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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 3
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The Semantic Web in Education
Ohler, Jason
EDUCAUSE Quarterly, v31 n4 p7-9 2008
The semantic web or Web 3.0 makes information more meaningful to people by making it more understandable to machines. In this article, the author examines the implications of Web 3.0 for education. The author considers three areas of impact: knowledge construction, personal learning network maintenance, and personal educational administration. (Contains 3 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Man Machine Systems, Semantics, Internet, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Data Collection, Technology Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Information Technology, Educational Administration, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Institutional Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Integrated Services, Futures (of Society)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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