Created in 1973 by Deanna Martin at the University of Missouri Kansas City, SI is an academic support model that puts the focus on high risk courses, not students, and uses peer facilitated out of class sessions to review content. The program consists of weekly, scheduled, voluntary, out-of-class SI sessions which are driven by student needs and facilitated by an SI Leader. Courses supported by SI are those considered historically challenging (International Center for Supplemental Instruction, 2020).
Published in Chapter:
Learning Assistance Support in a Global Pandemic: Rethinking, Reimagining, and Restructuring for Student Success
Rebecca Cofer (Georgia College and State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7000-5.ch005
Abstract
The spring of 2020 brought with it an entirely new experience for learning assistance professionals, who now had revise services for the online college experience and prepare their student staff for implementation immediately. This chapter provides a “how to” guide for these professionals in considering their services with the COVID-19 pandemic in mind and preparing for future crises. The author provides tools, platforms, and techniques that their center utilized in successfully transitioning to an online environment. While it is important to reflect on and consider the technology and facility needs for one's center, this chapter also argues for the need to support the student staff in the learning assistance center, who are navigating the experience as an employee and a student. The author not only gives tips, but also reflects on their own experience during a global pandemic. The chapter concludes with a look at learning assistance work after COVID-19.