LRMI Reports
Note: the resources listed below are dated and maintained for archival purposes only
Reports
The Smart Publisher's Guide to LRMI Tagging.(Jul 2014) The newly updated edition of this practical guide jncludes best practices for organizing the metatagging process and workflow and a helpful tagging checklist. This new edition also features an expanded appendix that walks the user through a step-by-step application of the LRMI tagging process, using content examples from Rosen Publishing tagged through the Illinois Shared Learning Environment (ISLE) tagger portal.
The Content Developer's Guide to the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative and Learning registry.(Mar 2013) Published by the Association of Educational Publishers with contributions from Educational Systemics and inBloom (formerly the Shared Learning Collaborative), this guide offers an overview of the ways that metadata and paradata are changing the educational landscape, with a specific emphasis on why—and how—to effectively implement the LRMI and participate in the Learning Registry. Additionally, the guide aims to break down the complex pieces that intersect various education metadata initiatives and bring clarity to their respective missions.
LRMI Survey Report: July 2014 Update.This latest survey of educators and publishers indicates increased use of metadata tagging among learning resource providers and continued interest among educators in streamlined methods for discovering learning material through online searches. Telephone interviews of selected district-level educators adds fascinating qualitative information to the quantitative data gathered.
LRMI Survey Report: August 2013 Update.Results from surveys of educators and publishers conducted in February 2013 reveal dramatically increased awareness of the LRMI among publishers since a similar survey conducted in April 2012. Survey responses indicate that educators find current online search methods time consuming and are frustrated by large numbers of irrelevant results. They want to be able to conduct more targeted, efficient searches to find materials to meet specific learning needs. Publishers, meanwhile, seek improved online discoverability for their products.
EASE Campaign Delivers Insight to Improve Online Search for Education.The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) organized the month-long Easy Access and Search for Education (EASE) campaign in October 2012 to offer educators a platform to voice their concerns, frustrations, and suggestions regarding the online search experience. This report and infographic summarizes the comments and sentiments collected during the campaign.
Big Data for Education: Data Mining, Data Analytics, and Web Dashboardsby Darrell M. West, The Brookings Institution, September 2012. This report examines the potential for improved research, evaluation, and accountability through data mining, data analytics, and Web dashboards.
[The Future of Big Data](http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Future-of-Big-Data/Overview.aspx)by Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center, July 2012. Experts say new forms of information analysis will help people be more nimble and adaptive, but worry over humans’ capacity to understand and use these new tools well, according to this report.
Big Data’s Mass Appeal: A Special Report.This report fromThe Chronicle of Higher Education, published in June 2012, covers various aspects of big data in higher education.