Lisa Kuehne presented at the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Conference held from May 30 to June 1, 2013 at the University of Houston, Texas. See http://pltlis.org/conferences/ for event details.
The talk drew on Lisa's years of experience working as the Department of Mathematics PLTL coordinator at Washington University in St.Louis. "PLTL is an integral part of the first-year experience of many calculus and chemistry students at Washington University," Lisa writes. "Each year, 40-50 new leaders are hired. An effective selection process is essential to the program's success, and has been developed to be part of the ongoing leader training. The structure of the interview process for the Calculus PLTL program includes assignments required for the weekly seminar attended by PLTL leaders as well as direct involvement in the development, implementation and evaluation of the interview process." A short overview of the process was presented, including dissemination of materials to aid in the evaluation of candidates that could be adapted for other institutions' use.
Lisa Kuehne was recently featured on the WU facebook page as part of the Cornerstone Celebration: Cick here to see the picture. Cornerstone-The Center for Advanced Learning houses the PLTL program at Washington University.
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