Students learning from students - from theory to practice
Friday April 3, 2009, Heverlee (Leuven)
Teaching is subject to constant development. Modern education is more student-centered and encourages students to take up their responsibilities. During the past few years, many institutions have been experimenting with peer assisted learning (or PAL) in order to meet topical standards and current student needs. The symposium “Students learning from students - from theory to practice” aims at sharing experiences and presenting results on implementing, organising and evaluating peer-assisted learning.
Who should attend?
Teaching assistants, tutors, student-leaders participating in PAL-projects, teaching advisors, vice-deans teaching & learning, interested lecturers …
Programme
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09h00 – 09h20 |
Registration |
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09h20 – 09h30 |
Welcome by prof. dr. L. Melis, vice-rector Educational Policy KU Leuven |
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09h30 – 10h30 |
Session 1: The implementation of PAL (1) 09h30 – 09h50: PAL at the KU Leuven Association (K. Struyven, I. Berghmans, L. Brants, R. Vierendeels) 09h50 – 10h10: PAL and PDP at Kingston University Law School (J. Gay, N. Aries) 10h10 – 10h30: Students catalysing each other’s learning – Case studies of implementing PAL in the bachelor programmes at the KU Leuven - Faculty of Science (P. Caris) |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
Coffee break |
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11h00 – 12h00 |
Session 2: The implementation of PAL (2) 11h00 – 11h20: Formality and familiarity – A combination of approaches for the implementation of PAL for the Software Systems Framework at Bournemouth University (H. Mayes; S. Cutts) 11h20 – 11h40: PAL at the KU Leuven - Geology Department (M. Sintubin, M. Niclaes) 11h40 – 12h00: Introducing PAL to the Chemical Engineering Curriculum (P. Kieran, G. O'Neil, University College Dublin) |
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12h00 – 13h00 |
Lunch break |
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13h00 – 14h40 |
Session 3a: Evaluating PAL 13h00 – 13h25: Evaluating PAL-schemes and long-term sustainability (M. Malliris, University of the West of England, Bristol) 13h25 – 13h50: BLS-AED course taught by a student leader or an instructor: is there a difference? (W. Renier, C. Aubry, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven) 13h50 – 14h15: Selling PAL successfully: students perceptions on the aims and benefits of PAL (H. Noakes, University College London) 14h15 – 14h40: Quality assurance: setting the boundaries and observing the Leaders (H. Fleming, Bournemouth University) |
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13h00 – 14h40 |
Session 3b: Meet and greet between new and experienced PAL-leaders (students only) |
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14h40 – 15h00 |
Coffee break |
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15h00 – 16h00 |
Session 4: Keynote talk: Partnerships in Learning (J. Wallace and W. Carey) |
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16h00 – 16h30 |
General discussion |
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16h30 – 16h40 |
Closure of the conference and retrospect on 40 years monitoraat (prof. dr. J. Beirlant, dean Faculty of Science) |
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16h40 |
Reception |
° Jenni Wallace has worked extensively throughout Education and Social Services working with the under 5s, Child Guidance, Mental Health and Special Educational Needs before working at London University Institute of Education Post Graduate School. It was later, while working for Kingston University in 1990 that she developed the S.I. project in the UK. This work has led her to work in Universities around the UK as well as the United States, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. She is presently working as an Educational Consultant for Universities that are keen to develop strategies for improving Student Feedback.
°° William Carey has worked at The University of Manchester for 5 years and is a Teaching and Learning Adviser in the central Teaching and Learning Support Office. With specific responsibility for the operational activity of the 'Students as Partners' programme (of which Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) form a major component), William works directly with Faculties and Schools to ensure the programme's implementation through appropriate student engagement and training, and consultation and development of staff.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support programme providing regularly scheduled, out-of-class, peer-facilitated study sessions
