Instructional Method will typically include ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional activities, patterns of learner-to-learner and learner-to-instructor interactions, and mechanisms by which group and individual levels of learning are measured. Instructional methods include all aspects of the instruction and learning processes from planning and implementation through evaluation and feedback.
A process, used to engender knowledge, attitudes and skills, that the described resource is designed to support.
Instructional Method
has moderator
A UserAccount that is a moderator of this Forum.
An identifier of a SIOC concept instance. For example, a user ID. Must be unique for instances of each type of SIOC concept within the same site.
Usergroup
A set of UserAccounts whose owners have a common purpose or interest. Can be used for access control purposes.
Date of acceptance of the resource.
Date Accepted
Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal).
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status.
Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
A process that is used to engender knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
Method of Instruction
The set of conceptual resources specified by the Universal Decimal Classification.
UDC
The set of conceptual resources specified by the Library of Congress Classification.
LCC
avatar
An image or depiction used to represent this UserAccount.
follows
Indicates that one UserAccount follows another UserAccount (e.g. for microblog posts or other content item updates).
Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
A bibliographic reference for the resource.
Bibliographic Citation
reference
Links either created explicitly or extracted implicitly on the HTML level from the Post.
first name
First (real) name of this User. Synonyms include given name or christian name.
This property is deprecated. Use foaf:name or foaf:firstName from the FOAF vocabulary instead.
next version
Links to the next revision of this Item or Post.
The set of codes listed in ISO 3166-1 for the representation of names of countries.
ISO 3166
Site
A Site can be the location of an online community or set of communities, with UserAccounts and Usergroups creating Items in a set of Containers. It can be thought of as a web-accessible data Space.
content encoded
The encoded content of the Post, contained in CDATA areas.
This property is deprecated. Use content:encoded from the RSS 1.0 content module instead.
SIOC Core Ontology Namespace
SIOC (Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities) is an ontology for describing the information in online communities. This information can be used to export information from online communities and to link them together. The scope of the application areas that SIOC can be used for includes (and is not limited to) weblogs, message boards, mailing lists and chat channels.
The set of dates and times constructed according to the W3C Date and Time Formats Specification.
W3C-DTF
next by date
Next Item or Post in a given Container sorted by date.
Role
A Role is a function of a UserAccount within a scope of a particular Forum, Site, etc.
A statement about the intellectual property rights (IPR) held in or over a Resource, a legal document giving official permission to do something with a resource, or a statement about access rights.
Rights Statement
A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.
Audience
email sha1
An electronic mail address of the UserAccount, encoded using SHA1.
account of
Refers to the foaf:Agent or foaf:Person who owns this sioc:UserAccount.
has administrator
A UserAccount that is an administrator of this Site.
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Rights Holder
Examples include written, spoken, sign, and computer languages.
A system of signs, symbols, sounds, gestures, or rules used in communication.
Linguistic System
host of
A Forum that is hosted on this Site.
A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
License
Mediator
An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful.
In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver.
has owner
A UserAccount that this resource is owned by.
Post
An article or message that can be posted to a Forum.
last activity date
The date and time of the last activity associated with a SIOC concept instance, and expressed in ISO 8601 format. This could be due to a reply Post or Comment, a modification to an Item, etc.
modified at
When this was modified, in ISO 8601 format.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:modified from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
Has Version
A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource.
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration.
related to
Related Posts for this Post, perhaps determined implicitly from topics or references.
The set of conceptual resources specified by the National Library of Medicine Classification.
NLM
Examples of Agent Class include groups seen as classes, such as students, women, charities, lecturers.
A group of agents.
Agent Class
A plan or course of action by an authority, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters.
Policy
has subscriber
A UserAccount that is subscribed to this Container.
Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.
Date Valid
A method by which resources are added to a collection.
Method of Accrual
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of a resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.
Provenance Statement
A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence.
Requires
Links to a later (newer) revision of this Item or Post.
later version
A related resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource.
Replaces
The set of labeled concepts specified by the Medical Subject Headings.
MeSH
Is Version Of
A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.
Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format.
A class of entity, defined in terms of progression through an educational or training context, for which the described resource is intended.
Audience Education Level
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
Spatial topic and spatial applicability may be a named place or a location specified by its geographic coordinates. Temporal topic may be a named period, date, or date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods can be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.
Coverage
An interval of time that is named or defined by its start and end dates.
