.BusinesseClips@Cornell-DeborahStreeter-CornellUniversityeClipsamountstoa“virtualpanel”ofexperts,tobeusedtostimulatediscussion,illustrateconcepts,andcreateareal-worldfeelinteachingentrepreneurship.Theflexibilityofhavingclips(asopposedtofeature-lengthvideo)allowstheinstructortointerspersethedigitalvideomaterialwiththetext-basedordiscussion-basedexpositionintheclassroom.ChemistryPeriodicTableLive!-JohnMoore-UniversityofWisconsinThiswebsiteisaninteractiveperiodictablethatisamazinglycomprehensivewithavastarrayofhighqualitydataabouteveryelement.ThisisthemostusefulandeffectivelydesignedwebsiteassociatedwiththeperiodictablethathasbeenenteredintotheMERLOTcollection.EnglishGuidetoGrammarandWriting-CharlesDarling-CapitalCommunityCollegeThisisamulti-facetedonlineresourceforEnglishwriters.Itfurnishesinformationonalllevelsfrombasicsentencestructuretowritingresearchpapers.Thissitecanbeusedaseitherateachingresourceorforindependentstudy.Itiscomplete,self-contained,andgenerallyeasytouse.Asuggestionforteachersistocreateworksheetsorspecificassignmentstoguidestudentsthroughspecificsegmentsofthissite.FacultyDevelopmentBriefHybridWorkshopsonTeachingWell-RayPurdom-UniversityofNorthCarolina-GreensboroThiswebsiteofferseverythingyouneedtorunyourownBriefHybridWorkshop. EachBriefHybridWorkshoppackageofmaterialsacompletefacultydevelopmentmoduletteinanutshellthatiswell-developedbutsharplyfocused,portable,andrequires15minutesorlesstocomplete.MathematicsAlgebra2Go-LarryPerezandPatrickQuiqley-SaddlebackCollegeThissitevisuallypresentslecturesonpre-algebraandalgebra,usuallybetween10and20minutesinlength.Ineachmovie,ateacherisinteractingwithastudentasthelessonispresentedanddiscussed.The formatofthelectureisacrossbetweenarealityshowandasit-comandisengaging,withhumoranddrama.MusicNoteflight-JoeBerkovitz-NoteflightThisisawonderfultoolthathasbeenneededforyears.ThisisaWeb2.0musicnotationprogramthatallowsmusicianstosharetheircompositionseasilywithjustawebbrowser.Itisstructuredtoallowstudentsandteacherstosharenotatedmusicalwork.

PhysicsJavaOpticsCourse-Grupd'InnovacióDocent-UniversityofBarcelonaTheJavaOpticsCourseisacollectionofOpenSourcePhysicssimulationsthatcoverimportanttopicsinoptics.Thesimulationsincluderaytracing,refractionandopticalfibers,interferenceeffects,andFourieroptics.Thereisalsoanexcellentsimulationoftheeyeandthephysicsofpoorvision.Thetheoreticalbackgroundofthephysicssimulatedisdescribedforeachapplet,andvideosofrealexperimentsareavailableforcomparisonwithsimulations.StatisticsARTIST(AssessmentResourceToolsforImprovingStatisticalThinking)-JoanGarfield-UnivofMinnesotaTheARTISTwebsitemakesagreatcontributiontothefieldofStatisticsEducationbyincludingmanyassessmentresourcesforinstructors(suchasanassessmentbuilderwithhundredsofquestionsaboutavarietyofdifferenttopics,samplesofauthenticassessmentssuchasprojectdescriptionsandarticleorgraphcritiqueassignments,andlinkstomanyotherassessmentresourcessuchaspapersaboutassessmentandimplementationissuesrelatedtoassessment).TeacherEducationVoiceThread-SteveMuth-VoiceThreadAVoiceThreadisanonlinemediaalbumthatcanholdessentiallyanytypeofmedia(images,documentsandvideos)andallowspeopletomakecommentsin5differentways-usingvoice(withamicrophoneortelephone),text,audiofile,orvideo(withawebcam)-andsharethemwithanyonetheywish. Asteachereducators,weseetremendouspotentialforusebothinandoutofclassroomWorldLanguagesNovostiNedeli-RichardRobin-GeorgeWashingtonUniversityNOVOSTINEDELIdeliversasurveyofthepreviousweek'snewsinsimplifiedstandardRussianlanguage.ThesiteprovidesrecordingsofRussiannewspresentedataslightlyslowerrateofspeech,pre-listeningbackgroundinformationandexercises,vocabularysupportandpost-listeningactivitieswithinteractiveexercisesandtranscripts.MERLOTWorldLanguagesapplaudsDr.Robin’suseofauthenticmaterialstoenhancethe listeningcomprehension ofstudentsofthiscriticallanguage.

Classics Award Winners – 2009 BiologyTheBiologyProject-BillGrimes,RickHallick,andKenWilliams-UniversityofArizonaTheBiologyProjecttakesthenovelapproachoffirstaskingthestudentsquestions-ifthestudent’sanswertoaquestionisincorrectthestudentthengetsatutorialthatusestextandgraphicstoexplaintheconceptthatwasbeingassessed.Theeightmodulesatthissitecoverarangeofimportantbiologicalsubjectswithgoodassessmentquestionsandexcellenttutorials.BusinessIntroductiontoMarketingUnitforPrinciplesofMarketing-M.LouiseRipley-YorkUniversityThisisthefirstofelevenmodulescreatedtosupportaPrinciplesofMarketingcourse.Thisisoneofthemostthoroughmodules,addressingtheessentialterminologyandconceptswithoutoverwhelmingintroductory-levelstudents.Themoduleconsistsoflearningactivities,examples,interactiveassignmentsforstudents,theoreticalfoundations,andreferencessupportingcontentinthecoursediscussion.CriminalJusticeVictimsVirtualWalkthrough-CriminalJusticeSystem-U.K.ThissiteprovidesaninteractivevirtualtourofthecriminaljusticesystemofEnglandandWalesasitrelatestobeingavictimofcrime.ThissitepresentsvisitorswithawiderangeofsubjectsthatwillofferacomprehensiveunderstandingofthecriminaljusticesysteminEnglandandWales.Studentswillenjoytheinter-activenessofthesiteandwillalsolearnhowanothercriminaljusticesystemoperates.FacultyDevelopmentEducationalUsesofDigitalStorytelling-BernardR.Robin-UniversityofHoustonEducatorsatalllevelscanuseDigitalStorytellinginmanyways,fromintroducingnewmaterialtohelpingstudentslearntoconductresearch,synthesizelargeamountsofcontentandgainexpertiseintheuseofdigitalcommunicationandauthoringtools.Italsocanhelpstudentsorganizetheseideasastheylearntocreatestoriesforanaudienceandpresenttheirideasandknowledgeinanindividualandmeaningfulway.FireSafetyHalfHourtoTragedy-U.S.ChemicalSafetyandHazardInvestigationBoardThisanimatedcasestudymaterialisextremelyeffectiveandveryprofessionallyproduced.ThismaterialgetsthepointacrosstoeveryoneabouthowtohandleHazMatemergencies,inparticular,propane.Visualeffectsdramaticallydemonstrateconsequencesoftheerrorsindecision-makingand,assuch,enhancestudentretentionbymakingthematerialextremelyrelevant.HealthSciencesToxTown-NationalLibraryofMedicine/NationalInstituteofHealthThisinteractivelearningresourceprovidesanintroductiontochemicalsandenvironmentalhealthrisksthatwefaceinoureverydaylives.Itincludesavarietyofneighborhoodsthatrangefromthecitytoruralareas. ItalsoincludestheUS-MexicoborderandisavailableinbothEnglishandSpanish.Itincludesteachingresourcessuchasclassroomactivities,interactiveresources,andcareers

