Semtech10Dec09



The latest meeting of the Semantic Technologies Working Group was held on 10 December in the Centre for Lifelong Learning, 40 George Street, (map and directions), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

The aims of this meeting were to:
 * Review the outputs of the SemTech project.
 * Consider the roadmap and recommendations to JISC.
 * Respond to these recommendations and explore future directions.
 * Investigate ways that CETIS can raise awareness of the potential affordances of semantic technologies to the teaching and learning sector.
 * Discuss future activities in this areas that CETIS could potentially engage in.

Agenda

 * 10.30 - 11.00 Registration tea/coffee
 * 10.30 - 11.00  Welcome and introductions
 * 11.00 - 11.15  Overview of CETIS Semantic Technologies Working Group - Lorna Campbell, CETIS, University of Strathclyde
 * 11.15 - 11.45  Zach Beauvais, Talis [[Media:Cetis.mov|Presentation (quicktime file)]]
 * 11.45 - 12.00  Feedback Giant Global Graph CETIS Conference Session - Adam Cooper, CETIS, University of Bolton
 * 12.00 - 12.15  Response from UKOLN, Adrian Stevenson presentation available from slideshare
 * 12.15 - 13.00  Discussion - all
 * 13.00 - 14.00  LUNCH
 * 14.00 - 14.30  SemTech Project roadmap and recommendations - Thanassis Tiropanis, University of Southampton [[Media:Semtech-2009-cetis-tiropanis.pdf|PDF of presentation]]
 * 14.30 - 15.00  Response to Roadmap
 * 15.00 - 15.15 Tea/coffee
 * 15.15 - 16.00 Ways forward

Podcasts

 * [[Media:10Decpm_pt1.mp3‎ | Podcast of final discussion session part 1 (mp3 file 2.91MB]]

Blog/tweets

 * Sheila's live blog of the event
 * tweets from the day

This meeting was open to all those with an interest in semantic technologies and their potential application to the domain of teaching and learning. We are actively be seeking comments and feedback from the community and would encourage colleagues to join the discussion via comments on our blogs.