PLTL Connections

The Multi-Initiative Dissemination Project is a three-year NSF-sponsored project to introduce faculty to the four systemic initiative projects in chemistry. The MID project has offered eight 11/2-day academic year workshops in geographically diverse locations and two 3-day summer immersion workshops. The former was introductory in nature and allowed the participants to make an informed choice of a summer workshop.  For more information on upcoming MID workshops contact Jerry Sarquis.
 The four Projects are:
 ChemConnections (Beloit/Berkeley)
Molecular Science
 New Traditions
 PLTL Workshop Project
Chautauqua Institution
Variations of the PLTL model have been implemented in the United Kingdom. A recommendation of the 1997 Dearing Report on Higher Education (UK) promoted professional development of faculty members, which has led to the formation of the Institute for Learning and Teaching, the ILT. Members of the ILT are now interested in comparing peer-led team learning models in the UK and the US.

Other Student-centered Active Learning Initiatives
Collaborative Learning and Study Groups Links:

National University of Singapore - At the University's Center for Development of Teaching and Learning
University of Massachusetts
 University of California
Harvard University - Peer Instruction for Astronomy
 Ohio State University - Cooperative Learning for Teachers and Students
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Application of Peer Learning to the Introductory Computer Science Curriculum
 University of North Carolina at Wilmington - Center for Teaching Excellence
 University of Michigan - Chemical Sciences at the Interface of Education - The Structured Study Group (SSG)
 The University of Missouri at Columbia - Collaborative Learning and Peer Review in Chemical Learning Communities
University of North Carolina at Arlington - Center for Teaching Excellence
Southern University - Office of the Provost
Peer Learning Groups Links:

University of Texas at Austin
University of Michigan Science Center - Peer-Led Study Group (PLSG)
 UBC SCI Team Peer Program - A science student development group promoting leadership, academic, and science-related events around UBC.
Workplace:

University of Texas at Austin
"On the Job" Peer Mentoring site
Problem-Based Learning (PBL):

Southern Illinois University Medical School - "Peer-based" problem learning
University of Delaware - An interdisciplinary site with sample problems
Queens University, Canada
McMaster University, Canada
 
Team-Based Learning:

University of Oklahoma
K-12 Peer Learning:

http://www.thecorner.co.uk/services/peer/learning.html
 Vanderbilt University - Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies