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Extending MERLOT through Partnerships, Alliances, and
Collaborations
Gerard L. Hanley MERLOTBrandon Muramatsu MERLOTGlenda Morgan University of Wisconsin System
Outline
Types of CollaborationsElements of Collaborations
Digital Library Services and Enabling TechnologiesCommunity Development, Peer Review and Editorial Board Development
Becoming a Partner
MERLOT Grows Through Your Collaboration
MERLOT is a higher education community cooperating to provide a large quantity of high quality online resources for faculty to easily incorporate into their courses.MERLOT’s builds collaborative partnerships and affiliations with:
Higher education institutionsProfessional societies, educational organizationsCorporations
Administrative Team
MERLOT Councils Advisory Board
Institutional Partners & Affiliates
MERLOT Editorial Boards
Organizational and Corporate Alliances
MERLOT Members and Users
Peer Review
Digital Library Resources & Services
Professional Development
Collaboration &Community
Strategic Priorities
Programs Delivering Resources and Services
Faculty StudentsAdministrators Staff
MERLOT Conferences Partners/Alliances Website
Enabling Technologies
Partners AffiliatesCollaborate on MERLOT initiatives and provide
financial support
Advocate for MERLOT using in-kind contributions
Sustaining ($50K)
System ($25K) System
Campus ($6.5K) Campus
Ladder of Participation in Higher Ed
Partners AffiliatesManaged collaboration on
MERLOT initiatives to serve our shared constituents
Coordinate activities as opportunities arise
Community Development, Peer Review, & Editorial Boards
Digital Library Services and Enabling Technologies
Digital Library Services and Enabling Technologies
Professional Development Professional Development
Enabling Technologies
Collaborations with Organizations
Corporate Partnerships & AffiliationsFederated Search: Leveraging Existing Assets
Sharing Resources and Marketing
Consortium Partner: Expanding MERLOT’s Services
Support MERLOT’s initiatives within MERLOT’s framework by participating like a higher education institution.
Systems Integration and Development: Creating New Services
Create new capabilities that neither partner could deliver by themselves.
Outline
Types of CollaborationsElements of Collaborations
Digital Library Services and Enabling TechnologiesCommunity Development, Peer Review and Editorial Board Development
Becoming a Partner
Digital Library Services & Enabling Technologies
Searching to find more resources fasterFederated Searching Federated Searching
Integrating MERLOT services into your websiteReally Simply Summaries/Reliable Syndication Service RSS:
Organizing your chosen resources more personally
Personal CollectionsPersonal Collections
Evaluating more resources more reliablyPeer Reviewer Tutorial
MERLOT’s Organizational Partners and AffiliatesDigital Library Services and Enabling Technologies
Activity
Education.au Limited
SMETE.org
American Assoc. of Physics Teachers
Federated Search
Community Development, Peer Review
NEEDS (Engineering)
HEAL (Heal Science)
CAUSE (Statistics)
Journal of Chemical Education*
Peer Review & Editorial Boards
Professional Development
New Media Consortium
NLII/EDUCAUSE, POD*Professional Development
Enabling Technologies
IMS (Affiliate) Standards
Basic Requirements for a MERLOT Discipline Community
The Resources:Online materials available for reviewOrganizational structure of discipline is manageable
The Community:Professional organizations’ readiness to collaborate in the peer review processFaculty committed to participate in peer review processFaculty culture for using technology within discipline
The Needs:Student learning difficultiesBalance across academic disciplines
Prerequisites for Success in Building Communities for Peer Review
MERLOT PRINCIPLE: Success results from well-prepared people who have clear goals and are provided with quality support services and resources.
Responsibilities of MERLOT Discipline Communities
Provide leadership of the people, services, and resources participatingApply MERLOT Polices and Procedures
Manage the content and organization of the collectionManage the productivity of the communityPerform the MERLOT Peer Review Process using MERLOT’s toolsParticipate in MERLOT training and meetings
MERLOT’s Responsibilities to Discipline Communities
Provide policies and proceduresProvide toolsProvide trainingProvide recognition for contributionsProvide the project management and support services to help communities achieve their goalsListen to your needs and respond in a helpful manner
How are Discipline Communities Established?
Currently, Institutional Partners choose the discipline communities. WHY?
Leadership role as an Institutional PartnerProvide in-kind support for Editorial Board Members
In future, Professional Societies will establish discipline communities. WHY?
Leadership role as an Alliance Organization Provide recognition as part of faculty’s professional responsibilitiesProvide some in-kind support for Editors
Editorial Board Qualifications
Editorial Boards are faculty with:Expertise in the ScholarshipExcellence in TeachingExperience in Using Technology in Teaching and LearningConnections with Professional Organizations in the DisciplineEditors who will “manage” the board
Pre-requisites for Peer Review New Discipline Communities must receive MERLOT Training
Understand roles and responsibilities Develop categorization scheme for collection Operationalize MERLOT evaluation standards Develop inter-rater reliability in applying evaluation standards
MERLOT Training conducted at MERLOT International Conference or organization’s meeting
Peer Review: The Scholarship Model
Four Phases of Peer ReviewSelection: Deciding what gets reviewedReview: Deciding and doing analyses of materialDecision: Interpreting reviews for evaluationPublication: Deciding what and how to share information with communities
MERLOT’s Peer Review Workflow Tool is used to manage the process MERLOT-Discipline Website is deployed MERLOT listserv’s, conference calls, and other tools used to keep community productive
Education and Outreach
Members of MERLOT communities:Serve as nodes in the networkDirect interested organizations to resources in the Tasting RoomDeliver presentations about MERLOTExplain “phased-in approach”--establishing critical mass of learning objects and adding pedagogical data in preparation for future peer review process and community site
Outline
Types of CollaborationsElements of Collaborations
Digital Library Services and Enabling TechnologiesCommunity Development, Peer Review and Editorial Board Development
Becoming a Partner
Steps to Become a MERLOT Partner
Call MERLOT at 1-562-985-5128Gerry Hanley, Brandon MuramatsuPropose the “sponsorship” of the collaboration• Community, Peer Review and Editorial Boards• Digital Library Services and Enabling Technologies
Work with MERLOT to refine proposalBecome an Organizational Partner as defined within an MOUWelcome to the MERLOT Community
Sponsorship Proposal for Communities
Purpose of community and scope of content area that will be managed by your communityContact information and qualifications for core community Editors and Editorial Board MembersDescription of activities of Editorial Board
Organize and expand the collectionPeer review the collectionEducation and outreachOther
Agreement to apply MERLOT Policies and Procedures