Dear friends in the peer learning and support community,
We are delighted to announce that the 2024 International Forum for Peer Learning and Support will be held at the Technological University Dublin in Ireland.
Please save the date of 25th March 2024.
We are very grateful to the Technological University Dublin for sponsoring this free-to-attend event, which will include a full day of sessions and networking, a social gathering, plus refreshments. You will soon receive more information regarding registration and how to submit proposals to present a session at the Forum. We very much encourage students to attend and present too!
We look forward to seeing you at the Forum next year!
Best wishes,
On behalf of the Forum organisers:
Lise-Lotte Mörner
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Lise-Lotte Mörner
Project Manager, Certified Trainer of Sl
Lund university | Student Affairs/European Centre for SI-PASS
P O Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Phone +46 46-222 70 67 E-mail: Lise-Lotte.Morner(a)stu.lu.se<mailto:Lise-Lotte.Morner@stu.lu.se>
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Dear SI-PASS coördinator,
Does SI-PASS really work? Is it cost-effective? These are questions you might often answer as a SI-PASS coordinator. Until now these questions have been studied with quasi-experiments in which students who participate in SI-PASS are compared to students who do not participate.
Sceptics might then ask if this is not a wrong comparison. Even if you control for previous performance or motivation, there might be differences between these two types of students that you are not taking into account. This is known as 'self-selection bias'.
This month a study was published in Learning and Instruction which access to SI-PASS was randomized in a large-scale field experiment in The Netherlands. The article is freely available and shows that SI-PASS significantly improves grades even with moderate attendance. The study also shows that the intervention is cost-effective and that its effects can be considered large when the costs and scalability are taken into account.
Please feel free to share and use this publication to inform people about SI-PASS:
Effects of supplemental instruction on grades, mental well-being, and belonging: A field experiment - ScienceDirect<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959475223000749?dgcid=a…>
Best wishes,
Izaak
Dr. Izaak Dekker
0628102259 | i.dekker(a)hva.nl | KSH07a09
Kenniscentrum Onderwijs en Opvoeding
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Hi,
This spring, the European Centre for SI-PASS hosted two online fikas, where SI-PASS/PAL leaders had a chance to come together and share both best practice and challenges. Both fikas were a success and the participating leaders were very engaged and willing to share their thoughts and ideas. During the second fika, the participants were asked to create some concrete output responding to a specific challenge that leaders might face. Two products were created: A template for planning sessions when you are unsure of the number of participants, and a list of ideas for boosting attendance. Both can be found in the attached documents. Please share them with your community of leaders and supervisor as ideas of best practice! Thank you so much to the attending leaders who put together this material!
We are also pleased to announce the dates for online fikas for SI-PASS/PAL leaders during the autumn semester:
Wednesday October 18th 2 pm GMT/3 pm CET
Thursday November 16th 2 pm GMT/3 pm CET
Tuesday December 5th 2 pm GMT/3 pm CET
SI-PASS online leader fika focuses on leader development. It is a chance for SI-PASS leaders to meet in an informal setting online to exchange ideas and experiences; share their best practice and
challenges with a wide network of SI-PASS leaders across Europe.
More information and link for registration will be sent out at the end of the summer, so that you can share the invitation with your leaders during leader training.
Wishing you all a lovely summer!
Kind regards,
Isabella Fairclough, Linda Dahlberg, Will Carey
European Centre for SI-PASS
Hi All,
Great talking to you all at the fika this afternoon. In our group we discussed a skills assessment that we ask our Leaders to complete just after training, after semester one and at the end of the year to score their perceived skills in certain areas so we can track their improvement. Some people requested I send the questionnaire, we do this through Qualtrix so I can't share the actual questionnaire but I have pasted the questions below for anyone who would be interested.
We also do a more general feedback questionnaire with Leaders at the end of the year, partly for positive feedback to help justify our continued funding but also to find ways that we can improve the experience for Leaders going forward. We ask for the Leaders' names for the skills survey as we need to be able to track their progress, but the general feedback survey is anonymous so Leaders feel free to be honest with their answers. I have included these questions too in case they are of interest.
