The Visual Learning Lab

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• The Visual Learning Lab
• The Teaching and Learning Observatory

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• The VLL Co-directors
• Dr Do Coyle Education, LSRI
• Prof. Roger Murphy Education, LSRI

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• The VLL includes partners from
• Education
• Computer Science
• Geography
• Chemical Environmental Engineering
• Medical School
• Nursing
• Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• Psychology

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• Why the focus on visual learning?
• Visual perception is a vital part of learning,
  however, this is not taken into account
  sufficiently in academic learning
• Visual learning promotes student and tutor
  interaction with visual phenomena
• The VLL aims to exploit and develop the strengths
  of visual learning across academic subject and
  research areas

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• The Teaching and Learning Observatory
• established in School of Education since 1999
• enables live observations of classrooms from TLO
  room/s
• Used in a range of ways ITE, CPD, research

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• The TLO in action

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• The Teaching and Learning Observatory

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• The Teaching and Learning Observatory - some
  examples
• TLO lesson observation
• TLO teaching
• Pupils views
• Students views
• Trainers views

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• The Teaching and Learning Observatory
• Uses for ITE
• Guided TLO lesson observations by students
• Remote teaching
• Remote lesson observations by tutors

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• The Teaching and Learning Observatory
• Uses for CPD
• Staff development conferences (e.g. English,
  Science)
• Individual Teacher Development and Support for MA
  studies

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• The Teaching and Learning Observatory
• Uses for learners
• Developing cooperatively creative stories, e.g.
  soap opera production
• Learner conferences, e.g. topic-based discussions

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• Theorising the TLO Supporting the building of
  the knowledge society
• In the knowledge society, teachers will have to
• Promote deep cognitive learning
• Learn to teach in ways they were not taught
• Commit to professional learning
• Work and learn in collegial teams
• Treat parents/children as partners in learning
• Develop and draw on collective intelligence
• Build a capacity for change risk
• (Andy Hargreaves, 2003)

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• Theorising the TLO Building knowledge for and
  with learners and teachers
• Communal constructivism.
• is an approach to learning in which students
  teachers not only construct their own knowledge
  (ie constructivism) as a result of interacting in
  their environment (social constructivism) but are
  also actively engaged in the process of
  constructing knowledge for their learning
  community (communal).
• (Holmes, 2001)

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• Theorising TLO interactions LOCIT
• (Lesson observation critical incident
  technique)
• Agree focus (teacher-led)
• Lesson Observation cycle via TLO
• Critical Incident Technique applied
  (researcher-led)
• Incident analysis (researcher led)
• Teacher/researcher discussion of CIs (post
  selection - teacher confirmation and exploration)
• Focus renewal cycle recommences

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• Theorising TLO interactions LOCIM
• (Lesson observation, critical incident mediation)
• Agree focus (teacher-led)
• Lesson Observation cycle via TLO
• Critical Incident Technique applied (researcher
  teacher)
• Incident analysis (researcher teacher )
• Teacher/researcher exploration of CIs
• Understanding events-reconceptualising
• Focus renewal and future planning for inclusivity
  - cycle recommences

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• Theorising TLO interactions LOCUS
• (Lesson observation and critical understanding
  spaces)
• Agree focus (teacher/learner/researcher led)
• Lesson Observation cycle via TLO
• Critical Incident Technique applied
  (teacher/researcher)
• Joint comparison and analysis- the learning zone
• Feedback to learners- analysis with learners
  interpretation creating an inclusive learning
  zone
• Focus renewal (teachers learners)
• Future planning rooted in transformative pedagogy

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• Theorising TLO interactions
• In summary, the TLO helps to
• create communities of practice (Holmes, 2001)
• develop theories of practice (van Lier, 1996)
• explore postmethod pedagogies (Kumaradivelu,
  2001)

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• Thank you!
• Contact details for the TLO
• Dr Do Coyle Dr Rolf Wiesemes
• E-mailrolf.wiesemes_at_nottingham.ac.uk
• http//www.nottingham.ac.uk/education/tlo
• Contact details for the Visual Learning Lab
• Dr Do Coyle, Prof. Roger Murphy, Dr Rolf Wiesemes
• E-mailrolf.wiesemes_at_nottingham.ac.uk
• http//www.visuallearninglab.ac.uk