{"id":439,"date":"2018-12-10T12:42:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2021-05-20T08:11:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T08:11:03","slug":"peer-assisted-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/referring-to-support-services\/academic-professional-support\/peer-assisted-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Assisted Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Peer Assisted Learning (PAL)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/essentials\/Support-And-Wellbeing\/Support-from-your-Peers\/PAL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-441\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/PAL-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/PAL.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/PAL.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/PAL.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/academictutors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2018\/12\/PAL.jpg?w=1458&amp;ssl=1 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PAL sessions are <strong>module-specific<\/strong> and run in addition to that module\u2019s lectures, seminars and workshops on a weekly basis for the duration of the module.\u00a0 One hour, weekly PAL sessions are run by trained and experienced student PAL Leaders, who are regularly debriefed by programme academics, and supported by a PAL Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens in PAL sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your students bring lecture notes, hand-outs, and textbooks to refer to the session<\/li>\n<li>With the PAL Leader, your students agree together what material they want to review, improve, or understand better<\/li>\n<li>PAL Leaders are trained in how to structure and lead flexible PAL sessions so all can participate<\/li>\n<li>Your student\u2019s PAL Leader <strong>does not<\/strong> teach, lecture nor give the answers<\/li>\n<li>Your student\u2019s PAL Leader <strong>does<\/strong> help with problem solving, study skills, exam techniques, course work and assignments, and presentations<\/li>\n<li>PAL Leaders know what your students are experiencing because they \u201chave been there\u2026\u201d and have been successful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To find out if PAL is offered to support your students\u2019 module or if you are interested in having PAL sessions support your module, please contact the PAL Coordinator via <a href=\"mailto:pal@reading.ac.uk\">pal@reading.ac.uk<\/a> .\u00a0 For information see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/essentials\/Support-And-Wellbeing\/Support-from-your-Peers\/PAL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAL page on Essentials<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) PAL sessions are module-specific and run in addition to that module\u2019s lectures, seminars and workshops on a weekly basis for the duration of the module.\u00a0 One hour, weekly PAL sessions are run by trained and experienced student PAL Leaders, who are regularly debriefed by programme academics, and supported by a PAL 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