For context we pay our Leaders for their time so we ask them to complete these surveys as part of a debrief so we have no problem getting the responses.
Hope this is useful!
Many thanks,
Amy
Skills Survey
Name:
Programme:
On a scale of 0-10, with 0 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, respond to the following statements:
I feel confident in tackling unfamiliar problems
I feel confident in presenting to a group of my peers
I can effectively manage my time to ensure deadlines are met
I am confident in understanding my subject knowledge
I can lead a group discussion with my peers
I can work effectively as part of a team.
I am capable of motivating my peers.
I am capable of adapting to a students' individual arrangements.
I am confident in tackling unfamiliar problems.
General Feedback Survey
Can you please give a brief overview of your PASS Leader experience so far this year?
Was the training appropriate for your delivery of PASS? Was there anything missing that you feel would be useful?
How much do you agree with the following statement:
"PASS sessions have had a positive impact on the students that have attended". Rate 1-5
Do you feel your students have gained any of the below benefits from PASS? You may select more than one
* Increase understanding of course content
* Improved problem solving
* Confidence to contribute in group discussions
* Improved relationships with peers
* Better understanding of assessment requirements
* Other (please specify)
Do you feel you have gained any of the below benefits from being a PASS Leader? You may select more than one
* Improved organisational skills
* Improved understanding of first year content
* Ability to adapt to changing situations
* Ability to reflect and improve upon performance
* Confidence in speaking to groups of people
* Better understanding of how people learn
* Work based experience for future employment opportunities
* Ability to collaborate with a partner
* Other (please specify)
What have you enjoyed about being a PASS Leader
What have you not enjoyed about being a PASS Leader?
What is the most useful thing about debriefs?
How could debriefs be improved?
What have you found difficult this year when delivering PASS?
* Rooms/Timetabling
* Working with a partner
* Engaging shy students
* Planning engaging activities
* Varying session plans
* Encouraging students to provide agenda ideas/bring questions
* Other (please specify)
Were there any scenarios working with the students that you didn't expect?
Is there any further comment you would like to make about PASS?
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Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that a post-pandemic edition of a report summarizing European SI/PASS/PAL programmes now is available. Thank you so much to all that contributed to this revised report! I have attached the new version of the report. It will be updated continuously when new information is available on the European Centre for SI-PASS web-site: SI-PASS in Europe | European Centre for SI-PASS (lu.se)<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/en/about-si-pass/si-pass-europe> . The report has also been published on ResearchGate if you want a more stable link: DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18513.30564<http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18513.30564>
Some pieces of info from the report:
* Based on contributions from SI/PASS/PAL supervisors at 74 Universities and one High School in Europe.
* Estimated that 88 HEIs and two High Schools have active SI/PASS/PAL programmes (the High School number is probably higher)
* At present, there are eleven countries in Europe (mostly in the north-western part) with SI/PASS/PAL schemes.
Based on the collected info, we can make the following estimates (based on the estimate with 90 active SI/PASS/PAL programmes):
· there are ~384 trained supervisors actively involved in the SI/PASS/PAL programmes,
· approximately 7,400 SI/PASS/PAL-leaders are employed each year,
· on average the leaders hold about 15 sessions during an academic year being 0,5-3 hours in length,
· there are ~2,285 courses supported by SI/PASS/PAL each year,
· the number of students having access to SI/PASS/PAL per year is ~132,000,
· the number of students attending at least one time per year is ~67,900 (51 % of those having access),
· the average attendance[1] on SI/PASS/PAL sessions is ~31 %,
· the average number of students at a session is ~11,
· the number of contact hours is ~730,000 during an academic year. (Contact hours are the total number of hours students visit sessions during a year).
