This document outlines a plan to increase the use of mobile learning technologies at Lamar University. The goal is to have 10 faculty incorporate at least 3 instances of mobile apps or BYOD techniques per course by Fall 2017. Faculty will research mobile trends, experiment with apps in courses, and present experiences. Progress will be tracked via surveys on a website and display. Weekly accountability meetings will review commitments and scoreboard. The 5 stages of change model will be used - getting clear on the goal, launching faculty into action, adoption of mobile technologies, optimizing performance, and making mobile learning a habit.

1. 4DX AND MOBILE
LEARNING
At Lamar University

2. THE 4 DISCIPLINES OF EXECUTION
1. Focus on the wildly important
2. Act on the lead measures
3. Keep a compelling scoreboard
4. Create a cadence of accountability

3. FOCUS ON THE WILDLY IMPORTANT
Wildly Important Goal (WIG): Ten faculty members
incorporate at least 3 instances of mobile learning
technologies and BYOD techniques into their
curriculum and assignments, per course, by Fall 2017.

4. ACT ON THE LEAD MEASURES
Lead measures:
• Faculty research and discuss the
latest trends in mobile learning and
BYOD
• Faculty experiment with the latest
mobile apps or BYOD techniques by
building a course assignment or
activity using them.
• Faculty lead presentations that
share their personal experiences
with mobile apps and BYOD.
Lag measure:
• Increased use of mobile apps and
BYOD techniques in the classroom

5. KEEP A COMPELLING SCOREBOARD
The scoreboard:
• My colleagues and I will use a digital assessment, such as a
Google form, to survey faculty on the use of mobile apps
and BYOD techniques in the classroom. The survey will rate
the number of instances, types of applications, and details
about apps, services, and techniques used.
• The data from the survey will be published on our
community website (Mobile Learning at Lamar) as well as
displayed in the Digital Learning Center lab, that is utilized
as an on-campus training location.

6. CREATE A CADENCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Weekly, 20 minute
meetings (WIG meetings)
will be scheduled where my
colleagues, faculty members
and I will:
• Review faculty's prior
commitments to using mobile
apps and BYOD techniques in
the classroom
• Review the scoreboard -
discuss how we are/are not
meeting lead/lag measures
• Faculty plan new commitments
to using mobile apps and
BYOD techniques in the
classroom

7. 5 STAGES OF CHANGE
1. Getting Clear
2. Launch
3. Adoption
4. Optimization
5. Habits
Key
Actions

8. STAGE 1 – GETTING CLEAR
Getting Clear - It's important
for the leaders and team
members to have a clear
understanding of the goal, the
lead measures and how they
will be tracked and scored.
Initially, my colleagues and I
will meet with faculty (our
team) to:
• Present our WIG, model use of mobile apps
and BYOD techniques
• Identify the lead measures and provide
guidance for faculty on how to perform the
vital behaviors
• Explain the scoreboard, what it measures and
how the faculty will drive the progress
• Make commitments and schedule our first
weekly WIG session

9. STAGE 2 - LAUNCH
Launch - My colleagues
and I will hold a formal
kickoff meeting to launch
the faculty into action on
our WIG
• Remind faculty to focus on their lead
measures and how they can fulfill
their commitments
• Use formal/informal or opinion
leaders to model using mobile apps
and BYOD techniques
• Identify the potentials and resisters,
those that struggle at first or those
that don't want to get on board

10. STAGE 3 - ADOPTION
Adoption - Once we
reach this stage it will
be important for me as
the leader to:
• Ensure faculty are researching mobile apps
and BYOD techniques
• Ensure faculty are actively incorporating
mobile apps and BYOD into assignments and
activities
• Provide extra training and mentoring for the
potentials and resisters
• Make minor adjustments to lead measures if
necessary and address any concerns or issues
• Continue to survey faculty and chart progress
on the scoreboard

11. STAGE 4 - OPTIMIZATION
Optimization - Hopefully at this
stage faculty are excited and
fully engaged with
incorporating mobile apps and
BYOD in the classroom. As the
leader I can optimize their
performance by:
• Continued mentoring,
encouragement and support
• Recognizing and rewarding
those faculty that creatively
incorporate mobile learning
techniques
• Celebrate our successes when
goals are reached

12. STAGE 5 - HABIT
Habit - I believe if we stick to the
4DX process by continually
seeking to move the lead
measures toward reaching our
WIG and commit to the WIG
sessions, it will soon become
habitual and we can continue on
to execute our next WIG. My
colleagues and I would:
• Provide a celebration for the
faculty to honor our
achievements and meeting our
WIG
• Move on to our next WIG using
the same process