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5th PALNET Symposium, 18-19 May, 2011, Athlone
The 5th PALNET Symposium on Peer Assisted Learning in the Athlone Institute of Technology on the evening of May 18th and on May 19th 2011.
This forum will provide an opportunity for academic staff, support staff and students in higher education in Ireland and beyond to meet and share ideas and best practices about how various peer assisted learning models help students become successful life-long learners and contribute to their transition, retention, progression and completion in higher education.
Download the flyer for the conference here:
PALSymposium May2010v2.pdf
4th PALNET Symposium, 12-13 May, 2010, Galway
Here are some presentations from the 4th PALNET Symposium:
Katrin Eberbach Presentation.pdf
HMahdi 1_PAL Symposium.pdf
HMahdi 2_PAL Symposium.pdf
Marcia Ody PALNET Workshop may2010.ppt
Presentation Granada Galway May 2010 B&W.ppt
PALSymposium May2010v2.pdf
Here are some images from the 4th PALNET Symposium:
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The agenda for the 4th PALNET Symposium is available for download here:
4th PALNET Symposium Agenda
The flyer for the 4th PALNET Symposium is available for download here:
4th PALNET Symposium flyer
If you are interested in attending please go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K7KWMHG
Seminar by Prof. Eric Mazur next Thursday 11th March.
Memorization or understanding: are we teaching the right thing?
By Prof. Eric Mazur
8 pm Thursday 11th March, 2010
Schrödinger Lecture Theatre
School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin
Education is more than just transfer of information, yet that is what is mostly done in large introductory courses -- instructors present material (even though this material might be readily available in printed form) and for students the main purpose of lectures is to take down as many notes as they can. Few students have the ability, motivation, and discipline to synthesize all the information delivered to them. Yet synthesis is perhaps the most important -- and most elusive -- aspect of education. I will show how shifting the focus in lectures from delivering information to synthesizing information greatly improves the learning that takes place in the classroom.
Eric Mazur is a Physics professor from Harvard visiting Ireland sponsored by the Institute of Physics in Ireland. He is well known for introducing peer learning techniques.
Inaugural meeting of the National Centre for PASS 2009 PASS National Centre meeting on Wednesday 4th November, Manchester, UK The Agenda for the meeting is available here: Peer Learning Symposium 2009 3rd PALNET Symposium, 8th-9th May, TCD, Dublin 2, Ireland. The Programme for the Symposium is available for download here: Friday, 8th May 18:00-19:00 Tamara O’Connor & Katrin Eberbach, TCD; Hussain Mahdi, UL 19:00 – 20:00 Reception Saturday, 9th May 10:30 – 11:30 Keynote Presentation – Keith Topping, Professor of Education & Social Research, University of Dundee; Director of Centre for Peer Learning, University of Dundee 11:45 – 12:30 Marcia Ody, Will Carey, University of Manchester 12:30 – 13.15 Nuala Harding, AIT, Carina Ginty, GMIT 13:15 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 14:30 Teresa Dwan & Eileen O’Leary, UCC 14:30 – 15:15 Hugh Fleming & Carly Lamont, University of Bournemouth 15:30 – 16:00 Discussion Groups 16:00 – 16:30 Panel Discussion & Summary This Symposium is jointly organised by Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick Peer Learning Symposium 2008 2008: Peer-Supported Learning: Models and Applications Peer Learning Symposium 2008 Welcoming and opening remarks Peer Assisted Learning at Bournemouth: Evaluations and Adaptations Session 1: Peer-Supported Learning Models and Approaches A Variety of Peer-Learning Models The Peer Observation of Teaching Process as Peer Assisted Learning Session 2: New Peer-Supported Learning Initiatives & Challenges The Introduction od PSL in Maths and Other Subjects in LIT Peer-Supported learning... Basically a good idea... But some issues in getting started 2007: Peer-Learning: Developing Students' Skills and Strategies Peer Learning Symposium 2007 Key Note Speaker Session I: The Experience of Introducing and Implementing a Peer Learning Programme Formats for Peer learning Tutor Training Student Involvement – Tutors/Tutees Session II: Monitoring, Maintaining and Mainstreaming Peer Learning Ideological Objections Monitoring & Evaluating a Peer-supported Learning Programme Getting Institutional Support
PASS agenda
PALNET Symposium Programme 2009
17:00 Arrival and Registration / Tea & Coffee at Goethe Institute Merrion Sq
Welcome & Introduction
10:00 – 10:30 Registration / Tea & Coffee at Arts Building, Trinity College
Peer Learning in Higher Education (title TBC)
Download Keith Topping's Powerpoint slides
“Supplementing the core curriculum with co curricular activity – Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)”
“Students Supporting Students at GMIT and AIT”
Title to be confirmed
“Contextualizing PAL and maintaining quality”
Symposium Program 2008
Hussain Mahdi, UL,
Welcome and opening
Hugh Flemming, University of Bournemouth, UK
Katrin Eberbach, TCD
Mary Fitzpatrick, UL
Teresa Bradley, LIT
Rabia Malik, UL
Symposium Program 2007 
Professor Agnieszka Bron,
Individuality v. Sociality: Inter-subjective and biographical learning
Introduction –
Organisation & Administration
Ms. Connie Opitz, TCD
Katrin Eberbach, TCD
Dr. Tamara O' Connor, TCD
Students from TCD
Introduction
Katrin Eberbach, TCD
Peter Conroy & Aidan Seery, TCD
Hussain Mahdi & Emer Keating, University of Limerick
Michael Parkinson, DCU
Tamara O’Connor, TCD