Peer Learning

What is peer learning?
Why is it important?
What are best practices?

1. Hamidreza Lachin & Hadi Entezari
Iran University of Science and Technology
May 2019
Peer
Learning

2. Peer
Approval

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9. Sources: Meditek

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13. Marketing Human Resources

16. P2P Learning and Knowledge Management
Connection Point

17. Knowledge sharing approaches
Through Documentsand Forms
Interviews
Simulation
practices and work shadowing
Sharing Guided Experiences
Learning

18. Collaborative Learning and it’s Approaches
Involves Employees working together on activities or learning tasks in a
smallgroup.
The impact of collaborative approaches on learning is consistently positive.
Problem Centered Instruction
Discussion Groups & Seminars
Learning Communities
P2P Learning
Sources: Smith and MacGregor in Collaborative Learning. (1992)

19. What PEER Means and what is P2P Learning??
Peer employees teaching one another.
Different Forms but in all of them knowledge is shared not by an instructor.

20. Why P2P Learning???
When your team wants to learn a new skill, where
do they turn first? Google? YouTube? Theircorporate
training programs????
McKinseysurvey Results from Organizations…
Managers’sperceptionfrom P2P Learning!?
Learning Loop
Practice
feedbackreflect
Gain
Sources: HBR, McKinsey, Degreed

21. P2P Learning Benefits
Cost-effective method of training and development.
Build Connections Based on Trust and Respect.
TEACHING IS ONE OF THE BEST WAY TO LEARN……
Learner may listen to their friends better than their teacher.
Provide Safe and No pressure environment to learn well.
Helps employees develop management and leadership skills.
Feedback flows in both directions
Sources: HBR, Forbes, Degreed, Accenture

22. P2P Learning Benefits
P2P learning enables agile workforces.
P2P learning helps prevent ‘institutional memory lapse’.
P2P learning keeps knowledge from growing stale.
P2P learning improves productivity Employee onboarding
Sources: HBR, Forbes, Degreed, Accenture

23. P2P Learning Disadvantages
Social development could lack if
people only work with the same
person every time.
Individuals may not learn as much
because tutors are not as
experienced as the teacher.
People who are normally the leaders
within the student group may take
charge too much, meaning others do
not get a chance to take part in the
teaching side.

24. P2P Learning Implementation Approaches
Learning Lunches
During the lunch, one person presents on a topic of interest.
restrictions
frequency
level of formality
Mentoring
Employee-Accessible LMS
one-to-one sessions
working together on real work problems
weekly sessions
Sources: HBR, Forbes, Accenture

25. P2P Learning Programs Recommendation
Appoint a facilitator
Build a safe environment
Focus on real-world situations
Encourage networking
Sources: HBR

26. Best
Practices

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28. Professionals
Never
Stop
learning
Learn
Today,
Lead
Tomorrow
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