Linked Data and REST-based infrastructures:

course introduction

Adolfo Ruiz Calleja

23/09/2017
 Index
• Introduce myself
• Ask some questions
• Introduce the course
• Some agreements
– Schedule
– Milestones and DLs

2
 Introduce myself

• Adolfo Ruiz Calleja

• Telecommunication Engineer (2007)
• Master in Philosophy of Science (2007/08)
• PhD Telecommunication Engineer (2008/13)
– Linked Data infrastructures for education
• Freelance developer and writer (2013/…)
• Senior Researcher at Tallinn University (2014/…)
– Learning Analytic infrastructures for formal and informal learning
• Contact: adolfo@tlu.ee
 Introduce the course
• Who has a technical background?
• Who is interested on research/making a PhD thesis?
• Who is able to code (PHP, Java, JavaScript…)?
• What are your professions?
• REST, Linked Data, Open Data, HTTP, Three-Layers
software architecture?

5
 Introduce the course
• Objectives
– Understand how to take advantage of the Web resources to
design maintainable software systems
– Introduce HTTP REST and Linked Data
• Project Based Learning
• Collaborative and individual tasks
• Critical thinking
• Autonomous learning
• Active collection of data from the learning process
• It requires some ethics
6
 Introduce the course: Grading
• 2 practices in groups  30% • 2 practices in groups  60%
– REST – REST
– Linked Open Data – Linked Open Data

• 1 individual practice  20% • 1 individual practice  40%

– Individual reflection – Individual reflection

• Exam  50%

7
 Some agreements: Schedule
• Class from 13.00 to 16.30
• Saturday to Wednesday
– Saturday + Sunday  REST
– Moneday + Tuesday  Linked Data
– Wednesday  own work + doubts + debate

8
 Some agreements:
Milestones and DLs

• Practices  26th October

– Comments: 29th October

• Individual reflections  9th November

– Comments: 19th November

9
 Two URLs
• Document repository
– https://goo.gl/FCvrYm

• Prolearning
– http://prolearning.realto.ch
Linked Data and REST-based infrastructures:
course introduction

Adolfo Ruiz Calleja

23/09/2017