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Some possible Subclasses of Thing (sorted alphabetically within a heirarchy: | Some possible Subclasses of Thing (sorted alphabetically within a heirarchy: | ||
* [[Activity]] (things that happen at a specific moment in time or time-interval | * [[Activity]] (things that happen at a specific moment in time or time-interval | ||
** [[Enrollment]] - A relationship between a [[Student]] and a [[Course]] for a duration of time | ** [[Enrollment]] - A relationship between a [[Student]] and a [[Course]] for a duration of time | ||
* [[Choise] - A single question asked by a [[Teacher]] to all [[Student]]s enrolled in a [[Course]] | * [[Choise]] - A single question asked by a [[Teacher]] to all [[Student]]s enrolled in a [[Course]] | ||
* [[Course]] - A collection of learning materials | * [[Course]] - A collection of learning materials | ||
* [[Forum]] - collection of [[Postings]] | * [[Forum]] - collection of [[Postings]] | ||
* [[Glossary]] - a list of unique [[Term]]s and their definitions in the context of a [[Course]] | * [[Glossary]] - a list of unique [[Term]]s and their definitions in the context of a [[Course]] | ||
* [[Grade]] - An assessment of subject mastery made by a [[Teacher]] to a [[Student]] in a [[Course]] | * [[Grade]] - An assessment of subject mastery made by a [[Teacher]] to a [[Student]] in a [[Course]] | ||
* [[Lesson]] - An component of learning content within a [[Course]] | |||
* [[Organization]] - a group of people | * [[Organization]] - a group of people | ||
* [[Person]] - an instance of a human being | * [[Person]] - an instance of a human being | ||
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* [[Posting]] - a comment made by a [[Student]] in a [[Forum]] | * [[Posting]] - a comment made by a [[Student]] in a [[Forum]] | ||
* [[Quiz]] - need a precise definition | * [[Quiz]] - need a precise definition | ||
* [[Wiki]] - an easy-to-edit database of linked documents | |||
[[Category:metadata]] | [[Category:metadata]] | ||
[[Category:data element]] | [[Category:data element]] | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 3 February 2006
Note: This pages is not an official moodle document. It is just a discussion of possible ways to structure our metadata. This structure uses an Activity-Organization-Person structure that is common in many metadata registries.
Thing is the root data element of the Moodle metadata hierarchy. Thing is the term used by the W3C OWL standard.
Some possible Subclasses of Thing (sorted alphabetically within a heirarchy:
- Activity (things that happen at a specific moment in time or time-interval
- Enrollment - A relationship between a Student and a Course for a duration of time
- Choise - A single question asked by a Teacher to all Students enrolled in a Course
- Course - A collection of learning materials
- Forum - collection of Postings
- Glossary - a list of unique Terms and their definitions in the context of a Course
- Grade - An assessment of subject mastery made by a Teacher to a Student in a Course
- Lesson - An component of learning content within a Course
- Organization - a group of people
- Person - an instance of a human being
- Posting - a comment made by a Student in a Forum
- Quiz - need a precise definition
- Wiki - an easy-to-edit database of linked documents
