Data4Ed - How data sharing,
curation and analytics
support innovation in
education
Mathieu
d’Aquin
@mdaquin
Knowledge Media
Institute, The
Open University
data4ed.org
once upon a time
Mathieu
Techny
once upon a time
Mathieu
Techny
We are experts in
semantic
technologies and
linked data - Our
own university
needs these
techniques
once upon a time
Mathieu
Techny
Stuart
Comms
We are experts in
semantic
technologies and
linked data - Our
own university
needs these
techniques
once upon a time
Mathieu
Techny
Stuart
Comms
We are experts in
semantic
technologies and
linked data - Our
own university
needs these
techniques
We spend our time
trying to make
(potential)
students know about
us through website…
surely there is a
better way
once upon a time
Mathieu
Techny
Stuart
Comms
Non
Lib
We are experts in
semantic
technologies and
linked data - Our
own university
needs these
techniques
We spend our time
trying to make
(potential)
students know about
us through website…
surely there is a
better way
once upon a time
Mathieu
Techny
Stuart
Comms
Non
Lib
We are experts in
semantic
technologies and
linked data - Our
own university
needs these
techniques
We spend our time
trying to make
(potential)
students know about
us through website…
surely there is a
better way
We keep cataloguing
things in different
systems and models
- We really should
be better at
exploiting our own
data assets
SO….
data.open.ac.uk
Semantic Technologies
Are about data and knowledge
representations to make them
interpretable and usable by
machines, across the web.
Linked Data
Data Linked Data Semantic Web
The Open University
Big
Campus
in Milton
Keynes
WarehouseLondon
Regional
Centre
South-East
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centre
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Scotland
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The Open University
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Campus
in Milton
Keynes
WarehouseLondon
Regional
Centre
South-East
regional
centre
The OU in
Scotland
...
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The Open University
Big
Campus
in Milton
Keynes
WarehouseLondon
Regional
Centre
South-East
regional
centre
The OU in
Scotland
...
...
...
...
...
...
registers
produces
distributes
The Open University
Big
Campus
in Milton
Keynes
WarehouseLondon
Regional
Centre
South-East
regional
centre
The OU in
Scotland
...
...
...
...
...
...
registers
produces
distributes
The Open University
Library catalogue
Books
Course material
Set books
Articles
Authors
Multimedia material
Courses
Topics
Research Repository
Articles
Authors
Books
Research Data
Topics
Research Data Store
Research Data
Authors
Articles
Topics
Course Catalogue
Courses
Qualifications
Authors
Topics
Podcast system/iTunesU
Multimedia material
Authors
Topics
OER repository
Course material
Authors
Topics
Many information systems
Library catalogue
Books
Course material
Set books
Articles
Authors
Multimedia material
Courses
Topics
Research Repository
Articles
Authors
Books
Research Data
Topics
Research Data Store
Research Data
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Articles
Topics
Course Catalogue
Courses
Qualifications
Authors
Topics
OER repository
Course material
Authors
Topics
Podcast system/iTunesU
Multimedia material
Authors
Topics
Many information systems
Connecting data across systems
Library catalogue
Books
Course material
Set books
Articles
Authors
Multimedia material
Courses
Topics
Research Repository
Articles
Authors
Books
Research Data
Topics
Research Data Store
Research Data
Authors
Articles
Topics
Course Catalogue
Courses
Qualifications
Authors
Topics
OER repository
Course material
Authors
Topics
Podcast system/iTunesU
Multimedia material
Authors
Topics
Connecting data across systems
Library catalogue
Books
Course material
Set books
Articles
Authors
Multimedia material
Courses
Topics
Research Repository
Articles
Authors
Books
Research Data
Topics
Research Data Store
Research Data
Authors
Articles
Topics
Course Catalogue
Courses
Qualifications
Authors
Topics
OER repository
Course material
Authors
Topics
Podcast system/iTunesU
Multimedia material
Authors
Topics
Connecting data across systems
Library catalogue
Research Repository
Research Data Store
Course Catalogue
OER repository
Podcast system/iTunesU
Connecting data across systems
Library catalogue
Research Repository
Research Data Store
Course Catalogue
OER repository
Podcast system/iTunesU
HESA / KIS
BBC programmes
DBLP
DBpedia
data.gov.uk
Data.Open.ac.UK
Daga et al. (2015) The Open University Linked Data - data.open.ac.uk, Semantic Web Journal
owl:sameAs
mlo:offers
mlo:location
http://data.open.ac.uk/course/m366
http://sws.geonames.org/2963597/ (Ireland)
http://data.open.ac.uk/organization/the_open_university
http://education.data.gov.uk/id/school/133849
Applications - Simple
A very simple map of the buildings of
the Open University….
