leading the future education, digital textbook project in KOREA

1. Eui-Suk Jeong(goodguy@keris.or.kr)
Senior Researcher, Digital Textbook Section

2. Themes
Background of Digital Textbook
History of The Digital Textbook Project
Status of The Digital Textbook Project
Effects of Digital Textbook
Cases of Digital Textbook Uses
Issues and Challenges

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• Evolution of smart terminal & N/W (WIFI, LTE) Technology
• Advent & Application of New Cloud & Big Data
Technology
• Expanded Supply of High Quality Online Contents
• Change of focus: Memory–>Record->Use
• Need for diverse consulting to support individual
learning
• Demand for developing integrated curricula meeting
social needs
• Rising needs for adult learning combining job and
life
• Rising needs for self-directed learning
• Expanding needs for diversified learning
data
• Increase in active information sharing
through communities
• Digital native
Rapid Development of
Information & Communication Technology
Extension of Active Participation
Learning of Students
Diversified
Learning
Tools
Change of
Learning
Contents
Expansion of Customized Education
Change of
Students
Needs
Life-long
Learning
Society
Changing Needs for Social Education
• Change to society combining work and learning
• Rising needs for life-long learning
• Needing practical education connecting
communities and industries
• Formal learning (20%) + Informal learning (80%)
Change of learning environment

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Background of Digital Textbook

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Background of Digital Textbook

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Educational Vision of Government
Education Normalization
to Grow Dream & Talents
Reduction of School
Expenses to Secure Equal
Educational Opportunities
Establishment of Foundations for Ability
Oriented Society to Develop Future Human
Resources
• Operatecurricula for growing
students dream & talents
• Support designing personalized
career development plans
• Promote physical education
• Create environments to eradicate
violence and threatening harm
• Simplify college admission process
• Encourage teachers to dedicate
themselves to education
• Expand after-school care service
• Reduce education expenses from
kindergarten to high school
• Reduce college expenses
• Offer extended education
opportunities to handicapped,
multicultural and North Korean
defectors’ children
• Establish National Competency
Standards
• Enhance occupational education to
nurture professionals
• Promote universities characterization
& improve competitiveness of colleges
• Support university financially and
improve transparency of colleges
finance
• Construct life-long education system
• Promote technical colleges to higher
vocational education(V/E) institutions
• Expand support for local colleges

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Creation of Ecosystem for Digtaltextbook
Teacher’s
Capabilities
Participation
of Private Sectors
Support of Parents
& Communities
Optimizing Education eco- system for Nurturing Creative Global HR
Students Parents Teachers
Cloud Education
Service
Network
evice
Dlatform
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Concept of Digital Textbook

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Paper-based TextbookDigital Textbook
Class Effect
Learning Method
Relation to
Other Subjects
Medium
Content Collection
Content Change
Content Type
 Multimedia learning resources
including videos, virtual world, etc.
 Text, image-focused flat, linear
contents
 Swift reflection of new facts and
knowledge
 Difficult to change due to fixed
contents
 Linked with various educational
contents & databases
 Requiring lots of time and costs to
find contents outside the subject
 IT devices (TPC, desktop PC)  Printed media
 Integrated learning within the
subject among different grades, or
between different subjects
 Separated, different learning
resources for each subject
 Interactive learning among
teachers, students, computers
 One-way study delivering just
knowledge
 Experiment of student-centered,
self-directed learning activities
 Uniform class difficult to offer
tailored classes
Digital Textbook VS. Paper-based Textbook

10. History of DT Project
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Defined the future form of textbook
Announced digital textbook commercialization strategy(2007, MOE)
Developed & supplied digital textbook for integrated education system
Stage Ⅰ (2002~2006)
Stage Ⅱ (2007~2010)
Stage Ⅲ (2011~ Present)
Researched on future education, environments, textbook
Developed & applied prototypes to pilot schools
* 20 schools (’08) → 112 schools(’09) → 132 schools (’10) → 63 schools (’11)
Announced strategy for smart education implementation (2011,
National Information Strategy Council of MOE
Collected empirical data for study results
* 20 policy researches such as analysis of effects of digital textbook, development of teaching
& learning methods, etc.
Set up regulations for publishing digital textbook

11. History of DT Project in Third stage
2014
2015~
2013
~2012
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12. Status of The DT Project
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13. Status of The DT Project
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Developed teaching & learning models and various class cases applicable
to schools for each subject (Social Studies, Science, English) in preparation
for introducing digital textbook
☞ Researched DT use models (primary, middle & high schools), Report No. CR 2013-6, KERIS
Developed & shared „110 Smart Education Scenarios‟ for each subject for
primary, middle & high schools based on teachers‟ experiences in
application to classes
☞ Smart education scenarios (outline, for primary, middle & high schools), Ref. No. TM2012-35, KERIS
Analyzed success factors of smart education
☞ Analysis of success factors of smart education, Report No. CR 2012-13, KERIS
Shared successful class models, trained leading teachers and supported
schools of pilot model
☞ About 1,400 leading teachers visited schools for trainings, Smart Education Concerts,
etc. in 2012
☞ 45 smart education model schools, 46 DT model schools

