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Keynote Presentation:
SI and Community Building: The Bigger Picture
Session I Workshops – 10:30-11:20am
Going Green without Breaking the Bank: One Path to Paper-Free SI – LC101
Presenter: Jeanine Rose, Academic Tutor and SI Coordinator
SUNY College at Cortland, NY
Tired of handling paper attendance sheets and pre and post semester surveys? Think that you need expensive software to go paper-free? Learn how our SI program quit the paper habit for the cost of a dozen flash drives while decreasing our workload and increasing the accuracy of our record keeping.
Faculty Engagement in SI Programs – LC103
Presenters: William Otto, Chair of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Eric
Jones, Associate Professor of Botony
University of Maine at Machias, ME
Having challenges with faculty engagement in your SI program? As two faculty heavily invested in SI program development, we will discuss commonly reported faculty concerns. We will present on our own journey as a case study to help SI coordinators engage faculty in an SI program to improve student learning.
Meta-Talks: Revitalizing Test Preparation in STEM Courses through Peer-Guided Reflection
- LC112
Presenters: Tracy Hallstead, Manager of Peer Academic Support and Erin Nash, Supplemental
Instructor
Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT
After an SI Leader analyzed how her biology students prepared for unsatisfactory exams, she guided reflections in which students "talked" to each other through their data and ultimately revised approaches to tests. Participants in this interactive workshop will gain tools for training SI Leaders to guide compelling metacognitive reflection based on accessible data.
Session II Workshops – 11:30-12:20pm
Dynamic Interaction: Middle-level Group Activities in SI**– LC101
Presenter: Zheng Zhou, Senior PASS Leader
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Silence during instructions? Passive participation? Feeling difficult to mobilize students? This research identifies the essential difficulties of student participation in supplemental instruction, and equips attendees with tangible strategies to improve interactive communication and engagement. Instructors will grasp skills to promote the quality of discussion and the engagement in supplemental instructions. (Presenting research)
Dynamic Interaction: Middle-level Group Activities in SI
Ready, Set, Go…Bringing Supplemental Instruction to Your Campus - LC103
Presenter: Kristen Carley, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator and
Professor of English
Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport CT
Supplemental Instruction works, but how do you bring it to your campus successfully?
This workshop gives the tools needed to bring SI to your college. By providing initial
steps, training manuals for both Leaders and Faculty, as well as marketing strategies,
your college will have their own successful SI program.
Ready, Set, Go... Presentation
Poster example - if you would like a template, email nersi@middlesex.mass.edu for an edible version.
Integrating Supplemental Instruction into the Mathematics Classroom: Differentiating the Different Approaches – LC112
Presenters: Linda Dart-Kathios, Chair of the Mathematics Department and
Yonis Abdi, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader
Middlesex Community College, Lowell MA
Supplemental Instruction can be very beneficial in the mathematics classroom when used properly. Learn about some of the tools and techniques used in a Calculus II class as we explore the Do's and have fun with the Don'ts of Supplemental Instruction.
Session III Workshops – 1:30-2:20pm
Top Ten Tips of Being an SI Leader** - LC101
Presenters: Akunna Ihemaguba, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader and
Sunny Lee, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader
Bergen Community College, Paramus NJ
Are you new to SI? Or are you simply interested in seeing what other SI Leaders are doing in their assignments? Check out our top 10 tips that the SI Leaders at Bergen Community College have found successful for increased attendance and more meaningful interactions with their students.
Faculty Buy-In Pays Off for Student Success – LC103
Presenters: Diane Zelazny, Health and Natural Sciences Support Services Admin.
Ellen Anderson, Chair of the Chemistry Department
Jesse Crandall, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Symantha Fazzino, Undergraduate Chemistry Content Tutor
Tessa Tuttle, Professional Chemistry/Nursing Content Tutor
University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford CT
USJ's chemistry faculty and support service staff will discuss the collaborative effort that led to a Workshop Manual which corresponds to weekly class material from a first semester freshmen chemistry course identified as a gateway course for retention. The positive data/feedback from structured weekly workshops, utilizing this manual, facilitated by student tutors who had excelled in the course with that specific professor, understanding his focus and method of teaching the concepts.
SI Start-up on a Small College Campus – LC112
Presenters: Medea Steinman, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator and
William Otto, Chair of Environmental and Biological Sciences
University of Maine at Machias, ME
Are you preparing to launch an SI program, perhaps on a small campus? We will describe successes and challenges faced in our first four years, often working with underprepared students in a rural impoverished region. Your input will help guide the session, with small group and whole group structured dialogue.
Session IV Workshops – 2:30-3:20pm
SI Beyond Campus: Use your SI Skills to Get Hired ** – LC101
Presenters: Bridget Byrne, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader and
Rose Evard, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader
Middlesex Community College, Lowell MA
Wondering how to make the most out of your SI experience? From resumes to interviews learn how to show your SI power skills from two SI Leaders who have done just that.
Supplemental Instruction Beyond Campus
Technical Writing for Engineering and Science
Tips to Building a Thriving SI Community – LC103
Presenters: Christine Bell, Assistant Director of Academic Support and
Kimberly Gonzalez, Professor of Science
Middlesex Community College, Lowell MA
What does it take to build a thriving SI Community? Who are the key stakeholders? In this interactive workshop, a science professor and an SI Staff member will share their perspectives on the benefits of working together to build and sustain a quality SI program. We will share the tools and strategies we have developed that optimize the success of our program that include our recruitment process, faculty onboarding and application, communication tips, and the ongoing mentoring & support of our Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders. Our goal is for participants to walk away with concrete ideas on how to strengthen their SI program.
Tips to Building a Thriving SI Community
Supporting Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students through Adapted SI – LC112
Presenters: Virginia Drislane, ELL Learning Specialists, Noreen McGinness Olson, Director of Academic Centers for Enrichment, and Altagracia
Sanchez, Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leader
Middlesex Community College, Lowell MA
Successful collaborative learning requires students to work with others from different
backgrounds and with different learning styles and world views. Explore an adaptation
of the Supplemental Instruction (SI) model supporting English Language Learners while
building cultural competencies with an emphasis on Southeast Asian cultures and work
styles.
Supporting Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students through Adapted SI