MERLOT Search, a Building Block –or software application which extends the Blackboard e-Learning platform– is now available at myUSF.
This tool allows instructors to search for educational materials available through the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) without exiting their Blackboard course. MERLOT (www.merlot.org), a free and open resource features more than 12,000 online educational materials and more than 25,000 members representing the higher education community.
MERLOT Search allows instructors to search the MERLOT repository directly from myUSF, saving time and additional steps. Instructors can apply search results to select specific learning resources and embed links to them in their Blackboard course site.
How do I add Merlot Content to my Blackboard site?
- Go to the Control Panel.
- Select the content area you wish to add the Merlot learning object to.
- From the drop down list on the right, select Merlot Content and press the “GO” button.
- Type in your search string and choose the number of results you would like displayed at one time (or leave at the default of 5).
- Submit.
- When the results appear, preview the ones that interest you, then check the box to the left of those you wish to link to.
- Click “Insert Links” from the gray bar at the top of the page. You will get a receipt telling you, ” The requested resources have
been linked into this folder.”
