Please note: PALS is a scheme for campus-based students. The online materials are relevant to all students, however.

PALS Sessions are student-led learning sessions. They are a relaxed, fun, and informal way to receive support for your learning at QMU. You can use a session either to help you understand something you were struggling with, or perhaps to consolidate and develop the learning you have already completed. PALS sessions run on a regular basis throughout Semester, and you will be notified by email, Canvas announcements and your lecturers about upcoming sessions. Sessions are also advertised on Student Central, where you can book a place on sessions relevant to you.

The students who run sessions are PALS Leaders: students from your programme in the years above you, they have all been where you are now and want to support you by sharing their experience. The sessions are not mandatory – some students just pop along to a session when they have a particular area of study they are struggling with, while other students attend every session offered in their modules because they appreciate the extra support and the experience of the PALS Leaders.

It’s important to note that our PALS Leaders are trained not to give you the answer. They are there to help you think through the problem and suggest ways to think about the topic. They may have handy hints and tips they can share, but they want to help you get to the answer yourself so don’t expect them to tell you exactly what to do!

You can find out more about PALS from our PALS QMU webpage, or by watching this video made by QMU PALS leaders (3 minutes):

We have linked to several of their podcasts and videos throughout this module, but you can also listen to more of the PALS Podcasts here.