Since at least 2011, students taking General Chemistry at the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) had been performing poorly. The DFW rate of students taking General Chemistry was as high as 62%, meaning that 62% of the students taking General Chemistry either received a grade of D, failed (F), or withdrew (W).<br/>The chemistry program implemented a multifaceted PLTL program at UTPB in Spring 2019; the years since Peer leading was implemented, both average grades and pass rate in General Chemistry have notably increased. Since the implementation of PLTL at UTPB, the DFW rates of both General Chemistry one and two have decreased. In some instances, the percentage of students that either failed or withdrew from the course had fallen as much as 50% since 2011. Not only this, but retention percentages have also increased. That is to say that the number of students moving on to the proceeding courses following General Chemistry has increased. Peer leading itself and the methods used by peer leaders have changed; the activities and facilitation techniques that peer leaders use in the workshop have since been tweaked and perfected. This has allowed for better execution proven most beneficial to the students.<br/>This paper, co-authored with Peer Leaders, examines the process of online training and facilitating workshops since their implementation in Spring 2019. In addition, data that has changed as a result of peer leading such as DFW rates and retention rates are included.

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