Roles and Responsibilities in PASS Programs

PASS Leaders

As a PASS Leader you will be expected to spend approximately 3-4 hours per week in the following activities:

• Attending in person or via MyUni and taking notes at  50% of the weekly lectures
• Reading relevant texts and do any other preparatory reading in readiness for the weekly PASS session
• Consulting with academic staff as needed to clarify key concepts to emphasise
• Developing and selecting resources for the PASS sessions in conjunction with your PASS Supervisor and other PASS leaders
• Undertaking a weekly 50 minutes PASS session for groups of up to 15 students
• At the beginning of each class, identifying areas presenting challenges to participating students and adapting prepared materials accordingly
• Facilitating discussions and revision of materials by redirecting questions, providing activities for students to solve problems/come to conclusions, and refer students to text books, lecture notes and any other relevant sources of information in seeking answers/understanding
• Ensuring that an attendance sheet is completed for each session and submitted to the identified staff by the end of each week
• Meeting with your PASS Supervisor and fellow PASS Leaders for debrief sessions and assistance with planning sessions
• Assisting with making periodic announcements about PASS sessions at first year lectures
• Assisting in any data collection needed for mid-term and end of semester reports
• Notifying your PASS Supervisor in sufficient time if you are unable to lead any  particular PASS session you are scheduled to take

PASS Supervisor

The PASS Supervisor is responsible for:

• Selecting PASS leaders in partnership with academic staff from relevant courses
• Training PASS Leaders in line with internationally accredited training program
• Providing supervision for development of class materials
• Ensuring PASS leaders have necessary resources for classes
• Ensuring observation visits are made to each PASS leader’s class in order to guarantee PASS techniques are being applied appropriately
• Evaluating and reporting on programs

At the University of Adelaide, the PASS Supervisor is Audrey Stratton.

Academic Course Coordinator

The Academic Course Coordinator is responsible for:

• Assisting in selection of PASS leaders for their respective course
• Providing relevant text books to PASS leaders
• Providing guidance about key concepts/material to emphasise in the weekly classes
• Answering questions PASS leaders have about course material and assisting them to respond appropriately to questions raised in classes