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[There are no documents linked on this page, but you may be interested in seeing the 2006 Webmetrics Overview Report]

The joint Webmetrics taskforce of the Educational Impact and Evaluation Standing Committee & the Technology Standing Committee.

This taskforce is working to answer the question of how people are using the NSDL and how that usage grows and changes over time.

 


Next Steps

Preliminary Report of the Web Metrics Workshop - August 24, 2004 [DOC]

Webmetrics Bibliography - first draft, please send suggestions [DOC]

 


Workshop Outcomes

  (posted August 10, 2004)

Paul Strupp's An Introduction to Webmetrics presentation [PDF]

Martha Kyrillidou's Web of Metrics presentation [PPT]

 

Breakout 1
Developing a Comprehensive Metrics Plan

(Pages 8 & 15 of Strupp presentation for reference)
Measure to Control metrics - NSDL Program/ Project Focused & Learner/ User Focused
Measure to Analyze metrics
Define local and global NSDL

Breakout 1 notes

 

Addressing NSDL Issues through Webmetrics
Initial List of Specialty Topics

 

Breakout 2
High-Level NSDL Goals

High quality learning resources are accessible to a large spectrum of the US population

  • sustain US leadership in STEM ed
  • democratization of access

There is value added for users and projects to participate in NSDL.

Breakout 2 notes

 

Two types of webmetrics tools exist, page-tagging tools and webserver log analyses tools.
Paul Strupp demonstrated the page-tagging tool Omniture.

 

Webmetrics Tools for NSDL
Brainstorming Business Requirements

 

Breakout 3
Addressing Business Requirements by Specialty Topic

Breakout 3 notes

 

Workshop Action Items

 


Select Participant Statements

Hybrid approaches for measuring use, suers, and usage behaviors - Anita Coleman & Muniram Budhu [DOC]

ARL E-Metrics - Martha Kyrillidou [DOC]

Applications of Web Metrics for DL usage analysis - Johan Bollen & Michael Nelson

 


Webmetrics Telecon One - March 08, 2004

 

2002 NSDL Pilot Study, including web metrics analyses

 


Workshop Information

If you have questions about the Webmetrics Workshop, please contact Casey Jones.

A 2-day Webmetrics Workshop, jointly sponsored by the Educational Impact and Evaluation Standing Committee and the Technology Standing Committee will be held in Costa Mesa, CA on August 2-3. The workshop will explore explore 1) How people are using NSDL and 2) What technology issues are involved in determining usage. Participants will join in making recommendations during the workshop and in post-workshop data-gathering and research activities. All interested members of the NSDL community are invited to attend.

Webmetrics Workshop Invitation to the NSDL Community - May 21, 2004

Tentative Agenda for the Webmetrics Workshop - May 21, 2004

Workshop Attendees - July 29, 2004

Hotel & Travel - July 29, 2004

 


Webmetrics Workshop -- Planning Committee

Anita Coleman
Laura Bartolo
Tim Cole
Mike Wright
Casey Jones