Matt O'Leary

Saturday 7-miler with the world's favourite spaniel

Always a pleasure to collaborate with my wonderful colleagues in Cataluña 🙏

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]

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

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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

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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.

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...

🔔 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...

Another gorgeous day for Leo's Saturday six miler

Enjoyed reading this @andywestwood.bsky.social Interested to hear more about the 'dial shifting interventions' that you have in mind too.

Graphic reads "Think Further blog series. Can regional collaboration between FE, HE and mayoral authorities help drive economic growth? Andrew Westwood."

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:
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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.

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🔔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…

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/...

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...

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....

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....