Educational Semantic Wikis in the Linked Data Age: the case of MSc Web Science Program at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Wikis are nowadays a mature technology and further well established as successful eLearning approaches that promote collaboration, fulfill the requirements of new trends in education and follow the theory of constructivism. Semantic Wikis on the other hand, are not yet thoroughly explored, but differentiate by offering an increased overall added value to the educational procedure and the course management. Their recent integration with the Linked Data cloud exhibits a potential to exceed their usual contribution and to render them into powerful eLearning tools as they expand their potentialities to the newly created educational LOD. Web Science Semantic Wiki constitutes a prime attempt to evaluate this potential and the benefits that Semantic Web and linked data bring in the field of education.