cPLTL Publications

• Feder, E., Khan, I., Mazur G., Vernon, T., Janke, T., Newbrough, J., Shuck, L., Zhu, L., & Varma-Nelson, P. V. (2016). Accessing Collaborative Online Learning with Mobile Technology in Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning. EDUCAUSE Review Online, 51(2).

• Smith, J., Wilson, S.B., Banks, J., Zhu, L., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2014). Replicating Peer-led Team Learning in Cyberspace: Research, Opportunities, and Challenges. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 51(6), 714-740.

• McDaniel, J., Metcalf, S., Sours, J., Janke, T., Newbrough, J. R., Shuck, L., & Varma-Nelson, P. V. (2013). Supporting student collaboration in cyberspace: A cPLTL study of web conferencing platforms. EDUCAUSE Review Online.

• Varma-Nelson, P., & Banks, J. V. (2013). PLTL: Tracking the trajectory from face-to-face to on-line environments. In T. Holme, M. Cooper, and P. Varma-Nelson (Eds.), Trajectories of chemistry education innovation and reform (pp. 95-110). Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.
• Mauser, K., Sours, J., Banks, J. V., Newbrough, R., Janke, T., Shuck, L., Zhu, L., Ammerman, G., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2011). Cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL): Development and Implementation, EDUCAUSE Review Online, 34.

Upcoming Presentations 

Spring 2016

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2016, March).  Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL) in Organic Chemistry. Lecture to be delivered at the 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, California.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2016, March).  Empowering effect of leadership roles in undergraduate education. Lecture to be delivered at the 251st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, California.

Past Presentations

Fall 2015

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2015, December). Overview of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL). Lecture delivered at Pacifichem, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2015, December). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL). Lecture delivered at Pacifichem, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2015, November). Peer-Led Team Learning and Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning. Invited by the Department of Biology to present a talk for The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
• Feder, E., Khan, I., Mazur, G., Vernon, T., Janke, T. Newbrough, J., Shuck, L., Zhu, L., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2015, October). Using mobile technology to expand access to collaborative online learning. Poster presented at the Educause Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Wilson, S.B. & Varma-Nelson, P. (2015, June). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning in organic chemistry. Poster presented at the Chemistry Education Research & Practice Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, Maine.

Spring 2015 

• Newbrough, R. (2015, May). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning:  Student collaboration outside the classroom. Presentation delivered at the Faculty Summer Institute Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
• Smith, J., Wilson, S.B., Banks, J., Zhu, L., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2015, March). Replicating Peer-Led Team Learning in Cyberspace: Research, opportunities, and Challenges. Lecture delivered at the 249^th ACS National Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Fall 2014 

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, December). PLTL: A Student-Faculty Partnership for Creating 21st Century Learning Environment. Lecture delivered at the Symbiosis International University, Pune, India.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, December) Introduction to Peer-Led Team Learning. Workshop conducted at the Indian Institute of Science, Education, and Research (IISER), Pune, India
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, December). PLTL: A Student-Faculty Partnership for Creating 21st Century Learning Environment. Plenary talk delivered at the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, International Chemistry Education Conference (ICEC), Mumbai, India.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, December). Peer-Led Team Learning: Writing Problems and Training Leaders. Workshop conducted at the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, International Chemistry Education Conference (ICEC), Mumbai, India.
• Wilson, S.B. & Varma-Nelson, P. (October 2014) Social Constructivism in Cyberspace, Transforming 21st Century Education, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Spring/Summer 2014

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, August). Research on cPLTL informing training and problem construction. Lecture delivered at the 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, California 
• Wilson, S.B. (2014, August). A Comparison of Organic Chemistry Peer-Led Team Learning in Online & Face-to-face Environments: A Pilot Study. Lecture delivered at the 2014 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan.
• Newbrough, J.R. (2014, July). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning:  Student Collaboration Outside of the Classroom. Poster presented at the Campus Technology 2014 Conference, Boston, MA.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, July). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL) in Organic and General Chemistry Courses. Lecture delivered at the 23rd International Conference on Chemistry Education, Toronto, Canada.
• Janke, T. & Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, June). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL). Lecture delivered at the EdMedia 2014 World Conference on Educational Media & Technology, Tampere, Finland.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, April). Overview of PLTL. Keynote lecture delivered at the Undergraduate awards ceremony, “Peer-Led Team Learning”, University of Illinois Chemistry Department, Chicago, IL.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, March), Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL) in Organic and General Chemistry Courses. Distinguished Scientist Lecture, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2014, March). Research on cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL) workshops: Opportunities and challenges. In J. Gelder and K. Burke’s (Chairs), George C. Pimentel award in chemical education: Symposium in honor of Thomas J. Greenbowe. Symposium conducted at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, Texas.