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Status of The DT Project

15. Amendment of Digital Textbook Systems
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New regulations of
DT in curriculum
(Society, Science,
English, Aug. 2012)
DT development,
inspection, technical
assistance, etc. (Dec. 2012)
*Publication of paper textbook,
inspection system, expertise of agencies
Notice of verification
Instructions for DT
publication (Sep. 2013)
Efforts for revision of
Copyrights Law (2011~)
• Noticeof standardsfor
compensationforcurriculumbooks
copyrights(Dec. 2011)
• Improvementof compensation
systemforuseof imported books
(2014)
(Developer)
• (Gov‟t designated) Compiler
• (Verified/Acknowledged)
Author & publisher
(Inspector)
• (Gov‟t designated) MOE,
compilation review
(Technical adviser)
• (Specs devlopment) KERIS
Standardization of DT
development specs
(May 2013)
* Efforts for application of
open standards
* Collection of opinions,
preferentially applicable subjects
(Specs) Provision of
production guidelines
(May 2013)
* To publisher
(Sample) Disclosure of
2 chapters per subject
(May 2013)
* Reference of publisher
* Exemplary application to
model schools in 2013

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 Packager (Contents
packaging tool)
 Production guidelines
Digital
Textbook
Platform
Digital Textbook Platform
 Viewing DT, note taking,
highlighting, reference
attachment/deletion, etc.
 Functioning as
educational community
(i.e. SNS) connected to
viewer
 Setting-up integrated
certification systems for
users - teachers,
students, etc.
 User registration,
management, My
Library/Viewer
download & update

17. Setup of Standards for Digital Textbook
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Contents Area
Packaging(Publication): EPUB 3.0
Publication management: XML
Publisher, subject name, author, etc.
Expression of DT
DT configuration (Table of contents,
chapters, etc.)
Text: UTF-8
Audio: MP3
Image: jpg, png, gif, svg
Video: MP4
Page view: HTML 5 / CSS 3
User interaction: JavaScript
Viewer Area
Contents viewing & teaching/learning: Applicable to 3 major OS (Windows, Android, IOS)
Functions of execution of teaching/learning aid platform & its link to outside (communities,
outside dictionaries, etc.): Open API type link
Contents expression formats such as
AR and MathML(supported by HTML 5
and EPUB 3.0) express various learning
contents (multimedia data, glossary,
test items, supplementation and
enrichment data, etc.)
Teaching/learning: Note (writing, memo, highlighter, bookmark, hyperlink), record, etc.
View: Page turning, page zoom-in/out, table of contents (move), etc.

18. • Download from PCs, Notebook Computers, Smart Devices
- Utmost use of already existing environments recommended
- 57 new smart pads purchased on average per model school
• A survey on use of DT in 163 model schools shows that more than 90%
of classes are taught by means of both DTs and paper textbooks.
※ Survey on DT use in 2014 (Answered by 162 schools, Sep. 3 thru 5, 2014)
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※ Survey on basic infrastructure of DT model schools (Answered by 119 schools, Apr. 2014)
Digital Textbook Uses & Status

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“Ability to Explore, Construct and Present Knowledge by Using
Rich Contents and Various Tools in Diversified Manners”
Cases of Digital Textbook Uses

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Case of Knowledge Construction at Taebong Elementary School in
Kwangju
Use cases of Digital Textbook

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Cases of Digital Textbook Uses
Identifying learning issues
Setting up goals and theme
of discussion
Making decisions on theme
Collecting & summarizing
related data
Deciding discussion methods
& procedures
Summarizing discussion
results
Evaluating discussion results
Presenting members‟ ideas
Agreeing or disagreeing

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Case of Communication Learning in Jusung Middle School in
Chungcheongbuk-do
Cases of Digital Textbook Uses

23. Effects of Digital Textbook
※ Effects of DT measured between 2008 and 2011
2.90
2.96
Self-direction
49.7
50.3Achievement
3.35
3.43
Problem solving
DT Class
PT Class
(Paper Textbook)
Groups using DT showed better results than the group using only paper textbook in
academic achievement, self-directed learning, problem solving ability, etc.
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Use of digital textbook proved:
- to enhance learning motivation and provide various learning activities
- to show positive effects in learning attitude and satisfaction (in more than 90% of model
schools investigated)
- to bring superior outcomes in rural areas than in urban areas (contributing to mitigation of
educational gaps)

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Outcome of Digital Textbook

25. ?
GOOD…
but carefully…..

26. Issues and Challenges
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Laws & Institutions
Education & Culture
Technology & Infrastructure
• Revision of Copyrights Act for promoting DT uses
• Demand for sustainable education policies on budgets, curricula
• Negative perceptions about educational use of computers
• Development of DT learning models
• Creation of DT environments by promoting voluntary participation of private firms
• Development of teachers’ competency
• Building advanced classroom environments
• Establishing open & integrated DT platform
• Analyzing learning contents in DT environments
• Setting-up open sources for DT
• Constructing standards of DT

27. Communication Channels for DT Promotion
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Smart Education Facebook Forum of KERIS
- Period in service: Jan. 2012 ~ Present
- Number of participants: 3,620 (As of Oct. 2014)
※ Schools, teachers, public agencies, private firms,
individuals, etc. home and abroad
Smart Education Together with Teachers
- Period in service: Jan. 2012 ~ Present
- Number of participants: 7,550 (As of June,
2013)
※ Teachers-centered program
https://www.facebook.com/groups/smarte
ducationforum/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/smar
tlearningkorea/

28. • goodguy@keris.or.kr
• facebook.com/euisuk.jeong.98
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