Sarah Jackson, UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing

Janelle Jumamil,  UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing

Audience: SI Professional Staff 

This session will give an overview of the Peer Assisted Learning Session program at a nursing school, focusing on how the SI model was adapted to fit the busy and chaotic schedules of the students at a health research institution. Presenters will discuss the program’s logistics, staffing, attendance strategies, and marketing techniques with the opportunity for a Q&A and group discussion at the end of the presentation. 

De'Janae Tookes, Baylor University

Audience: SI Professional Staff 

Though it may not always seem like it, SI Supervisors are change agents in higher education. Let's continue our conversation from the 2022 International SI conference and discuss ways to address equity gaps in our SI programs and see how we can continue to advocate for all students that use and support our program. I will briefly discuss my journey to addressing equity gaps on a smaller scale then we'll come together to discuss several ways to look at equity within your program. 

Emerald Artist, Tarrant County College

Kristin Carter, Tarrant County College

Abel Rivera-Velez, Tarrant County College

Audience: SI Leaders

Much research has been and continues to be conducted on Neil Fleming’s VARK modalities. While relevant, it focuses on how learners best receive/retain information, but little is contributed on how learners best process information for comprehension. The FILS-VARK questionnaire aims to fill that gap. Using this information, SI can incorporate processing opportunities throughout sessions and give students suggestions on better study habits outside of SI.  

Laura Jakobi, Minnesota State University Mankato 

Audience: SI Staff, SI Faculty, and SI Leaders

Through a data analysis of attendance and performance outcome data, it became clear that through the normalization of academic support, we could significantly increase attendance, lower DFW rates, and close equity gaps. Come to learn the ways in which our team worked to normalize the use of supplemental instruction on our campus (i.e., timetable scheduling, inclusive hiring practices, collaborative opportunities with faculty, library, and other stakeholders) to boost attendance and enhance performance outcomes. 

Pisila Finau, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Leaders

The SI program at Texas A&M University uses Google sites to communicate with students. Every course has its own Google Site, which have been created by SI leaders, and which serves as a central hub for various educational resources. These resources include practice questions, guided practices, and reference materials to help students reinforce their understanding of course material. This presentation will provide an overview of our Google Site and provide guidance on your SI Leaders can create google sites for your SI program.    

Morgan Jones, Texas A&M University

Naya Nwadialo, Texas A&M University

Jenn Van Horn, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Staff, SI Faculty, 

For many of our student employees, this may be their first job. The on-campus job is a great way for these students to learn valuable, job-related skills. Occasionally, some miss payroll dates, forget to wear their t-shirt, or don't turn in required weekly paperwork. It's important to correct behavior so that it doesn't continue. We created a multi-level progressive discipline plan that focuses on coaching and conversations, but also contains clearly defined levels so that these student employees can thrive in the workplace. 

The participants will learn about the progressive discipline plan we created. The participants will be given the opportunity to create their own plan. 

Travis Moore, Austin Community College

Paul Price, Austin Community College

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Faculty 

Supplemental Instruction is an invaluable resource that can be provided to students and faculty at no cost, but how do we develop and support a large program to meet the diverse needs of our student body across multiple campuses? At Austin Community College, we structure our program based on a combination of enrollment, difficulty and faculty requests. Additionally, we utilize the aid of SI mentors as one of the ways we support our expansive staff. 

Sarah Jackson, UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing

Janelle Jumamil,  UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing

Audience: SI Professional Staff 

Since returning from online sessions, our program experienced a decrease in the variety of learning strategies used during our sessions, especially for returning leaders supporting the same courses. This session will review our Weekly Challenge incentive, which was introduced to promote leaders’ creativity and encourage strategies that may be different from their usual session activities. Presenters will discuss logistics, as well as review some of the activities that have been generated from the challenge. 

Kate Johnson, Tarrant County College - Northeast Campus

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Leaders, SI Faculty 

The graphic organizer is an essential visual strategy for SI sessions and SI Leaders. This tool allows us to help student visualize information, create relationships, and explore the information in a novel way for students. This also creates a take home product for students that can draw in their interest. Join us as we explore the various facets of the graphic organizer and its limitless potential in higher education. 

William Lopez, Texas Tech University

Erika Soto, Texas Tech University

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Leaders, SI Faculty 

Texas Tech SI program established five core values in 2018. This presentation will discuss how the values have been implement into training, recruitment of SI Leaders, the evaluation of staff, and the assessment process. Benefits, suggestions and why you should incorporate a values based system will be addressed. 

William Lopez, Texas Tech University

Erika Soto, Texas Tech University

Audience: SI Professional Staff 

Institutions provide free resources to their faculty, staff, and students. This session will cover how Texas Tech SI Program has used university provided resources to enhance the SI program, record attendance, submit documents, communicate with student staff, and become a more efficient organization. Hear how the university resources have enhanced the SI Program, and tips on how you might be able to use your institution’s resources. 

De'Janae Tookes, Baylor University

Audience: SI Professional Staff 

This presentation is geared toward new SI Supervisors and their transition to professional staff or professionals that are leaving one institution to go to another. It can be hard trying to navigate the ins and outs of picking up where someone left off. There are ways to navigate upholding the UMCK International SI Center Standards, the institution's standards, and to make it your own! 

Alexander Albrecht, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Leaders

This presentation will discuss problem-based SI sessions and how to effectively implement Bloom’s taxonomy into them. We will examine various techniques that can be used in problem-based SI sessions to help develop a students’ ability to think critically. Through this presentation we hope to share some new ideas on how to create engaging problem-based SI sessions.