HistoryLiberty,Equality,Fraternity:ExploringtheFrenchRevolution-JackCenserandLynnHunt-UCLALiberty,Equality,Fraternity:ExploringtheFrenchRevolutionoffersanexcellentopportunitytodelveintothedetailsoftheFrenchRevolutionusingawidevarietyofprimarysourcematerials,whichincludes338texts,245images,andanumberofmapsandsongs.Thesitewasmanyyearsinthemaking,andwastheproductofworkbyseveralleadinghistoriansoftheFrenchRevolution.LibraryandInformationServicesScholarlyvs.PopularPeriodicals-EliMoody-VanderbiltUniversityAddressingthequestion,whatisthedifferencebetweenpopularandscholarlyjournals,thisvideopresentationsuccinctlyprovidesananswer. Employingsimplegraphicsandcolorimagestoexplaintheconceptsofpeerreviewandtradepublications,criteriaandvisualcuesareprovidedtoassistneophytesindistinguishingbetweenscholarlyandpopularjournals.MathematicsFlashMathlets-BarbaraKaskosz-UniversityofRhodeIslandTheseappletsallowstudentstoexploreandinvestigatevarioustopicsincollegemathwithanemphasisonCalculustopicsthatinvolvegraphingandplotting.Theactivitiesincludeparametriccurvesandsurfacesthatcanbedefinedinthemaincoordinatesystems:rectangular,polar,cylindricalandspherical.Theauthorsalsoprovidetutorialsfordeveloperswhowouldliketocreatetheirownapplets.MusicInternationalMusicScoreLibraryProject-PetrucciMusicLibraryIMSLPattemptstocreateavirtuallibrarycontainingallpublicdomainmusicalscores,aswellasscoresfromcomposerswhoarewillingtosharetheirmusicwiththeworldwithoutcharge.IMSLPalsoencouragestheexchangeofmusicalideas,bothintheformofmusicalworks,andintheanalysisofexistingones.PhysicsAssessing-to-LearnPhysics-PhysicsEducationResearchGroup-UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboroThisisaveryextensivedatabaseofPeer-Instructionquestions,organizedbytopicandlevel.Thequestionsinthedatabaseincludeboththeanswersandadescriptionofthephysicsconceptsbeingassessed.Thewebsitealsocontainshelpforinstructorsinusingthesequestionsforformativeassessment,toencouragediscussion,andtoeffectivelypromotestudentlearning.TeacherEducationTheJingProject-TechsmithJingisafree,easytousescreencapturetoolthatallowsforscreencapturesandscreencasts.Jing,throughScreencast,providesfreestoragespaceforusers,butyoucanpayformorespaceorsaveyourmaterialtoyourownsite. Jingisdownloadableandavailableforimmediateuseonyourdesktop.Ifyousaveascreencast,aURLisgeneratedwhichyoucanembedwhereveryou’dlike.WorldLanguagesTexasLanguageTechnologyCenter-CarlBlythandKarenKelton-UniversityofTexasTheTexasLanguageTechnologyCenterisamodelforinnovationintechnology-enhancedlearningmaterialstoteachlanguages.Manyofitsprojectshavewonprestigiousawardsalreadyandseveralhavereceived

five-starpeerreviewsinMERLOT,suchasTex’sFrenchGrammar,LeFrancaisinteractif,TaFaladoandSpanishProficiencyExercises.

BiologyClassicsAwardWinners–2008

ConnectingConcepts:NaturalSelection3:Microevolution:EvolutioninaPopulationBobJeanneandJanCheetham-UniversityofWisconsinStudentsplaytheroleofpredatorsonmothsonatreetrunk.Then,theyplaytheroleofbiologist,analyzingthechanginggenefrequenciesofthemothpopulationanddeterminingifthepopulationevolvedoverthreegenerations.Studentswill:1)collectdataby“eating”moths;2)calculategenefrequenciesforeachphenotypeoverthreegenerations;3)interpretgraphsofdatatheirdatatodetermineifmicroevolutionoccurred;and4)explainhowselectionactsonpopulations.BusinessECommerceBusinessEthicsCase-TerryMorris,HarperCollegeStudentsexploreethicaldecisionmakingandcurrentissuesine-commerceastheyfollowthedevelopmentsofE-Kin--acompanystartedbygraduatestudents.AsE-Kingrowsanddelvesintotheworldofe-commerce,thefoundersandexecutivesencountersometoughdecisionmaking.Thecasestudyispresentedinamultimediaformat,withFlashmovieswhichdescribethecompanybackground,scenariosofbusinesethicsissues,andanoverviewofethicaldecision-making.ThecasestudieswerewrittenbygraduatestudentsofDr.BeverlyKracheratCreightonUniversity.Permissionwasgiventotheauthortoadaptthematerialstoamultimediaformat,publishtotheWeb,andsubmittoMerlot.Thecasestudyconsistsoffourscenarios--eachwithaFlashmoviescenario,companyemployeebios,andcasequestions.Additionalresourcesincludeapageofe-commercelinksandane-commercenewsfeed.Chemistry3DMolSym-MichaelSigalasandNickolasCharistos-AristotleUniversityofThessaloniki-Greece3DMolSymisamolecularvisualizationeducationalprogramdesignedtovisualizethesymmetryelementsofmoleculesandtoanimatethecorrespondingsymmetryoperationsinaninteractive3Denvironment.Itisaimedtohelpchemistrystudentsconceivethesymmetrypropertiesofthemolecularstructure.3DMolSymincludesasearchabledatabasewithsymmetryandgeometrydataof48organicandinorganicmolecules,correspondingtoallpointgroupsofchemicalinterest.FacultyDevelopmentTheCommonCraftShow:SenseMakingfortheMasses-SachiandLeeLeFever,CommonCraftTheCommonCraftShowisaseriesofshortexplanatoryvideosoncurrenttopicsofinterestrelatedtoinstructionaltechnology.Titlesinclude:BlogsinPlainEnglish,WikisinPlainEnglish,SocialNetworkinginPlainEnglish,SocialBookmarkinginPlainEnglish,OnlinePhotoSharinginPlainEnglish,andRSSinPlainEnglish.HealthSciencesOutbreakatWatersedge-DebraOlsonandAmyScheller-UniversityofMinnesotaThesiteisaninteractivegame.Thegameshowsavarietyofpeopleinvolvedinhaltinganoutbreakandonlytheinterncansavethem!Theplayersreceivecasefiles,maps,visitlocations,takesamplesanddrawconclusions.Playersnotonlytrytosolvethecase,butlearnaboutpublichealthcareers.Ateachersguideandrelatedlinksareincluded.HistoryGreatUnsolvedMysteriesinCanadianHistory-PeterGossage-UniversityofUsherbrooke–CanadaThissiteincludesacollectionofninehistoricalmysterieswhichdrawstudentsintoCanadianhistory,critical

thinkingandarchivalresearchthroughtheenticementofsolvinghistoricalcoldcrimes.Eachofthemysteryarchivesincludesanaverageof100,000wordsinEnglish(andinFrench),aswellasuptoseveralhundredimagesplusmaps.Someofthemysterywebsitesalsoinclude3-Drecreations,videosandoralhistoryinterviews.Siteuserscanlookatthecollectionsofarchivalmaterialsandanalyzetheevidenceprovided.Studentsareencouragedtocomeupwiththeirowninterpretationsofprimarydocuments.EducatorshaveaccesstoaTeachers'Guideandexperts’interpretationsforeachofthemysteries.MathematicsDemoswithPositiveImpact-DavidHill-TempleUniversity,LilaRoberts-GeorgiaCollegeandStateUniv.DemoswithPositiveImpactisacollectionofquickclassroomdemosthatenhancethelearningofmathematicscontentthroughanimations,experimentsetc.Eachdemocomeswithstatedobjective,prerequisites,instructornotesandplatforminfo,plusthelevelofthedemoandcredits.Thissetupappearsconducivetoquickinclusionintoaclass.MusicTheEmersonStringQuartet:TheBartokQuartets-WeillMusicInstituteatCarnegieHallExplorethesixstringquartetsofBelaBartókthroughthevisionoftheEmersonStringQuartetinthisamalgamationofvideofootage,writtencommentary,andanimatedscore.MuchofthevideowastakenduringaworkshopgivenbytheEmersonmembersin2003andhasbeensupplementedwithadditionalvideoofEmersonmembersandothersspeakingaboutthequartets.ThissiteisintendedforperformerswhoarepreparingthesepiecesaswellaslistenersandconcertgoerswhowishtolearnmoreabouttheBartókquartetsandaboutthemanymusicaldecisionsthatmustbemadeinordertoperformthesedemandingworks.PhysicsMathandPhysicsApplets-PaulFalstadThissiteprovidesalargeselectionofphysicsandmathsimulations.Thereisalsofairlycomprehensiveexplanatoryinformationaboutthescienceandcomputationbehindtheapplets.Theappletsarefairlysmall,andloadquickly(evenondial-up),butareverybroadintheircoverageoftopics.Theseappletsareusefulforillustratingphysicalsystemsandbehaviorthatcannot,ingeneral,observedbyexperiments.TeacherEducationPageflakes-TeachersEdition-DanCohenPageFlakes-TeacherEditionisasitethatallowsacademicstocreatepersonalpagesthatarehostedonthesitewithoutcost.PageflakesisyourpersonalizedhomepageontheWeb.Yourfavoritenews,weather,sports,entertainment,photos,videos,music,emailandmuchmore–allononepagethatyoucanaccessfromanywhere.What'smore,youcancollaborateonyourpagewithyourfriends,orpublishittotheentireworld.WorldLanguagesRutgersMultimediaChineseTeachingSystem-Ching-ITuandHollyTyson-RutgersUniversityComputer-basedmultimediacurriculumtosupplementfirst,second,third,andfourthyearlanguageinstructionatRutgers,theStateUniversityofNewJersey.

Biology-Classice-Skeletons

ClassicsAwardWinners–2007

JohnW.Kappelman,Jr.,UniversityofTexasAustinThisinteractivesiteallowsparticipantstolearnaboutskeletalanatomybyviewingthebonesofahuman,chimpanzee,andbaboon.Usersselectabonefromthelistoffourbonetypesontheskeletalimage,andlaunchtheboneviewer.Adetailedlookateachbonefromsixviewingangleoptionsisprovidedalongwiththeoptiontoselectanotherboneormakeacomparisonwithanotherspecies(chimpanzeeorbaboon).TheComparativeAnatomysectionenablesuserstomakedirectcomparisonsofbones.Thematerialisappropriateforscienceteachereducationasitillustrateshowcarefulobservationleadsonetowonderaboutthedizzyingbeautyofaplanetthatworksbybringingusonedifferentcreatureafteranother.BusinessGuidetoFinancialStatements-ArthurDowning,BaruchCollegeA45-minutein-depthinteractivetutorialthatexplains3financialstatements:IncomeStatements,CashFlowStatementsandBalanceStatements.Itbeginswithanintroductiontothefinancialstatementandthenexplainsincomestatements,balancesheetsandcashflowstatements.Thetutorialalsoprovidesinformationonethicsinaccounting.Othertopicsincludedinthetutorialareforeignexchangeaccountingandbusinessethicsaccounting.Chemistry-Editors'VRMolecules-MarkCouture,Télé-universitéVRMoleculesisanonlinesimulationpresentingdynamicallyandinteractivelythevibrationandrotationmodesfor24molecules(outofamoreextensivelist)containinguptotwelveatoms.Itallowstheusertocreateandsaveonone'sharddiskdocumentscontaining,muchinthesamewayasaPowerPointpresentations,upto10"pages",eachfeaturingoneortwomoleculeswithspecificparameters(viewpoint,activemodes,etc.).VRMoleculesProcanalsobeusedtomakeone'spresentationsavailablethroughtheInternet.Onecanalsoassociatesoundandtextexplanationstoeachpageofanonlinepresentation,thuscreatingafull-fledgedmultimediadocument.FacultyDevelopmentAccesseLearning-GRADEProject,GeorgiaTechUniversityThislearningmaterialisafree,onlineten-moduletutorialthatoffersinformation,instructionaltechniques,andpracticelabsonhowtomakethemostcommonneedsindistanceeducationaccessibleforindividualswithdisabilities,andenhancetheusabilityofonlinematerialsforallstudents. TheFacultyDevelopmentEditorialBoardbelievesthissiteisoutstandingbecauseitisrelevanttoinstructorsinalldisciplinesaswellasthoseinthecorporateworld.HealthSciencesAssessingBloodPressure-ScottBarker,DannyMistry,&AndrewWinterstein,CSUChico;UnivofWisconsinTheRaidonDeerfieldin1704isaninteractiveassessmentwhichhelpsdevelopstudentskillsofanalysisandcriticalthinking. TheHistoryEditorialBoardselectedthissitebecausethecontentisexcellentwithculturalinformationonbackground,scenicdescriptions,food-ways,clothing,entertainmentandleisure,society,andgovernmentfortheFrenchandEnglishinNorthAmericaaswellasseveralIndiantribes.

HistoryRaidonDeerfield-PocumtuckValleyMemorialAssociation,MemorialHallMuseumTheRaidonDeerfieldin1704isaninteractiveassessmentwhichhelpsdevelopstudentskillsofanalysisandcriticalthinking. TheHistoryEditorialBoardselectedthissitebecausethecontentisexcellentwithculturalinformationonbackground,scenicdescriptions,food-ways,clothing,entertainmentandleisure,society,andgovernmentfortheFrenchandEnglishinNorthAmericaaswellasseveralIndiantribes.InformationTechnologyCamtasiaTutorial-MichaelFimian,KaplanUniversityThislearningmaterialisastep-by-steptutorialforlearninghowtouseCamtasia. Thematerialisanimatedandtheaudioprovidesclear,easyinstructionsonhowtouseCamtasia. TheInformationTechnologyEditorialBoardselectedthissitebecauseoftheeaseofuse,theabilitytoselectcertainportionsofthetutorialandfortheoutstandinggraphicsprovided.MathematicsGraphTheoryLessons-ChristopherMawata,UniversityofTennessee-ChattanoogaSoftwarethatcandraw,editandmanipulatesimplegraphs,examinepropertiesofthegraphs,anddemonstratethemusingcomputeranimation.Itcandisplayinformationaboutagraphlikethenumberofverticesandtheirdegrees,theadjacencymatrix,thenumberofcomponents,andarticulationpoints.Itcanfindcomplementsofgraphs,linegraphs,findthechromaticnumberofagraph,checkifagraphisbipartite,andcheckiftwographsareisomorphicorifonegraphisasubgraphofanotherandfindthedualgraphofaplanargraphinmanycases.ItalsodemonstratesEulerandHamiltoncircuits,searches,andalgorithmsforfindingminimumspanningtrees.ThisprojectistargetedatundergraduatebeginningclassesinGraphTheory..Itisassumedthatthestudentshavesomemeasureofmathematicalsophistication;forinstancethattheyareabletowriteaninductionproofetc.Thesubjectmatteraddressedaretopicstypicallyfoundinundergraduategraphtheoryanddiscretestructuresclasses.Thesetopicsarecentraltographtheoryandessentialtofurtherlearninginthearea.MusicMusicTheoryandHistoryOutline-BrianBlood,DolmetschMusicalInstrumentsThetheoryofmusicisadescriptionofthewaywethinkabout,orbelieveweshouldthinkabout,musicandaboutitsnotation,structureandperformance.Youdonotneedtoknowanythingaboutmusictheorytoenjoylisteningtomusicbutitisessentialshouldyoudecidetotakeamorepracticalinterestinthesubject,forexample,bylearningtoplayamusicalinstrument,for,asLeonardodaVinci,himselfafineperformeronthelyradabraccio,saidaboutpainting,"Youmustnotonlybelievewhatyousee,youmustalsounderstandwhatyousee",soitiswithmusic:tolistenproperly,wemustunderstandwhatwehear.Inadditionaltotheextensiveintroductiontomusictheory,theyhavepreparedaseriesofessaysonmusichistory.Theyhavehighlightedtopicsthatareeasilyisolatedwithinanarrowtimeperiodandhaveofferedintroductoryremarksthatmayhelppreparethoseseekingdeeperinsightfrommoresubstantialpublishedworks.Thehistoryresourcewillbeextendedbuteventhenitisnotdesignedtogiveanysenseofprogresswhich,theybelieve,isanartificialwayoflookingatanyhistory,andparticularlythehistoryofmusic.Physics-Editors'ChoiceMITPhysics8.02:Faraday’sLaw-JohnBelcher,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyThiscollectionof16animationsandsimulationscoversthetopicofFaraday'slawandinduction.Theyillustratethecurrentsandfieldsinducedbymovingmagnetsandchangingmagneticfields.ThePhysics

EditorialBoardselectedthislearningmaterialbecauseitmovestheclassbeyondthesimple,analyticallysolvableproblemsusuallycoveredinintroductoryclasses.StatisticsRiceVirtualLabSamplingDistribution-DavidLane,RiceUniversityRiceVirtualLabcontainssimulationsanddemonstrationsforboththestudentandinstructorthatgiveavisualdemonstrationoftheconceptandfurtherexplaintheconcept.PracticeexercisesareprovidedforeachofthestatisticalconceptsinthepackagealongwithasectionofCasesthatprovideindependentpracticeforthestudenttodevelop"ownership"oftheinformation.TheStatisticsEditorialBoardselectedthismaterialasitisaveryusefulteachingtoolandveryresourcefulinitsapplications.TeacherEducationQuestGarden-BernieDodge,SanDiegoStateUniversityManyinstructorshavefoundaWebQuesttobeasuccessfulwaytoengagestudentwithaninquiry-orientedlearningactivity,butmostinstructorsarelimitedtousingWebQuestscreatedbyothersbecauseofalackofwebauthoringskills. BernieDodgehasprovidedasolutiontothisproblembyintroducingQuestGarden,alow-thresholdapplicationforandhostingWebQuests.TheTeacherEducationEditorialBoardselectedthislearningmaterialbecauseitisatrueinteractivelearningobjectthatallowsinstructorstoentertheirowncontentintoatemplateandpublishafinishedWebQuestthatcanbeusedintheclassroom.ViewQuestGarden-TeacherEducationAwardWinner2007video.

WorldLanguagesLingu@netEuropa-Lingu@net,NationalCentreforLanguagesLingu@netEuropaisamultilingual,on-lineresourcecentreforforeignlanguagelearning.Itprovidesinformationabout,andlinkstogoodon-lineresourcesfromaroundtheworldrelatingtothelearningandteachingofanymodernforeignlanguage.Lingu@netEuropaisbasedontheideathatifyouarelearningorteachingalanguageyoucouldbeinterestedinrelevantresourcesinanylanguageyouunderstand-notonlytheresourcesyoucanfindbysearchinginyourmothertongue.Lingu@netEuropagivesmultilingualaccesstoover3,500cataloguedon-lineresources,manyofthemspecificallyforlearners.Italsoofferssupportforadultlearnersonhowtolearnalanguage,howtoassessyourlevelandhowtocommunicatewithotherlearnerson-line.ThesesectionshavebeendevelopedbylanguagelearningspecialistsfromthroughoutEurope.Youcanaccessthewholesitein:Basque,Bulgarian,Catalan,Danish,Dutch,English,Estonian,Finnish,French,Galician,German,Greek,Icelandic,Italian,Lithuanian,Maltese,Polish,Portuguese,SpanishandSwedish.

BiologyClassicsAwardWinners–2006

Evolution-AnneZeiser,JasonJ.Hunke&KarenCariani,WGBH–Boston“Evolution”isthecompanionsitetotheeight-partPBSdocumentaryonEvolution.Thesitecontainsmultimediapreviewsofeachoftheshowsintheseriesaswellasinteractivetutorials/exercisesrelatedtothethemeofeachshow.TheeightthemesareDarwin’sDangerousIdea,GreatTransformations,Extinction!,TheEvolutionaryArmsRace,WhySex,TheMind’sBigBang,andWhatAboutGod?Inaddition,thesitecontainsan“EvolutionLibrary”containingmanydifferenttypesofweb-basedmaterialsthatsupporttheexplorationofthistopic.Threedifferentpathscanbefollowed:oneonthescientificprocess,oneonevolutionarytheoryandoneonhumanevolution. ThissitewasalsoreviewedbytheTeacherEducationEditorialBoardandreceivedthehighestratingspossible.BusinessCashFlow-DavidAnnand,AthabascaUniversity“CashFlowStatement”providesaverythoroughandinteractive,multimedia-richapproachforteachingindividualshowtoprepareandinterpretaStatementofCashFlowsusingtheIndirectMethod. Thecontentiscurrent,relevant,accurate,andincludesanadequateamountofmaterialgiventhecomplexityofthetopic.Themoduleiscompletelyself-contained.Correctandincorrectresponsefeedbackhasbeenincorporatedintotheinteractiveactivities.ThemodulecanbeveryusefulinhelpingstudentsunderstandoneofthecriticaldocumentsusedinAccounting.ChemistryAnimatedChemistryTutorialsandModels-PatrickWegnerandAndrewMontanaCalState–FullertonThissiteprovidesuserswithcomprehensiveandinteractivetutorials(containingshockwaveanimations)onmoleculerepresentationandmodelingincludingLewisDotrepresentationoforganicandinorganiccompounds,atomicorbitalandhybridization,VSEPRandmolecularorbitaltheory.Theanimationscoverfundamentalconceptsandaredoneinawaythatthestudentscanusethemtolearnattheirlevelofunderstandingingeneral,organic,and/orphysicalchemistry.Thesiteisextremelyversatileinthatitcanbeusedasreinforcementforlectureandlaboratoryforavarietyofclasses.Italsooffersuniquepedagogysupportinthatitispossibleforinstructorstouseacoursemanagementsystemtoorganize,assign,andgradethetutorialsandassignments.Engineering–EditorsChoiceMecMovies-TimothyPhilpott-UniversityofMissouri-RollaThislearningtool,withimpressivegraphicsandanimations,providesextensiveexamples,sometheory,andengagingactivities,suchasgamestoassistinstructorsandlearnersin“MechanicsofMaterials,”abasiccourseincivilandmechanicalengineering.Itsmajorstrengthsaretheimpressivevisualizationsandanimationsincludedintheexamples.Studentscanimprovetheirskillsbyengagingininteractiveexercisesandgames.Whetheritisusedintheclassroomoronastudent'spersonalcomputer,this"courseware"packageintroducesdifficultconceptswithexcellentgraphicsandthoroughexplanations.MecMoviesalsoreceivedthe2004PremierAwardfromNEEDS,theNationalEngineeringEducationDeliverySystem,anhonorbestowedupononlyoneortwosoftwarepackageseachyear.HealthSciencesNeuroscienceforKids-EricChudler-UniversityofWashingtonNeuroscienceforKidsisacollectionofinformation,learningactivities,andweblinksaboutthenervous