Fall 2013

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2013, October). Evaluation of cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). Paper presented at the Assessment Institute Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2013, October). PLTL: Tracking the trajectory from face-to-face to online environments. Seminar conducted at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
• Varma-Nelson, P., & Zhu, L. (2013, October). PLTL: A student-faculty partnership for transforming the learning environment. Paper presented at the Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence (LSMCE) Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
• Newbrough, J. R. (2013, October). Cyber peer-led team learning: Taking the classroom experience online. Paper presented at the Teaching Professor Technology Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Banks, J. V., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2013, September). Cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL) evaluation. In P. Varma-Nelson and S. Wilson (Chairs), Learning chemistry in cyber environments, Symposium conducted at the ACS 246th National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
• Wilson, S. B., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2013, September). Cyber Peer-Led Team Learning (cPLTL) peer leadership study. In P. Varma-Nelson and S. Wilson (Chairs), Learning chemistry in cyber environments, Symposium conducted at the ACS 246th National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.

Spring - Summer 2013

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2013, June). Evaluation of cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). Poster session conducted at the Gordon Research Conference – Chemistry Education Research and Practice: Strengthening the Pillars of Scholarly Work in Chemistry Education, Salve Regina, RI.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2013, January). Cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). Paper presented at the Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science Principal Investigators’ Conference, Washington, DC.

Fall 2012

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, October). Spreading innovations for student success: Three next generation learning challenges projects. Paper presented at the Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
• Banks, J. V., & Zhu, L. (2012, October). Cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). Paper presented at the Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, October). Peer led team learning(PLTL): A student-faculty partnership for transforming the learning environment. Seminar conducted at Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, CN.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, October ). Peer led team learning(PLTL): A student-faculty partnership for transforming the learning environment. Seminar conducted at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN.

Spring - Summer 2012

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, July). Peer-led team learning (PLTL) and cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). Paper presented at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), University Park, PA.
• Zhu, L., Varma-Nelson, P., & Zhao, H. (2012, July). Cyber peer-led team learning. Paper presented at the 2012 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), University Park, PA.
• Newbrough, R., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, July). Cyber peer-led team learning: Taking the classroom experience online. Digital learning environments and communities. Symposium conducted at the SLOAN-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
• Sours, J., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, May). Cyber-PLTL (cPLTL): Development, implementation, and initial findings. Paper presented at the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Conference, Brooklyn, NY.
• Alberte, J., Cruz, A., Rodriguez, N., & Pitzer, T. (2012, May). PLTL in pajamas: Lessons learned. Paper presented at the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society Annual Conference. Brooklyn, NY.
• Banks, J. V. (2012, March). Evaluation of cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). In P. Varma-Nelson's (Chair) Next generation PLTL (in Honor of Jack Kampmeier). Symposium conducted at the American Chemical Society Nat’l Meeting, San Diego, CA.
• Banks, J. V., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, February). Using discourse and document analysis to gauge the effectiveness and impact of technology-based innovations in peer-led team learning. Poster session conducted at the 2012 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Conference, Austin, TX.
• Janke, T., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2012, February). Cyber peer-led team learning implementation in education. Poster session conducted at the 2012 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Conference, Austin, TX.

Fall 2011

• Varma-Nelson, P. (2011, December). Peer-led team learning: A Faculty student partnership for educational reform in the sciences. Seminar conducted at the University of Queensland, Queensland, AU.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2011, December). Cyber peer-led team learning (CPLTL): Adapting PLTL workshops for the virtual environment. International case studies keynote address at the Learning Space Design Summit, Melbourne, AU.
• Ammerman, G., & Banks, J. V. (2011, November). Team learning in an online environment. Paper presented at the 2012 Advancing Learning with Technology Symposium, Indianapolis, IN.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2011, October). Assessing for deeper learning. Paper presented at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Zhu, L. (2011, October). Online mentoring. Paper presented at the IUPUI National Mentoring Symposium, Indianapolis, IN.
• Gosney, J., Newbrough, R., & Shuck, L. (2011, September). Extending the classroom with online presentation tools. Paper presented at the Statewide IT Conference, Bloomington, IN.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2011, August). Cyber peer-led team learning (cPLTL). Paper presented at the ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO.
• Varma-Nelson, P. (2011, August). PLTL: A student-faculty partnership for transforming the learning environment. Paper presented at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.