Mal Lee examines what is and is not BYOT, why all schools will eventually use a model of BYOT, the plethora of educational, social, organisational and economic opportunities opened by the development and the very considerable implications. http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com

1. BYOT – UNDERSTANDING THE INEVITABLE
MAL LEE, AUTHOR & EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
mallee@mac.com]
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3. INTRODUCTION
Scope of seminar
BYOT inevitability – ultimately used in all schools
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Early simplistic public thinking
Imperative – view as part of total educational package
Part of school evolutionary process
Authentic home-school collaboration
Profound implications
Challenge of achieving 100% normalised usage
Readiness to move
Role of principal 3

4. BYOT – DEFINITION
Bring your own technology (BYOT) is an educational
development and a supplementary school technology
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resourcing model where the home and the school
collaborate in arranging for the young’s 24/7/365 use
of their own digital technology/ies to be extended into
the classroom to assist their teaching and learning and
the organisation of their schooling and where relevant
the complementary education outside the classroom.
Lee and Levins 2012 – http://www.malleehome.com
Lee, M and Levins, M (in press) BYOT – Melbourne,
ACER Press
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5. WHAT IS BYOT?
Core elements
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Pseudo BYOT
Alternative acronyms
Core principles
Question
Is your school looking to move to BYOT?
Is it moving naturally to BYOT?
Has your school begun BYOT preparations?
Have you introduced BYOT? 5

6. CURRENT SITUATION
Naïve
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Limited thinking
Literature
Research
School resourcing
Equity concerns
Cognitive readiness
Questions?
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7. THE NOW
Societal developments
Industry
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Normalisation of the digital
Evolution of schooling
Situation specific solutions
Natural flow on
Concept of natural evolution
Folly of ‘one size fits all’
BYOT ‘tsunami’
Two approaches to BYOT
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8. RATIONALE
Not if but when
Confluence of megatrends
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Natural emergence
Look to the market – not ‘ICT experts’
Keeping up with the Joneses
Questions?
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9. OPPORTUNITIES
Educational
Social
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Economic
Technological
Organisational
Political
Unidentified
Questions?
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10. CONCLUSION
Magnitude of the development
The change is underway globally
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Understanding why
Shaping one’s desired schooling
Understanding the opportunities
The likely implications
School specific implementation strategies
Challenge of 100% normalised use
Questions?
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12. IN CLOSING
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Karen Bonanno
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