How to sustain PLTL while CFB was away on sabbatical?  No faculty colleague had the combination of awareness, knowledge, and time to step in.  An experienced instructor was available to run the introductory PLTL course, but was not familiar with the support new leaders would need.  The idea was hatched to create mentor-novice leader pairs in which veteran leaders start a group and eventually fade away, allowing the novice leader to take over.  Previously, all leaders worked individually and support had only occurred through weekly leader meetings or by the director responding to weekly reflections written by the leaders.  The mentor/novice model was initiated last year, it was continued this year, and it seems to be here to stay.  More benefits have accrued to this structure than we had anticipated.  We will share what we have learned, and comments from veteran and novice leaders who experienced one or both models.

Dual-leadership model for peer-led team learning using mentor/novice leader pairs

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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