Designing Learning Landscapes: Mobile, Open, Inclusive. Learning & Teaching Conference, Goldsmiths, University of London, 30 May 2014

1. Chrissi Nerantzi
Academic Developer
Manchester Metropolitan University
@chrissinerantzi
Sue Beckingham
Academic Developer
Sheffield Hallam University
@suebecks
BYOD4L: no doors, no locks
Designing Learning Landscapes: Mobile, Open, Inclusive.
Learning & Teaching Conference, Goldsmiths, University of London, 30 May 2014

2. Bring Your Own Device for Learning

3. global trends
• authentic and contextualised learning
• personalised, self-organised, self-directed
• social learning
• flexible pedagogies
• lifelong and lifewide learning
• connected, collaborative, open
• recognising finally the positive impact of human
interaction for learning
The future of education (2030 vision):
“The overall vision is that personalisation, collaboration and informalisation
(informal learning) will be at the core of learning in the future. “
(Redecker, 2014, 12)

4. What did we want to explore...
Learning together
in the open
Supporting to
create a learning
community

5. BYOD4L is... mobilemobile
flexibleflexible
collaborativecollaborative
authenticauthentic
autonomousautonomous
self-organisedself-organised
self-determinedself-determined
pick ‘n’ mixpick ‘n’ mix
supportedsupported
registration-freeregistration-free
for teachers & studentsfor teachers & students
rewarding achievementrewarding achievement
BYOD4Learning
course
BYOD4Learning
course
MELSIG Smart
Learning event #3
MELSIG Smart
Learning event #3
MELSIG Book
project
MELSIG Book
project

6. 5Cs
Connect Communicate
Curate Collaborate
Create
(Nerantzi & Beckingham, 2014)

7. using authentic stories
student stories teacher stories

11. extending BYOD4L
through F2F
local engagement

13. BYOD4L answer garden
1 February 14 http://answergarden.ch/view/80135

14. BYOD4L blog traffic

15. Who filled out the survey
voluntarily?
74
66
Outside of UK:
• Australia
• Canada
• Hong Kong
• Jordan
• USA
22 students
51 Professionals
(majority: Academics,
Academic Developers,
Learning Technologists)
Warning! Incomplete picture

16. 6. How frequently do you use the following
devices for learning and/or teaching?
Total never rarely sometimes regulary No Response
smartphone 75 10 8 12 45 2
tablet 72 3 7 18 44 5
digital camera 71 12 19 21 19 6
camcorder 67 22 20 20 5 10
audio recorder 72 11 24 23 14 5
We got ‘well kitted’
learners who use a
variety of devices but
show preference
towards smart
devices (smart
phones and tablets)
26%
28%
18%
11%
17%
usage of devices for L & T
Smartphone Tablet Digital camera Camcorder Audio recorder

17. 8. Tick the degree of experience you have in
the following areas.
Total
not experienced
at all
not very experienced experienced
very
experienced
No Response
open learning 75 9 20 34 12 2
open course organiser 75 32 27 12 4 2
using social media for learning 75 4 24 34 13 2
networked learning 75 6 17 38 14 2
mobile learning 74 7 28 29 10 3
We got
experienced open
learners
confident with
social media and
networked learning
who wanted to
learn more about
mobile learning
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Open
learning
Open
course
organiser
Using social
media for
learning
Networked
learning
Mobile
learning
experience
Series1

18. Reasons for joining #BYOD4L
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
sharing experiences, learning with
and from others, networking
research interest
professional development for
application
new ideas
interested in open course design
used
interested in course themes
frequency
frequency

19. Individuals were confident,
comfortable and experienced in such
spaces and joined us for CPD
(according to the initial survey).
Question
How can we attract individuals who are
less confident and experienced?