Period of Time
The set of points in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Point Encoding Scheme.
DCMI Point
A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.
Standard
Container
An area in which content Items are contained.
Identifier
Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
attachment
The URI of a file attached to an Item.
Date of creation of the resource.
Date Created
num authors
The number of unique authors (UserAccounts and unregistered posters) who have contributed to this Item, Thread, Post, etc.
content
The content of the Item in plain text format.
subject
Keyword(s) describing subject of the Post.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:subject from the Dublin Core ontology for text keywords and sioc:topic if the subject can be represented by a URI instead.
The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.
Provenance
DCMI Metadata Terms - other
has reply
Points to an Item or Post that is a reply or response to this Item or Post.
member of
A Usergroup that this UserAccount is a member of.
A spatial region or named place.
Location
A book, article, or other documentary resource.
Bibliographic Resource
embeds knowledge
This links Items to embedded statements, facts and structured content.
Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media Types [MIME].
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
Format
has host
The Site that hosts this Forum.
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Spatial Coverage
The three-letter alphabetic codes listed in ISO639-2 for the representation of names of languages.
ISO 639-2
email
An electronic mail address of the UserAccount.
Examples include paper, canvas, or DVD.
A physical material or carrier.
Physical Medium
Is Format Of
A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format.
Alternative Title
The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.
An alternative name for the resource.
previous version
Links to the previous revision of this Item or Post.
has modifier
A UserAccount that modified this Item.
Language
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].
A language of the resource.
description
The content of the Post.
This property is deprecated. Use sioc:content or other methods (AtomOwl, content:encoded from RSS 1.0, etc.) instead.
feed
A feed (e.g. RSS, Atom, etc.) pertaining to this resource (e.g. for a Forum, Site, UserAccount, etc.).
A media type or extent.
Media Type or Extent
The described resource may be derived from the related resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
Source
Space
A Space is a place where data resides, e.g. on a website, desktop, fileshare, etc.
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF].
Date
function of
A UserAccount that has this Role.
has function
A Role that this UserAccount has.
Links to a previous (older) revision of this Item or Post.
earlier version
has space
A data Space which this resource is a part of.
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
Temporal Coverage
User
This class is deprecated. Use sioc:UserAccount from the SIOC ontology instead.
UserAccount is now preferred. This is a deprecated class for a User in an online community site.
A summary of the resource.
Abstract
num views
The number of times this Item, Thread, UserAccount profile, etc. has been viewed.
has part
An resource that is a part of this subject.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:hasPart from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
RFC 5646 obsoletes RFC 4646.
The set of tags constructed according to RFC 5646 for the identification of languages.
RFC 5646
has member
A UserAccount that is a member of this Usergroup.
num replies
The number of replies that this Item, Thread, Post, etc. has. Useful for when the reply structure is absent.
topic
A topic of interest, linking to the appropriate URI, e.g. in the Open Directory Project or of a SKOS category.
The set of tags, constructed according to RFC 1766, for the identification of languages.
RFC 1766
The extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority.
Jurisdiction
A legal document giving official permission to do something with a Resource.
License Document
scope of
A Role that has a scope of this resource.
sibling
An Item may have a sibling or a twin that exists in a different Container, but the siblings may differ in some small way (for example, language, category, etc.). The sibling of this Item should be self-describing (that is, it should contain all available information).
Date Submitted
Date of submission of the resource.
Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal).
creator of
A resource that the UserAccount is a creator of.
The set of labeled concepts specified by the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
LCSH
A related resource.
Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Relation
The set of media types specified by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
IMT
A name given to the resource.
Title
Examples of Agent include person, organization, and software agent.
A resource that acts or has the power to act.
Agent
The set of regions in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Box Encoding Scheme.
DCMI Box
Links to the latest revision of this Item or Post.
latest version
A user account in an online community site.
User Account
Examples include the formats defined by the list of Internet Media Types.
A digital resource format.
File Format
links to
Links extracted from hyperlinks within a SIOC concept, e.g. Post or Site.
reply of
Links to an Item or Post which this Item or Post is a reply to.
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Medium
Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
The topic of the resource.
Subject
Type
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.
The nature or genre of the resource.
Examples include a number of pages, a specification of length, width, and breadth, or a period in hours, minutes, and seconds.
A dimension or extent, or a time taken to play or execute.
Size or Duration
Forum
A discussion area on which Posts or entries are made.
addressed to
Refers to who (e.g. a UserAccount, e-mail address, etc.) a particular Item is addressed to.
