FREE = NO COST Teachers Finding Resources through FREE •  $7.50 - $15.00 to find

one resources •  Average lesson has 4

resources •  Average cost to find

resources for one lesson = $30-$60 per lesson

Implementing OER - Additional Costs

“As much as an additional 20% annual cost”

Why Invest in Metadata?

Context is King!

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127-Point Certification Process

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Balancing Automated & Manual Processes

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Distinctive Contextualization

•  Readability: greater level of differentiation within topic

•  Topics within Standards: greater level of specificity

•  Keyword Specific Context of Resource: avoiding false positives

•  Learning Resource Type (LRT): essence of the resource

•  Lesson Tag (LT): context of hook, core, practice, assessment

•  Authority and Subject Depth: rubrics guide professional review

•  Timeline: quick access to multi-faceted view of historical context

•  Famous Person: quick access to large population

Knovation’s Learning

Resource Library Automated & User-Contributed Feedback

Customer Input on Metadata & Resources

Advancing Personalization thru Metadata Moving Beyond “Table Stakes”

•  Formative Assessment Feedback Loop: importance of connecting assessment item and learning resource metadata

•  Depth of Knowledge: optimizing fit to students’ ZPD

•  Variable Mastery: tagging for remediation, general instruction and enrichment

•  Links to Learning Progressions/Pathways: augmenting standards

•  Accessibility: industry examples (A11y, BridgingApps)

•  Usage Metadata (aka “Paradata”): integrating automated and human-contributed data about resource usage