Bring Your Own Devices for Learning

Chrissi Nerantzi Academic Developer Manchester Metropolitan University @chrissinerantzi

Sue Beckingham Academic Developer

Sheffield Hallam University @suebecks

5 Days or 5 a Day?

global trends

• authentic and contextualised learning

• self-organised, self-directed

• learning in partnership

• flexible pedagogies

• lifelong and lifewide learning

• connected, collaborative, open

• recognising finally the positive impact of human interaction for learning

What did we want to explore...

Can we create an open learning ecology that enables learners to learn with and from each other in a supportive environment using authentic and inquiry-based pedagogical models?

How can we support open learners effectively to create the foundations of a vibrant learning community?

BYOD4L is...

mobile

flexible

collaborative

authentic

autonomous

self-organised

self-determined

pick ‘n’ mix

supported

registration-free

for teachers & students

learning and development mezes

BYOD4Learning course

MELSIG Smart Learning event #3

MELSIG Book project

simplified inquiry-based learning

FISh model (Nerantzi & Uhlin, 2012)

using authentic stories student stories teacher stories

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BYOD4L on Google Doc +

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BYOD4Learning site

BYOD4L Facebook group

location https://www.facebook.com/groups/1385272118361805/

BYOD4L Google + community

location https://plus.google.com/communities/115166756393440336480?partnerid=gplp0

BYOD4L on Twitter

https://twitter.com/melsiguk

#BYOD4Lchat Join me on Twitter every day

8-9pm UK time. Remember to use the hashtag. ;)

“Fantastically chaotic”

7 Jan 14 publicising started: WordPress numbers

all time site visitors (8 Jan 14)

1 day before we started

distribution: 1 day before we started

Day 1: connecting

Day 1

Day 1 Twitter traffic in the morning

Day 1 am Twitter connections

Day 1 TwitterChat

Where is Linda? Day 1

WordPress traffic end of Day 1

WordPress traffic end of Day 1

Day 2: communicating

Day 2

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source: http://lozeagle.wordpress.com/

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source: http://www.mindmeister.com/370213405/private-communications

learning artefact (Day 2)

source http://youtu.be/Pe0Bx7srKHk

learning artefact (Day 2)

source: http://wordeo.com/w/d3d73779a9b04d739bf1a2ddb0eca248

learning artefact (Day 2)

learning artefact (Day 2)

learning artefact (Day 2)

source: http://www.normanjackson.co.uk/explee.html

Tweets Day 2

WordPress traffic end of Day 2

WordPress traffic end of Day 2

Day 3: curating

Day 3

TwitterChat Day 3

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Learning activity Day 3

Day 3 activity

source: http://lozeagle.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/byod4l-day-3/

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WordPress traffic end of Day 3

WordPress traffic end of Day 3

Day 4: collaborating

Day 4

extending BYOD4L through local engagement

extending BYOD4L through local engagement

source: http://michaelbromby.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/creation-fifth-and-final-topic-for-the-byod4l-mooc/

WordPress traffic end of Day 4

WordPress traffic end of Day 4

Day 5: creating

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visualisation of learning

visualisation of learning

visualisation of learning

visualisation of learning

visualisation of learning

visualisation of learning

collaborative magazine

https://flipboard.com/section/byod4l-bRjN2f

source http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/byod4l-day-5-creating-and-engaging/

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http://storify.com/melsiguk/melsig-byod4lchat-creating

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TwitterChat but did complete the tasks and shared

with us!!!

visualisation of learning

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1 February 14 http://answergarden.ch/view/80135

saying goodbye

WordPress traffic near the end of Day 5

WordPress traffic near the end of Day 5

WordPress stats 1-2-3-4-5

Day Views Visitors Views per Visitor

Day 1 1529 427 3.58

Day 2 832 232 3.59

Day 3 506 182 2.78

Day 4 351 136 2.58

Day 5 372 122 3.05

Google + & FB community members 1-2-3-4-5

Day Google + community

Facebook group

Before 20 23

Day 1 56 42

Day 2 61 43

Day 3 64 45

Day 4 64 47

Day 5 64 48

7 days: total hits, last day 1 Feb 14

What next?

• evaluate this experiment

• explore ways for ongoing engagement via monthly TweetChats for example?

• offer BYOD4 in other ways – (cross-) institutional groups, led by students, blended approaches etc.

• Smart Learning Book project

• Smart Learning event at MMU (14 April 2014)

the journey continues...

check out: http://byod4learning.wordpress.com/

Bring Your Own Devices for Learning

Chrissi Nerantzi Academic Developer Manchester Metropolitan University @chrissinerantzi

Sue Beckingham Academic Developer

Sheffield Hallam University @suebecks

5 Days or 5 a Day?