1. Fishing and Catching Learning Objects Tom Adamich Head of Metadata Services Government Documents Librarian Muskingum University Library 163 Stormont St. New Concord, OH 43762 Office: 740-826-8015 FAX: 740-826-8404 email: tadamich@muskingum.edutadamich@muskingum.edu

2. Overview Current repository trends – What’s happening? D3A2 – Ohio’s Learning Object Repository What are the major challenges in initiating and implementing a statewide or institutional digital repository What are the biggest successes? What financial and human resources are available to support the project? Future Directions Q/A/Audience Discussion

3. OER Repositories Repository Administrators Chuck Schneebeck http://taste.merlot.org/learningmaterials.html MERLOT California State University, Office of the Chancellor 401 Golden Shore, 6th Floor Long Beach CA 90802-4210 Miko Pattie (miko.pattie@ky.gov) http://depot.kylearningdepot.org/depot/access/home.domiko.pattie@ky.gov http://depot.kylearningdepot.org/depot/access/home.do Project Director, Kentucky Learning Depot Senior Advisor, Information and Technology Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Susie Henderson, (shenderson@distancelearn.org)shenderson@distancelearn.org Director, The Orange Grove: K20 Digital Repository Assoc, Ex Dir, Florida Distance Learning Consortium http://www.theorangegrove.org/OGMain.asp

4. OER Repositories Repository Administrators Classroomclicks.com - http://www.classroomclicks.com/newsrg/standards.asp?entity=sonoma& nav=all&chosen=begin&copyright=all http://www.classroomclicks.com/newsrg/standards.asp?entity=sonoma& nav=all&chosen=begin&copyright=all Steve Woods – stevew@ers.tcoe.orgstevew@ers.tcoe.org Wisc-Online http://www.wisc-online.com/ Mary Hansen – delponte@fvtc.edudelponte@fvtc.edu

5. Current Trends Open Educational Resources (OER) Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/http://creativecommons.org/ NROC http://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/nrocdemo s.htmlhttp://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/nrocdemo s.html Comprehensive Online Video Ecosystem (COVE) http://www.pbs.org/sps/blog/2009/01/what-is- cove.php http://www.pbs.org/sps/blog/2009/01/what-is- cove.php

6. Current Trends Metadata cc REL - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CcRELhttp://wiki.creativecommons.org/CcREL Dublin Core - http://www.dublincore.org/http://www.dublincore.org/ SCORE LOM metadata - http://www.sreb.org/programs/edtech/SCORE/SCOR E_Users_Guide.pdf http://www.sreb.org/programs/edtech/SCORE/SCOR E_Users_Guide.pdf ATOM - http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/1619http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/1619

7. Current Trends Metadata Example #1 – Orange Grove The Archaeology of Traditions: Agency and History Before and After Columbus Collection Open Textbook Resources Description Rich with the objects of the day-to-day lives of illiterate or common people in the southeastern United States, this book offers an archaeological reevaluation of history itself: where it is, what it is, and how it came to be. Through clothing, cooking, eating, tool making, and other mundane forms of social expression and production, traditions were altered … Links To Resources Archaeology of TraditionsArchaeology of Traditions File: ArchaeologyofTraditions.pdf (1.33 MB)

8. Current trends Metadata Example #1 cont. Author/Creator (Digital Rights Manager) Details press@upf.com, press@upf.com Creator University Press of Florida, Pauketat, Timothy R. Role Publisher, Editor ISBN 9781616101299 Publication/Creation date 2001-09-24, 2001-09-24

9. Current trends Metadata Example #1 cont. Full Description Rich with the objects of the day-to-day lives of illiterate or common people in the southeastern United States, this book offers an archaeological reevaluation of history itself: where it is, what it is, and how it came to be…

10. Current trends Metadata Example #1 cont. CONTENTS 1. A New Tradition in Archaeology, by Timothy R. Pauketat 2. African-American Tradition and Community in the Antebellum South, by Brian W. Thomas 3. Resistance and Accommodation in Apalachee Province, by John F. Scarry 4. Manipulating Bodies and Emerging Traditions at the Los Adaes Presidio, by Diana DiPaolo Loren, etc.

11. Current trends Metadata Example #1 cont. Type of review conducted on this item Yes Keywords archaeology, anthropology, history, north america, united states history, ogt+ Isbn: 9781616101299 Language en-US Interactivity type Expositive Learning resource type Narrative text, Textbook Educational context Higher Education ERIC Thesaurus Terms Anthropology, Archaeology, United States History

12. Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement – D3A2 Resource Center – uses metadata in concert with Ohio Academic Content Standards - http://resource.d3a2.org/d3a2/search.do http://resource.d3a2.org/d3a2/search.do The D3A2 Resource Exchange is a content indexing tool for Ohio's K- 12 community. This index is designed to create a single searchable resource for Ohio educators to use to locate high-quality, publicly available educational content. Only descriptions of these resources (known as metadata) are stored within the Resource Exchange; the actual resources can be accessed by following the provided links. The Resource Exchange uses the "Silk" icons created by Mark James and released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license.Mark JamesCreative Commons Attribution 2.5 license

13. Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement – D3A2 D3A2 Professional Development Repository - http://www.d3a2.org/professional-development/ http://www.d3a2.org/professional-development/ D3A2 offers professional development materials, instructional websites, and web-based training to support the needs of educators as they prepare to use data to inform decision-making in the classroom. The Professional Development Toolkit is an extensive collection of training materials designed to introduce teachers to the D3A2 system and assist them in adopting data-driven practices. The Professional Development Toolkit Information SheetProfessional Development Toolkit Information Sheet

14. Data Driven Decisions for Academic Achievement – D3A2 D3A2 Professional Development Repository - http://www.d3a2.org/professional-development/ http://www.d3a2.org/professional-development/ Move AheadMove Ahead is a diagnostic tool designed to help districts determine where they are at in terms of working with data and help implement a formal data team process and strengthening of a data culture where all are involved in using data to improve student performance. Ohio Data Primer is an instructional website designed to help educators become more comfortable with thinking about and using data for the purposes of instructional decision making.Data Primer

15. Biggest Challenges For example, if asked the question below by a legislator, what would you say? “With free repositories available on the internet, why create your own statewide repository?”

16. Biggest Successes Institutions and individuals are beginning to request access to The Orange Grove NROC faculty reviewers want to use the content Faculty advisers in pilot stage Integrations progressing Request for more information from Governor’s office Demonstrate cost savings in weak budget

17. Available Resources Kentucky - http://depot.kylearningdepot.org/depot/access/ho me.do http://depot.kylearningdepot.org/depot/access/ho me.do Wisconsin - http://www.wisc-online.com/http://www.wisc-online.com/ Florida - http://www.theorangegrove.org/OGMain.asp http://www.theorangegrove.org/OGMain.asp Ohio - http://www.d3a2.org/http://www.d3a2.org/

18. Future Trends Where do we go from here? What’s next? For help in developing and building your repository, please view and join the community: www.oncoreblueprint.org www.oncoreblueprint.org

19. Wrap-up Q&A Open Discussion