Built in 2 hours…
Using data from ordnance survey.
b1
b1-
address
Postcode-
mk76aa
name
“Berrill building”
Milton
Keynes
inDistrict
Buckingha
mshire
inCounty
Mk76aa
location
location
lat long
52.024
924
-0.709
726
d'Aquin et al. (2012) DiscOU: A Flexible Discovery Engine for Open Educational Resources Using
Semantic Indexing and Relationship Summaries, Demo at ISWC
Applications - Recommendation
Applications - Recommendation
d'Aquin et al. (2012) DiscOU: A Flexible Discovery Engine for Open Educational Resources Using
Semantic Indexing and Relationship Summaries, Demo at ISWC
Applications - Learning Analytics
d'Aquin et al. (2014) Using linked data in Learning Analytics, eLearning Papers, 36
d'Aquin and Jay (2013) Interpreting Data Mining Results with Linked Data for Learning
Analytics: Motivation, Case Study and Direction, LAK
AppliCations -
Personal Analytics
Collecting logs of access to
resources, websites and
services across systems at the
Open University.
User centric presentation as
an “inverted” web analytics.
Study of the usefulness of
such “consumer”/weblifelog
data and its implications
http://uciad.info
d’Aquin and Thomas (2013) Consumer Activity
Data: Usages and Challenges, KMi Tech report
d'Aquin et al. (2011) Semantic Technologies to
Support the User-Centric Analysis of Activity
Data, SDoW 2011 at ISWC 2011
Thinking about the Systems?
Library catalogue
Books
Course material
Set books
Articles
Authors
Multimedia material
Courses
Topics
Research Repository
Articles
Authors
Books
Research Data
Topics
Research Data Store
Research Data
Authors
Articles
Topics
Course Catalogue
Courses
Qualifications
Authors
Topics
OER repository
Course material
Authors
Topics
Podcast system/iTunesU
Multimedia material
Authors
Topics
Thinking about the Data Model!
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Research papers
Linked
Universities
LinkedUp Project
The LinkedUp Data Catalogue
So, where are we with it?
d'Aquin et al. (2013) Assessing the Educational Linked Data Landscape, ACM Web Science 2013
Graphs
Sizes
Common Classes
Common Properties
A simple model
Person
Learner Author
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Not a model of education - a model of learning activities
possibly happening outside the educational systems - MOOCs,
informal learning, collaborative learning, incidental
learning, social learning
AFEL
Analytics For Everyday Learning
afel-project.eu
AFEL - ANalytics for Everyday Learning
activities
data
learning
activity
analytics
AFEL - ANalytics for Everyday Learning
activities
data
learning
activity
analytics
AFEL - ANalytics for Everyday Learning
activities
data
learning
activity
analytics
Challenges
Data heterogeneity
Data diversity
Data access, permission
Data curation
Data Analytics
Reusing from Smart Cities and IoT
http://mksmart.org
MK Data Hub
Analytics
Integration
Curation
Storage
Import
Sensor
Data
Local
Stats
Gov.
Open
Data
...
Mobile
Apps
Dashboards
Business
Intelligence
Social Web
Apps
...
d'Aquin et al. (2015) Smart Cities' Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Semantic
Technologies, IEEE Internet Computing
d'Aquin et al. (2014) Dealing with Diversity in a Smart-City Datahub, S4SC
MK Data Hub
Analytics
Integration
Curation
Storage
Import
Sensor
Data
Local
Stats
Gov.
Open
Data
...
Mobile
Apps
Dashboards
Business
Intelligence
Social Web
Apps
...
d'Aquin et al. (2015) Smart Cities' Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Semantic
Technologies, IEEE Internet Computing
d'Aquin et al. (2014) Dealing with Diversity in a Smart-City Datahub, S4SC
Find Data Get Data
Share Data Develop with Data Create Apps with Data
Conclusion
1- Build data infrastructures that are flexible and
allow diversity
2- Data sharing enables data analytics
3- => Tackle complex issues in education through
making rich data available, to learners, educators and
developers, and without a priori judgement of value
What’s the real goal?
Supporting the whole lifecycle of learning - from
decision to realisation. Systems that can answer
queries of the form “I want become X, what should I
do?” - This is a data problem...
Thank you!
