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Targeting Metadata Training

Targeting Metadata Training. CAP Kick-Off September 2004 Denver, Colorado. Agenda. Major Considerations Audience Workshop level Time frame Content Format “The Business of Training” Logistics Materials Finances. Metadata Training Development- it’s not a sequential process.

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Targeting Metadata Training

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  1. Targeting Metadata Training CAP Kick-Off September 2004 Denver, Colorado

  2. Agenda • Major Considerations • Audience • Workshop level • Time frame • Content • Format • “The Business of Training” • Logistics • Materials • Finances

  3. Metadata Training Development- it’s not a sequential process

  4. Audience Analysis- Formal • Via email survey/questionnaire or telephone interview with workshop host or participants. • Gain insight on participants • Organizational role: management, gis analyst, librarian, field scientist, etc. • Metadata experience • Variable levels of expertise • Allows pre-workshop preparation • Software • Establish link with audience- making it personal • Special needs

  5. Audience Analysis- Informal • Implement “ice-breaker” to gain insight during introduction portion of workshop • Working in pairs, gain information to introduce your partner and discuss your major metadata issues. • During introduction- the partner introduces the other participant and the participant’s metadata issue.

  6. Workshop Level: Metadata Experience • Introductory Workshop- • No experience • Read metadata • Familiar with CSDGM • Intermediate Workshop • Uses metadata for data management • Writes/creates metadata • Uses MP • Advanced Workshop • Produces and manages metadata • Custom Workshop • Metadata implementation as part of data management

  7. Time Frame examples • Hour or less • Lecture • Exercises • Half-day • Lecture • Exercises • Hardcopy template • One-day • Lecture • Exercises • Hardcopy template or computer-based training • Two or more days

  8. Content • Through survey or discussions with training host determine content for the workshop • Homogeneous group?, fairly simple… but… • Mixed crowd? • Schedule “big picture” content early, allowing managerial types to attend after morning break. • Pre-workshop seminar for managers. • Immediately preceding or • Sufficient lead time to recruit trainees • Wrap-up session with trainees to discuss implementation issues.

  9. Content- “On Target Training” Exercise • Time Frame – 5 minutes to compose your thoughts. 15 minutes for discussion of sample concepts. • Using color coded index cards share a metadata concept that you feel meets the following categories for a metadata creator workshop. There are no wrong answers. • Must Know- yellow card • Should Know- green card • Could Know- blue card

  10. Format • Lecture • Large groups • Computer facility not available • Lecture and exercises • Medium groups • Lecture and application/tool • Smaller groups: 1 trainer/15 participants.

  11. Lesson Plan(s) • Compose workshop based on Audience Analysis • Level of experience • Content • Format • Plan ahead for supporting materials • LCD and Laptop • Easels and pad • Slide projector • VCR

  12. Logistics • Facility • University • Cooperator / partner • Rental • Material reproduction • Hardcopy • Digital copy

  13. Materials • FGDC.gov/metadata • NOAA/FGDC core metadata materials • www.nbii.gov

  14. Finances • Alliances- • Universities • Governmental • Professional

  15. Fitting the pieces together • Discussion:

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