system.Basicanatomicalandphysiologicalconceptsarecovered.Whilesomeoftheinformationisinstructionalinnatureanddirectedtowardthelearner,otherareaswithinthesitearetargetedmoretotheteacher,providingexamplesof“hands-on”learningactivitiesthatcanbecarriedoutintheclassroom.Thelearningactivitiesareclearlydescribedandwouldbeeasyfortheteachertoimplement.Learnersareidentifiedas“kids”howeverallagegroupscanlearnfromthematerialpresented.Mostnotable,thesiteisfoundin40personalcollections.HistorySeventeenMomentsinSovietHistory-JamesvonGeldern&LewisSiegelbaum-MacalesterCollege“SeventeenMomentsinSovietHistory”selectsseventeenyearsduringthereignofCommunismintheSovietUnion,from1917to1991,toprovideuserswithprimarysourcesthatareprint,image,andvideoofferingsinrecreatingthespiritandmentalityofanationemergingasafuturethreat,ally,andsuperpowertothewesternworld.Oneofthegreatstrengthsofthissiteisthearrayoflearningmaterialsprovided.Whenayearisselected,anintroductiontotheyearcomesonthescreen.TotherightarealistofadditionalresourcesfortheselectedyearthatincludeTexts,Contexts,Video,Images,andWebsites.Itisclearthatagreatdealofthoughtwasputintothematerialsselectedandindesigningthesite.Thesiteoffersaricharrayofdiversematerialsthatacreativeinstructorcouldeasilyadaptforinstructionalpurposes.InformationTechnologyWebTutorials:XHTML,DHTML,ASP.NET,JavaScript-DavidAdams-MaconStateCollegeThissiteprovidesasetofextensiveWebdevelopmenttutorialsonthese8subjects:XHMTL/CSS,JavaScript/DHTML,ASP.NET1.1,ASP.NET2.0,ASP,PHP5,VB.NET,andXML.Eachtutorialiscomposedofbetween20to100documentsorganizedintoappropriatesubtopics.Theymight,infact,bethoughtofaseightonlinetextbooks.Interestingexamplesofcodeandtheirresultsaredemonstrated.Thestudentisfurtherengagedbythepresenceofinteractiveelementssprinkledgenerouslythroughoutthedocumentsgivingstudentsanopportunitytoseetheresultsofcodesamplesandtoexperimentwithdifferentpropertyvalues.Theeaseofnavigation,interactiveelements,andlinkedreferencesallprovideadvantagesofthisformatascomparedtoatextbookcoveringthesamematerial.MathematicsLarryGreen'sAppletPage-LarryGreen-LakeTahoeCommunityCollegeThissitecontainslinkstodozensofappletsthatdealwithtopicsinBasicMath,BeginningAlgebra,IntermediateandCollegeAlgebra,Statistics,andotherareas.Theappletscombineaccurate,carefully-presentedmathematicswithimmediatefeedback(oftengraphical).Manyfeatureastep-by-steptutorialapproach,withfeedbackoncorrectnessandhintsbeingprovidedateachstepintheguidedsolutionofaproblem.Manycurrentcollegestudentsneedremediationand/orhelpwithdevelopmentalmath,algebra,statisticsandcalculus;Larry’sappletsandrelatedinstructionalmaterialsaddresstheseareasadmirably.Hisexperienceasaveteranmathinstructorhasguidedhischoicesandhisgoalistohelpstudentsovercomethelearningobstaclesalongtheirpathsthroughtheuseofinteractivityandimmediatefeedback.MusicTeoría.com-JoséRodríguezAlvira-ConservatoryofMusicofPuertoRicoThissiteisabroadcollectionofmusictheoryandanalysisusingFlashlearningobjects.Thelearningobjectsonthesitearedividedintothreecategories:Tutorials,ExercisesandReference.TheTutorialsincludeReadingMusic,Intervals,Scales,ChordsandHarmonicFunctions.TheExercisesincludeRhythmicDictation,ClefReading,Intervals,Scales,KeySignatures,Chords,HarmonicFunctionsandJazz.Referenceincludes

ReadingMusic,Intervals,Scales,ChordsandArticles(theArticlessub-categoryincludesseveralanalysisobjects.) Theinformationisbrokenupintoshortsectionsthatareeasytoretain.Theanimationsareclearandoftendonotneedtheaccompanyingtexttounderstand.Thesitehasgreatpotentialforreusabilityasindividualpartsofthesitecouldbeinsertedinanumberofwaysintoaninstructor’steachingsequence.Physics-EditorsChoicePhET–PhysicsEducationTechnology-CarlWiemann,NoahFinkelstein,KathyPerkins,RonLeMaster-UniversityofColoradoThissiteprovidesexcellentillustrationsofthephysicalmodelsthataresoimportantforanexpertviewofphysicsandphysicalsystems. Thesimulationsprovideanumberofdifferentwaystostudyandlearn,includingthroughmovementofvirtualobjects,graphs,andmanipulatingnumbersandequations.Moreimportantly,thelearningstylesthatthesimulationsencouragearethosemostoftenlackinginphysicsclasses,whichareoftenoverburdenedbypaperandpencilmanipulationofequationsandnumbers.Theentiredevelopmentprocessofthesesimulationsisgroundedinresearchonthewaysinwhichstudentslearnphysics.Oncecreated,extensiveworkisdonetounderstandtheimpactandresultsofthesesimulationshaveonstudentlearning.Oneofthemostfascinatingstudiesinvolvesthevirtualcircuitsimulator.Theresearchworkonthissimulationindicatesthatstudentswhousejustthesimulationhaveabetterconceptualunderstandingofcurrents,voltages,andcircuitsPsychologyTheBrainfromToptoBottom!-BrunoDubuc-CanadianInstitutesofHealthResearchThissiteisveryusefulforstudentsinphysiologicalpsychologywhichisanextremelychallengingcourseforundergraduatestudents.Thematerialisveryflexiblewithfivelevelsoforganization(molecular,cellular,neurological,psychological,andsocial)andthreelevelsofexplanation(beginning,intermediate,andadvanced). Therearediagramsaswellastextandseveralspecificinformationmodulesthatprovidefordifferentwaysoflookingatthematerialanddifferentformats.Thequalityofthematerialisexcellentwhilethesiteisattractive,accurate,andwell-organized. Anadditionalplusofthesiteisthatitisavailableintwolanguages:EnglishandFrench.StatisticsSamplingDistributionoftheMeanTutorial-DaleBerger-ClaremontGraduateUniversityThistutorialallowsintroductorystatisticsstudentsseetherelationshipbetweensamplesizeandthevariabilityofthesamplingdistributionofthemean.Thissitenotonlyprovidesappletsthatsimulatethesamplingdistributionsofthesamplemean,butitalsoincludesdetailedexercisesheets.Theseallowstudentstonotonlyworkwithanonlinesimulationbuttoreporttheirfindingsindetailtotheinstructorandserveasabasisfordiscussion. Theappletshowssamplemeansofvarioussamplesizesandfromvariouspopulationsinagraphicalformat,alongwithagraphofthe(theoretical)samplingdistribution.OfparticularinterestisthefactthattheauthorisaPsychologist,notaStatistician.TeacherEducationCyberNewseum-MikeFetters-CyberNewseumThismedia-richwebsiteprovidesaccesstocurrentnewsthatcoversabroadrangeofinterest.Thefrontpagesofdozensofnewspapersfromaroundtheworldareposted.Thecontentispowerful,historical,andvaluableforalleducators,butespeciallyforstudentsfrommiddleschoolthroughcollege,aswellastheirinstructors. Therichresourcesprovideconcreteanchorsforawiderangeofcurriculumdevelopmentbyteachersandprofessors. Thepotentialforusingthissiteasateachingandlearningtoolislimitedonlybytheinstructor’simagination.Itcouldcertainlybeusedforstudyingcurrentevents,history,andcivics.

