Develops standards for e-textbooks
the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation took place the working meeting of the Department's leadership with representatives of the major Russian publishing houses. The event was discussed electronic textbooks, which from 1 January 2015 will be used along with the paper.
" Modern education is obliged to conform to the new conditions from the perspective technologies, content, and to meet the needs of children and their interests ", - noted the Minister of education Dmitry Livanov.
The Minister stressed that the advent of e-books should not be seen as a preemptive printed version of benefits, the story is about expanding educational opportunities for schools.
" Our goal is a new information model of school for a successful communication pupils and teachers, and among them by means of e-textbooks ", - said Dmitry Livanov.
In order for e-textbooks were more high quality, it is planned to set rules and standards that Publishers will be able to use for publishing and distribution of electronic teaching materials.
Deputy General Director of the Publishing house " Russian word " Marina Lobzina believes that the standards are required to display the gradual complication of the electronic textbook and continuously improve, to be relevant.
" The main criterion for evaluation of the textbook should be its effectiveness ", - said General Director of OOO BINOM. Knowledge laboratory " Mikhail Borodin. The specialist believes that electronic textbooks need to redo the layout of the paper.
Vice President, new technologies of Publishing house " Prosveschenie " Artem Soloveichik said that one of the functions of the electronic textbook is to assist the teacher in interaction with students. However, this manual may not be analogous to the manual gives an opportunity to learn the material on their own, without participation of a teacher.
1-St Deputy Minister of education Natalia Tretyak told about the fact that for several years the Ministry has implemented a number of projects related to improving the quality of education, the qualification of teachers, the creation of the information educational environment.
" last year was approved by the professional standard for teachers, which in the form of mandatory requirements on admission to the occupation contains norms, connected with the ability to use interactive educational resources, " said Tretyak.
According to the Deputy Executive Director of the National training Foundation Svetlana Avdeeva for the last 2 years publishing houses and the expert community was carried out big work on preparation of the electronic version of the textbook.
" on the basis of already having the experience, we can say that using electronic textbooks can make broader training opportunities. For example, to build individual or group educational path " - said the Expert.
following the meeting, its present were commissioned in three-week term to direct to address of Department of state policy in the sphere of education the Ministry of education and science of Russia suggestions and tips for creating electronic textbooks.
recall that before the Ministry of education and science of Russia prepared changes in the procedure of formation of the Federal list of textbooks that outlined the General requirements for electronic version: congruence of contents the structure of the paper textbook, the inclusion of the required number of multimedia or interactive elements, congruence technological requirements observance of rules of safety and harmlessness For health of children and the use of open formats and technologies.
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