ICGEC2015 Session

1. Fusion of e-textbooks, Learning
Management Systems, and Social
Networking Sites
: A Mashed Development
Masumi Hori, Seishi Ono, Kazutsuna Yamaji, Shinzo Kobayashi, Toshihiro Kita,
Tsuneo Yamada

2. Outline
1. The geographical digital divide
2. CHiLO’s architecture
3. CHiLO pilot study and results
4. Conclusion
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3. Digital Divide by region
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PC penetration demographics
(2012)
Report: Changing PC sector, market share,
emerging markets, forecast considerations
(https://www.ventureoutsource.com/contract-
manufacturing/product-market-segments/pc-
computing/report-changing-pc-sector-market-share-
emerging-markets-forecast-com)
Internet user demographics
(2014)

4. A Potential Value of E-book
• Functional usability
• Device independent
• Not always on the internet
• Perfect e-book to cover all aspects of learning
Smith, M., & Kukulska-Hulme, A. (2012). Building mobile learning capacity in higher education: E-books and iPads.
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5. CHiLO
Creative Higher Education with Learning Object
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CHiLO Badge (Modular Open Badges)
Assessment & Budges
CHiLO Community
SNS and/or LMS Forum
CHiLO Book
CHiLO Lecture
one-minute nano lecture video clips
EPUB3
•Available offline
•Device-independent
HTML5
•Requires the Internet
•Very convenient

6. The Appearance of a CHiLO Book
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One competency
or skill
Explanation using text and videos Tests and reports Issuing completion badges

7. Distribution channel
EPUB3
format
HTML5
format
OUJ-MOOC ○ ○
iBooks Store ○ N/A
Google Play
Books
○ N/A
Experimental Methodology
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Tsuneo Yamada (Prof. Open
University of Japan & The
Japan Foundation)
Start Term
Class 1 4/14/2014 35 days
Class 2 6/ 2/2014 35 days
Class 3 8/ 4/2014 73 days
Class 4 11/ 3/2014 49 days
Class 5 1/13/2015 70 days
Nihongo Starter A1
April 2014 – March 2015
Lesson 1-10
Learning
Communities

8. Number of CHiLO Books Downloaded
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Distribution channel Number of downloads Total
OUJ-MOOC 10,043
22,128iBooks Store 3,715
Google Play books 8,370
103 countries
April 2014 – March 2015

9. Number of Downloads by Country
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10. Mostly
EPUB3 format
16%
Mostly
HTML5 format
50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Survey of users
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(n = 105)
Mainly EPUB3,
sometimes HTML5 format; 12％
Both EPUB3 and HTML5 format
at the same rate; 6%
Mainly HTML5,
sometimes EPUB3 format; 16%
Did you use an EPUB3 format or HTML5 format CHiLO Book?

11. Respondent’s comment
“I used both types depending on where I was and how
long I had. I used the EPUB3 type to review the
contents when I was in the office or elsewhere and the
Web type when I was at home and could work more
peacefully.”
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12. Learning Community
Posts about the
participants’ badges
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Helpful suggestions posted by the
participants

13. Experimental Results
• CHiLO can offer affordable formats for people in
many countries
• Learners choose CHiLO Books for use on their PCs
and mobile devices according to their preferences
and lifestyle
• A kind of mutual learning occurred in the learning
community

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