PAL

The PAL award ceremony

It was a real pleasure to attend the PAL award ceremony on Monday evening.  The ceremony marks the end or many students’ engagement with PAL before recruitment starts next week for the new cohort. Graham Beards presented the certificates. It was an excellent opportunity to celebrate the commitment and achievement of the PAL leaders and… Read more » about The PAL award ceremony

Erasmus Staff Mobility Visit to Oslo- April 2016

Michael Knight and I recently visited Oslo University College of Applied Sciences to primarily experience peer learning and library academic skills in an established European University, building further relations with them and sharing best practice of our own Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) schemes. Additionally, is was an opportunity to help Oslo and Akershus University College… Read more » about Erasmus Staff Mobility Visit to Oslo- April 2016

New publication from our fantastic PAL team: Peer learning leaders: developing employability through facilitating the learning of other students

Colleagues, I am delighted to share some good news with you: Peer learning leaders: developing employability through facilitating the learning of other students …authors: Neil Ford, Charlotte Thackeray, Paul Barnes, Katharina Hendrickx …and abstract: Employability is a key theme in higher education and attitudes towards its development have shifted from a focus on technical skills… Read more » about New publication from our fantastic PAL team: Peer learning leaders: developing employability through facilitating the learning of other students