Report on Del 1.1: Social Semantic Web technologies and tools and their educational applications OP4L meeting Skopje, May 2011 Violeta Damjanovic, Salzburg Research

Social Semantic Web (SSW) – Semantic Web: giving information „a well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and ppl to work in cooperation.“ – Social Web: collaborative information exchange via social platforms and services

SSW in Education – SSW for improved interactivity of online learning env. – SSW for supporting interaction across educational applications – SSW for improved adaptation and personalization of online learning – SSW for ubiquitous access to learning resources

SSW for Improved Interactivity of Online Learning Environment – Ontologies – Social applications Wikis, blogs Video- and photo-sharing Social bookmarking and tagging (folksonomies) – Mash-ups – Specifically created social networks To allow students to share notes To connect students and teachers To find ppl knowledgeable in a certain domain/topic

SSW for Supporting Interaction across Educational Apps – To enable users to own and control their online profiles, including their contact lists and the streams of their online activities – SIOC project

SSW for Improved Adaptation and Personalization of Online Learning – DEPTHS (Design Patterns Teaching Help System) – LOCO (Learning Object Context Ontologies) framework

SSW for Ubiquitous Access to Learning Resources – Location-based social networking – Ways for regulating access to private data Policy languages

SSW Tools in Education: the state of practice – Survey on SSW tools and services for edu purposes Interaction among members of an online learning community Interaction with learning content – Conclusions: Social software tools have been increasingly adopted in edu practices worldwide SSW tools are still immature