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The University of Bournemouth defines Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) as ‘... a scheme that fosters cross-year support between students on the same course. PAL encourages students to support each other and to learn co-operatively under the guidance of trained students, called PAL Leaders, from the year above.’

The Bournemouth website provides an excellent introduction to peer assisted learning and its potential to empower, engage and provide support to students.

A paper by Stuart Capstick and Hugh Fleming in JoHLSTE Vol.1, No.1 ‘Peer Assisted Learning in an Undergraduate Hospitality Course: Second Year Students Supporting First Year Students in Group Learning’ describes the implementation of the scheme at Bournemouth.

The University of Glasgow website provides further information on peer assisted learning, including a guide to their PAL co-ordinators scheme.

A learning and teaching guide by Angela Tomkins describes how peer mentoring can be used to also facilitate cross year support and development and how the learning can be captured through story telling.

A paper by Vicki Tariq in the Bioscience Education Journal 6.3 discusses an evaluation of peer assisted learning.

A leaflet ‘Making peer feedback work in three easy steps’ by ASKe outlines how peer feedback can be used successfully within a review of student work.

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