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What is Supplemental Instruction (SI) and Supplemental Instruction (SLA)?
The SI and SLA programs targets traditionally difficult academic courses-those with a high rate of D, F, or W grades and provides FREE regularly scheduled, out of class peer collaborative facilitated study review sessions. SI and SLA leaders, students who took the class before and earned an “A” grade, attend all classes again and conduct weekly study review sessions. Participation will be beneficial in raising students’ overall grades.
Supplemental Instruction (SI) was designed and first implemented in the 1970’s at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and now is offered on over 900 campuses world wide. The SI program provides FREE peer collaborative review sessions for a few sections of difficult and challenging courses. Students are encouraged to attend review sessions often.
Structured Learning Assistance (SLA)
was piloted and implemented at Ferris State University in 1994. The SLA program provides FREE peer collaborative workshops for students enrolled in courses with traditionally high failure and withdrawal rates. All students who enroll in a SLA course are required to attend all SLA workshops until the first exam/quiz and thereafter only when their grade in the class falls below a “C” average. Students must continue to attend all SLA workshops until their grade improves to a “C” average or higher. However, all students are encouraged to attend workshops often.
What are SI and SLA leaders?
SI and SLA Leaders are students who have taken the course before and have done well. The SI and SLA leaders attend class with you everyday, hearing what you hear and reading what you read and helps you to process and learn the material more effectively.
If you would like to be considered as a SI or SLA leader in the Supplemental Instruction or Structured Learning Assistance programs, please click here.
Check the SI web page http://www.nku.edu/~siworks/
for a listing of Supplemental Instruction (SI) and
Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) courses
Register for SI and SLA courses on Norse Express.
Karen Jenkins Smith, SI/SLA Coordinator
859-572-5182
FH 207