ITTW PAL

Welcome to Introduction to the Web's Peer Assisted Learning website. This website will host session content used during the sessions, useful resources related to the module, contact details, and the like. For the academic year 2011/2012 your two PAL leaders are Alexander Jegtnes and Ben Argo. We look forward to meeting all the freshers and working with you throughout the academic year.

Schedule of Sessions

Everyone should have a slot for PAL on their timetables. If you don't, we suggest you talk to FET reception in Q block. They should be able to sort you out. If the time you have been given is unsuitable for you (which I hope it isn't), or you wish to attend more than one session, then feel free to make a note of the other timetable slots for PAL, as follows.

What is PAL?

Peer Assisted Learning is an academic support scheme where second year students, PAL Leaders, are trained to run weekly study sessions to support the needs of first year students. Leaders pass on their experience and knowledge of the course they have studied to new students starting that course.

Features of PAL

• PAL encourages 'active' learning where students can explore answers through discussion.
• PAL Leaders facilitate group discussion and use various educational materials to enhance learning.
• Sessions are informal and friendly, and provide a safe environment for students to talk about areas of uncertainty.
• PAL sessions offer supplimentary learning support to core lectures and seminars.
• PAL sessions offer supplimentary learning support to core lectures and seminars
• Sessions are completely confidential
• You can decide what is discussed in PAL sessions

The more everyone joins in, the better the sessions work!

This information was taken from UWE's website.