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Enhancing Language Learning Through BYOD: Strategies and Insights from Roosevelt University

This presentation explores the integration of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in language classrooms, highlighting the challenges and successes experienced by educators Jane Curtis and Susanne McLaughlin at Roosevelt University in Chicago. The session covers the rationale for BYOD implementation, addresses concerns about distraction and reliance on devices, and emphasizes the benefits of student engagement and collaboration. Practical examples of successful BYOD activities, such as video projects and grammar experiments, showcase how technology can enhance learning experiences.

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Enhancing Language Learning Through BYOD: Strategies and Insights from Roosevelt University

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  1. Accessing Learning: BYOD in Language Class

  2. Introduction byod4esl.wordpress.com

  3. Accessing Learning: BYOD in Language Class Jane Curtis Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL jcurtis@roosevelt.edu Susanne McLaughlin Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL smclaugh@roosevelt.edu

  4. Agenda Background Rationale Definition Challenges Successes Final Thoughts Questions

  5. Background • From a Ban on Digital Devices • Distraction • Disruption • Academic Integrity • Reliance on the Device, Not English • To . . .

  6. Information Sharing ?

  7. Information Sharing

  8. Information Sharing

  9. Information Sharing

  10. Information Sharing Student Student Teacher Student Student

  11. Rationale • A New Type of Learner (Rainie, 2011) • More self-reliant • Better able to capture new information • Better able to incorporate feedback • More likely to collaborate

  12. Rationale • Digital Learners’ Behavior (Rainie, 2011) • Engagement in the classroom • Collaboration with classmates • Effective communication with instructor • Problem-solving with new skills

  13. Definition • Narrow (Hockly, 2012) • Institutional policy • Reliance on students’ own technology • Support and infrastructure • Broad (McLaughlin & Curtis, 2014) • Use of students’ and teacher’s own technology • Enhance learning and instruction • Ad hoc activities > course design

  14. Challenges • Multiple Devices • Access • Bandwidth • Missing Devices and/or Accessories • Time • Technology Issues • Lesson Planning • Class Time

  15. Challenges • Classroom Management • Devices • Routine • School Administration • Money • Techs vs. Classroom Teachers • The “Workflow” Issue

  16. Successes • Ad Hoc Activity • One-Day Planned Activity • Recurring Activity • A Planned Unit • A Course “Experiment”

  17. Successes Intermediate PSA Video Project • Students watch sample PSAs • Students find and email a PSA • Students watch group PSAs and select a favorite • Students watch PSAs from previous term • Students brainstorm ideas for their own PSA • Students plan and prepare their PSA • Students submit their PSA

  18. Successes Advanced Grammar iPad “Experiment” • Students agree to go as paperless as possible • Paper handouts converted to write-on PDFs • Polling for comprehension checks and full-group discussion • Blackboard “tests”for comprehension checks, plus small group and individual discussion

  19. Final Thoughts • Be flexible — there will be glitches • It takes time — you’ll be surprised • Make it a routine — in class and in prep • Make your tech support listen — don’t take no for an answer • Let students lead occasionally — it’s part of the engagement • Just remember — It’s totally worth it

  20. Questions

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