Course Data Programme: Data definitions and vocabulary framework

1. 15 February 2012 #coursedata Course Data Programme: Data definitions and vocabulary framework • Start time: 2 pm and will be recorded. • Recording link: • https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.1EF06A936443B5803A30A6BAED04A0&sid=2009077 We recommend you run the Audio Set-up You will need a headset/microphone if you want to ask a question in audio

2. Agenda Course Data Programme: Data definitions and vocabulary framework • How the session will work • Intro to Data Definitions and Vocabularies Work Strand • Schedule • Updates • FAQ • Issues raised and currently under discussion • Discussion: over to you! • Conclusions and next steps

3. How the session will work • Presentations will be in audio over these slides, which should be visible on your screen • You can use the text-chat to engage with other delegates and moderators. • Presenter will not be able to monitor • Moderators will try to pull out any key questions • To make text window bigger, select View > Layouts >Wide layout • To make it smaller or hide it away, adjust the size and position: uncheck View > Layouts > Layout locked • If you have technical problems, send a private text-chat message to “moderators” and they will try to help • Application sharing – Word docs will be shared at suitable points. How to comment will be explained verbally!

4. How the session will work: audio • Only use your microphone when guided by a moderator • To ask a question, • Raise your virtual hand • When invited to, click on the microphone button to speak • Click on the microphone button again when you have finished • Or, type your question into the chat box and the moderators will ask it for you • Only one person using the microphone at a time otherwise there is an echo • If relevant, use the tick/cross to indicate ‘yes’ or ‘no’ • Feel free to use the emoticons available

5. Relevant sources of information • Course Data Programme: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/coursedata.aspx • XCRI Knowledge Base: http://www.xcri.co.uk • Recording & all slides will be available from the XCRI Knowledge Base website. • Data definitions: http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/XCRI_CAP_Data_Definitions1.6.docx • Vocabulary Framework: http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/ CourseDataProgramme_Vocabulary_Framework1.2.docx

6. Who are we? • Alan Paull Lead on Data Defs/ Vocabswork • Sandra Winfield Support Team & Data Defs/ Vocabs work Project Manager • Rob Englebright JISC Tech Prog manager

7. #coursedata Any questions? • Asking a question • Raise your virtual hand • When invited to, click on the microphone button to speak • Click on the microphone button again when you have finished • Or, type your question into the chat box

8. Agenda Course Data Programme: Data definitions and vocabulary framework • How the session will work • Intro to Data Definitions and Vocabularies Work Strand • Schedule • Updates • Issues raised and currently under discussion • Discussion: over to you! • Conclusions and next steps

9. Intro to Data Defs &Vocabs Work Strand • Community-based • Accepted and authoritative • Practical • Interoperable • Data Definitions Document • General guidelines • Namespaces • Elements and attributes • Vocabulary Framework Document • Creation, publication and maintenance • Recommended Course Data Programme vocabularies

10. Schedule • 15 February 2012: First Elluminate session • End February 2012: Second draft • 14 March 2012: Second Elluminate session • 26 March 2012: Final draft published • 30 March 2012: Final draft approved • 31 March 2012: First release published

11. Updates • BS 8581: Namespace will very likely be http://purl.org/xcri/cap • Draft for public comment: probably March • Spreadsheet version of Data Defs available shortly • Schema locations: • At Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/xcri-schemas/source/browse/#svn%2Fbranches%2F1.2%2Fxsd • At XCRI Knowledge Base: http://www.xcri.co.uk/bindings • eNewsletter: http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/CourseDataManagementNewsletterStage22nd.doc

12. FAQ • Correction re applyUntil / applyTo • URL vs identifiers for hyperlinks [use URL] • XHTML is permitted in specified descriptive text fields only; badly formed HTML is not permitted! • In XHTML, bulleted lists and other formatting options are allowed; use of scripts, images and other multimedia elements are a security risk, so are deprecated. • If a definite start date is not known, the @dtf attribute on <applyFrom> or <start> is not required. • Some elements are ‘inheritable’. No need to repeat in <presentation> is same as in <course>.

13. Issues raised and currently under discussion • Telephone number format • URIs as (course) identifiers • Address format • Field sizes / character limits • Images • Namespaces • Feed locations / cool URIs OTHER QUESTIONS • Publishing format(s) for the documents • Version control

14. Discussion: over to you!

15. Next steps • End February 2012: Second draft • 14 March 2012: Second Elluminate session • 26 March 2012: Final draft published • 30 March 2012: Final draft approved • 31 March 2012: First release published

16. #coursedata Any questions? • Asking a question • Raise your virtual hand • When invited to, click on the microphone button to speak • Click on the microphone button again when you have finished • Or, type your question into the chat box

17. #coursedata Thank you for participating in Stage 2 of the Course Data programme • For any further queries about data definitions and vocabularies please contact: • Alan Paull (Lead on data defs/vocab work) alan@alanpaull.co.uk • Sandra Winfield (Support Team & Data Defs/ Vocabs work Project Manager) sandra.winfield@nottingham.ac.uk • Rob Englebright (JISC Technical Programme Manager) r.englebright@jisc.ac.uk