Call for Spring 2024 Supplemental Instruction/PASS Academic Support

The Learning Center is accepting requests for Supplemental Instruction support for spring semester 2024.  Individual faculty members or departments may request this direct academic support service for the students enrolled in their course(s). The Learning Center will support a number of student Supplemental Instruction Leader (SI) positions for spring 2024 using the peer-led Supplemental Instruction model:

SIs are undergraduate students assigned to a section(s) of particular, often introductory, courses. A primary goal of the SI program is to increase enrolled students’ successful completion of historically difficult classes. SIs attend all class meetings, take notes, coordinate with faculty as needed and serve as models to those students currently enrolled in the section. The SIs lead regular, peer-facilitated study sessions, outside of class time, to discuss course concepts, review or practice material and help strengthen students’ study skills. SI Leaders host peer collaborative learning experiences which also promote skills. SIs provide peer collaborative learning experiences which also promote involvement and inclusion into our culture of learning.

As undergraduates, Supplemental Instruction Leaders are not responsible for grading course work, preparing exams, teaching new material or assigning grades. These responsibilities belong only to the faculty or graduate assistants who are hired by the university to teach the course and who are listed as the instructor of record. You can find additional details about the criteria we use for the SI Partner Courses attached, as well as the below link overview document titled ‘What is Supplemental Instruction’ link: https://www.gcsu.edu/sites/files/page-assets/node-2216/attachments/whatissi.pdf.

It’s time to plan for SIs for the upcoming spring semester. If you would like to request SI/PASS support for sections in your department or have your faculty members make a direct request, please submit requests via the following online Qualtrics form by COB, Friday Sept. 22. We realize this is a rapid turn-around but would like additional time for recruiting an excellent pool of student candidates.

Request SI/QUALTRICS link here:  https://gcsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02EejJzpp4btf8y. 

All academic disciplines are eligible to apply for SI Leader positions. The Learning Center will continue to hire, train and supervise SI Leaders, as well as survey faculty partners and the participants at the end of the semester. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Allocation decisions will be announced to recipient departments on or about Sept. 25,  allowing time for us to recruit, collaborate and identify candidates for the best matches for our SI Leaders. We will partner with you in identifying SI Leaders this month and until mid-October. Students selected as SI Leaders can utilize Priority Registration to ensure their availability to audit your course section, so the sooner we work on this, the better.