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2015 » Papers » Volume 2 » Digitalization of books and its impact on educational praxis at University level 1. DIGITALIZATION OF BOOKS AND ITS IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL PRAXIS AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL Authors: Popovic Diana Volume 2 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-15-164 | Pages: 484-487 | Download PDF | Abstract
Reading is an essential form of the learning process. The information revolution has changed the media, but the book is still the main tool in education, especially in the case of humanities. Digital collections of books, as well as reviews, newspapers, microfilms, audio-video recordings and other materials concerning cultural heritage provide easier access to information and a rapid transfer of knowledge. The constant progress in digitalization of books and other materials makes informing, learning or research more comfortable both for students and professors: it is enough just to click the mouse. Therefore, global information systems facilitate the circulation of cultural goods, and what is more important, reading and listening e-books or taking other digitalized data, whether issued by academic publishing or not, are available for free. Those advantages (quick access, sparing time and money) are so welcome in the field of higher education, especially in developing countries. This paper deals with the educational praxis in the Department of Romance Studies (courses of French and Francophone Literature and Culture) at the University of Novi Sad, where some of digitalized sources are an important part of the educational system, whose modernization has been accelerated in the last decade. Students use digitalized books and materials and are instructed by mentors through different types of learning in order to acquire knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. Their online support is based mostly by asynchronous tools. We noticed that students' motivation and enthusiasm rise during the completion of required activities. Once they complete the task, students share their experiences and show their satisfaction in social networks, which is the best proof that engaging students in this way makes digitalization a useful tool in the education system. | Keywords
e-books, e-learning, active learning strategies, student motivation |
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