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Agenda
• Introduction to TESOL Arabia's
Open Badges
• Introduction to today's theme
BYOD
• What is BYOD?
• Why the interest and excitement?
• What are critics saying?
• The basic questions each of us should be
asking today.
http://www.slideshare.net/taedtech/digital-badges-tesol-arabia-short-introduction-to-badges-oct-2014
invitation to
• get involved
• demonstrate your involvement in PD
• share what it is you are learning,
questioning, discovering .. with your peers
• contribute to a community of practice ..
• demonstrate that you are an EFL
reflective practitioner
• raise the status of EFL teaching for
everyone
• Introduction to TESOL Arabia's
Open Badges
what is BYOD?
• term popularised in business
• allow employees access to privileged
(company) information usually from
their employer on their phones via apps
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• now being applied in education
• allow students to come to class and use
their mobile devices for realising learning
/ instruction
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
• affordable
• versatile (portable)
• powerful
what is BYOD?
• "device neutral" assignments /
activities in the classroom
• connecting
• learning environment
• Moodle
• Edmodo
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• content
• digital storage (Dropbox)
• podcasts
• videos
• interact with content
• Google apps
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• collaborate with peers
• Google doc
• etherpad
• Tumblr
• survey, quiz, polls
• Socrative
• Kahoot
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• why the interest / excitement?
(assumptions)
• etherpad
• Tumblr
• survey, quiz, polls
• Secretive
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• why the interest / excitement?
(assumptions)
• capitalises on ubiquitous nature of
mobile tech that most students now
have easy access to
• supposes that students will be more
thoroughly engage with course content
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• but what should we be aware of?
(attention?)
• “It's not about the device .. it's about
what can be done because of the
device"
• "It helps created a community that is
always connected"
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• but what should we be aware of?
(attention?)
• "It's inevitable.. embrace it. The sooner
we embrace it.. the sooner we prepare
students for a technologically-driven
economy and society"
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
what is BYOD?
• but what are critics saying?
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
security
• are you collecting data on your "employer /
student" on location, frequency, variety of
access to information?
productivity? pedagogy? where?
• how is this affecting the bottom line? how
do we know it works? evidence?
what is BYOD?
• but what are critics saying?
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
downloading operational expenses to the
employee / student - fair?
• are you expecting your "employer / student"
to have such a device?
• are you (inadvertently) shifting the costs
associated with learning how to use /
maintain the devices to the employee /
student?
what is BYOD?
• more on the topic awaits you?
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
schedule
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”
• Introduction to today’s theme
• BYOD - “bring your own device”

Taedtech keynote presentation - 24 jan 2015.key

  • 1.
    Get out yourdevice Get connected network name - ?????? password - ?????? Let us get to know you Complete the following survey via Socrative visit m.Socrative.com type in room# 27722 Twitter #taedtech
  • 2.
    Agenda • Introduction toTESOL Arabia's Open Badges • Introduction to today's theme BYOD • What is BYOD? • Why the interest and excitement? • What are critics saying? • The basic questions each of us should be asking today.
  • 3.
  • 4.
    invitation to • getinvolved • demonstrate your involvement in PD • share what it is you are learning, questioning, discovering .. with your peers • contribute to a community of practice .. • demonstrate that you are an EFL reflective practitioner • raise the status of EFL teaching for everyone • Introduction to TESOL Arabia's Open Badges
  • 5.
    what is BYOD? •term popularised in business • allow employees access to privileged (company) information usually from their employer on their phones via apps • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 6.
    what is BYOD? •now being applied in education • allow students to come to class and use their mobile devices for realising learning / instruction • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device” • affordable • versatile (portable) • powerful
  • 7.
    what is BYOD? •"device neutral" assignments / activities in the classroom • connecting • learning environment • Moodle • Edmodo • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 8.
    what is BYOD? •content • digital storage (Dropbox) • podcasts • videos • interact with content • Google apps • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 9.
    what is BYOD? •collaborate with peers • Google doc • etherpad • Tumblr • survey, quiz, polls • Socrative • Kahoot • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 10.
    what is BYOD? •why the interest / excitement? (assumptions) • etherpad • Tumblr • survey, quiz, polls • Secretive • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 11.
    what is BYOD? •why the interest / excitement? (assumptions) • capitalises on ubiquitous nature of mobile tech that most students now have easy access to • supposes that students will be more thoroughly engage with course content • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 12.
    what is BYOD? •but what should we be aware of? (attention?) • “It's not about the device .. it's about what can be done because of the device" • "It helps created a community that is always connected" • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 13.
    what is BYOD? •but what should we be aware of? (attention?) • "It's inevitable.. embrace it. The sooner we embrace it.. the sooner we prepare students for a technologically-driven economy and society" • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 14.
    what is BYOD? •but what are critics saying? • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device” security • are you collecting data on your "employer / student" on location, frequency, variety of access to information? productivity? pedagogy? where? • how is this affecting the bottom line? how do we know it works? evidence?
  • 15.
    what is BYOD? •but what are critics saying? • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device” downloading operational expenses to the employee / student - fair? • are you expecting your "employer / student" to have such a device? • are you (inadvertently) shifting the costs associated with learning how to use / maintain the devices to the employee / student?
  • 16.
    what is BYOD? •more on the topic awaits you? • Introduction to today’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device” schedule
  • 17.
    • Introduction totoday’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 18.
    • Introduction totoday’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 19.
    • Introduction totoday’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
  • 20.
    • Introduction totoday’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
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    • Introduction totoday’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”
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    • Introduction totoday’s theme • BYOD - “bring your own device”