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The second of three case studies in this book covers a combined university and two-year college that have not been deterred by its small size and all-female student body from technological innovations. It was first in the world, a half year before Duke University which usually gets the credit, to give an iPod to all incoming first year students, loaded with faculty-made English listening materials. Then it was among the first, certainly in Japan, to give an iPad to all incoming students, and this time faculty-made e-books were integrated into the curriculum. With campus-wide Wi-Fi, students and teachers could also readily access the Internet in classes. Student focus groups have sharpened annual surveys with quantitative and qualitative feedback to continually refine the pedagogy behind utilizing mobile devices.
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McCarty, S., Sato, T., Obari, H. (2017). Osaka Jogakuin University Case Study: Mobilizing the EFL Curriculum and Campus Infrastructure with iPods and iPads. In: Implementing Mobile Language Learning Technologies in Japan. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2451-1_4
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