Auxiliary Types
Below we provide a quick reference, for some auxiliary type properties used on the OER Schema Classes above.
oer:LearningComponent
same as Lesson | Topic/Module | Activity | Unit | SupportingMaterial |
oer:CourseSyllabus
see http://oerschema.org/CourseSyllabus
oer:Topic
Defined as “the context of a LearningComponent”. Treat as equivalent to a subclass of schema.org/Intangible.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| from oer:Topic | ——————– | ——————– |
| oer:material | SupportingMaterial | The supporting material assiociated with a resource. |
| oer:Resource | ——————– | ——————– |
| mainContent | Text | The main content relating to the item. |
| identifier | Text | URL | schema:PropertyValue | Any kind of identifier (uuid, url, etc). |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| description | Text | A description of the item. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| cc:license | Text | License | A Work has license a License (a subproperty of dc:license, the same as xhtml:license). |
| cc:morePermissions | Text | A related resource which describes additional permissions or alternative licenses for a Work which may be available. |
| cc:attributionName | Text | The name the creator of a Work would like used when attributing re-use. |
| cc:attributionURL | URL | The URL the creator of a Work would like used when attributing re-use. |
| cc:useGuidelines | Text | A related resource which defines non-binding use guidelines for the work. |
This description is available in CSV format.
oer:LearningObjective
!!! note “Editor’s Note” I am not sure if we use these, or whether we should use these. They are a little under-defined, but they do fill a hole currently in schema.org.
Treat as equivalent to a subclass of schema.org/Intangible.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| oer:LearningObjective | ——————– | ——————– |
| prerequisite | Course | LearningComponent | LearningObjective | A requirement to be completed before this resource can be performed. |
| oer:Resource | ——————– | ——————– |
| parentOf | Resource | A parent in relation to a child resource. |
| childOf | Resource | A child in relation to a parent resource. |
| forCourse | Course | The Course in which the resource is meant for. |
| mainContent | Text | The main content relating to the item. |
| forTopic | Topic | The Topic the resource is associated with. |
| Thing | ——————– | ——————– |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| description | Text | A description of the item. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. |
| identifier | Text | URL | schema:PropertyValue | Any kind of identifier (uuid, url, etc). |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| cc:Work | ——————– | ——————– |
| cc:license | Text | License | A Work has license a License (a subproperty of dc:license, the same as xhtml:license). |
| cc:morePermissions | Text | A related resource which describes additional permissions or alternative licenses for a Work which may be available. |
| cc:attributionName | Text | The name the creator of a Work would like used when attributing re-use. |
| cc:attributionURL | URL | The URL the creator of a Work would like used when attributing re-use. |
| cc:useGuidelines | Text | A related resource which defines non-binding use guidelines for the work. |
This description is available in CSV format.
Person
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| description | Text | A description of the item. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
| identifier | Text | URL | PropertyValue | Any kind of identifier (uuid, url, etc). |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| address | schema:PostalAddress | Text | Physical address of the item. |
| Text | Email address | |
| jobTitle | Text | The job title of the person (for example, Financial Manager). |
| memberOf | Organization | An Organization to which this Person or Organization belongs. Inverse property: member. |
| telephone | Text | The telephone number. |
| worksFor | Organization | Organizations that the person works for. |
This description is available in CSV format.
Organization
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| description | Text | A description of the item. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
| identifier | Text | URL | PropertyValue | Any kind of identifier (uuid, url, etc). |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| address | PostalAddress | Text | Physical address of the item. |
| contactPoint | ContactPoint | A contact point for a person or organization. |
| department | Organization | A relationship between an organization and a department of that organization, also described as an organization (allowing different urls, logos, opening hours). |
| Text | Email address | |
| location | Location | Text | The location of for example where the event is happening, an organization is located, or where an action takes place. |
| logo | ImageObject | URL | An associated logo. |
| member | Organization | Person | sub-member Person or Organizations to this Organization. Inverse property: memberOf. |
| memberOf | Organization | An Organization to which this Organization belongs. Inverse property: member. |
| telephone | Text | The telephone number. |
This description is available in CSV format.