Peer Education Training
Online Peer Educator Training
The “Introduction to Student-Centered Peer Education” is an online training program designed to offer peer educators some key concepts for working effectively in a peer-to-peer dynamic. This training is structured with three primary content areas between the introduction and conclusion. They can be used as a complete set or in modularized units.
What you'll find in the peer educator training:
INTRODUCTION
- Welcome to the training
- Meet peer educators
- Prime yourself with the course objectives
UNIT 1
Foundational Elements for Working with Someone
UNIT 2
Empowering Students through Collaborative Learning
UNIT 3
Creating a Supportive Structure for Learning
CONCLUSION
Identify Themes
and Next Steps
Unit Materials
- Unit 1: Foundational Elements for Working with Someone (includes content on listening and being present, asking questions and prompting thinking, seeking clarification, validating others, building self-awareness)
- Unit 2: Empowering Students through Collaborative Learning (includes content on helping someone learn, supporting through collaboration vs direction, learning activities, and what to do when you get stuck)
- Unit 3: Creating a Supportive Structure for Learning (includes content on creating structure, preparing for the session, and creating a structure for a conversation or session using the “WISE” model)
Each of the three units includes a note-taking and reflection sheet to download or print prior to beginning each unit. In addition, at the end of each unit, there is a worksheet to download key take-aways and information as a reference sheet to use in the future.
For Supervisors & Coordinators
If you are a supervisor or a coordinator of peer educators asking students to complete the peer educator training, you’ll find some useful information in this Guide for Supervisors.
Other training tools & resources
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