Title :
Semantic Technologies for Learning and Teaching in the Web 2.0 Era
Author :
Tiropanis, Thanassis ; Davis, Hugh ; Millard, Dave ; Weal, Mark
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Deploying semantic tools and services over a field of linked data could be a way to address many current challenges of higher education. The strengths of semantic technologies for learning and teaching, and their benefits for digital libraries, virtual communities, and e-learning, have been a major topic of discussion during recent years. Experts argue that semantic technologies can enhance the advanced learning experience by using the expressive power of metadata to describe learning content, people, and services, and then matching these intelligently.
Keywords :
computer based training; semantic Web; Web 2.0; digital libraries; e-learning; higher education; semantic technologies; virtual communities; Context-aware services; Education; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Intelligent systems; Learning systems; Ontologies; Resource description framework; Societies; Tagging; Semantic Web; Society Online; higher education; learning; linked data; semantic technologies; teaching; virtual learning environments;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2009.121