What's new @ MERLOT and SkillsCommons

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>What's new @ MERLOT and SkillsCommons</title>  <link href="css/bootstrap-4.4.1.css" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="css/custom.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <div class="container mt-2"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="jumbotron"> <h1 class="text-center">What's New @ MERLOT and SkillsCommons</h1> <p class="text-center">There is always something good going on at MERLOT and SkillsCommons. <br> Explore our latest efforts to "OPEN LEARNING FOR ALL" with free and open educational resources and practices in academic disciplines and workforce development. </p> <img src="images/smaller_logos.png" alt="MERLOT Logo and SkillsCommons Logo" width="1200" height="235" class="img-fluid"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="container"> <h2>News Briefs</h2> <p> </p> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <h2 class="merlot_color">JSDC</h2> <p><strong>MERLOT</strong> is partnering with the <a href="https://jsdc.academy/">Job Skills Development Center</a> in Tamil Nadu India where we are working both onsite and online to prepare Indian youth to be successful obtaining employment in sustainable income jobs. MERLOT is being used to provide the students their own free and open <a href="https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewSite.htm?id=9165828">personal learning library</a> to support the development of their skills, knowledge, and ambition.</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <h2 class="skills_color">New America</h2> <p><strong>SkillsCommons</strong> is partnering with <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/pit/">New America</a> to provide a free and open repository of instructional materials and program support materials for Public Information Technology.  This area of critical social importance includes the public use AI, technologies supporting climate and environmental projects, social and criminal justice, and much more. <a href="https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=industry%3A+%22Public+Interest+Technology%22">Explore the initial Public Interest Technology Collection</a>!</p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <h2 class="skills_color">NCWE</h2> <div id="resource-summary"> <p><strong>SkillsCommons</strong> is partnering with <a href="https://www.ncwe.org/">National Council for Workforce Education</a> (NCWE) to provide a free and open repository of instructional materials and program support materials for the National Green Jobs Advisory Council (NGJAC). SkillsCommons is providing training and support for NCWE and NGJAC to organize, curate, and catalog their resources for optimal use. Explore the <a href="https://www.skillscommons.org/handle/taaccct/18820">NCWE Green Jobs collection</a>! </p> </div> <p></p> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <h2 class="merlot_color">NCDE</h2> <p><strong>MERLOT-SkillsCommons</strong> are partners of the <a href="https://www.digitalequity.us/">National Collaborative for Digital Equity</a>. We will be leveraging the MERLOT Information, Communication, & Technology (ICT) Literacy collection and MERLOT Content to provide free and easy access to free and open collections of resources that states across the U.S. can use to support their digital equity plans. We built prototype <a href="https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewSite.htm?id=9166162">portals for English language learners and older adults to learn relevant digital literacy skills for living online in New Hampshire</a> and a "<a href="https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewSite.htm?id=9166034">benefits hub</a>" for New Hampshire. </p> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="container"><h2>New Content Highlights:</h2> <p> </p> <div class="row"> <div class="text-center col-md-6 col-12"> <h3 class="merlot_color">Fishbanks: A Renewable Resource Management Simulation</h3> <p>Fishbanks is a multiplayer web-based simulation in which participants play the role of fishers and seek to maximize their net worth as they compete against other players and deal with variations in fish stocks and their catch.</p> <a class="btn btn-danger btn-lg" href="https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=773414625" role="button">Go to MERLOT</a> </div> <div class="text-center col-md-6 col-12"> <h3 class="skills_color">Collection of Open CourseWare in Hybrid PLC Mechatronics</h3> <p>The courses developed in this program use the PLC to train aspiring engineers and technicians. It gives motivation to those who show interest or potentially might show interest in a career in automation. The courses are outlined at the website: hybridplc.org. The courses' texts and videos are free.</p> <a class="btn btn-info btn-lg" href="https://support.skillscommons.org/showcases/open-courseware/manufacturing/collection-of-open-courseware-in-hybrid-plc-mechatronics/" role="button">Go to SkillsCommons</a> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="container"> <h2>New Videos from MERLOT and SkillsCommons</h2> <p> </p> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <p><iframe width="224" height="126" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tSVw08GES6o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <h2 class="merlot_color">HBCUs, MIT and MERLOT</h2><br> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <p><iframe width="224" height="126 " src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0tqb87Y-hQ0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <h2 class="skills_color">OTN Webinar</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <p><iframe width="224" height="126" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h2mdFsRUjFg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <h2 class="merlot_color">Challenges of Systemic Inclusion</h2> </div> <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-12"> <p><iframe width="224" height="126" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jZ-1jmuKm3E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <h2 class="skills_color">Jumpstart to Successful Instruction</h2> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 mb-md-0 mb-2"> <h2>Contact Us</h2> <strong>MERLOT</strong><br> <a href="mailto:Webmaster@MERLOT.org">Webmaster@MERLOT.org</a><br> <strong>SkillsCommons</strong><br> <a href="mailto:Support@SkillsCommons.org">Support@SkillsCommons.org</a><br> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-12"> <h2>Social Media</h2> <h3 class="merlot_color">MERLOT</h3> <div class="row"> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://twitter.com/MERLOTorg"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/2021 Twitter logo - blue.png" alt="twitter logo"></a></div> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/MERLOT-Multimedia-Educational-Resource-for-Learning-and-Online-Teaching/100063477883405/"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/f_logo_RGB-Blue_512.png" alt="facebook logo"></a></div> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/merlot-multimedia-educational-resource-for-learning-and-online-teaching-/"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/LI-In-Bug.png" alt="LinkedIn logo"></a></div> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MERLOTPlace/videos"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/yt_logo.png" alt="YouTube Logo"></a></div> </div> <h3 class="skills_color">SkillsCommons</h3> <div class="row"> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://twitter.com/SkillsCommons"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/2021 Twitter logo - blue.png" alt="twitter logo"></a></div> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SkillsCommons"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/f_logo_RGB-Blue_512.png" alt="facebook logo"></a></div> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/skillscommons"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/LI-In-Bug.png" alt="linkedin logo"></a></div> <div class="col-2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@skillscommons4863"><img class="rounded-circle" src="images/yt_logo.png" alt="YouTube logo"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-12"> <h2>About Us</h2> <p>With nearly 25 years in service, MERLOT offers users a well-organized, extensive collection of complete academic courses, supplementals, content creation tools, as well as a full range of additional materials created by subject matter experts. Our curation processes and SmartSearch features help to ensure easy access to open and low-cost curricula and support.</p> <p>Developed under a nearly $2 Billion investment, SkillsCommons is the world's largest repository of open and vetted workforce training and educational materials. Created by more than 700 colleges, universities, and industries, our materials span sectors such as advanced manufacturing, healthcare, IT, construction, hospitality. Offering full courses, certificate programming, simulations plus more, SkillsCommons assists organizations in affordably meeting workforce pipeline development needs.</p> <p>Together, MERLOT and SkillsCommons provide users with a comprehensive approach to reducing educational and training costs and making, finding, organizing, and using open educational and workforce development training resources.</p> </div> </div> </div> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FRWVYFW5MG"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FRWVYFW5MG'); </script>  <script src="js/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"></script>  <script src="js/popper.min.js"></script> <script src="js/bootstrap-4.4.1.js"></script> </body> </html>

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