Furthermorestudentscanconductindependentstudy,reviews,research,andinvestigationsduetothemanychoicesandrangeinpresentations.TeachingandTechnologyFAST-FreeAssessmentSummaryTool-BruceRavelli-MountRoyalCollegeFASTisananonymousonlinesurveytoolthatautomaticallysummarizesstudents’impressionsofacourseand/orinstructorandsuppliesthedatadirectlytotheinstructor.Theassessmenttoolallowsafacultymembertocreateeasilyanonlinesurveytoprovidefeedbackfromstudentsonateachingactivity,asectionofacourse,aclinicalexperience,alaboratoryexperiment,etc.Theusercancreatehisownquestions,orchoosefromapoolof374questions.Theassessmentorsurveytoolisweb-based,password-protected,anonymous,andinstantaneouslyupdated.TheFASTinitiativeprovidesprofessional,technicalandacademicadvicetofacultywhowishtobecomemoreinformedabouttheteachingandlearningprocessthroughtheapplicationoffaculty-administered,anonymousonlinestudentfeedback.WorldLanguagesPáginasdeayudaparaestudiantesdeespañol-EnriqueYepes-BowdoinCollegeEnriqueYepes’“Páginasdeayudaparaestudiantesdeespañol,”providesarichresourceforSpanishinstructionforstudentsandlanguageeducators. The“Herramientasdeespañol”hasbeendesignedasanextensiveoutlineofessentialSpanishstructuresbasedonJohnTurner’s“AlltheSpanishGrammarYouReallyNeedtoKnow.”Thesitealsolinkstootheroutstandingwebsitesforgrammar-tutorialdrills.Inaddition,theuserwillfindacompletegrammarguideformostofthegrammaticalconceptsoftheSpanishlanguage,aguideforuseinwriting,andawritingstylemanual. Thereisevidencethroughoutofexcellentwebdesignfeatures,andapplication.

BiologyClassicsAwardWinners–2005

WaterontheWeb-BruceMunson,RichardAxler,CynthiaHagley,GeorgeHost,GlennMerrick,CarlRichards,ScottRobertson,ElaineRuzycki,andNormWill,UniversityofMinnesotaThissiteprovidesanextensivelistofmaterials,lessons,anddatasetsforexaminingawiderangeoflimnologicalquestions.Thestudentsectionoffershandoutsanddirectionsforinvestigatingfreshwatersystems.RealtimedataonvariouswaterqualityparametersfromMinnesotalakesisacentralfeatureofthesite.DatacanbeviewedasHTMLorExcelfiles.BusinessDesignYourOwnMovieTheater-TomNovak,VanderbiltUniversitySetinthecontextofmovietheatrepreferences,thisexerciseasksstudentstoorder,frommostpreferredtoleastpreferred,eighteenhypotheticaltheaterconfigurationswhichvaryintermsoffiveattributes:ticketprice,line-of-sight,seatcomfort,audio/visualequipment,andconcessions.Theresultingoutputliststherelativeimportanceofeachattributetothestudent,andprovidespartworthinformationforeachlevelofthefiveattributes.ChemistryWebElements-MarkWinter,UniversityofSheffieldThissiteprovidesawealthofdatasuchaselementhistory,uses,geology,biology,reactionsoftheelement,compounds,bondenthalpies,radiiincompounds,latticeenergies,reductionpotentials,electronicconfigurations,ionizationenergies,electronaffinities,electronegativities,effectivenuclearcharge,electronbindingenergies,atomradii,valenceshellradii,bulkproperties,thermalproperties,thermodynamicproperties,crystalstructure,NMR,naturallyoccurringisotopes,radioisotopes,andevenacompoundindex!EngineeringThermalPowerPlantMicroModule-JimBugg,UniversityofSaskatchewanThislearningobjectdiscussesandprovidesanimationsofthebasicprocessesandcomponentsinathermalelectricpowerplant.Itiscomprisedoftwomainparts:1)Rankinecycledescriptionsandanimations,and2)aRankinecyclecalculator.CycledescriptionsandanimationsincludetheCarnotcycle,thebasicRankinecycle,andadvancedRankinecycleswithreheatingandfeedwaterheating.HealthSciencesNativeAmericanEldersHealthCareSeries-GloriaCraig,KayFoland,andTishSmyer,SouthDakotaStateUnivThisisanonlineprojectdesignedfornurseswhoworkwithelderlyNativeAmericans,apopulationthatexperiencesahighrateofpreventableillnesses.Amajoremphasisisonlearningtoincorporatepreventivehealthcareandchronicdiseasemanagementsensitivetolanguagebarriers,economicfactors,andhealthbeliefs.HistoryValleyoftheShadow-EdwardL.AyersandAndrewTorget,UniversityofVirginiaThisinteractivesitehasstudentsbrowsereproductionsofrecordsanddocumentspertainingtotwosimilartownsinPennsylvaniaandVirginiajustbeforeandduringtheCivilWartodetermineforthemselveshowtheissuesofthedayandeventsofeverydaylifeaffectedordinarypeople.

