UNIV 399 - Peer-to-Peer Effectiveness Seminar

Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
This experiential seminar is for students interested in serving as peer leaders in a variety of forms, including: peer mentors, peer educators, peer advisors, academic coaches, orientation leaders, and resident assistants. The interactive course gives students an opportunity to study theories of student development, active-learning pedagogy and lesson-planning, the role of reflection in deep learning, literature on first-generation and underrepresented minority student success, and theoretical and practical perspectives on peer leadership and group facilitation. Students will apply what they learn to specific “students helping students” contexts on campus, and document their learning in an e-portfolio.