2015 Conference Proceedings

Developing Workbooks to Support PLTL Programs Financially
James E. Becvar, A. E. Dreyfuss, Geoffrey Saupe, Juan C. Noveron,
Bonnie Gunn, and Mahesh Narayan

How Peer-Led Workshops Can Develop Students’ Mathematical Conceptions
by Understanding Their Mathematical Misconceptions
Rezwon Islam Bhuiyan

Proposing a Study Workshop for Math and Computer Science
Israel Cervantes, Huy Bui, Kevin Castillo, Amairani Hernandez,
Lucero Priego, and Destiny Treviño

Champions: The Cornerstone of PLTL Programs
A.E. Dreyfuss

Peer Mentoring in Biology at New Mexico State University:
A Lesson on Conservation Biology of Whooping Cranes
Avis James, Audrey Tenorio, Zachary Clifford, and Ralph Preszler

Peer Mentoring in Biology at New Mexico State University:
A Phylogenetic Tree Activity
Avis James, and La Tricia Velasquez

Developing Hybrid PLTL Workshops
for an Intermediate Programming Course
Steve Leon, Alice Turchaninova, Eloy Perez,
Israel Cervantes, and Fernando Rodarte

Trash Bag Molecular Geometry
Adrian Meza, Marah Hamdan, James Becvar, and Wen-Yee Lee

The UK Educational Landscape and the Potential
for Establishing PLTLIS Partnerships
Andrew Pye

Creating a Laboratory Component to Align with PLTL Workshops
in Civil Engineering Technology
Melanie L. Villatoro and Roger B. Mason

The PLTLIS 2015 Conference Proceedings
Editors: Jose Alberte-Dueñas and A.E. Dreyfuss
© 2016 The Peer-Led Team Learning International Society

Acknowledgments

This conference held at the University of Texas at Dallas would not have been possible without the support of the following people and organizations.

University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. David E. Daniel, President

Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, Executive Vice President and Provost

Dr. Andrew Blanchard, Dean, Undergraduate Education

Michael Saenz Assistant Director, PLTL, Math Lab, CommLab

Abbey Bollinger, Program Specialist

Lynn Butler, Administrative Services Officer

Monica Franco, Administrative Assistant

Thank you!

2015 Conference Planning Committee
Jose Luis Alberte, Chair and PLTLIS Board Member
Kimshi Hickman, Co‐Chair and PLTLIS Board Member
2015 Host Institution

James Becvar, PLTLIS Treasurer
Alberto Cruz, PLTLIS Secretary
AE Dreyfuss, PLTIS Past President
Janet Liou‐Mark, PLTLIS Board Member
Mitsue Nakamura, PLTLIS Board Member
Thomas Pitzer, PLTLIS President
Aida Ramon, Peer Leader & PLTL Program Coordinator, Florida International University
Nataly Rodriguez, PLTL Program Assistant Director, Florida International University
Novelette Sadler‐McKnight, PLTLIS Board Member
Geoffrey Saupe, PLTLIS Board Member

University of Texas at Dallas Dr. David E. Daniel, President Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Andrew Blanchard, Dean, Undergraduate Education Michael Saenz Assistant Director, PLTL, Math Lab, CommLab Abbey Bollinger, Program Specialist Lynn Butler, Administrative Services Officer Monica Franco, Administrative Assistant

Support
New York City College of Technology, CUNY:
Coordinated Undergraduate Education Program (CUE)
City Tech Student Government Association
Honors and Emerging Scholars Program
Perkins Black Male Initiative, City Tech
Department of Construction Management and Civil Engineering (CMCE)

Dr. Timothy Collins, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University Dr. Douglas Robertson, Dean, Undergraduate Education, Florida International University

Lead For America Corporation
Dodson Fund at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
UTEP College of Science
UTEP College of Engineering
NSF I‐CORPS-L – 226100893A

Peer‐Led Team Learning International Society
Board of Directors Members
2014‐2015
Jose Alberte
James Becvar, Treasurer
Mohsen Beheshti
Alberto Cruz, Secretary
A.E. Dreyfuss, Past President
Lucille Garmon
Kimshi Hickman, President‐Elect
Chris Keenan
Janet Liou‐Mark
Stephanie Marshall
Mitsue Nakamura
Thomas Pitzer, President
Andrew Pye
Novelette Sadler‐McKnight
Geoffrey Saupe
Ongard Sirisaengtaksin
Ellen West