Faculty Role
- Understand the goals of SI and how the program is conducted.
- Collaborate with SI program coordinator on student leader requirements such as attending trainings, submitting weekly attendance forms, using a variety of strategies to be effective during study sessions, preparing handouts, communicating regularly with coordinator.
- Give the SI leader a few minutes during the first week to initiate the SI Program and again at the end of the semester for an SI evaluation given to the class.
- Provide time (5-7 minutes) in class at least once a week for SI leaders to advertise their sessions, or to share a learning strategy.
- Encourage students to attend SI sessions.
- Meet weekly with the SI leader.
- Support and respect the role of SI leader.
- Participate in evaluation of the SI Program.
SI Leader Role
- Attend and participate in all training sessions.
- Attend all class sessions and model appropriate classroom behavior.
- Prepare effective activities and handouts for each study session.
- Read and review class material.
- Avoid any involvement in student evaluation (grading or proctoring quizzes, tests, exams, entering grades into grade books or data base, etc.).
- Submit SI Leader assignments.
- Make brief presentations in class about SI during the first week of class and regularly throughout the semester.
- Schedule and run two to three SI sessions, or their equivalent, each week.
- Prepare notices to advertise SI sessions.
- Provide a copy of session notices and other materials produced to SI Coordinator.
- Administer SI program surveys and forms.
- Support and respect the role of the professor.
- Take attendance at SI sessions and submit attendance forms to SI Coordinator.
- Maintain confidential nature of SI sessions yet encourage students to self-disclose their attendance to the instructor.
- Maintain a professional relationship with faculty, students, and SI Program Coordinator.
- Communicate with the professor regarding SI concerns on a regular basis.
- Assist in the evaluation of the SI Program.
- Complete contractual course work if taking for credit.