How long did you think digitalized textbook? This slide introduced Korean people's efforts from 2007 to the date in terms of technology and standardization perspectives. From 2011 KERIS investigated the possibility of EPUB3 for base format of digital textbook and it is realized around end of 2012. After this trial they have been giving efforts to converge learning technology such as assessment and learning tools with digital textbook using IMS Global's specifications. This slide pertain to several web links for EDUPUB workshop outcome as well as Korean digital textbook demo video. Note: this slide was presented at the WWW Conference 2014.

1. Publishing and Education Service
On the Open Web Platform
Principal researcher, KERIS
Yong-Sang CHO, Ph.D
zzosang@keris.or.kr
FB: /zzosang Twitter: @zzosang
W3C Track, WWW 2014 Conference
2014-04-09, Seoul, Korea

2. Memory of digitalized textbook
In 2007 people thought modeling of the digital textbook.
<source: example of digital textbook, KERIS (2007)>
• Standard communities could capture potential items from
user expectation.

3. Trials for digitalized textbook
2007 20132010
Functional modeling
in application
Mobile and multi-screen
on the cloud platform
Note: this perspective is not official opinion of Korean government and KERIS, but speaker’s personal division
to give implication on the digital textbook in Korea.
Downsizing and
met with eBook technology
(example textbook
on EPUB2 format)
*
iPhone
(2007. 6)
*
Android
(2007. 11)
*
iPad
(2010. 4)
*
iBooks
Textbook
(2012. 1)

4. First challenge in 2011
What are the requirements for digital textbook?
Reference
Materials
Learning
Management
Assessment
Dictionary
Textbook
(as a
content)
Interaction
(pertaining
to
annotation)
Web
resource/
link)
Multimedia
(AR, VR,
Audio/Video,
etc.)
Note: people thought that digital textbook could be connected to resources and
learning activities from 2007.

5. First challenge in 2011
People expected …
Unlocked Content on Device
Compatibility
between Content and Device
and

6. First challenge in 2011
Note: See the proposal on the Web link of Standards research on convergence - learning and digital
publishing technologies for digital textbook;
Therefore, researchers of KERIS
suggested digital textbook as a convergence item;
• Digital publishing technology: EPUB3
• Learning technologies: learning software, assessment
and online courseware management, etc.
http://prezi.com/gaztwimf4-vv/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

7. Powerful application needed to
First challenge in 2011

8. First challenge in 2011
Simple eBook format (EPUB2) needed to

9. First challenge in 2011
We thought convergence model …

10. First challenge in 2011
How to achieve advanced
convergence model for
the digital textbook?

11. First challenge in 2011
We thought about basic questions:
• Textbook and resources must be lightweight
• To avoid locking on device have to use open standards
• But how many standards are needed and how to mix?

12. First challenge in 2011
Idea #1.
• For base format of digital textbook adopt eBook
technology such as EPUB3
Note: EPUB3 is core profile of web standards; HTML5,
CSS, Javascript, etc.
• Main reason was while improve presentation of content
lightweight and independent from device.

13. First challenge in 2011
Idea #2.
• On the eBook format use learning technologies such
as assessment, learning software and web resources
Note: IMS Global has developed almost these required
specifications at that time.
• In other words this approach looked like convergence
between EPUB3 and IMS’s learning specifications
i.e. Question & Test Interoperability and Learning Tools
Interoperability.

14. First challenge in 2011
Idea #3.
• Same context but different delivery to user
i.e. EPUB for mobile devices and
Common Cartridge for web browser
• Different packaging format can be automatically
converted in terms of one source multi use (OSMU).

15. Two years later …
Won the Platinum Awards at IMS Learning Impact Awards;
• Adoption of EPUB3 to the Digital Textbook
• With Potential possibility to converge learning
technologies; learning software, assessment and online
courseware, etc.
Note: this digital textbook model is early stage of pilot
project for EDUPUB.
http://prezi.com/tdqoiaegq6ih/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Note: see the presentation on the Web link of Sparkling Digital Textbook ;

16. DEMO
Current Digital Textbook is
Note: if you are reader on the web, please see the link; http://dtbook.edunet.net/st_renewal/file/Last_mute.MP4

17. <source: MOE of Korea and KERIS, 2011>
Current Digital Textbook is

18. Current Digital Textbook is
<source: MOE of Korea and KERIS, 2011>

19. Current Digital Textbook is
pursuing open platform based on and EPUB3
<source: MOE of Korea and KERIS, 2011>

20. Current Digital Textbook is
standard profile set of
IMS GLOBAL
Learning Consortium

21. Current Digital Textbook was
motivation of EDUPUB project from 2011
And EDUPUB came in 2013
as Global Alliance initiated by IDPF, IMS Global and W3C
• a comprehensive model for the interchange and deployment
of educational content
• based on the W3C Open Web Platform
• and expressed as an integrated set of specifications including
EPUB 3 (IDPF), LTI, QTI (IMS), LRMI and other emerging
standards
<source: What is EDUPUB, Paul Belfanti and Markus Gylling, 2014>

22. Educational Profile of EPUB 3
Structural Semantics & Content Model
Assessments
Widgets
Discrete Entities
Outcomes services
Analytics services
Linkage to LTI
A11Y Metadata
LRMI Metadata
ARIA
Annotations
<source: What is EDUPUB, Paul Belfanti and Markus Gylling, 2014>
currently working on:
EDUPUB is

23. You may find EDUPUB
on IDPF web site for first workshop:
http://idpf.org/edupub-2013-agenda
on IMS Global web site for second workshop:
http://www.imsglobal.org/edupub/agenda.html
• for the workshop report:
• for agenda and materials:
• and for meeting notes:
http://idpf.org/edupub-2013-report
http://idpf.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/EDUPUBC
onferenceNotes.pdf
• for the workshop report:
• for agenda and materials:
http://www.imsglobal.org/edupub/index.html

24. Current Digital Textbook will be
also adopted open annotation and SMIL of W3C
rather EPUB3 specification to support user requirements
Note: coming Open Annotation in EPUB specification will fully support current annotation types of Digital
Textbook in Korea.
<source: MOE of Korea and KERIS, 2011>

25. beyond content itself; multiscreen service and analytics
 BYOD and Learning Analytics
Current Digital Textbook will be
<source: MOE of Korea and KERIS, 2011>

26. And conformance testing?
Design the conformance testing framework for multi-stds

27. But, Keep in mind
<Gartner Hype Cycle, 2013>

28. Thank You !!!
Korea Education & Research Information Service
Yong-Sang CHO, Ph.D
zzosang@keris.or.kr
FB: /zzosang Twitter: @zzosang