PASS provides a casual, friendly and active learning environment where students can work together to better understand the content and learning objectives for a course. The study sessions focus on integrating course content (what to learn) with academic reasoning and study skills (how to learn).
PASS sessions are facilitated by current students who have previously achieved high results in the courses. PASS sessions commence in week two and run all semester. Each session runs for one hour.
Leaders promote their sessions as “guaranteed study time” because by attending, you have an opportunity to meet with classmates outside of class and engage with the course material in a collaborative way. It helps you feel connected to the university and takes away some of the isolation of studying alone.
“I like the ability to gain more knowledge through general chat and discussion. It also helps hearing the course information in another person’s words. It makes you think harder and put more concepts together.”
“As an online student, it was a way for me to be able to connect with my peers in a more comfortable setting and learning from a past student gave some valuable insights into the course content I would not have gotten elsewhere.”
“As an external student returning to study after 10+ years away from a traditional university environment, PASS is the closest thing to replicating study groups and meeting up with friends to share and problem solve together about course content…”
Phone: +61 7 3812 6309
Email: peer.learning@usq.edu.au