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#BYOD4L Topic 5: Creating | @BYOD4L
Dear friends,
So far we have all been on a high from the beginning of this week. We have plenty of evidence that learning in the open can be exciting, stimulating and engaging. Learning with others is possible if we make it personal and find bridges to connect with others in meaningful ways, when we show interest and also reach out and help others. Last night’s tweetchat was another fast roller-coaster and helped us all to discuss and debate collaboration – you can see the Storify here
If you just discovered BYOD4L or Bring Your Own Device For Learning this is a short introduction. BYOD4L is an open bite-size facilitated learning event offered over 5 days. Today is our last day but you still plenty of time to join in! Each day we will focus on a different topic. You can also choose to move between the topics at a time convenient to you. For each topic you should go to the topic page.
Today’s topic is CREATING – Here you will find two scenarios to reflect upon and three plus one suggested activities to engage with. You will find the plus one or bonus activity under 4 😉
Feel free to add further scenarios and suggest other activities too.
What is the added bonus when making stuff together? Something to think about in the context of this topic.
image source: cc Chrissi Nerantzi at http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5529/9621516887_1d6c1328db_z.jpg
Notes:
Go to the Tools page to learn about the tools we recommend you engage with to reflect upon the activities you complete. Add your suggestions in the comments section.
Do include the course hashtag #BYOD4L in all Tweets, Blog posts and Instagram photos you create.
Please join our TweetChat between 8-9pm GMT by searching for #BYOD4Lchat on Twitter. There will be a pre-tweetchat activity (also included below). Reminders will be posted during the day, so please check out Twitter about an hour before the very last Tweetchat.
We look forward to learning together.
The BYOD4L team
BYOD4Learning by Chrissi Nerantzi & Sue Beckingham is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
#BYOD4L Topic 3: Curating | @BYOD4L
Dear friends,
Already Day 3? We really enjoy learning with you all and have started making some interesting discoveries together. Many of you are becoming more confident in experimenting, communicating and sharing openly half-baked ideas and thoughts as well as sharing your proven practice.
The tweetchats are a continuing to be a great source of inspiration and support. You can catch up on last night’s chat via this storify (thanks Neil). They also seem to becoming increasingly interesting to all manner of pets:-) We may have to start using a #byop (bring your own pet) hashtag! There are also conversations happening in the other social spaces as well and in the portfolios too, so please keep sharing.
Tonight’s tweet chat is going to be a collaboration with the #thechat community. We hope many of you will be able to join us between 8 and 9pm (BST) tonight.
If you just arrived here for the very first time, please note that this is the Bring Your Own Device For Learning event! An open bite-size learning adventure offered with the help of our lovely volunteer facilitators. It is now Day 3 out of 5 in total. Each day we will focus on a different topic. You can also choose to move between the topics at a time convenient to you. For each topic, please go to the topic page and pick ‘n’ mix activities you think would be of value to you.
Today’s topic is CURATING – Here you will find two scenarios to reflect upon and three suggested activities to complete. Feel free to add further scenarios and suggest other activities too.
So much out there? How can we focus? What do we collect and why? Some things to think about in the context of this topic image source cc Chrissi Nerantzi http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6202/6059913514_01bc247d03_z.jpg
Notes:
Go to the Tools page to learn about the tools we recommend you engage with to reflect upon the activities you complete. Add your suggestions in the comments section.
Do include the course hashtag #BYOD4L in all Tweets, Blog posts and Instagram photos you create.
Join our TweetChat between 8-9pm GMT by searching for #BYOD4Lchat on Twitter.
We look forward learning together.
The BYOD4L team @byod4l
BYOD4Learning by Chrissi Nerantzi & Sue Beckingham is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
#BYOD4L Topic 2: Communicating | @BYOD4L
Dear friends,
Wow! Day 1 is now (almost) over and we are getting ready for Day 2. It is so so lovely to see so many of you engaging already, sharing experiences via Twitter and Google+. Many of you have set-up a brand new portfolio and have started reflecting on the experience. This is so wonderful and we really hope that this journey will lead to new and exciting discoveries.
Our first Tweetchat on Monday (Storify here, thank you Sheila for putting this together!) with Neil and Alex, but also all of you who participated, was a huge success and brought many different voices together. It enabled us to make some new connections and strengthen some of the existing ones. For many it was the first time on Twitter or participating in a Tweetchat. Loads of sharing happened and we felt part of the extended BYOD4L family. We hope this reflects your experience too and you will be back for more. It might be useful to ‘warn’ your followers that you are participating in a tweetchat if you intend to come back for more.
If you just discovered BYOD4L and are wondering what this is all about, here is a quick reminder. BYOD4L or Bring Your Own Device For Learning is an open bite-size learning event offered over five days to help us use the smart devices we have for learning, teaching and/or personal/professional development. Tuesday is our second day. Each day we will focus on a different topic. You can also choose to move between the topics at a time convenient to you. For each topic you should go to the topic page.
