Course Data Programme: Data definitions and vocabulary framework

1. 14 March 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.87B172C1B5037C1F1F1DAF8F483463&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 • Issues • 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 may 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_Definitions2.0.docx • Vocabulary Framework: http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/CourseDataProgramme_Vocabulary_Framework2.0.docx

6. Who are we? • Alan Paull, Lead on Data Defs / Vocabswork • Ruth Drysdale, JISC Programme manager • Rob Englebright, JISC Tech Prog manager • Kirstie Coolin, XCRISupport Team • Jennifer Paull, APS, Projects Officer • Lisa Vincent, Netskills, Elluminate technical support

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 • 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 • Licencing • 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: Draft for public comment: Now! • http://www.xcri.co.uk/component/content/article/26-general-news/296-bs8581-aka-xcri-cap-out-for-public-comment.html • Spreadsheet version of Data Defswill also be available • Schema locations: • At Google Code: http://code.google.com/p/xcri-schemas/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fxsd • At XCRI Knowledge Base: http://www.xcri.co.uk/bindings/[filename] • eNewsletter: http://www.xcri.co.uk/KbLibrary/Newsletter_Stage2_4thissue.doc • Next general Course Data Elluminate: • Friday 30th March 2012

12. Issues • Special characters (para 25, page 7) • Namespaces (para 29, page 8) • Licensing of XCRI-CAP feeds (para 32, page 9) • Date (para40, page 10)  • Image [standardising on an image size] (page 11) • Provider|location|identifier or URI (page 19) • Course|identifier [URIs] (page 31) • Qualification|identifier[should this be mandatory?] (page 35) • Presentation|cost (page 45) • Presentation|identifier: [pseudo-URIs?]  (page 47/48) • Presentation|title: May be inherited from course title (page 52) • LATE ADDITION: <presentation> Preferred, rather than Mandatory? • Vocabularies: Should we be insisting on the use of specific vocabularies? If so, which ones?

13. Next steps • 26 March 2012: Final draft published • 30 March 2012: Final draft approved • 31 March 2012: First release published • Till March 2013: Formal version control with update path – plus annexes for communities of practice

14. #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

15. #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