[samigo-team] Using metadata for assessments

[Jim Mezzanotte]

Thanks all for the feedback--Lynn, I hadn't thought of using the
metadata for outcomes/reporting. I agree, we'll probably need to keep
this if it's being used (somewhere), and the settings redesign will
help ensure it's tucked away. Maybe we could also provide a contextual
explanation--if only to say metadata is optional, and maybe emphasize
it won't yield search results.

Best,
Jim Mezzanotte

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Ward, Lynn E. <leward at iu.edu> wrote:
> A few years ago, I heard through the Sakai grapevine that one university had
> built an outcomes alignment tool or feature that leverages the metadata in
> Samigo.  Even though there is no user facing means of using this data, that
> doesn't mean that schools aren't using it for reports or who knows what.  I
> agree with Narasi—keep the functionality but tuck it away in a location that
> won't be seen by most users.
>
> Lynn
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> Lynn Ward, Principal Systems Analyst
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> From: <Ramachandran>, "Ramachandran,Narasi" <rnarasi at ufl.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 11:27 AM
> To: Sam Ottenhoff <ottenhoff at longsight.com>, Jim Mezzanotte
> <jmezzanotte at rsmart.com>
> Cc: Samigo Team <samigo-team at collab.sakaiproject.org>
>
> Subject: Re: [samigo-team] Using metadata for assessments
>
> My 2 cents –
>
> Since this has been around for a while and there are some known cases where
> it is being used (can this be as optional fields that is not visible in the
> high visibility areas) and move it to a low visibility area that says
> additional info in collapsed state.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Narasi
>
>
>
> From: samigo-team-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org
> [mailto:samigo-team-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Sam
> Ottenhoff
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 11:22 AM
> To: Jim Mezzanotte
> Cc: Samigo Team
> Subject: Re: [samigo-team] Using metadata for assessments
>
>
>
> I brought up the issue of removing all mentions of metadata in Samigo a year
> ago as the data is not used in any meaningful way.  It's not used in
> searches, sorting, grouping, etc. My argument for removing all mentions of
> metadata was that a) it is misleading and b) it clutters the interface.
>
>
>
> The only counter-example I received was Roger from IU who said he had one
> professor who made heavy use of the metadata fields for keeping track of
> pools.
>
>
>
> I would support removing all mention of metadata in Samigo and further
> simplifying the interface.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Jim Mezzanotte <jmezzanotte at rsmart.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm curious about how you may be using metadata for assessments in
> Tests & Quizzes (Samigo). The documentation says "specify the
> keywords, objective, and/or rubrics to be used for searches and for
> categorizing this assessment."
>
> My search testing isn't bringing up any results via metadata. And,
> making an assessment searchable seems problematic, since I'm assuming
> you may not want students searching for assessments. I'm also not sure
> how the categorization would work. Thanks in advance for use cases,
> explanations--
>
> Best,
> Jim Mezzanotte
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