A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology

Access to books in higher education is an issue to be addressed, especially in the context of underdeveloped countries, such as those in Latin America. More than just financial issues, cultural aspects and need for adaptation must be considered. The present conceptual paper proposes a methodolog...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Frango Silveira, Ismar, Ochôa, Xavier, Cuadros-Vargas, Alex, Pérez Casas, Alén, Casali, Ana, Ortega, Andre, Silva Sprock, Antonio, Alves, Carlos Henrique, Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto, Deco, Claudia, Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto, Knihs, Everton, Parra, Gonzalo, Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime, Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica, Broisin, Julien, Omar, Nizam, Motz, Regina, Rodés, Virginia, Hernández C. Bieliukas, Yosly
Formato: article artículo publishedVersion
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informing Science Institute 2013
Materias:
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2133/2665
http://hdl.handle.net/2133/2665
Aporte de:
id I15-R121-2133-2665
record_format dspace
institution Universidad Nacional de Rosario
institution_str I-15
repository_str R-121
collection Repositorio Hipermedial de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR)
language Inglés
orig_language_str_mv en
topic Collaborative writing
Textbooks
LATIn project
Latin America
Universities
Digital ecosystem
Wikibooks
Connexions
Open textbooks
Open license
Copyleft
Creative Commons
spellingShingle Collaborative writing
Textbooks
LATIn project
Latin America
Universities
Digital ecosystem
Wikibooks
Connexions
Open textbooks
Open license
Copyleft
Creative Commons
Frango Silveira, Ismar
Ochôa, Xavier
Cuadros-Vargas, Alex
Pérez Casas, Alén
Casali, Ana
Ortega, Andre
Silva Sprock, Antonio
Alves, Carlos Henrique
Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto
Deco, Claudia
Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto
Knihs, Everton
Parra, Gonzalo
Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime
Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica
Broisin, Julien
Omar, Nizam
Motz, Regina
Rodés, Virginia
Hernández C. Bieliukas, Yosly
A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
topic_facet Collaborative writing
Textbooks
LATIn project
Latin America
Universities
Digital ecosystem
Wikibooks
Connexions
Open textbooks
Open license
Copyleft
Creative Commons
description Access to books in higher education is an issue to be addressed, especially in the context of underdeveloped countries, such as those in Latin America. More than just financial issues, cultural aspects and need for adaptation must be considered. The present conceptual paper proposes a methodology framework that would support collaborative open textbook initiatives. This methodology intends to be the main guideline for a digital ecosystem for the collaborative production of open textbooks and has the potential to solve standing methodological problems of current initiatives, such as Wikibooks and Connexions. The system's architecture and construction will be guided by six collaborative writing dimensions: process, roles, timing, controlling, granularity, and writing groups. Each dimension will coordinate an aspect of the collaborative work and is detailed in the methodology proposed in this paper. This paper is divided in the following parts: the first part introduces the subject, being followed by an analysis of related works about collaboration and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work; in this section, some authors, ideas, and methodological aspects of collaborative writing are also discussed. Next, the paper shows the proposal of a Digital Ecosystem for the collaborative creation of open textbooks, the six dimensions of this Ecosystem, and its respective descriptions. The work finishes with some conclusions about the proposal and the next steps needed to implement it in the real world.
format article
artículo
publishedVersion
author Frango Silveira, Ismar
Ochôa, Xavier
Cuadros-Vargas, Alex
Pérez Casas, Alén
Casali, Ana
Ortega, Andre
Silva Sprock, Antonio
Alves, Carlos Henrique
Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto
Deco, Claudia
Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto
Knihs, Everton
Parra, Gonzalo
Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime
Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica
Broisin, Julien
Omar, Nizam
Motz, Regina
Rodés, Virginia
Hernández C. Bieliukas, Yosly
author_facet Frango Silveira, Ismar
Ochôa, Xavier
Cuadros-Vargas, Alex
Pérez Casas, Alén
Casali, Ana
Ortega, Andre
Silva Sprock, Antonio
Alves, Carlos Henrique
Collazos Ordoñez, Cesar Alberto
Deco, Claudia
Cuadros-Vargas, Ernesto
Knihs, Everton
Parra, Gonzalo
Muñoz-Arteaga, Jaime
Gomes dos Santos, Jéssica
Broisin, Julien
Omar, Nizam
Motz, Regina
Rodés, Virginia
Hernández C. Bieliukas, Yosly
author_sort Frango Silveira, Ismar
title A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
title_short A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
title_full A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
title_fullStr A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
title_full_unstemmed A Digital Ecosystem for the Collaborative Production of Open Textbooks: The LATIn Methodology
title_sort digital ecosystem for the collaborative production of open textbooks: the latin methodology
publisher Informing Science Institute
publishDate 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/2133/2665
http://hdl.handle.net/2133/2665
work_keys_str_mv AT frangosilveiraismar adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT ochoaxavier adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT cuadrosvargasalex adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT perezcasasalen adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT casaliana adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT ortegaandre adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT silvasprockantonio adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT alvescarloshenrique adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT collazosordonezcesaralberto adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT decoclaudia adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT cuadrosvargasernesto adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT knihseverton adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT parragonzalo adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT munozarteagajaime adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT gomesdossantosjessica adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT broisinjulien adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT omarnizam adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT motzregina adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT rodesvirginia adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT hernandezcbieliukasyosly adigitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT frangosilveiraismar digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT ochoaxavier digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT cuadrosvargasalex digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT perezcasasalen digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT casaliana digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT ortegaandre digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT silvasprockantonio digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT alvescarloshenrique digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT collazosordonezcesaralberto digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT decoclaudia digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT cuadrosvargasernesto digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT knihseverton digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT parragonzalo digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT munozarteagajaime digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT gomesdossantosjessica digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT broisinjulien digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT omarnizam digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT motzregina digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT rodesvirginia digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
AT hernandezcbieliukasyosly digitalecosystemforthecollaborativeproductionofopentextbooksthelatinmethodology
bdutipo_str Repositorios
_version_ 1764820413637984256