Supplemental Instruction Leader

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Summary:

SI is an academic support model that helps students succeed by using peer-led group study sessions. These sessions are free, out-of-class reviews for groups of 10–50 students to work together on course content, review material, and prepare for tests and quizzes. SI sessions are facilitated by SI leaders, who are students who have previously completed the course and have shown competency. 

Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders are WCU students who will facilitate weekly group study sessions in courses that they have successfully completed. SI Leaders receive training that provides them with the necessary knowledge and resources to lead group study sessions with students in their assigned subject area. They work closely with faculty to identify challenging course content to design sessions that utilize collaborative learning techniques to guide students through the content. Other responsibilities include attending lectures for the course they support, meeting regularly with the course faculty member, and sharing learning strategies that help students deepen their knowledge and understanding of course content. SI Leaders typically work 8-10 hours per week. SI at the Ontario campus will be launched in Anatomy for the FAII 2024 term, and other sciences in subsequent terms.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Primary Activities

Attend all class meetings of the selected course, take notes, and read all assigned materials including text(s) and supplemental readings.

Conduct at least three to five 50-minute study sessions per week throughout the term using strategies learned through the SI Leader training workshop.

Regularly meet with the SI Supervisor for debrief sessions.

a. Discuss observations of the SI sessions.

b. Discuss the planning of SI sessions and use of a wide variety of learning strategies.

c. Notify SI Supervisor about problems or potential problems.

Assist SI Supervisor in training other SI Leaders.

Always behave in a professional manner.

Secondary Activities

Provide extra SI sessions and/or marathon sessions as necessary (e.g., prior to examinations).

Ascertain course requirements and maintain contact throughout the term with course faculty members or designated representative.

Meet with other campus SI Leaders and Supervisory Staff at scheduled meetings.

Other duties as assigned by the SI Supervisor.

Maintenance Activities

Complete necessary personnel paperwork, such as lesson plan updates.

Attend the SI Leader training workshop prior to the beginning of each term.

Work with the SI Supervisor to select appropriate times and scheduling of SI sessions.

Make periodic announcements about the availability of the SI sessions to the students.

Ensure that the initial SI Survey, Midterm SI Feedback Survey and End-of-Course Survey are distributed and assist with data analysis.

Collect attendance data for every SI session, including student names, course title, date, and time of session.

Assist SI Supervisor in the preparation of end-of-term reports and other reports as requested.

Maintain a professional attitude about matters such as class standards, grades, and student complaints.

Model appropriate professional attitudes and behaviors to staff, students, and others.

Provide your SI Supervisor with an up-to-date schedule of your SI sessions.

Notify your SI Supervisor in advance if you cannot conduct an SI session as scheduled.

Maintain regular working hours.

Experience & Skills:

Enrolled WCU student who has successfully completed one term at WCU.

An overall GPA of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale) is required.

A grade of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale) in the selected course.

Content-competency (to be determined by the selected course faculty member) is required.

Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Bonus Eligible

No

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