Education Metadata MeetupShow and Tell: Institutions

Washington DCJuly 30, 2014

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Darren MilliganSenior Digital StrategistSmithsonian Institution, Center for Learning and Digital Accessmilligand@si.edu@darrenmilligan

Melissa WadmanManager of Program EvaluationSmithsonian Institution, Center for Learning and Digital Accesswadmanm@si.edu@melissawadman

199523.6 million physical visits to museums72,942 digital visits

199523.6 million physical visits to museums72,942 digital visits

201330 million physical visits to museums140 million digital visits

199523.6 million physical visits to museums72,942 digital visits

201330 million physical visits to museums140 million digital visits

Physical: 30,000,000-23,600,000 / 23,600,000 X 100 = 27.12% increaseDigital: 140,000,000-72,942 / 72,942 X 100 = 191,833.32% increase

199523.6 million physical visits to museums72,942 digital visits

201330 million physical visits to museums140 million digital visits

Physical: 30,000,000-23,600,000 / 23,600,000 X 100 = 27.12% increaseDigital: 140,000,000-72,942 / 72,942 X 100 = 191,833.32% increase

Why Internet for Edu. ( Everything) ?Reporting Year

Smithsonian Non-Digital Visitors(in millions)

Smithsonian Digital Visitors(in millions)

Global Population using Internet (% of population)

Developed World using Internet(% of population)

1995 23.6 0.1 <2 <11

2005 24.0 59.3 16 51

2010 30.2 97.2 30 67

2013 30.0 140.0 39 77

Pew Research Teachers Survey Report February 2013

92%: Internet has “major impact” on their ability to access content, resources, and materials for their teaching

90%: use search engines to find info

84%: use Internet weekly to find content that will engage students

80%: use Internet weekly to help them create lessons

based on The Content Developers Guide to the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative and Learning Registry, 2013

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Education Metadata MeetupShow and Tell: InstitutionsWashington DCJuly 30, 2014

#metadataMU#LRMI

Darren MilliganSenior Digital StrategistSmithsonian Institution, Center for Learning and Digital Accessmilligand@si.edu@darrenmilligan

Melissa WadmanManager of Program EvaluationSmithsonian Institution, Center for Learning and Digital Accesswadmanm@si.edu@melissawadman