TechnesstivitySouth Korean Government Plans To Swap Textbooks For Tablets By 2015
The South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has announced that it will invest over $2billion by 2015 towards the development of digital textbooks. At the early stage of the transition both paperback and digital textbooks will be used. The digital textbooks will contain content from paper textbooks as well as interactive multimedia and FAQs to help students understand the system better. The government also plans to build a cloud computing system so users will access a database of all digital textbooks from their Tablets.
The Ministry is also pushing a cause for online classes for students who miss classes so they can catch up. This system will require a massive server where all the data can be stored as well as WiFi in schools. A ministry official said “It will be up to schools to decide which digital textbooks to choose for students in what year in what subject,”. “We don’t expect the shift to digital textbooks to be difficult as students today are very accustomed to the digital environment.” The ministry also plans to provide free tablet PCs for students from low-income families.
What do you think about this transition from paper to digital? Is it going to affect assimilation in anyway? Noting that Paper is continually downplayed as we move towards a more digital way of life.
Source: Engadget via The Chosunlibo
