New Approaches to Peer Leader Training

Nadia Stoyanova Kennedy  

City University of New York  

Abstract 

This paper describes a Peer Leader training course that has been modified to include innovative components focusing on developing content and pedagogical knowledge, practicing rehearsals, generating action research projects, doing poster presentations, and writing a reflective letter to new Peer Leaders. Through these innovations, four types of reflection–on relevant research and theory, on students’ experiences, on peer practice, and on one’s own practice–have been incorporated into the course. The new course components promise to offer more opportunities for trainees to practice peer leading in a structured and safe environment in which immediate and supportive feedback is available, and group practice and reflection are optimized. 

Keywords: Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), Undergraduate STEM Courses, Peer Leader Training, Teacher Education, Rehearsals, Action Research, Reflective Letters 

Recommended Citation 

Kennedy, N. S. (2022). New Approaches to Peer Leader Training. Advances in Peer-Led Learning, 2, 72-95. Online at https://doi.org/10.54935/apll2022-01-06-72