Digital Books Taxonomy: From Text E-Books to Digitally Enriched E-Books in Folklore Education Using the iPad

Alexandros Kapaniaris; Maria Gasouka; Dimitris Zisiadis; Eleni Papadimitriou; Evangelia Kalogirou

Authors

Alexandros Kapaniaris PhD Candidate in Folklore, Department of Science Education and Educational Design, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece
Maria Gasouka Assistant Professor in Folklore and Gender, Department of Science Education and Educational Design, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece
Dimitris Zisiadis Research Associate, Department of Computer & Communication Engineering, University of the Thessaly, Volos, Greece
Eleni Papadimitriou Teacher of Preschool education, Department of Early Childhood Education, University of the Thessaly, Volos, Greece
Evangelia Kalogirou M.Ed. Candidate, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Abstract

From the first text electronic books (e-books) to the latest digitally enriched e-books a long distance has been covered. E-book market blossoms while technologies for enhanced e-book development advance rapidly, leading to a surge in the demand for enhanced e-books, especially in education. This paper refers to electronic books and the way simple text e-books can be transformed into enriched e-books. An attempt is also made to highlight the role of enriched e-books in folklore education. Within the above framework, taking into account the rapid growth of electronic books and the availability of several development tools the following approach was adopted: a) Definition of an e-book taxonomy referring to the types and attributes of e-books in order to provide a helpful guide for those who choose to introduce e-books in their teaching meaningfully, b) Specification of the development process of enriched e-books through several applications such as the iBook for iPad, the most prominent candidate for e-book enhancement, c) Identification of the specifications and the process to create learning objects that can be used as enriching digital resources in enriched e-books.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n11p316