InformationTechnologyBooleanOperators-MarybethMcCartin,NewYorkUniversityThisinteractivesitedemonstratesBooleanoperatorsthroughtheuseofaspecificresearchquestion.Theprocessisdividedintofoursteps:Choosekeywords,ChooseBooleanoperators,Executesearch,andReviewresults(applyskillstoperiodicalabstracts),andNestingandTruncation.Eachstepincludesabriefexplanation,anexample,anda"Nowyoutryit"sectionwithimmediatefeedback.MathandEditors'ChoiceMathematicalVisualizationToolkit-JamesH.CurryandAnneDougherty,UniversityofColoradoatBoulderThissiteconsistsofacollectionofplottingandsolvingappletsfeaturingauniformuserinterfaceandhasvalueandeffectivenessasasetofteaching/learningtools.Visualizingmathematicalconcepts,especiallyinthree-dimensionalspace,canbequitedifficultforstudents.MusicandEditors'ChoiceMusicAcoustics-JoeWolfe,UniversityofNewSouthWalesThissiteprovidesdetailedtext,illustrations,andappletsthatdemonstratetheacousticsofmanywesternwindandstringinstrumentsaswellasthehumanvoice.Thesitealsocoverssomeworldinstruments.Thereareseveralsub-sectionsofthesite,eachdevotedtotheacousticsofadifferentinstrument.PhysicsHyperphysics-RodNave,GeorgiaStateUniversityThissitewashonoredbecauseofitscomprehensivecoverageofmostofphysics,thecreativeuseofmultimediaandlinking,andtheimpactithashadonstudentsworldwide.Onlinetutorialscoverawiderangeofphysicstopics,includingmodernphysicsandastronomy.Materialisorganizedthroughextensiveconceptmaps.PsychologyEpsych-GaryBradshaw,MississippiStateUniversityThissiteprovidesadiversecollectionofactivitiesanddemonstrationsthatservetoillustrateavarietyofpsychologicalconcepts.ThevastarrayoftopicscoveredinePsychensuresthatalmostanypsychologyinstructorcanfindsomethingofuseinthisdynamicsite-andstudentsaresuretoenjoyit.StatisticsStatCrunch-WebsterWest,UniversityofSouthCarolinaThisisafreeweb-basedpackagethatdoesaverycompleterangeofstatisticalcalculationsdesignedtobeuserfriendly.FormerlyknownasWebStat,itprovidesstatisticalcalculationfunctionsthatwouldbedoneinmostintroductorystatisticscourses.Notableexamplesincludebeingabletocreatehistograms,piecharts,andboxplots,calculationofsummarystatisticsandconfidenceintervals,andperforminghypothesistests.TeacherEducationThePaperProject-CharlesJ.Kazilek,GeneValentine,andJenniferTsukayama,ArizonaStateUniversityThissitewasrecognizedforitsinnovativeandbestpracticesapproachtocross-curricularinvestigation,discovery,andreflectionforK-universitylearners.Since1998,thePaperProjecthasbeenexploringthestructureandbeautyofpaper.Theprojectchronicleshandmadeandmouldmadepaperthroughimagesproducedbyscanningelectronmicroscopyandascanning-laserconfocalmicroscope.

TeachingandTechnologyActiveLearningwithPowerPoint-PaulBaeplerandBillRozaitis,UniversityofMinnesotaThismoduleisanonlinetutorialthatsuggestswaysfacultycanusePowerPointasamediumtosupportactivelearning.Thetutorialincludessectionsonactivelecturing,activelearningstrategiesandtheirdeliveryviaPowerPoint,creatingandusingeffectivehandouts,usingPowerPointtoplayin-classgames,andusingPowerPointforformativeassessment.WorldLanguagesandEditors'ChoiceLangMediaForeignLanguageArchive-ElizabethMazzoccoandAmyWordelman,UniversityofMassachusetts-AmherstLangMediaprovidesaccesstoauthenticmaterialsthatcanbeusedinawidevarietyofpedagogicalsettings.ItfeatureslesscommonlytaughtlanguagesfromBanglatoWolof,aswellasexcellentmaterialsinFrench,Spanishandothermorecommonlytaughtlanguages.Ithasalearner-centereddesignandappealstoavarietyoflearningstyles.

Classics Award Winners - 2004 BiologyPlantsinMotion-RobertP.Hangarter,IndianaUniversityWatchplantsdoamazingthings.Learnsomeinterestingfactswhileyouareatit!Timelapsemoviesofplantgrowthfromgerminationtoflowering,includingtropicresponses,Nasticmovementandcircadianrhythms.BusinessAdvertisingPrinciples.com-J.ScottArmstrong,TheWhartonSchooladvertisingprinciples.comattemptstosummarizeallthatisknownabouthowtocreateaneffectiveadvertisingcampaign.ItconvertsthisknowledgeintoprinciplesforthedevelopmentandtestingofTVcommercialsandprintads.Itcontainsinformationondevelopingandevaluatingadvertisingcampaigns,alongwitheducationalresourcesandadditionalrelatedlinks.EngineeringInternalCombustionEngine-AllanKirkpatrick,ColoradoStateUniversityInternalCombustionEnginewasdevelopedtobeanadditiontoaseniorlevelinternalcombustionengineclass.Itcontainstextthatreviewsthesubjectmatterand21appletsthatperformsimplecalculations.TheEnginePerformanceappletsundertheThermodynamicsectionarethemostinvolved.HealthSciencesWhat'sAsthmaAllAbout?-RajeevVenkayya,MD,NeomedicusTounderstandasthma,itisimportanttoknowhowthebodyworksandreacts.This3partmovieexplainsthelungsandrespiratorysystem,whathappensduringanasthmaattackandwaystotreatasthma.HistoryandEditorsChoiceCrisisatFortSumter-RichardB.Latner,TulaneUniversity"CrisisatFortSumter"isaninteractivehistoricalsimulationanddecisionmakingprogram.Usingtext,images,andsound,itreconstructsthedilemmasofpolicyformationanddecisionmakingintheperiodbetweenAbrahamLincoln'selectioninNovember1860andthebattleofFortSumterinApril1861.TheprogramprimarilyfocusesonLincoln,bothasPresident-electandasPresident.ViewersplacethemselvesinLincoln'sposition,considertheeventsthattranspired,andchooseacourseofactionatfivecriticaljunctures,called"problems."MathCut-the-Knot!-AlexanderBogomolny,Cut-the-Knot.comAmathematician'sdelight!ThisinteractivecolumnusesJavaapplets,intheformofapuzzleoraproblemsimulation.Problemsarenotstateddirectly.Theappletsareintendedtobesuchthattherightanswertoasyetanunstatedproblemshouldbeeasytosurmise.Stateyourproblem,stateyouranswer,trytojustifyand,perhaps,proveit.Insubsequentcolumns,answersareprovided!MusicInteractiveMusicSkillChecks-DavidMegill,MiraCostaCollegeAcollectionofinteractiveskilltestsformusictheory,musicianshipandmusicappreciation.Theseinclude,pitch,rhythm,scales,chords,intervals,melody,FourPartVoiceLeadinganddroptheneedle.

PhysicsIlluminations-RonGreene,UniversityofNewOrleansAcollectionJavaappletspackagedwithdescriptivetextthatintroducesstudentstotherepresentationofmotionbymeansofmotiondiagrams(akastrobediagrams).Theitemsareinteractive,andprovideimmediatefeedbackandarunningscore,makingthemsuitableforstudentself-study.Ameansofrecordingscoresforahomeworkgradeisavailablefromtheauthor.TeacherEducationAuthenticAssessmentToolbox-JonMueller,NorthCentralCollegeAhow-tohypertextoncreatingauthentictasks,rubricsandstandardsformeasuringandimprovingstudentlearning.Topicsinclude:Whatisauthenticassessment?Whydoweneedit?Howdoyoudoit?AnswerstothesequestionsaswellasinformationonStandards,Rubrics,Portfolios,andExamplesarealsoincluded.Educatorsatalllevelswillfindthissiteuseful.TeachingandTechnologyTheVirtualInstructionalDesigner(VID)-IndianaStateUniversity(ISU),IvyTechStateCollege(IvyTech)andVincennesUniversity(VU)TheVirtualInstructionalDesigner(VID)isaLearningAnytimeAnywherePartnership(LAAP)grant-fundedprojecttocreateaWeb-basedperformancetoolforpost-secondaryfacultydesigningWeb-basedonlinedistancecourses.ThepurposeoftheVIDistoprovide24/7desktopaccessforfacultytoinstructionaldesignassistanceontheprocessofdevelopingonlineinstructionorcourses.WorldLanguagesCivilisationFrançaise-MariePonterio,SUNY-CortlandThissiteincludesPedagogicalactivitiesonawidevarietyoftopicsinFrenchcivilization.Modulesincludingaudio,videointerviewswithnativespeakers,exercises,dialoguesandmanyexternallinks.Thereisalsoanauthenticpresentationofculturethroughphotographs.

