PEER LEARNING SYMPOSIUM:

DEVELOPING STUDENTS' SKILLS AND STRATEGIES

 

A one-day workshop for all interested parties to learn about how, where and why to establish, maintain and promote peer-learning in the third-level sector. This workshop will combine an introduction to the theoretical context, a summary of lessons learnt from first-hand experience in the TCD initiatives and practical collaborative activities where participants are grouped according to their academic or professional expertise.

Date: Saturday, 10 th March 2007, 10:30am - 4:00pm

Venue: Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin

Proposed Programme

10:30                         Arrival and Registration

11:00-11:50             Key Note on Background and Benefits of Peer Assisted Learning: Prof. Agnieszka Bron, Stockholm

12:00 - 1:15             Session I: The Experience of Introducing and Implementing a Peer Learning Programme

A series of short inputs followed by group exercises and discussion.

1:15 - 2:00             Lunch

2:00 - 3:30             Session II: Monitoring, Maintaining and Mainstreaming Peer Learning

A series of short inputs followed by group exercises and discussion.

3:30 - 4:00             Summary/Panel Discussion: Dr. Sarah Smyth

 

Registration: By Friday, 2 nd March 2007.

Please copy the registration form into a word document and email it to peerlearning@tcd.ie, or contact Katrin Eberbach, Dept of Germanic Studies, TCD, Dublin 2,Tel. 01-896 3469.