Ontologies define precisely and formally the semantics of objects and their inter-relationships for a specific application domain. As ontologies enable semantic interoperability between information systems, they are a central notion for the Semantic Web. The application domain for this workshop is (e-)learning. Indeed, many kinds of software and content components, platforms and legacy systems for e-learning exist, commercial and freeware. The challenge is to make this large variety of components interoperable, so that an open, global infrastructure for learning can be tailored to the needs of learners, trainers and teachers. Already, some learning technology standards have XML and/or RDF bindings, which makes them suitable for processing with semantic web technology.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers (from academia and industry) and practitioners and to discuss views on how (future) learning systems will realize interoperability by means of semantics embodied in ontologies, and how this interoperability will benefit the end users. Regular papers as well as position papers may be presented. A selection of position papers will constitute the starting point for a panel discussion on ontology interoperability for e-learning applications with a specific focus on novel opportunities.
The working language of the workshop is English
The program commitee consists of:
The workshop in Larnaca (Cyprus) will be held in conjunction with the OTM conference on thursday 28/10/2004.
The Grecian Bay Hotel in Larnaca will host the conference and the workshop. It is recommend that participants stay in the same hotel.
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