SemTech Survey - Web Science 2009 Conference

This document summarizes a survey of semantic technologies for learning and teaching in UK higher education. It describes the SemTech project which investigated benefits of semantic technologies and outlined a roadmap for adoption. The survey classified semantic tools and services and identified trends, discussing how semantic technologies could help with challenges like student retention, recruitment, and cross-institutional collaboration. It also presented results on currently adopted technologies and a path forward for linked data to enable interoperability and pedagogy-aware applications.