PRIMENA DIGITALNIH UDžBENIKA I MULTIMEDIJALNIH SADRŽAJA U NASTAVI LIKOVNE KULTURE – OBRAZOVNE IMPLIKACIJE

Abstract

Commencing from the nature of Art as a school subject, which in the teaching process in the first place means providing a rich multimedia environment as a basis for learning, research and creative expression, there emerged the need to examine to what extent e-textbooks as a didactic tool support the specific requirements of this subject. By analysing the existing e-textbooks for Art used in primary schools in Serbia, various media formats are compared: electronic versions of paper editions, textbooks enriched with multimedia data and modern versions of e-textbooks enriched with application programs and interactive content. The analysis showed that the e-textbook as a medium and teaching tool is inherent in the needs of Art as a school subject, especially in the context of studying contemporary art, visual communications and the media, as well as a wider multidisciplinary field of educational content. In particular, the concept of “non-linear” reading in hyperlink, as one of the key features of e-textbooks, provides a dynamic process of researching content and context. The e-textbook provides a more customised environment and an individualised approach to receiving and processing information than the printed textbook. In conclusion, it is pointed out that the expansion of software achievements in the field of ICT offers a diversity of the possibilities of using e-textbooks in the educational process, which imply changes in the understanding of the function of textbook and the way it is used, as well as the need for a wider framework for researching the implementation of e-textbooks as a modern teaching tool.