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Creating a Communication Network

Creating a Communication Network. Building communities of learning in partnership with London Children’s Centres. by Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif. Tuesday, 28th June, 2011. 1 of 12. Aims. To facilitate communication between the university and work-based partners

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Creating a Communication Network

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  1. Creating a Communication Network Building communities of learning in partnership with London Children’s Centres by Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 1 of 12

  2. Aims • To facilitate communication between the university and work-based partners • To support the process of establishing new partnerships Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 2 of 12

  3. Theoretical Perspective A community of practice is a set of relations among persons, activity, and the world, over time and in relation with other tangential and overlapping communities of practice. Lave and Wenger, 1991, p.8, cited in Bloxham & Boyd, 2007 Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 3 of 12

  4. Context in EnglandThe Early Years: A priority Core Responsibilities of new Teaching Agency • To ensure teacher training is responsive to the changing educational landscape • To support the Government’s drive for a more highly qualified early years workforce Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 4 of 12

  5. Respectful Approach ‘...the focus is on partnership and collaboration rather than assuming that theoretical knowledge is exclusive to the university sector.’ Baumfield & Butterworth, 2007, p.412 Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 5 of 12

  6. The website: a celebratory space http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks/teaching_partnership/index.html Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 6 of 12

  7. New Learning Spaces ‘...a process of learning both from each other across the institutional boundaries but also together within the context of the project which formsthespace for [the] joint activity.’ Baumfield & Butterworth, 2007, p.412 Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 7 of 12

  8. Sharing and reflecting ‘...the relationship between people will be the determining factor...’ Donert, 2009, p.106 Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 8 of 12

  9. Unexpected outcomes Creates opportunities for developing • Peer to peer support • Friendships • An expansive learning environment • Professional networks • Possibilities within partnerships • Teacher and academic dialogue and exchange • A shared vocabulary • Out-of-institution educational opportunities Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 9 of 12

  10. Looking ahead… Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 10 of 12

  11. References Baumfield, V. & Butterworth, M., (2007), Creating and translating knowledge about teaching and learning in collaborative school-university research partnerships: an analysis of what is exchanged across the partnerships, by whom and how. Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice. 13(4), 411-427. Bloxham, S. & Boyd, P., (2007), Developing Effective Assessment in Higher Education: A Practical Guide. Maidenhead, England: Open University Press. Department for Education, (2011), ‘About the Department’, http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/armslengthbodies/b0077806/the-teaching-agency/what-will-the-teaching-agencys-core-responsibilities-be Donert, K., (2009), Thematic Network Projects in European Higher Education: An Analysis of Agents of Change. Higher Education in Europe. 34(1), 105-111. Shah, A. & Treby, E., (2006), Using a Community Based Project to Link Teaching and Research: the Bourne Stream Partnership. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 30(1), 33-48. Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 11 of 12

  12. Contacts s.cousins@londonmet.ac.uk c.oreilly@londonmet.ac.uk Sarah Cousins, Chris O'Reilly and Ayse Arif Tuesday, 28th June, 2011 12 of 12

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