Alessandro
Adamou
Enrico
Daga
Carlo
Allocca
Shuangyan
Liu
Keerthi
Thomas
Ilaria
Tiddi
Emanuele
Bastianelli
@mdaquin
mathieu.daquin@open.ac.uk

Data4Ed - How data sharing, curation and analytics support innovation in education

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    Data4Ed - Howdata sharing, curation and analytics support innovation in education Mathieu d’Aquin @mdaquin Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University data4ed.org
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    once upon atime Mathieu Techny
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    once upon atime Mathieu Techny We are experts in semantic technologies and linked data - Our own university needs these techniques
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    once upon atime Mathieu Techny Stuart Comms We are experts in semantic technologies and linked data - Our own university needs these techniques
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    once upon atime Mathieu Techny Stuart Comms We are experts in semantic technologies and linked data - Our own university needs these techniques We spend our time trying to make (potential) students know about us through website… surely there is a better way
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    once upon atime Mathieu Techny Stuart Comms Non Lib We are experts in semantic technologies and linked data - Our own university needs these techniques We spend our time trying to make (potential) students know about us through website… surely there is a better way
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    once upon atime Mathieu Techny Stuart Comms Non Lib We are experts in semantic technologies and linked data - Our own university needs these techniques We spend our time trying to make (potential) students know about us through website… surely there is a better way We keep cataloguing things in different systems and models - We really should be better at exploiting our own data assets
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    Semantic Technologies Are aboutdata and knowledge representations to make them interpretable and usable by machines, across the web.
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    Data Linked DataSemantic Web
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    Big Campus in Milton Keynes WarehouseLondon Regional Centre South-East regional centre The OUin Scotland ... ... ... ... ... ... registers produces distributes The Open University
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    Big Campus in Milton Keynes WarehouseLondon Regional Centre South-East regional centre The OUin Scotland ... ... ... ... ... ... registers produces distributes The Open University
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    Library catalogue Books Course material Setbooks Articles Authors Multimedia material Courses Topics Research Repository Articles Authors Books Research Data Topics Research Data Store Research Data Authors Articles Topics Course Catalogue Courses Qualifications Authors Topics Podcast system/iTunesU Multimedia material Authors Topics OER repository Course material Authors Topics Many information systems
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    Library catalogue Books Course material Setbooks Articles Authors Multimedia material Courses Topics Research Repository Articles Authors Books Research Data Topics Research Data Store Research Data Authors Articles Topics Course Catalogue Courses Qualifications Authors Topics OER repository Course material Authors Topics Podcast system/iTunesU Multimedia material Authors Topics Many information systems
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    Connecting data acrosssystems Library catalogue Books Course material Set books Articles Authors Multimedia material Courses Topics Research Repository Articles Authors Books Research Data Topics Research Data Store Research Data Authors Articles Topics Course Catalogue Courses Qualifications Authors Topics OER repository Course material Authors Topics Podcast system/iTunesU Multimedia material Authors Topics
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    Connecting data acrosssystems Library catalogue Books Course material Set books Articles Authors Multimedia material Courses Topics Research Repository Articles Authors Books Research Data Topics Research Data Store Research Data Authors Articles Topics Course Catalogue Courses Qualifications Authors Topics OER repository Course material Authors Topics Podcast system/iTunesU Multimedia material Authors Topics
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    Connecting data acrosssystems Library catalogue Research Repository Research Data Store Course Catalogue OER repository Podcast system/iTunesU
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    Connecting data acrosssystems Library catalogue Research Repository Research Data Store Course Catalogue OER repository Podcast system/iTunesU HESA / KIS BBC programmes DBLP DBpedia data.gov.uk
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    Data.Open.ac.UK Daga et al.(2015) The Open University Linked Data - data.open.ac.uk, Semantic Web Journal
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    Applications - Simple Avery simple map of the buildings of the Open University…. Built in 2 hours… Using data from ordnance survey. b1 b1- address Postcode- mk76aa name “Berrill building” Milton Keynes inDistrict Buckingha mshire inCounty Mk76aa location location lat long 52.024 924 -0.709 726
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    d'Aquin et al.(2012) DiscOU: A Flexible Discovery Engine for Open Educational Resources Using Semantic Indexing and Relationship Summaries, Demo at ISWC Applications - Recommendation
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    Applications - Recommendation d'Aquinet al. (2012) DiscOU: A Flexible Discovery Engine for Open Educational Resources Using Semantic Indexing and Relationship Summaries, Demo at ISWC
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    Applications - LearningAnalytics d'Aquin et al. (2014) Using linked data in Learning Analytics, eLearning Papers, 36 d'Aquin and Jay (2013) Interpreting Data Mining Results with Linked Data for Learning Analytics: Motivation, Case Study and Direction, LAK
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    AppliCations - Personal Analytics Collectinglogs of access to resources, websites and services across systems at the Open University. User centric presentation as an “inverted” web analytics. Study of the usefulness of such “consumer”/weblifelog data and its implications http://uciad.info d’Aquin and Thomas (2013) Consumer Activity Data: Usages and Challenges, KMi Tech report d'Aquin et al. (2011) Semantic Technologies to Support the User-Centric Analysis of Activity Data, SDoW 2011 at ISWC 2011
