1. Pairing an e-Learning Component with Every English Class James W. Pagel and David W. Reedy Aoyama Gakuin University College of Science and Engineering

3. The reasons we are here: A look around that the conference will give us a pretty good idea how many are caught up in all this fervor of E- learning. A recent newspaper article* reported that over 40% of Japanese universities employ e-Learning in one form or another. * The Japan Times 05/07/07 from Kyodo News Service: “E-learning making inroads into nation’s colleges”

4. Our journey began in the fall of 2004. Good fortune smiles Decisions need to be made Strings need to be pulled (thank the boss!) Training needs to be set up and administered Ad nauseam

5. By spring 2005 we were underway. Hardware and software concerns had been addressed Instructors and staff had been trained All we needed was a captive audience Got some free time?

6. The number were are able to get for free!

7. In 2005 we paired 4 courseware with each class.

8. And the results, please? Can you guess how many volunteers actually gave of their time? THINK: In sales a one in ten success rate is astounding. If one bats.300 in baseball the player is great.

9. Just to make that a little clearer:

10. Retreat is not in our vocabulary More access time on campus guaranteed Voluntary aspect changed to a bonus point system (extra credit) Pairings reshuffled Pairing and bonus point details included on the website Use expanded to cover all dept. English classes and more orientation and training + accessibility matters

11. Among the major improvements was the increase in number of computers programmed for Science English classes. No of CALL classrooms 2005 2006 3 12 No of computers 108 464

12. The 2006 pairings were slimmed down*.. *The theory behind pairings remains the same

13. But nothing is ever perfect the second time Many issues remained Previous records had to be deleted Many students were lost and confused Many instructors were lost and confused Pairings had to be adjusted mid-stream A record keeping system had to be established

14. In short, a lot of work had to be done The fulltime instructors had to spend much of their summer vacation tracking down who did what for what class This could not happen again in a few months’ time

15. Our prayers were answered in the fall of 2006 Funding was found to 1. hire an assistant* 2. Pay for courseware and Kanri upgrade Now where to put her and how to train her?

16. It was smooth sailing next time around The assistant was able to 1. track all students’ records 2. assist all instructors in adding the extra credit percentage to the students’ grades 3. relieve our worried minds

17. And the results, please? Can you guess how many students actually gave of their time? THINK: In sales a one in ten success rate is astounding. If one bats.300 in baseball the player is great.

18. How many students completed the task? Class Title No of Students No of Students Percentage Registered w Bonus Points Reading I5717012% Essential English 5586211% Reading II458328% Reading III14975%

19. Class Title No. of Students No. of Students Percentage Registered w Bonus Points Listening403297% Writing6258% English Communication I 2492610% English Communication II Overall 8 2458 1 236 12% 9.6%

20. A questionnaire* sheds more light on the situation 1. Did you try the e-Learning material? 358 (32.4%) 2. Which course did you try? 238 Listening (66.5%) 200 Reading (55.9%) 138 Grammar (38.5%) 163 TOEIC (45.5%) 156 Vocabulary (43.6%) 52 Technical English (14.5%) *in Japanese

21. 3. When did you start? 308 (86%) before summer vacation 34 (9.5%) October 12 (3.4%) September 4. Did you work consistently throughout the year? 211 (58.9%) No 73 (20.4%) Yes 73 (20.4%) More or less so 5. On average, how much time did you spend on each lesson? 205 (57.3%) Less than 30 minutes 84 (23.5%) 30-45 minutes 38 (10.6%) 45-60 minutes

22. 5. Where did you study? 301 (84.1%) At school 301 (84.1%) At school 48 (13.4%) At home 48 (13.4%) At home 6. Did you experience any problems logging on off campus? 185 (51.7%) Never made an attempt. 185 (51.7%) Never made an attempt. 80 (22.3%) Yes 80 (22.3%) Yes 80 (22.3%) No 80 (22.3%) No 7. Were the number of CALL classrooms sufficient? 225 (62.8%) No 225 (62.8%) No 128 (35.8%) Yes 128 (35.8%) Yes

23. And finally 8. Were you able to complete the tasks and receive bonus points? 225 (62.8%) No 128 (35.8%) Yes ↓ ↓ 9a. Why did you give up? 9b. Why did you continue? 90 Hard to maintain motivation 91 Wanted bonus points 72 Takes too much time 34 For my own good 10. How would you evaluate the e-Learning material? 251 (70.1%) Pretty good 48 (13.4%) Not so good 30 (8.4%) Very good

24. And there was those* who didn’t 1. Why didn’t you try the material? 454 (60.8%) No time 110 (14.7%) Bonus points too low 68 (9.1%) Dislike English 2. Under what circumstances would you? 442 (59.2%) If bonus points were 20-30% 265 (35.5%) If material became part of class 80 (10.7%) If students were tested *747 respondents

25. Further confirming our suspicions Should e-Learning become an in-class activity? 585 (52.9%) No 386 (36.6%) Yes Majority of the “No” group wrote something to this effect: “E-Learning is a task that should be done at one’s own will.”* *translated (painstakingly by David)

26. An improvement still can be improved Pairings were simplified even more. To each English class … 2005 4 e-Learning Courses 2006 3 e-Learning Courses 2007 1 e-Learning Course

27. 1 st Year Students 1 st Year Students Class Title e-Learning Course Title Reading I Basic English (TOEIC Listening Course) Writing I Basic English (Reading Course) 2 to 4 th Year Students 2 to 4 th Year Students Class Title e-Learning Course Title Reading II Standard (TOEIC Listening Course) Reading III Writing (Basic Course) Listening Technical English (Basic Course) Writing II Standard (Listening Course) English Communication I Power Words English Communication II English Grammar

28. The learning environment has improved. No. of CALL 2005 2006 2007 classrooms 3 12 15 No. of computers 108 464 746 Most of all, our assistant is now working with the PC Support Lounge staff.

29. Lastly, we have to ask Motivation Participants 2005 Voluntary 12 2006 10% Bonus 236 2007 20% Bonus ???

30. Unofficially, I can say About the same percentage of students had begun their e-learning projects as of July. How many more will have signed on after the term resumed in September? (as of a week ago there was a reported surge of user activity)

31. In summary We have outlined how the College of Science and Engineering went about integrating an e-learning component in all of the English classes taught in the department. We have detailed the results of a survey indicating a how students have reacted to such a program. We will continue to tinker with the software matchups, but are open to any new ideas.

32. Thank you for your attention and questions are welcomed To contact us: Jim: jwpagel@yahoo.com David: davidr@cc.aoyama.ac.j We would like to thank Dean Inazumi, the Media Library staff, and Mika Seki