FGDC Metadata Training Project:

Development of a Course Material Package and Marketing Strategy
for the Geospatial Data Community

Proposal
submitted Sept 1998		 Links to Metadata
educational materials		 List of
Attendees		 Meeting Agenda Meeting Results

June 3-5 Workshop, Herndon VA

Potential Products

University

Self-paced/Distance learning

Workshop

Desired products: University

Please do not rank more than 3 items as "Hi" priority.
Tools for educating the Informed User:
Hi Med Lo A journal paper or an article in Geo Info Systems on educational methods that integrate metadata
Hi Med Lo An intro-to-metadata website (that minimizes use of the word "metadata") containing different vignettes that would allow the student to relate to real world examples. Success stories, horror stories.
Hi Med Lo Several example course syllabi (Intro to Maps/ Spatial Data; Intro to GIS, Applications of GIS), indicating which lectures/exercises where implicit and explicit references to metadata may be made.
Tools for educating the Analyst:
Hi Med Lo A journal article on deconstructing the Standard - its intellectual foundations (could be a thesis project)
Hi Med Lo Provide example exercises which can be easily customized for courses. Exercises should include metadata creation using one or more existing tools.
Hi Med Lo An annotated version of theStandard, similar to the Green Book but with more examples/FAQs, with less technical jargon, or with a more "plain english" glossary. Make this a hyperlinked on-line version, if possible.
Hi Med Lo Up-to-date list of metadata experts who would be willing to be guest lecturers
Hi Med Lo Sample or actual data sets with "good" and "bad" metadata
General products:
Hi Med Lo A workshop for professors interested in teaching metadata, to bring them up-to-date
Hi Med Lo Employer survey. How important is metadata as a skill? - this would be a good motivator for professors to start incorporating metadata in their classes
Hi Med Lo GIS Education conference with a metadata theme
Hi Med Lo Identify experts in metadata in other fields (non-spatial): What issues have other fields encountered?
Hi Med Lo Bring digital libraries people to a GIS meeting or vice versa
Hi Med Lo Journal article: Empowerment - who creates data, who changes it?
Hi Med Lo Journal article: Studio course implementing GIS and using metadata to facilitate data-sharing
Hi Med Lo Explore avenues for reaching/motivating technical college programs

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Desired products: Self-paced/Distance Learning Group

Hi Med Lo Marketing to educate the public about metadata, possibly redefining it from "data about data" to "a component of data" (three components of spatial data)
Hi Med Lo Update the USGS poster on GIS to include metadata as part of data quality/data management
Hi Med Lo A scavenger/treasure hunt and/or murder-mystery novel exercise that introduces basic concepts in an interactive game-like environment

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Desired Products: Workshop Group

Please do not rank more than 3 items as "Hi" priority.
Hi Med Lo Develop workshop curriculum based on time available: agenda suited for 10 minutes, 1 hour, half day, one day, etc.
Hi Med Lo Train the trainer resources
Hi Med Lo additional modules for audience-specific or topic-specific subject areas
Hi Med Lo update the Green Book, inviting non-metadata experts to test the language
Hi Med Lo Annual Tool Evaluation - part of GIS World
Hi Med Lo Metadata Help Desk
Hi Med Lo Training calendar
Hi Med Lo Communication mechanism among trainers
Hi Med Lo Trainers' web page resource list not open to public, list of existing hand outs and slides
Hi Med Lo 1 day vendors' workshop on tools
Hi Med Lo Trainers/Educator joint workshop

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