A research article by Matt O'Leary and Val Brooks which focuses on lesson observation as an illustrative example of attempts to measure the quality of teaching and learning. It draws on data from a national study and examines the application of observation and its impact on further education teachers’ practice.
This review by CEM, Durham University and The Sutton Trust set out to address three apparently simple questions:
What makes ’great teaching’?
What kinds of frameworks or tools could help us to capture it?
How could this promote better learning?
The aim of the project was to explore if/how traditional theories of learning and teaching inform practice in business education courses in a further education (FE) college in England.
A poster by Northern College following on from the FAB1 'Unfolding the Arms' project investigating teacher resistance to using technology in their practice - this project sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the model of digital resistance established during FAB1
This report describes the proceeding and findings of a sponsored seminar designed to enquire into effective ways of supporting a highly qualified further education workforce in the future, through better use and understanding of current workforce data, and identification of additional data which may be required.
A case study of a project exploring the impact of modelling as a vehicle for CPD for developing colleagues' skills in using the range of tools in a VLE, and in leading Flipped Learning
A case study researching the development and maintenance of a "Community of Praxis" where teachers, learners, graduates and others share their experiences of teaching for a social purpose
A website by the City Literary Institute (City Lit). A case study exploring the development of a training module to provide vocational professionals with a supported online programme to embed adult learning fundamentals into practice.
A Prezi by Shrewsbury College. This is a prezi by Shrewsbury College. Students and staff participated in online Learning Communities to explore their effectiveness as a professional development strategy for improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment.
A presentation by Grantham College. This downloadable and interactive PPT show from Grantham College - which includes videos and commentary - focuses on identifying what support teachers of HE courses in an FE context need in order to ensure that provision is the best it can be.
