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The Moodle Reader Module for Extensive Reading

The Moodle Reader Module for Extensive Reading. Thomas N. Robb Makimi Kano Kyoto Sangyo University. Study Time Required. http://www.prolingua.co.jp/toeic_e.html. Main Problems with ER Implementation. Purchasing books. Managing books. Getting students to read.

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The Moodle Reader Module for Extensive Reading

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  1. The Moodle Reader Module for Extensive Reading Thomas N. Robb Makimi Kano Kyoto Sangyo University

  2. Study Time Required http://www.prolingua.co.jp/toeic_e.html

  3. Main Problems with ER Implementation • Purchasing books. • Managing books. • Getting students to read. • Checking that the student have actually done the reading.

  4. Main Problems with ER Implementation • Purchasing books. • Managing books. • Getting students to read. • Checking that the student have actually done the reading.

  5. Characteristics of MoodleReader (1) • An interface for students to take quizzes on the books that they have read and to keep track of the results. • Quizzes for 600+ books, mainly graded readers, can be downloaded and used with the module. Teachers can also create their own quizzes. • Students collect a book cover for every book read and quiz successfully passed. • The module allows access to books at specific difficulty levels that can be set for each student. • Students are automatically promoted to a higher difficulty level after reading a specified number of books.

  6. Characteristics of MoodleReader (2) • A configurable feature enforces a time delay between books so that students pace themselves rather than rushing at the end of the marking period. • The module can be installed in a school’s own Moodle system, or can be used via a course in the freely available http://moodlereader.org site. • Currently being used by about 20 secondary schools and universities. • Further information: http://moodlereader.org Username: readerlook Password: takealook

  7. The Program at KSU Faculty of Foreign Languages • All 1st & 2nd year students (~400) Faculty of International Culture • All 1st year students (~220) General Education (1st year, 2x/wk) • Oral Communication (~1645) • Reading Skills (~1235) • 471 students taking both OC & RS

  8. Gen’l Ed Students by Course & Level

  9. Procedure at KSU • Students borrow from the Shitei Tosho (reserved books) section of the library • They read the book then take the quiz online either in school or at home • The must accumulate 5 points by the end of the term. • They lose 1 point from their final grade for each book not read, receive extra points for extra books read.

  10. Choosing a book from the library

  11. Grade Reader Level Equivalences The San-Dai Level Chart

  12. Student Interface

  13. Student Interface (2)

  14. Quiz Types Multiple Choice Who said this (to who)? True/False Ordering (below)

  15. Administrative Functions

  16. Class Overview

  17. Student Book Ratings

  18. Tagging Duplicate Titles

  19. MoodleReader.Org Site

  20. User School Theme

  21. Security Issues

  22. Results to Date

  23. Test Results by Class Level and Books Read

  24. Final Test 2009 vs 2010 (Reading)

  25. Final Test 2009 vs 2010 (Listening)

  26. Time Spent Reading

  27. Quiz Accesses by Hour of Day

  28. Potential for Widespread ER Adoption • Curriculum-level implementation • Gets many students reading (Good) • Teachers may not have “bought in” (Bad)

  29. Curriculum-Level Implemetation • Decision to implement • Incorporation in the syllabus • Diffusion of requirements to students • Supplying results to teachers for their evaluations

  30. Changes in School Ecology • Network Center – Originally unwilling to add non-standard modules to school Moodle but will now install MoodleReader • Library – Budget no longer a problem, but space is! • Many students appreciate the chance to do extensive reading (but of course, some hate it). opportunity to inform the Gakucho and deans about the ER program and English curriculum.

  31. Reserve Book Borrowings by 1st Yrs

  32. Future Enhancements • Help finding interesting books Based on: • Similarity in genre & level • Student evaluations • Amazon-style “If you liked this book, then try…” • Student reviews • Teachers can force language use (English) or allow students to use native language • Students can evaluate the reviews of other students • Teachers can use evaluations for student evaluations • Teachers can disallow reviews of other students’ reviews from same school or class

  33. Further Information Further information: http://moodlereader.org Username: readerlook Password: takealook Tom’s Contact Info: tom@moodlereader.org tom@tomrobb.com

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