The slides from the

1. Go to View > Header & Footer to edit May 17, 2013 | slide 1RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning
BYOD in the classroom
Steve Saffhill, Lyn Lall
steve.saffhill@rsc-em.ac.uk, lynette.lall@rsc-em.ac.uk
www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/eastmidlands

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Summary
 Why mobile devices?
 Apps in the classroom
 Apps for assessment

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Familiarity with
own device
Personalised
learning
Differentiation
Just in time
learning
Independent
learning
Embed digital
literacy
Access to
resources
Assessment
Collaboration
Active learning

4. The government’s vision of the future
of British industry
 Government objectives
– Creative
– Social mobility
– “Wants industry to work together and with learning
organisations to improve productivity and efficiency”
– “Many of our students’ future jobs will involve some level
of crowdsourcing or collaboration”
May 17, 2013 | slide 4

5. Learners have great skills and
abilities
May 17, 2013 | slide 5
 Online creativity
– Not so much paint and lego
– More make and share online
 Changing social skills
– Online communication
– Online group activities
 Why not use them to
enable learning?

6. Issues
 robust wi-fi infrastructure
 equality and inclusion
 e-safety
 classroom management
 teacher confidence with
technology
May 17, 2013 | slide 6
Jisc Legal BYOD toolkit

7. Where do mobile devices fit in with
learning?
•Demonstrate new
knowledge and skills
•Take risks
•Complete
assessment
•Reflect on
performance
•Ensure learning
resources are
available to them
•Resources are
stimulative
•Learners understand
what is expected of them
•Motivate
•Find out prior knowledge
Engage Activate
ShareEmbed
May 17, 2013 | slide 7

8. Engage: resources for finding out
what learners know
May 17, 2013 | slide 8
Comments
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Phone
Smart-
phone Android iOS
Polleverywhere MCQ and text responses    
Padlet Virtual corkboard   
iBrainstorm Virtual corkboard 
InfuseLearning Student response suite   
Socrative Student response suite   
Mentimeter Student response suite   

9. Activate: delivering new information
and skills
May 17, 2013 | slide 9
Comments
Smart-
phone Android iOS
Educreations Interactive whiteboard for tablet View View Create
Nearpod
Interactive multimedia
presentations
View
Bambuser Live video streaming Create Create Create
Qrafter QR Code reader and generator
Alternatives are
available
Create
and
view
Prezi
Collaborative presentation tool
(no collaboration on mobile)
View View Create

10. Share: working together
May 17, 2013 | slide 10
Comments
Smart-
phone Android iOS
Dropbox Cloud storage for files   
Mural.ly Collaborative presentation tool   
Google Drive
Share and work on documents
and other files
  
Titanpad
Synchronous notepad for
multiple users
  

11. Embed: reflecting
May 17, 2013 | slide 11
Comments
Smart-
phone Android iOS
VoiceThread
Create and share conversation
on documents and images

Comic Life
Create a comic strip out of your
photos

Storyboard Studio
Create a picture board using your
own drawing skills

Soundcloud
Record your own audio and
share with others
  
Penzu
Online diary that syncs with
multiple devices
  

12. Classroom management
May 17, 2013 | slide 12

16. Keeping your powerpoint
slides fresh
 Using twitter to get the most up to date news

17. Criterion based assessment
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• Support learners
• Understanding
• Expectations
• Learning resources
• Help gather evidence
• Observe and record
activities
• Validate and record
results
• Provide feedback and
development

18. Types of evidence
 Witness testimony
 Questions and answers
 Observation
 Professional discussion
 Personal statement
 Accreditation of prior learning
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19. Technology for learners
(share and demonstrate)
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Using video with
learning difficulties
Using video to
streamline assessment

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Annotating evidence

21. Annotating evidence
May 17, 2013 | slide 21

22. Don’t think one app will do it all.
Create workflows
Distribute
link to
learners
Document
is stored
Learners
develop
information
Document
converted
to .pdf and
emailed to
tutor
Tutor
uploads to
Doc AS
and
provides
feedback.
May 17, 2013 | slide 22

23. Organising Apps
http://langwitches.org/blog

24. http://maps.playingwithmedia.com/

25. Multiple intelligences
http://ipadders.eu

26. Choosing apps
• relevance
• customisation
• feedback
• thinking skills
• engagement
• sharing
• Rubrics for evaluating apps
• http://www.avatargeneration.com/2012/09/rubri
cs-for-evaluating-educational-apps/
suggest
app
evaluate
app
alternatives
Make
choice

27. Apple T&C
Volume purchasing for iOS apps
https://developer.apple.com/programs/volume/

28. Resources
 steve.saffhill@rsc-em.ac.uk