From the Education Metadata Meetup on 7/30/14 in Washington, DC - Thor Prichard of Clarity Innovations discusses the work his team is doing around building private sandbox nodes on the Learning Registry for content developers to test the tagging, publishing searching lifecycle.

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Metadata Sandboxing
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Overview
§ Background context
§ Challenges and constraints
§ Metadata workflows
§ Sandbox benefits
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Strategy & Development Service Provider
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LEARNING
§ Expertise consulting
§ Product management
§ Instructional content design
§ Digital learning development
§ Customer engagement

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Background Context
§ Two approaches to tagging metadata
¨ Markup within a webpage
¨ Publishing metadata via Learning Registry
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Challenges & Constraints
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Challenges & Constraints
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§ Developing an effective tagging strategy
§ Importability of existing metadata
§ Ability to test workflow automation
§ Finding the right balance of disclosure

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Typical Metadata Workflow
1. Define a tagging strategy
2. Tag a collection of resources
3. Conduct searches to assess completeness
4. Revise tagging strategy
5. Update tagged resources
6. Refresh published metadata
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Sandboxed Workflow
1. Define a tagging strategy
2. Tag a collection of resources in sandbox
3. Conduct searches to assess completeness
4. Revise tagging strategy
5. Update tagged resources in sandbox
6. Export metadata and publish to production
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Solution for Publishers
§ LRMI Sandboxes
¨ Isolated for private tagging and testing metadata
¨ A non-public node of the Learning Registry
¨ Individualized for each publisher (not shared)
¨ Built on an open sourced toolset:
- EZ Publish, LR Search Widget, Learning Registry
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Solution for Publishers
§ LRMI Sandboxes
¨ Free service to publishers
¨ Available for 90 day durations
¨ Provided by AEP
¨ Contact Dave Gladney to request yours
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Looking Ahead
§ Publishing high-quality metadata
¨ Next-generation of search engine optimization
¨ Creates new competitive advantages
¨ Enables easier discovery, browsing and selection of
instructional resources
¨ Facilitates personalized learning
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