20. our magical open box
• un-course: facilitator provides the topic which is then co-developed and co-
constructed by learners and facilitators (Siemens, 2002)
• “systems have to be imagined, actions and activities have to be planned to a greater
or lesser degree, choices have to be made about what or what not to do, effects
have to be observed and experienced and actions have to be modified in response
to what happens.” (Jackson, 2013, 4)
• the idea of “digital habitats - that of learning together in communities of practice”
(Wenger et al, 2009, 3)
• Learner Generated Context is “a context created by people interacting together with
a common, self-defined learning goal. (Luckin et al, 2010, 72-73)
• Knowledge is something that emerges from within a community (Cormier, 2008)
• Knowledge as a lived experience (Wenger’s et al, 2009)
• a learning ecology "a process(es) created in a particular context for a particular
purpose that provides opportunities, relationships and resources for learning,
development and achievement" (Jackson 2013:14).
(Nerantzi & Beckingham, 2014)

21. Categorisation of learning ecologies and their educational contexts.
(OER – Open Educational Resources, OEP - Open Educational
Practices). Source: Jackson (2013)

22. Facilitators as co-learners in a collaborative
open course for teachers and students in
Higher Education
• The social glue: creating a community of facilitators
using social media
• Facilitators as co-learners
• Tweetchats, more than just chats
• Global offer and time zones challenges
• Making time a challenge for facilitators
(Nerantzi, Middleton & Beckingham, accepted)
A study of the facilitator experience using qualitative data from survey 100%
January 2014

23. Veletsianos (2014, online) talks about “social media as places where some academics express
and experience care.”
promotiveinteraction
trusting
caring
sharing
supporting
community
positive relationships/social interdependence (Deutsch, 1949)
achieve common goals

24. cross-institutional
#BYOD4L
14 – 18 July
Is your institution
joining us?
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Sheffield Hallam University
• University of Sussex
• University of Ulster (TBC)

25. What next?
• Research on open badges
• Open facilitators’ experiences project (work-in-
progress)
• New open course development #FOS4ALL
• Getting ready for BYOD4L in July!!!
• …

26. Unlock the potential!

27. References
Cormier, D. (2008) Rhizomatic Education: Community as Curriculum, Innovate. Journal of Online Education, V 4 No 5, Jun-Jul 2008,
available at http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ840362
Deutsch, M. (1949) A theory of cooperation and competition, in: Human Relations, 2, pp. 129-152.
Galley, R., Conole, G, Dalziel, J and Ghiglione, E. (2010). Cloudworks as a ‘pedagogical wrapper’ for LAMS sequences: supporting the
sharing of ideas across professional boundaries and facilitating collaborative design, evaluation and critical reflection. LAMS and
Learning Design. A. Alexander, J. Dalziel, J. Krajka and R. Kiely. Nicosia, University of Nicosia Press. 2: pp. 37-50.
Jackson, N. J. (2013) The Concept of Learning Ecologies in N Jackson and G B Cooper (Eds) Lifewide Learning, Education and Personal
Development E-Book. Chapter A5 available at http://www.lifewideebook.co.uk/uploads/1/0/8/4/10842717/chapter_a5.pdf [accessed
9 February 2014]
Luckin, R., Clark, W., Garnett, F., Whitworth, A., Akass, J., Cook, J., Day, P., Ecclesfield, N., Hamilton, T. and Robertson, J. (2010) Learner
Generated Contexts: a framework to support the effective use of technology to support learning, in: Lee, M. J. W. & McLoughlin, C.
(eds) Web 2.0-Based E-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Teaching, IGI Global, pp. 70-84., available at
http://knowledgeillusion.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/bookchapterluckin2009learnergeneratedcontexts.pdf [accessed 25 January
2014]
Nerantzi, C., Middleton, A. & Beckingham, S. (in print) Facilitators as co-learners in a collaborative open course for teachers and students in
Higher Education, in: Learning in cyberphysical worlds, eLearning paper, issue No. 39.
Nerantzi, C & Beckingham, S (2014) BYOD4L – Our Magical Open Box to Enhance Individuals’ Learning Ecologies, in: Jackson, N. & Willis, J.
(eds.) Lifewide Learning and Education in Universities and Colleges E-Book, avaialable athttp://www.learninglives.co.uk/e-book.html.
Siemens, G. (2002) "Elearning Course," elearnspace, August 27, 2002, available at
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/elearningcourse.htm [accessed 8 February 2014].
Veletsianos, G. (2013). Learner Experiences with MOOCs and Open Online Learning. Hybrid Pedagogy. Available at
http://learnerexperiences.hybridpedagogy.com [accessed6 May 2014]
Wenger, E., White, N. & Smith J. D. (2009) Digital Habitats. Stewarding technology for communities, Portland: CPsquare.