Classics Award Winners - 2003 BiologyTheProteinExplorer-EricMartz,UniversityofMassachusettsTheProteinExplorerhasrevolutionizedtheteachingofbiologyatamolecularlevel.Thissitewelcomesstudentstoexploremoleculesvisuallyinwaysthathadpreviouslybeenonlyabstractconcepts.Studentscanviewandmanipulate3-DimagesofbiologicalmoleculesfromanycomputerwithInternetaccess,allowingthemtostudyanytime,anyplace,insmallgroupsorindependently.BusinessManagingtheDigitalEnterprise-MichaelRappa,NorthCarolinaStateUniversityManagingtheDigitalEnterpriseisdesignedtoguidemanagersthroughchallengesfacedinthedigitalrealm.Thissiteisamazingintermsitsprofessionalismanditscontent-itincludes15modules,30casestudies,100webpages,andover1,000linkstooutsidereadings.Thematerialsarerobustandcomprehensiveandthesitealsoprovidesagoodstructureforthecourseaswellasexcellentsupportinglearningmaterials.ChemistryandEditors'ChoiceTheVirtualChemistryLaboratory-DavidYaron,CarnegieMellonThissitedrawsstudentsintosolvingproblemsinasimulatedchemistrylaboratoryenvironmentthatisengagingandrealistic.Justliketheydoinmanyofourcolleges,studentscheckoutreagentsandequipment,andthenproceedtoawetlabwheretheymixandtitratesolutionsataworkbench.Thisrealisticsitecanaugmentawiderangeoflearningactivitiesbothinandoutoftheclassroom,andprovidesexcellentdocumentationforstudentsunfamiliarwithworkinginthechemistrylaboratory.EngineeringTheSemiconductorAppletService-ChuRyangWie,StateUniversityofNewYork,BuffaloThissiteproviesalargecollectionofsimulations,animations,andtutorialsonsemiconductoranddevicephysics,andsemiconductordevicemanufactureandoperation.Thismaterialincludestopicsrangingfromcrystalstructureandelectronicenergybandsthroughdevicefabricationtocircuitdesignandsimulation.Theinteractivityoftheappletsencouragesstudentstoexploreeffectsofchangingparametersontheoperationofdevices.HealthSciencesOsteoporosisandBonePhysiology-SusanOtt,UniversityofWashingtonAperfectresourceforhealthcareprofessionals,teachers,andstudentsofanyage,thissitelaysoutthekeyconceptsofosteoporosisandbonephysiology,whicharethenexploredindetailthroughthisvisualandinteractivewebsite.Animations,quizzes,relevantlinks,imagesandeaseofnavigationmakethislearningtoolefficientandawardwinning.HistoryWhoKilledWilliamRobinson?-JohnLutzandRuthSandwellEverybodylovesamurdermystery.Ofallthehistoricalsituationsresearchersencounternothinghasquitethesameimpactasdiscoveringaninnocentmanhanged,aguiltymangoingfree.InthecaseofWilliamRobinson—anAfricanAmericanmurderedonSaltspringIslandin1868,allegedlybyaNativemanwhowashangedforthecrime—studentshavearealmurdercasetosolve,acaseinwhichmanywillconcludeaninnocentmanwashanged."WhoKilledWilliamRobinson?"isdesignedtoengagestudentsatdifferent

educationallevelsfromjuniorhigh-schooltograduateschoolinadetailedinvestigationofthismurder.Takingfulladvantageofthenon-linearandgraphicfeaturesofWorldWideWeb,thiseducationalsitedrawsstudentsintohistoricalresearchthroughtheuseof'real'archivalmaterials,includingnewspaperclippings,photographs,maps,diaries,artist'sreconstruction,andwrittennarratives.Teacherscanselectthelevelofdifficultybythecomplexityofthequestionstheywantanswered,butstudentswillhavetheopportunitytousetheircriticalskillstoconstructanarrativeanddefendtheirconclusionsagainstothers.InformationTechnologyIPAddressingandSubnetting-CharlesC.Botsford,LearntoSubnetThiscombinedaudioandPowerPointpresentationintroducesstudentstobinarymathandhowtodecipherIPaddresses.Thehighlyadaptablesiteisdividedinseveralmodules,whichtakestheuserthroughthestepsofsubnetting,fromtheeasytodifficultlevelsoftheprocess.Collegestudentswhohavesomebackgroundindatacommunicationsandnetworkingarethetargetstudentpopulationfortheselearningmaterials,butthetopicisorganizedsothatstudentswithnobackgroundcangrasptheconcept.MathFibonacciNumbersandtheGoldenSection-RonKnott,SurreyUniversityFlowerpetals?Seashells?Pinecones?Cauliflower?Whatdothesehavetodowithmath?Theanswertothisquestionandmanymorearewonderfullydescribedandilluminatedinthisaward-winningsite.Featuringavarietyofgraphics,animationsandapplets,thewell-presentedmaterialsincludenumerouslearningassignmentsinthestyleofNCTMandAMATYCstandards-basedstudentexplorations.Thisisarichandimpressiveresourceforbothmathstudentsandteachersatmanylevels.MusicandEditors'ChoiceTheFuguesoftheWell-TemperedClavier-Dr.TimothyA.Smith,NorthernArizonaUniversityandDavidKorevaar,UniversityofColorado,BoulderTheFuguesoftheWell-TemperedClavierisasitethatprovidesinteractivemultimediaanalysesofmostofthefuguesinBook1,andfugueIIinCminorfromBook2,oftheWell-TemperedClavierbyJohannSebastianBach.Thesiteisanidealstudyenvironmentforthesefugues,bringingtogethertheaural,structural,analyticalandhistoricalsubstanceofthesecornerstonesoftheclassicalmusicrepertoire.Eachanalysisprovidesascrollingscore,scrollinganimatedgraphicstructuralanalysis,audioandaself-scrollingtextualanalysis.Eachanalysisalsoallowstheusertostop,startorjumptoanywhereinthescoreatanytime.PhysicsAppletsforQuantumMechanics-ManualJoffre,EcolePolytechniqueQuantummechanicalsystemsanon-intuitiveconceptifevertherewasone.Yet,thiscollectionofanimationsandsimulationsofquantummechanicalsystems,whichcoversthebreadthoftopicsinintroductorycourses,doessoinawaythatengagesstudentsandmakesthesedifficultconceptsvisible.Theillustrationsofquantumsystemsatthesitepromotevisualandconceptuallearning,importantduetothenon-intuitivenatureofthesubject.Thissitegoesbeyondstandardmaterials,givingexamplemodernapplicationsandadvancedtopicallinks.TeacherEducationandEditors'ChoiceTheWebQuestPage-BernieDodge,SanDiegoStateUniversityWonderinghowtopromotelearninginnewandthoroughwaysbyusingtheWeb?ThissiteoffersextensivesupportandexamplesforfacultyandinstructorswhoareusingWebQueststohelpstudentslearn.

WebQuestsaredesignedtouselearners'timewell,tofocusonusinginformationratherthanlookingforit,andtosupportlearners'thinkingatthelevelsofanalysis,synthesisandevaluation.WorldLanguagesKaleidoskop:AlltaginDeutschland-WolfgangHieber,GoetheInstitutInter-NationesDiscover"Kaleidoskop"andseehowGermansspendtheirdays,whattheydo,think,andfeel.Extensiveyetuncluttered,thishighlyinteractivesiteoffersanever-increasingresourcethatletsvisitorslearnmoreabouttheGermanpeopleandtheircountry.Studentswillfindoutstandingmaterial,andinstructorswillfindvaluableteachingsuggestions.

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