Event Details for PASS/SI Leaders and Facilitators
The National PASS Forum is also, for the first time, opening registrations to current PASS Peer Leaders. Leaders/Facilitators will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, discussion forums and attend a presentation from the newly awarded Outstanding Leaders. Leaders/Facilitators will also have the opportunity to attend a presentation by Dr. Deanna Martin, the developer of Supplemental Instruction (SI, also known in Australia as PASS and PALS). These activities represent a terrific opportunity to both network with leaders from other institutions and further enhance your professional development as Leaders.
Session and Workshop Information
PASS/SI Leaders and Facilitator Sessions will run between 9:00AM and 4:30PM on Monday September 29th, 2008 and between 9:00AM and 11:30AM on Tuesday September 30th, 2008.
Download the PASS / SI Leader and Facilitator Event Program by clicking here.
Dr Deanna Martin
Dr Deanna C. Martin is the founding director of the Center for Academic Development at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and the developer of Supplemental Instruction (SI, also known in Australia as PASS and PALS). A world authority on SI, Dr Martin remains active in her international roles as author, speaker and consultant. She continues to work closely with the Center’s current director and staff of the International Supplemental Instruction Program. Voted UMKC Alumni of the Year with husband Dr Robert Blanc in 2001, Dr Martin’s work on SI spans from its inception in the early 1970s to the present day.
Panel Discussion
The winners of the Inaugural Australasian Peer Leader Awards will share their perspectives on the quality contributions of peer learning programs to student learning and the development of a culture of peer learning. The award winners are selected in recognition and promotion of the valuable work that PASS/PAL/SI Leaders from the Australasian region do in facilitating peer learning.
Workshops
PASS/SI Leaders and Facilitators will have the opportunity to attend a variety of sessions and workshops aimed at improving your skills and enhancing your performance as a Peer Leader. Sessions will focus on:
- Icebreakers: practical icebreakers you can use in PASS
- Graduate attributes and PASS leadership: how to leverage your PASS experience for the graduate market
- International Students and PASS
- Challenges in your PASS sessions
- Practical Skills for your Sessions: a session to help you develop key PASS skills
- Innovative Top Notch Sessions: 4 stations each demonstrating a cutting edge PASS strategy or innovation
- Reflecting on your Sessions: skills, strategies and tools to help you reflect and improve as a PASS Leader
- Train the Trainer: what you can do to take what you've learned at the National PASS Forum and disseminate it to leaders at your university
Registration Details
The registration fee for Peer Leaders / Facilitators is $90.
Full registration details can be found on the Registration and Event Details Page.
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