- From: Vicki Tardif Holland <vtardif@google.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 13:02:51 -0500
- To: Phil Barker <phil.barker@hw.ac.uk>
- Cc: public-schema-course-extend@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CAOr1obFAGEBJ3sP2O5WoRQMdWF1=0rfyQc_Lq0hYdnaoVihswA@mail.gmail.com>
Looks good to me. - Vicki Vicki Tardif Holland | Ontologist | vtardif@google.com On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Phil Barker <phil.barker@hw.ac.uk> wrote: > Hello, > I have modified the wiki page for this to reflect the > Course/CourseInstance naming > > https://www.w3.org/community/schema-course-extend/wiki/Mode_of_study_or_delivery > > There is a requirement to be able to identify the mode of study which >> arises from the use case 1.6 (2.6, 9.6) "where the searcher is concerned >> about the means of delivery, e.g. wants to take a MOOC, wants to study at >> home by distance learning, study online, study face-to-face." >> > So: > >> >> *courseMode*, a property of CourseInstance with expected type: text >> >> definition: The medium or means of delivery of the course, or the mode of >> study. >> >> Suggested values: online, face-to-face, MOOC, distance learning, >> part-time, full-time >> >> > Any objections? > > I think there are some terms in CEDS that we could include as suggested > values, see > https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001161 (Thanks Jim) > > Phil > > > On 24/02/2016 14:58, Phil Barker wrote: > >> I hope this is a fairly straightforward use case requirement to deal with. >> >> There is a requirement to be able to identify the mode of study which >> arises from the use case 1.6 (2.6, 9.6) "where the searcher is concerned >> about the means of delivery, e.g. wants to take a MOOC, wants to study at >> home by distance learning, study online, study face-to-face." >> >> Currently the closest property in the proposal is the isVirtual >> indicator, which I think there was agreement needed broadening. >> >> It is often difficult to separate mode of study from mode of course >> delivery, e.g. a course is delivered online for students who study online. >> >> Sometimes though there is a form of course delivery that really needs to >> be highlighted. I think that MOOCs are an example of this. We want people >> to be able to identify courses delivered as MOOCs directly, without faffing >> around with a combination of cost, enrolment requirements and being online. >> >> How about: >> courseMode a property of CourseOffering >> definition: the medium of means of delivery of the course or the mode of >> study. A CourseOffering may be a blend of different modes, e.g. >> face-to-face and online. >> expected type: text (*) >> Suggested values: online, face-to-face, MOOC, distance learning, >> part-time, full-time >> >> (* this is a prime candidate for external enumerations with the suggested >> values as a default enumeration) >> >> Phil >> >> > -- > Phil Barker @philbarker > LRMI, Cetis, ICBL http://people.pjjk.net/phil > Heriot-Watt University > > Workflow: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~philb/workflow/ > > > > ----- We invite research leaders and ambitious early career researchers to > join us in leading and driving research in key inter-disciplinary themes. > Please see www.hw.ac.uk/researchleaders for further information and how > to apply. > > Heriot-Watt University is a Scottish charity > registered under charity number SC000278. > > >
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