Peer Leader Essays from the Desert Southwest: The Practice of Leading Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-91
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
El Paso ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Peer Leaders ◽  
Permian Basin ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Desert Southwest ◽  
The University ◽  
Personal Advice ◽  
Peer Leader

At semester’s end at the University of Texas at El Paso and at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, faculty members directing the PLTL Programs invite Peer Leaders to reflect on their experience, to describe their challenges, and to offer their personal advice. For the benefit of future Peer Leaders, here are their stories, reflections, observations, and advice about leadership and the practice of leading.

scholarly journals General Chemistry Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Program at the University of Texas El Paso

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa L. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
General Chemistry ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Team Learning ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Peer Leaders ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Interactive Games ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a program that provides students with the training necessary to host small workshops for students enrolled in their first two semesters of Chemistry. Peer Leaders are tasked with the responsibility of facilitating learning of Chemistry through the creation of practice problems, reviews and interactive games. As UTEP is a Latinx-serving university, a large portion of Peer Leaders and students are Latinx. Therefore, the PLTL program is empowering students through the development of Peer Leaders' leadership, and the strengthening of students' foundation in Chemistry, making them more likely to succeed in the STEM field. Peer Leaders in the program have witnessed the impact of the COVID-19pandemic on Latinx students and have found ways to adapt to the shift to online learning.

scholarly journals Peer Leading Small Group Discussion During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
A.E Dreyfuss ◽  
◽  
Ana Fraiman ◽  
Milka Montes ◽  
Reagan Hudson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Peer Leaders ◽  
Permian Basin ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Online Seminar

Peer-led workshops in General Chemistry at the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) were affected by COVID-19 restrictions during the 2020-2021 academic year. Most Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) workshops were conducted in person, but with the difference that protocols of distancing had to be observed, and a few were conducted online, so adjustments were necessary to prepare Peer Leaders to conduct their workshops in both types of settings. The facets of the modified PLTL program were supported by the online preparation for facilitation and chemistry content The results of an examination of critical incidents (Brookfield, 1995) are shared here. This qualitative examination of Peer Leaders’ experiences was undertaken because of its exploration of formative events. Through the responses to several rounds of questions about their experiences, Peer Leaders acknowledged the reality of dealing with Covid-19 restrictions as well as their preparation via a weekly online seminar. This paper, co-authored with Peer Leaders, examines the process of online training and facilitating workshops during the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters at UTPB.

A Text Mining Analysis of Faculty Reflective Narratives on Their Participation in the TeachTech Program at The University of Texas at El Paso

2021 ◽  
pp. 180-202
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. C. Yang ◽  
Yowei Kang
Keyword(s):  
Text Mining ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Phrase Extraction ◽  
Key Phrases ◽  
The University ◽  
University Classrooms

The University of Texas at El Paso has launched the TeachTech Program to help its instructors to learn and implement the applications of new instructional technologies in the university classrooms. The objectives of this chapter are to examine what faculty members have experienced after taking part in the TeachTech Program. This study employed an online interview method to solicit past and present TeachTech Program participants (N=17) to share their experiences. Participants responded to a questionnaire hosted at QuestionPro. Faculty recurrent keywords and key phrases were collected from participants' experiential narratives. Using the key phrase extraction functions from QDA Miner and WordStat has found the following phrases related to their experiences: “incorporate technology,” “collaborate sessions,” “hybrid version,” “desire to learn,” and “solve problems.” Implications and discussions were provided.

scholarly journals Editorial

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (Supl.4) ◽  
pp. 447
Author(s):  
Xóchitl Castañeda
Keyword(s):  
El Paso ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of California ◽  
National Council ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Editorial Committee ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Health Initiative ◽  
The University ◽  
Migration And Health

On behalf of the editorial committee of this special edition of the Migration and Health Research Program (Programa de Investigación en Migración y Salud or PIMSA, for its Spanish acronym), the Mexico´s Ministry of Health (SSa), the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (Conacyt), the Health Initiative of the Americas (HIA) at the School of Public Health of the University of California at Berkeley, and The University of Texas at El Paso, we are pleased to introduce this special publication on migration and health between Mexico and the United States...

Criteria for Opening Expedited Bonded Concrete Overlays to Traffic

1997 ◽  
Vol 1574 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Delatte ◽  
D. W. Fowler ◽  
B. F. McCullough
Keyword(s):  
El Paso ◽  
Test Strip ◽  
Mix Design ◽  
Traffic Loading ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Concrete Overlays ◽  
Texas Department ◽  
Bonded Concrete Overlay ◽  
Transportation Research ◽  
The University

For rehabilitation of concrete pavements, resurfacing with a bonded concrete overlay (BCO) may provide significantly longer life and reduced maintenance costs. Two important issues to consider in rehabilitation are bonding and rapid reopening of resurfaced sections. The purpose of accelerated or expedited concrete paving is to limit the duration of lane closure and inconvenience to the public. Expedited BCOs offer an economical method for substantially extending rigid pavement life. Research for expedited BCOs in El Paso and Fort Worth, Texas, has been carried out for the Texas Department of Transportation by the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas. Results of previous expedited BCO construction are reviewed. Laboratory testing for this project included a high-early-strength mix design, bond development of that mix design, and early-age fatigue strength of half-scale BCO models. A 122-m-long test strip was cast with eight different expedited BCO designs, and accelerated traffic loading was imposed at 12 hr. Recommendations are made for construction and quality control of BCOs for early opening to traffic.

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