Saphida Migabo
Ecosystem Science and Management
Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) is a program for first year students taking Biology104/124. PLTL provides an active, engaged learning environment for students who meet in small, structured groups with a peer leader. Meetings are once a week for 11/2 hours and a group consists of 8-12 students with one leader. PLTL is about students working collaboratively to solve problems provided by the course instructors.
Students learn from each other; peer leaders provide a supportive environment that helps each student participate actively in the process of learning biological concepts. Students who participate in PLTL receive higher course grades than nonparticipants.