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    Thinking about theSystems? Library catalogue Books Course material Set books Articles Authors Multimedia material Courses Topics Research Repository Articles Authors Books Research Data Topics Research Data Store Research Data Authors Articles Topics Course Catalogue Courses Qualifications Authors Topics OER repository Course material Authors Topics Podcast system/iTunesU Multimedia material Authors Topics
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material part of part of or relevant to Course
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material Course part of new edition of
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material Course part of new edition of new version of
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material Course part of new edition of new version of authored by Academic staff
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course part of new edition of new version of authored by Academic staff Research papers
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material Course part of new edition of new version of extracted into and made available as authored by Academic staff Research papers
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    Thinking about theData Model! Course Material Course part of new edition of new version of Multimedia material part of or relevant to extracted into and made available as extracted into and made available as authored by Academic staff Research papers
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    So, where arewe with it? d'Aquin et al. (2013) Assessing the Educational Linked Data Landscape, ACM Web Science 2013
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    A simple model Person LearnerAuthor Topic Resource Book OER Course Material Multimedia Material Organisation Institution Course affiliated with associated with created Teacher takesregistered with expert in teaches usesstudies about
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    A simpler model Person LearnerAuthor Topic Resource Book OER Course Material Multimedia Material Organisation Institution Course affiliated with associated with created Teacher takesregistered with expert in teaches usesstudies about
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    A simpler model Person LearnerAuthor Topic Resource Book OER Course Material Multimedia Material Organisation Institution Course affiliated with associated with created Teacher takesregistered with expert in teaches usesstudies about
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    A simpler model Person LearnerAuthor Topic Resource Book OER Course Material Multimedia Material Organisation Institution Course affiliated with associated with created Teacher takesregistered with expert in teaches usesstudies about
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    A simpler model Person LearnerAuthor Topic Resource Book OER Course Material Multimedia Material Organisation Institution Course affiliated with associated with created Teacher takesregistered with expert in teaches usesstudies about
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    A much simplermodel Person Resource to learn about interested in Topic uses contributes to
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    A much simplermodel Person Resource to learn about interested in Topic about uses contributes to relates to relates to
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    A much simplermodel Person Resource to learn about interested in Topic about uses contributes tointeracts/colla borates with on relates to relates to
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    A much simplermodel Person Resource to learn about interested in Topic about uses contributes tointeracts/colla borates with on relates to relates to Not a model of education - a model of learning activities possibly happening outside the educational systems - MOOCs, informal learning, collaborative learning, incidental learning, social learning
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    AFEL Analytics For EverydayLearning afel-project.eu
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    AFEL - ANalyticsfor Everyday Learning activities data learning activity analytics
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    AFEL - ANalyticsfor Everyday Learning activities data learning activity analytics
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    AFEL - ANalyticsfor Everyday Learning activities data learning activity analytics
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    Challenges Data heterogeneity Data diversity Dataaccess, permission Data curation Data Analytics
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    Reusing from SmartCities and IoT http://mksmart.org
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    MK Data Hub Analytics Integration Curation Storage Import Sensor Data Local Stats Gov. Open Data ... Mobile Apps Dashboards Business Intelligence SocialWeb Apps ... d'Aquin et al. (2015) Smart Cities' Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Semantic Technologies, IEEE Internet Computing d'Aquin et al. (2014) Dealing with Diversity in a Smart-City Datahub, S4SC
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    MK Data Hub Analytics Integration Curation Storage Import Sensor Data Local Stats Gov. Open Data ... Mobile Apps Dashboards Business Intelligence SocialWeb Apps ... d'Aquin et al. (2015) Smart Cities' Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Semantic Technologies, IEEE Internet Computing d'Aquin et al. (2014) Dealing with Diversity in a Smart-City Datahub, S4SC
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    Find Data GetData Share Data Develop with Data Create Apps with Data
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    Conclusion 1- Build datainfrastructures that are flexible and allow diversity 2- Data sharing enables data analytics 3- => Tackle complex issues in education through making rich data available, to learners, educators and developers, and without a priori judgement of value What’s the real goal? Supporting the whole lifecycle of learning - from decision to realisation. Systems that can answer queries of the form “I want become X, what should I do?” - This is a data problem...
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