WIKIPEDIA Digital Textbook Digital Textbook program l l

WIKIPEDIA – Digital Textbook

Digital Textbook program l l announced by the Education Ministry of South Korea on March 8, 2007. currently being tested in several primary schools and will be distributed free to every school nation-wide by 2013.

Definition l l l Digital textbooks offer various interactive functions, and provide the learner with a combination of textbooks, reference books, workbooks, dictionaries and multimedia contents such as video clips, animations, and virtual reality, both at school and at home, without the constraints of time and space.

l l l In other words, digital textbooks are alive and in motion, and as such are literally “living and moving” textbooks that construct and create the knowledge not only of individual learners, but also the community, and support and manage the teaching and learning activities of teachers and learners. Learners can create their own textbooks while using the digital textbook, underlining the important parts, taking notes, and ultimately combining the contents with high-quality, reliable knowledge that is their own. 6

Technology l Hardware u u l The Digital Textbook system is run on specifically designed Tablet PCs developed by South Korean LG Dacom and American HP. The device is based on a HP Pavilion TX 2000 Series Tablet PC with an AMD-based processor, costing around 1. 3 million won per unit. Software u The Digital Textbook will use Windows XP and Linux Tablet PC Edition as its operating system.

적용기술 및 표준 현황 l 교과서 포맷 ⇒ 전자책(e. Book) u l 교과관리 기능 ⇒ Course Management u l IMS Global Learning Consortium e러닝교재 ⇒ 다양한 최신기술 u l XML, XAML, HTML, PDF, e. Pub 가상현실(VR Classroom), 증강현실(AR Book) 단말기 u Tablet PC ⇒ Pad형 PC

IMS Global Learning Consortium l “Web-based course management” u u Common Cartridge e-Portfolio LTI(Learning Tools Interoperability) QTI(Question & Test Interoperability)