Tamara Swenson
Osaka Jogakuin University
Ph. D. Communication, Director Center for International Affairs at OJU, Prof. Dept. of International & English Interdisciplinary Studies. Research interests: Media literacy, Media use, Content-based instruction, Propaganda and Japanese ideology. And for fun: Books (lots of books), hikes, wine, and sharing these.
Sessions
Nearly Paperless: Nine Years of iPads for All
This presentation reports on nine years of iPad use at a university in western Japan. Results from two surveys (2013 and 2020) and interviews of students regarding iPad use will be reported and compared. The uses of iPads in language education will be discussed and the changes in how iPads and other mobile devices have been used and are being used for language education will be shared.
Motivational Change After Curricular Revision
This presentation will report on the changes in motivational profiles of university students following curricular revision. Data collected from students at one university in Western Japan in 2011 and 2018 were compared to determine if there was any change in the students’ motivational profiles following major shifts in the curriculum. Implications for curricular development will be discussed.