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