Workshop three - Newcastle, 19 December 2006 -agenda

Objective - we expect that formal learning will be a key client market for the services which the cultural semantic web will enable. We would llike to see this assumption tested - is it sufficient to create and disclose cultural data through semantic web approaches, or does the process need to be managed more accurately?

Report:

• 1 Learning Objects – Andy Sawyer
• 2 Learning Objects – Martin Bazley
• 3 Summary - Ross Parry
• 4 Learning object metadata - Dan Zambonini
• 5 Is the Semantic Web going to help Jane? - Ross Parry, Mike Lowndes
• 6 Learning objects - some notes and background - Andy Sawyer

9.30-10.00: Arrival and coffee

10.00 - 10.30 Round-table introductions

10.30 - 11.00 The Learning Object Model and educational reuse of culture-sector datasets (Andy)

11.00 - 11.30 What does it mean to the culture sector to deliver e-learning? (Martin)

11.30 - 12.30 Open discussion - themes and challenges

12.30-1.15 Lunch

1.15-3.15 Afternoon Session:

1.15 - 2.00 Strand 1 - What are the technological components of a learning object creation and publishing infrstructure?

2.00 - 2.45 Strand 2 - What expertise/professional development is required to enable culture-sector bodies to create and manage learning objects in a sustainable way and disclose them through a semantic web?

2.45 - 3.15 Strand 3 - Who are the users of learning objects and how will the semantic web make their life easier?

3.15-4.00 Reflections: relating the day’s workshop back to the Thinktank’s wider programme.