The Training School Initiative: Hockerill School and the University of Nottingham

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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
Teaching Learning Observatories
Do Coyle, University Nottingham
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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
Teaching Learning Observatories

• What is a TLO?
• VC data sharing tool
• Supports interactivity in shared learning space
• Based on concept of borderless classrooms
• Learning Communities
• Technology-enhanced learning
• Opens up new opportunities for collaboration

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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
Teaching Learning Observatories

• What is a TLO?
• Developed with Promethean
• Pan, zoom, tilt cameras
• Large screen projection
• Integrates an interactive whiteboard
• Shared/negotiated camera control
• DVD recording facility
• 1st generation PC based 6 ISDN 1999-2003
• 2nd generation Tablet, multipoint ISDN/IP 2003-6
  
• 3rd generation high definition, integrated
  solutions eg digital flipcharts (Questmark) 2006-

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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
Teaching Learning Observatories

• Who? Where?
• Distributed sites local, regional, national,
  global levels such as
• HEIs and partnership schools
• School to school, schools with schools
• Holocaust Centres and schools (global level)
• Medical School and Health Practices
• School of Engineering and industrial plants

TLO SCHOOLS NETWORK LINKS UNIVERSITIES SCHOOLS
GLOBALLY
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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
TLO Schools Network universities, schools,
agencies

• Teacher Education (ITE CPD)
• Interactive lesson observations in large groups
• Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE)
• Remote trainee support during TP
• Remote trainee observation during TP
• Micro teaching
• Enhancing curriculum delivery
• Trainees teaching at a distance
• LOCIT (lesson observation critical incident
  technique)
• Student/pupil involvement in teacher training

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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
TLO Schools Network universities, schools,
agencies

• Borderless classrooms
• Learners become teacher trainers
• Researchers becomes teacher
• Teachers become researchers
• Teachers become self/peer CPD trainers
• Learners become researchers
• Trainees become teachers
• Technicians become teachers
• Skill sharing and cooperative development
• TLO cultures
• TLO global community

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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
TLO Schools Network universities, schools,
agencies

• Technology-enhanced learning
• Sharing whiteboard applications
• Providing an interactive forum for student
• presentations, debates, discussions
• Exploring new spaces- Romania, Rwanda
• Global citizenship agenda
• Collaborative work spaces soaps, digimags
• Inclusive class-based research
• Thematic collaboration
• water (2004) castles (2005) healthy living
  (2006)

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Visual LearningLab Centre for Excellence in
Teaching Learning
TLO Schools Network universities, schools,
agencies

• Issues
• Costs
• Ethics
• Technologies
• Fitness for purpose
• Community building