Lucy Reasons, Texas State University

Audience: SI Leaders

Many SI Leaders have seen this scene before: blank student faces, staring at their phones, answering multiple choice questions as fast as possible while the Kahoot theme plays in the background. This session will address alternatives to Kahoot that can be used to engage students with a focus on manipulatives- hands-on materials that students use to reinforce a lesson. Participants will brainstorm ideas, create activities using provided manipulatives, and learn the “what, why, and how” of using manipulatives to make their sessions fun and engaging. 

Micah Miles, Oklahoma State University

Audience: SI Leaders

We will spend time looking over various leadership styles, discussing and characterizing them. Then we will explore leading as an introverted/extroverted individual, the challenges, tendencies, and benefits of either. Following will be a discussion of leading from the perspective of a peer versus a mentor, and how to know when to apply either perspective. Finally, we will practice adapting leadership styles to better meet the needs of students/leaders/mentees/etc. 

Jennafer Alexander, University of Missouri - St. Louis

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Leaders, SI Faculty 

This session features “pearls of wisdom” from a Supplemental Instruction (SI) Coordinator who enhanced and expanded an SI program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The session also explores the role of mentoring in SI, using Gail Y. Okawa’s “Diving for Pearls: Mentoring as Cultural and Activist Practice among Academics of Color” as a framework. Ultimately, the presenter proposes an alternative metaphor for SI: flying an airplane. Attendees will brainstorm and share their own metaphors as well. 

Kathleen Speed, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Leaders

Have you ever had students just want you to "tell them the answer" during the session or will not collaborate with other students during the session? This session will focus on how and why it's important to share the learning theories that are embedded within the SI model with students during your sessions. When students understand why you use wait time, why you redirect questions, or why you create specific activities, it helps them take ownership of their learning. Let's talk learning theories and how to implement them within your sessions. 

Julie Hurley, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Staff, SI Faculty, and SI Leaders 

This session will focus on various Neurodivergent diagnoses and how it affects a student’s ability to learn, comprehend, and demonstrate their knowledge within a college academic setting.  It will also identify services available to Neurodivergent students, as well as, how to develop instructional materials and course presentations to account for their neurocognitive differences.

Atiya Yasmeen, University of Houston - Victoria

Amaanee Ismail, University of Houston - Victoria

Tom Weller, University of Houston - Victoria

Audience: SI Leaders

SI leaders at UHV incorporate online resources to elevate the quality of SI sessions. The usage of such online resources elevates the standard of SI sessions, widens the scope of what you can do as an SI leader, markets your SI, and keeps students highly engaged. Students benefit from increased diversity in terms of facilitation and the creation of a learning-inclusive classroom. 

Laura Everett, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Narmin Alyassin, The University of Texas at San Antonio

William Wolfenbarger, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Leaders, SI Faculty 

Taking a cue from UMKC’s Supervisor Training, our program developed and implemented a “house system” in order to gamify SI Leader completion of administrative tasks, increase quality of submitted materials, and maintain community during remote operations at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this presentation we will explain the the structure of the house system, provide examples of the materials that have been submitted, and share how gamifying administrative tasks has enhanced program coordination. 

Jessica Maidlow, University of Texas at Dallas

Mike Saenz, University of Texas at Dallas

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Leaders

SI Leaders show up for their sessions to guide their attendees, but do they show up for each other? If your staff is struggling with connecting and creating relationships with their peers, we recommend implementing SI Committees. In this presentation, we will cover the benefits of committees and best practices on how to incorporate them into your SI Program.  

Facilitated by Naya Nwadialo, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Leaders

This round table discussion will explore various topics of interest to SI Leaders and will provide an opportunity to hear from each other and how they approach various issues, such as marketing SI to students, encouraging attendance, redirecting questions, creating collaborative activities, etc. 

Facilitated by Morgan Jones & Jenn Van Horn, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Leaders

This session will focus on session planners that are used by SI Leaders at the various institutions. This is an opportunity to see various templates that are used to plan SI sessions. With the small number of SI Leaders in attendance, each SI Leader can spend 5-10 minutes sharing and discussing their session planner.   

Pisila Finau, Texas A&M University

Kathleen Speed, Texas A&M University

Audience: SI Leaders

In an increasingly interconnected environment, staying organized and maintaining efficient communication between SI Leaders and staff is crucial. This session will explore the benefits of MS Teams and Trello to manage job duties while fostering seamless contact between SI leadership roles and staff supervisors. Join us in discovering the qualities of each resource as a part of the foundation to enhance collaboration in a team. 

In our interconnected environment, organization and efficient communication between SI Leaders and staff are crucial. This session will delve into the benefits of utilizing MS Teams and Trello to maintain seamless coordination. Additionally, we will explore how these tools can facilitate smooth contact between SI leadership members and staff supervisors. Discover the exceptional qualities of each resource and elevate collaboration within your team by joining us in this session.

Kay Winfield, Stephen F. Austin State University

Amber Mims, Stephen F. Austin State University

Audience: SI Professional Staff, SI Leaders

In this session, we will review our multi-year exploration into embedded tutoring/embedded SI. We began our journey in writing courses, with a focus on freshman and at-risk students and evolved that to include entry level, co-req courses for math. During this time, we experimented with multiple approaches to fit the needs of both the professors and students. Come collaborate with us as we evaluate what worked and what could be improved with our initiative. 

Victor Vizcarrondo Velez, Texas State University

Audience: SI Professional Staff 

Does your program have initiatives you want to accomplish that you simply don’t have the time for? The SI program at Texas State University adapted their student leadership model to include SI committees. These committees provide professional development to its members while expanding the overall impact of any program. In this session, participants will learn how the Texas State University SI program accomplishes department-wide community service, team building, and recruitment efforts with SI committees.