ETEC 522- DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS
ADVANTAGES & KEY BENEFITS
- Researchers say that the use of digital textbooks as mediators of the 21st century provides the ability to solve a variety of educational and learning problems for the future (e.g. lack of student engagement, student motivation, and students who are engaged in reading).
- Digital textbooks include stimulation of interest in learning.
- Digital textbook analytics are an effective early warning system to identify students at risk of academic failure. An in-built analytical tool will give insights on the number of students who’ve read a chapter, amount of time spent on each module, average time spent on videos and so on.
- Research shows students are more motivated when using digital textbooks because they are designed to be engaging and interactive.
- Participants a research view eTexts in a positive light and preferred multimedia formats compared to Adobe PDF versions of the same text.
- Digital textbooks can be developed for different tasks, ages, and socio-economic-ergonomic needs, including students with disabilities.
- Online assessments are varied and comprehensive (drag and drop, fill in the blank, labelling, click and reveal, etc.).
- Digital formative assessment represents a pattern for deeper learning as they “ensure the speed, dynamicity and quality of students’ achievement and influences how students focus and approach their learning”.
- Another research shows schools could be utilizing information they already have to improve student achievement, increase faculty and staff satisfaction, and even enhance alumni fundraising efforts.
To read more about these research works, you can access the links below: (UBC account is needed to access these research papers).
- Examining the Effectiveness of Digital Textbook use on Students’ Learning Outcomes in South Korea: A Meta-analysis by Jang, Deok-Ho; Yi, Pilnam; Shin, In-Soo
- Predicting course outcomes with digital textbook usage data by Junco, Reynol; Clem, Candrianna
- Student Preference of a Customized, Open-Access Multi-touch Digital Textbook in a Graduate Education Course by Mills, Michael S.
- Structure of Digital Textbook by Railean, Elene
- Assessment in Digital Textbook Use and Development by Railean, Elena
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