In this short talk I will share the outcomes of an exciting free open short course myself Sue Beckingham and Chrissi Nerantzi developed called BYOD4Learning. Volunteer facilitators joined us and together with participants who were both educators and students, we learnt and reflected upon how using our own portable devices we could connect, communicate, curate, collaborate and create to enhance the learning experience. This unique online course has a Creative Commons licence to enable other educators to reuse and extend the learning opportunities it affords. We'd love to hear from anyone who would like to do this.

1. Bring your own Devices
for Learning!
Sue Beckingham | @suebecks
May MiniCon #RSCON5

2. How can we use
our own devices
for learning?
Media Enhanced
Learning Special
Interest Group
http://melsig.shu.ac.uk/
@chrissinerantzi @andrewmid

3. 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?
Nerantzi and Beckingham 2013

4. How can we support
open learners
effectively to create
the foundations of a
vibrant learning
community?
Nerantzi and Beckingham 2013

5. http://byod4learning.wordpress.com/

6. BYOD4Learning is a truly open course,
or an ‘open magical box’ for those who
don’t like the term ‘course’ very much,
for students and teachers who would like
to develop their understanding,
knowledge and skills linked to using
smart devices for learning and teaching
and use these more effectively,
inclusively and creatively.
Nothing is locked away or private and
you won’t even need to register.
An Open Course

7. BYOD4L is... mobile
flexible
collaborative
authentic
autonomous
self-organised
self-determined
pick ‘n’ mix
supported
registration-free
for teachers & students
rewarding achievement
BYOD4Learning
course
MELSIG Smart
Learning event #3
MELSIG Book
project

8. Five themes provided a focus for our
learning activities and conversations
#BYOD4L
5 Cs

9. using authentic stories
FISh: focus, investigate, share
student stories teacher stories

13. BYOD4L answer garden
http://answergarden.ch/

15. A map of the Twitter traffic

16. BYOD4L blog traffic

17. What did I
learn from
the BYOD4L
experience?
We are ALL
Learners

18. Lifewide and Lifelong Learners
Towards a Lifewide Curriculum
'An experience that incorporates formal education as one component of a
much richer set of experiences that embrace all the forms of learning and
achievement that are necessary to sustain a meaningful life.'
(Professor Norman Jackson 2013)
http://www.normanjackson.co.uk/1/post/2014/02/towards-a-lifewide-curriculum.html

19. In this short talk I will share the outcomes of an exciting free open short course
myself Sue Beckingham and Chrissi Nerantzi developed called BYOD4Learning.
Volunteer facilitators joined us and together with participants who were both
educators and students, we learnt and reflected upon how using our own portable
devices we could connect, communicate, curate, collaborate and create to
enhance the learning experience.
Presentation for May MiniCon #RSCON5
http://www.futureofeducation.com/page/minicon-may
Bring Your own Devices
for Learning #BYOD4L
Image credits are in the notes section of each slide
This unique online course has a Creative Commons
licence to enable other educators to reuse and
extend the learning opportunities it affords.
@chrissinerantzi @suebecks