Thread
A container for a series of threaded discussion Posts or Items.
about
Specifies that this Item is about a particular resource, e.g. a Post describing a book, hotel, etc.
Date Modified
Date on which the resource was changed.
The set of identifiers constructed according to the generic syntax for Uniform Resource Identifiers as specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force.
URI
The set of places specified by the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
TGN
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Conforms To
Rights
Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.
Information about rights held in and over the resource.
RFC 3066 has been obsoleted by RFC 4646.
The set of tags constructed according to RFC 3066 for the identification of languages.
RFC 3066
Community
Community is a high-level concept that defines an online community and what it consists of.
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
Creator
Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service.
The policy governing the addition of items to a collection.
Accrual Policy
The set of time intervals defined by their limits according to the DCMI Period Encoding Scheme.
DCMI Period
has parent
A Container or Forum that this Container or Forum is a child of.
The set of conceptual resources specified by the Dewey Decimal Classification.
DDC
A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
Has Part
owner of
A resource owned by a particular UserAccount, for example, a weblog or image gallery.
The frequency with which items are added to a collection.
Accrual Periodicity
last name
Last (real) name of this user. Synonyms include surname or family name.
This property is deprecated. Use foaf:name or foaf:surname from the FOAF vocabulary instead.
The set of three-letter codes listed in ISO 639-3 for the representation of names of languages.
ISO 639-3
A related resource that requires the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence.
Is Required By
modifier of
An Item that this UserAccount has modified.
Item
An Item is something which can be in a Container.
has scope
A resource that this Role applies to.
parent of
A child Container or Forum that this Container or Forum is a parent of.
administrator of
A Site that the UserAccount is an administrator of.
has container
The Container to which this Item belongs.
note
A note associated with this resource, for example, if it has been edited by a UserAccount.
link
A URI of a document which contains this SIOC object.
An account of the resource.
Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource.
Description
part of
A resource that the subject is a part of.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:isPartOf from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
A related resource that is substantially the same as the pre-existing described resource, but in another format.
Has Format
Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available.
Date Available
has group
This property has been renamed. Use sioc:has_usergroup instead.
num threads
The number of Threads (AKA discussion topics) in a Forum.
name
The name of a SIOC concept instance, e.g. a username for a UserAccount, group name for a Usergroup, etc.
usergroup of
A Space that the Usergroup has access to.
last reply date
The date and time of the last reply Post or Comment, which could be associated with a starter Item or Post or with a Thread, and expressed in ISO 8601 format.
RFC 4646 obsoletes RFC 3066.
The set of tags constructed according to RFC 4646 for the identification of languages.
RFC 4646
Is Replaced By
A related resource that supplants, displaces, or supersedes the described resource.
A file format or physical medium.
Media Type
A list of subunits of the resource.
Table Of Contents
title
This is the title (subject line) of the Post. Note that for a Post within a threaded discussion that has no parents, it would detail the topic thread.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:title from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
The discussion that is related to this Item.
has discussion
created at
When this was created, in ISO 8601 format.
This property is deprecated. Use dcterms:created from the Dublin Core ontology instead.
space of
A resource which belongs to this data Space.
An entity responsible for making the resource available.
Publisher
Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service.
The set of classes specified by the DCMI Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the nature or genre of the resource.
DCMI Type Vocabulary
The size or duration of the resource.
Extent
group of
This property has been renamed. Use sioc:usergroup_of instead.
subscriber of
A Container that a UserAccount is subscribed to.
A location, period of time, or jurisdiction.
Location, Period, or Jurisdiction
The method by which items are added to a collection.
Accrual Method
num items
The number of Posts (or Items) in a Forum (or a Container).
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service.
Contributor
previous by date
Previous Item or Post in a given Container sorted by date.
A material thing.
Physical Resource
moderator of
A Forum that a UserAccount is a moderator of.
Date Copyrighted
Date of copyright.
last item date
The date and time of the last Post (or Item) in a Forum (or a Container), in ISO 8601 format.
Date Issued
Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource.
has usergroup
Points to a Usergroup that has certain access to this Space.
container of
An Item that this Container contains.
A rate at which something recurs.
Frequency
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
Is Referenced By
has creator
This is the UserAccount that made this resource.
ip address
The IP address used when creating this Item. This can be associated with a creator. Some wiki articles list the IP addresses for the creator or modifiers when the usernames are absent.