Today’s topic is COMMUNICATING – Here you will find two scenarios to reflect upon and three suggested activities to complete. Feel free to add further scenarios and suggest other activities too.
The power of communication, something to think about in the context of this topic image source: cc Chrissi Nerantzi, http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/8004040989_436308f0d4_z.jpg
Notes:
Go to the Tools page to learn about the tools we recommend you engage with to reflect upon the activities you complete. Add your suggestions in the comments section.
Do include the course hashtag #BYOD4L in all Tweets, Blog posts and Instagram photos you create.
Remember that your reflections will become richer when you share them and engage in a conversation around them. Comment on what others say and invite others to comment on your reflections too.
Join our TweetChat between 8-9pm GMT by searching for #BYOD4Lchat on Twitter. This is a great opportunity to connect synchronously with colleagues from around the world.
We look forward to learning together.
The BYOD4L team @byod4l
BYOD4Learning by Chrissi Nerantzi & Sue Beckingham is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Warm welcome to #BYOD4L and Topic 1: Connecting
Dear friends,
A warm welcome to Bring Your Own Device For Learning! We are very excited to offer BYOD4L for the fourth time.
This open bite-size 5-day learning event is offered over the next five days 11-15 January 2016. Each day we will focus on a different topic. You can also choose to move between the topics at a time convenient to you and pick ‘n’ mix depending on what you would like to learn. To access each topic go to the specific page and put your own learning menu together.
Today’s (Monday, the 11th of January 2016) topic is CONNECTING – Here you will find two scenarios to reflect upon and three suggested activities to complete. Feel free to add further scenarios you would like to explore and share these with the BYOD4L community.
The need to connect. Is there such a thing? Something to think about.
Image source: cc Chrissi Nerantzi http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7988133137_4a9e07e835_z.jpg
But before you dive into BYOD4L, let’s get to know each other first 😉
Start by introducing yourself on Twitter or in our Google + community. There is also the opportunity to join a facilitated group if you would like that. These can be accessed via the Google + community but links have also been added on this blog site (See useful links section on the left hand side).
No need to be everywhere. Pick a space and see what works for you. Connect with others. Learning together is more fun and more rewarding. If you need help, start here. Remember we facilitators are here to support you. Use the hashtag #byod4lHELP if needed and help others too if you are able to.
There are many opportunities to connect with individuals from different institutions and to build your network.
Notes:
Go to the Tools page to learn about the tools we recommend you engage with to reflect upon the activities you complete. Add your suggestions in the comments section. You may want to consider blogging your reflections each day. You can work towards badges and claim them if you provide evidence in support of your claim.
Do include the course hashtag #BYOD4L in all Tweets, Blog posts and Instagram photos you create and consider following @BYOD4L on Twitter.
Join our daily TweetChat between 8-9pm GMT by searching for #BYOD4Lchat on Twitter for an hour of fun, sharing and learning, described as “fantastically chaotic”.
To receive updates during the week, follow BYOD4L here on WordPress. Daily messages will be released.
A massive thank you to all our collaborators and mentors for their commitment to this project and their valuable input and support!!!
We really look forward to learning with you. Are you ready for the ride?
The BYOD4L team
BYOD4Learning by Chrissi Nerantzi & Sue Beckingham is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Final note
If you are interested in organising a future iteration of BYOD4L with perhaps colleagues from other institutions, please send Chrissi a short message at c.nerantzi @ mmu.ac.uk to discuss this possibility.
#BYOD4L will be back in January 2016!
Dear friends,
Since the last iteration in January 2015, we have been contacted by many asking if #BYOD4L will be back.
We are now in a position to say “yes”. The 4th iteration of BYOD4L will be offered in January, 11th to 15th, 2016.
We plan to make some changes to the course based on our evaluation from the last three iterations and invite you to get in touch with us if you have any suggestions too.
getting ready for new journeys, image source: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/69/186873501_a14f1fcd8c_z.jpg
We are looking for institutions and partners who would like to offer #BYOD4L as a professional and personal development opportunity for their staff who teach or support learning but also students and therefore join the organising team and co-facilitate #BYOD4L in January 2016. Please get in touch if this is something you would like to discuss with us.
If you have participated in a past iteration of #BYOD4L and would like to support others this time around, please let us know also.
Thank you for embracing this open learnng and development opportunity and your interest and support. We really look forward to learning together in January 2016.
Chrissi and Sue
email: byod4l @ gmail.com (without the spaces)
The BYOD4L team at the moment
ps. Before January 2016, the #BYOD4L team, will be offering a new 5-day learning event called FOS (flexible, open and social learning) in July 2015. You will find out more about it shortly via social media. If you like, join the FOS community, go to https://plus.google.com/communities/105168012355632331504
BYOD4Learning by Chrissi Nerantzi (MMU) & Sue Beckingham (SHU) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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