Matt O'Leary
@profmattoleary.bsky.social
Professor of Education at BCU. I talk, teach & write about education policy & practice in further & higher education, especially teachers' professional learning. My recent books include: https://tinyurl.com/mr3t8yha & https://tinyurl.com/4k898kpp
"Collaborative dialogue between students and staff helped to build trust, challenge traditional hierarchies and create more inclusive learning environments." The final report from this @qaa.ac.uk funded project is available to read www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/...
Student–staff partnership models transform transitions in college-based higher education
Student–staff partnership models transform transitions in college-based higher education
qaa.ac.uk
Final blog capturing some of the key research findings from our @qaa.ac.uk collaborative enhancement project which focused on supporting effective transitions into college-based higher education www.qaa.ac.uk/en/news-even...
Transforming transitions in CBHE
This blog considers approaches to transitions in college-based higher education.
qaa.ac.uk
New publication alert! 🚨 Rethinking learning and teaching cultures in higher education through radical collegiality and student-staff partnerships By Matt O’Leary et al. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HigherEducation #RadicalCollegiality
Saturday 7-miler with the world's favourite spaniel
L’observació entre iguals pot augmentar la percepció sobre la cultura col·laborativa del centre i el sentit d’agència col·lectiva, sense canvis significatius en l’actitud vers la col·laboració —tot i que, dins d’aquesta dimensió, sí que augmenta la preferència pel treball col·laboratiu. [4/21]
#EducationNewsFENews #Featuredvoices
A Powerful Alternative for Teaching Development
With two decades of experience in further education, I have consistently participated in formal observation processes, which have provided valuable insights into pedagogical practices and… A Powerful Alternative for Teaching Development was published on FE News by Walsall College
dlvr.it
#ExclusivetoFENews #EducationNewsFENews
Unseen Observation: Fostering an Environment for Critical Reflection
My exploration of unseen observations started a decade ago. As part of my QTLS research I found a TES article about unseen observations written by… Unseen Observation: Fostering an Environment for Critical Reflection was published on FE News by Walsall College
dlvr.it
TEDH Project Dissemination Event at Hue University of Education, Vietnam. The project partners are Birmingham City University, Hue University of Education, Vinh University, Viettel Company, and the British Council in Vietnam.
🔔 NEW ARTICLE 🔔 'A Systematic Review of Reciprocal Peer Observation in Higher Education', co-authored with Mariona Corcelles Seuba, Maite Ortiz & David Duran from Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona & Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FNMTP...
A systematic review of reciprocal peer observation in higher education
This article presents a systematic literature review focused on the collaborative approach of Reciprocal Peer Observation (RPO) in Higher Education (HE). The aim was to analyse the effectiveness of...
tandfonline.com
Learn about the need for greater collaboration between colleges, universities, and local authorities to tackle skills issues and drive long-term economic development in our new #ThinkFurther blog. Read the full blog here: www.aoc.co.uk/news-campaig...
Would you like to understand more about the Ethnicity Awarding Gap, including practices and approaches for tackling it? 📅 Join our online event 'Making Sense of the Ethnicity Awarding Gap', where we will explore data to gain practical insight on the topic. Register: tinyurl.com/2eujcznv
🔔NEW PROJECT AWARD🔔 Delighted that our @qaaforhe.bsky.social application has been one of the 18 successful projects selected for funding ! Title of our project: “Supporting flexible pathways and effective student transitions in college-based higher education”, qaa.ac.uk/news-events/ne…
qaa.ac.uk
It's days like this that make me thankful to be alive. Absolutely glorious weather!
Discussing the progress of doctoral students over this year with colleagues, TIME is the key enabler & barrier. Naturally, never having enough time is a given for p/t ss, but the way in which that limited time is conceptualised, protected & used is crucial to making progress & managing doctoral work
BLOG #5 from our @qaaforhe.bsky.social Collaborative Enhancement Project. Read the reflections of 3 members of academic staff who share their experiences of participating in a staff-student partnership through an innovative cycle of collaborative observation model: www.qaa.ac.uk/news-events/...
Being Co-Creators in the Learning Experience
This blog shares the reflections of three lecturers who participated in the project, Enhancing learning and teaching quality through collaborative observation, a model that invited staff and students ...
qaa.ac.uk
My article Rethinking teachers' professional learning through unseen observation has now been published in the printed version of the journal Professional Development in Education, Volume 50, 2024 - Issue 6. The full article is free to access and share here 😀: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rethinking teachers’ professional learning through unseen observation
This conceptual paper discusses ‘unseen observation’ as an alternative model of classroom observation to support teachers’ professional learning. The paper starts with a critical synopsis of how ob...
tandfonline.com
Full article: Sorting or supporting teachers? An exploration of the imbalanced role of classroom observation in the development and assessment of Vietnamese secondary schoolteachers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