Compared to the previous edition of the Status report for European SI-PASS programmes published in 2018, the number of active programmes has increased (from 75 to 90) and new countries like Belgium, Netherlands and Northern Cyprus / Turkey have been welcomed to the European SI-PASS community. Besides adding new programmes over the last five years, there are also a few that ceased to operate. The Corona pandemic in 2020-2022 was a challenge for SI-PASS programmes and it seems like recruitment of leaders and attendance at sessions generally suffered a bit as a result both in the pandemic years but also afterwards. It will be interesting to observe if recruitment of leaders and attendance at sessions improves in the coming years.
Kind regards,
Joakim Malm
Associate Professor, certified trainer in Supplemental Instruction
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering / European Centre for SI-PASS
Box 118, SE 221 00 Lund, Visiting address: Ole Römers väg 3
Telephone: +46 46 222 75 71, e-mail: Joakim.Malm(a)lth.lu.se<mailto:Joakim.Malm@lth.lu.se>
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[1] Average attendance estimated based on the assumption that each student is assigned to a leader/pair of leaders.
Yes, I would like to post my email address to this list: helena.edberg(a)soclaw.lu.se<mailto:helena.edberg@soclaw.lu.se>
Vänligen
Helena Edberg
Utbildningsadministratör
Lunds universitet /Lund University
Rättssociologiska institutionen /Sociology of Law Department
Besöksadress: Allhelgona Kyrkogata 18C, Lund. Rum 322 HS31
E-post helena.edberg(a)soclaw.lu.se<mailto:helena.edberg@soclaw.lu.se>, Mobil 072-5314574
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/international-admissions/connect-with-us/o…
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Hi,
I am happy to add my email address to this list.
Many thanks,
Vänliga hälsningar/Best regards,
Josefina Backman
Studievägledare/Study Advisor
Institutionen för kommunikation och medier/
Department of Communication and Media
Lunds universitet/Lund University
Box 114, SE- 221 00 Lund, Sweden
josefina.backman(a)kom.lu.se
www.kom.lu.se
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Hej,
Vill gärna finnas med i denna maillista. Passar på att tacka för bra utbildningsdag. Lämnar Lund fylld av idéer och inspiration till att fortsätta vårt SI-arbete på SCI-skolan på KTH.
Med vänlig hälsning,
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Hi,
Supervisors, please share this invitation and/or the attached flyer with your SI-PASS/PAL leaders.
The European Centre for SI-PASS (Lund University) is hosting online FIKAs for SI-PASS/PAL leaders this spring semester:
* Wednesday 26 April, 2 pm GMT/ 3 pm CET
* Thursday 11 May, 2 pm GMT/ 3 pm CET
You can register for the Leader FIKAs on the following link: https://forms.gle/mgVeTf5Wr67h8m8w5
An SI-PASS FIKA is an informal get together over a cup of coffee/tea and a cinnamon bun (last item not mandatory). The FIKA is free of charge and provides a chance to talk about SI-PASS related issues or just have a chat with SI-PASS friends, in an informal setting. Share your best practice and your challenges with a wide network of SI-PASS leaders across Europe.
Kind regards,
Linda Dahlberg
Pedagogue at European Centre for SI-PASS
Lund University
Student Affairs
Box 117, SE 221 00 Lund, Sweden
Sölvegatan 29b
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Hello everyone,
Registration for PALS/SI-PASS: The Leader Experience conference is now open! It will take place at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, on the 5th and 6th of June, 2023.
Prices for staff members/coordinators are £30, and student leaders are free!
If you would like to register, please do so here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/events-listing/pals-conference-regist…
We are also offering accommodation in our student halls at a reasonable rate: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/events-listing/pals-conference-accomm…
Our call for papers is also still open for 20-minute presentations, poster presentations and workshops; please see our website for the full scope and more information: https://sites.google.com/qmu.ac.uk/the-leader-experience/
We would especially like to extend this invitation to current and past leaders!
Please submit abstracts here: https://forms.gle/cfxMjic2C2WZ5rUB6
The deadline to submit abstracts has now been extended to the 24th of April!
Thank you,
The PALS Team at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.
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