CETL CoP BYOD
2013-2014 CETL COMMUNITIES of PRACTICE
BYOD (Bring your own devices)
Description, Schedule and Application Form
Facilitator(s): Dr. Plamen Miltenoff, Professor, Info-Media Services.
Definition: A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a common concern,
a set of problems, or have some interest in a topic and who come together with a facilitator to
fulfill both individual and group goals (Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, & William
Snyder, 2002). At SCSU, Communities of Practice are groups of faculty and staff who commit
to regularly scheduled seminars on a focus area in teaching and learning followed by actions
such as planning and trying out the techniques that are learned.
Purpose: Mobile technology reshapes the way faculty and students learn, teach, interact, and
live. This CoP will explore how we as faculty can utilize mobile devices brought to the
classroom, such as smart phones, tablets (e.g. iPADs), laptops, Classroom Response Systems
(beyond Clickers), etc. Faculty from different disciplines will explore the variety of mobile
devices their students bring to the classroom, brainstorm and find in the existing literature ways
to harness these devices to increase student learning, and create learning experiences within their
curriculum that utilizes the strategy recently coined “BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)”. We will
reflect as a team on the impact their activity had on our teaching and learning.
The purpose of this FLC will be to:
 Explore what mobile devices students bring to the classroom.
 Explore and learn how we as faculty can utilize these devices to increase the learning.
 Design and try out learning experiences that utilize BYOD.
 Reflect on the impact this activity had on our teaching and learning.
 Share what we learned at CETL’s Annual Teaching and Learning Fair during Fall
Convocation in a poster presentation.
Commitments of members:
 Members will commit to meeting with the group regularly according to a mutually
convenient schedule.
 Members will commit to taking their knowledge of BYOD back to their Departments
and/or Colleges, and sharing their knowledge and reflections.
 Members will present their learning at the Fourth Teaching and Learning Fair during Fall
Convocation 2014.
Rewards:
 A new energized sense of community with your peer group around work, learning and
food!
 A chance to remodel your teaching!
 Recognition of your work as part of faculty evaluation, tenure, and promotion processes
and staff professional development processes. For faculty, participation in a CoP counts
in the “Professional Development/Continued Study” Area 3 of the IFO/MnSCU Contract.
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If you make changes to your teaching based upon these discussions, it may count in
Teaching (Area 1) of the Contract.
Note: Application form and signature page follows.
Review of Applications begins on Friday, May 3, 2013. Applicants will be contacted soon
thereafter to coordinate calendars and create a schedule for 2013-2014.
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2013-2014 CETL COMMUNITIES of PRACTICE
BYOD
APPLICATION FORM
Instructions: Applications may be filled out electronically and printed to obtain
signatures. Applications should be delivered to the Center for Excellence in Teaching and
Learning Office in Miller Center 310. Review of Applications begins on Friday, May 3, 2013.
Name:
Department:
College/School:
Campus Address:
Email Address:
Position:
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Faculty (Check one):
_____ Probationary
_____ Tenured, not fully promoted
_____ Tenured and fully promoted
_____ Permanent, non-tenured
_____ Fixed Term in 2013-2014
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Instructional Staff (Please fill in your title):
Title:
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Explain why you would like to participate in the CoP Initiative by addressing all of the following
questions. (Approximate word limit: 250 words per question.)
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Explain your interest in this Community of Practice? How does that tie into your
professional development plan?
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What do you think you can contribute to the group?
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Of the courses you teach, which ones would you be most interested in applying
the knowledge and strategies from the CoP?
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2013-2014 CETL COMMUNITIES of PRACTICE
BYOD
SIGNATURE PAGE
Applicant Signature
If I am selected as a participant in the Community of Practice on BYOD I agree to participate
fully in the activities and fulfill all the commitments.
Applicant’s Signature
Date
__________________________________________
Name
Department Chair/Director Signature
I endorse the above applicant’s participation in the Community of Practice on BYOD.
Signature of Applicant’s Department Chair/Director
Date
__________________________________________
Name
Dean/Supervisor Signature
I endorse the above applicant’s participation in the Community of Practice on BYOD.
Signature of Applicant’s Dean/Supervisor
_______________________________________________
Name
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