UHD Faculty Feedback on Supplemental Instruction Program (SI)

11b. What could have
made the SI experience better?

1.      To
have better ideas earlier in the semester to guide students towards the SI as a
difference maker in their success in the course.

2.      Again,
if I had more time during class for classroom activities, I could have used the
SI leader more effectively during class time.

3.      Somehow,
we have to find ways of reaching more students in the classroom. More students
need to take advantage of the services offered by SI’s. Where there
wasn’t a class in the room before me, the SI took advantage and came to
the room and used it and more students were able to receive the tutorial. That
worked out quite well.

4.      More
working hours for the SI Leader to make him/her more reachable.

5.      More
time to collaborate and brainstorm outside of class. A few e-mails have been
helpful though. She is so dedicated that we fit in a few minutes after class
quite frequently.

6.      I
wish I had more suggestions from 1302 teachers as to what more I could have
done to oblige students to go to the SI or even, simply, the learning center.

7.      I
wish more students would have taken advantage of this opportunity outside of
class.

8.      I
found it quite beneficial–he is very attentive, enthusiastic, and helpful.
He quickly established good rapport with the students and worked very well with
me.

9.      I
can imagine working with a super articulate, energetic SI who was more involved
with the students on a regular, in class basis. But I believe it has more to do
with personality.

10.   Nothing–I was entirely satisfied. I
do hope to meet more often outside of class with my SI leader and engage her in
curriculum development.

11.   Having the same SI all semester.

12.   Perhaps, when helping a student, let the
student demonstrate first the area of weakness, rather than doing the problem
for the student.

13.   If she had more knowledge about the
material, or if there could have been more time with students.

14.   More contact hours with students. SI may
organize some question-and-answer sessions to help students’ homework.

15.  It would be
better if more students would take advantage of the opportunity to get
individual help from the SI outside of class.

16.   If only I could ask the SI leader to do
some grading.

17.   It was very positive in every way.

18.   Better class time.

19.  I need to
be motivate my students and perhaps offer some incentives to work with the SI
outside of class.

20.  Experience
was good!! With another semester of “experience” for the SI,
he’ll be an excellent SI leader.

21.  Meeting and
getting to know each other before the start of the course.

22.  I could
have been giving students incentives for attending SI sessions.

23.  Outline
early in the semester (1st week or before) the responsibilities of
SI leaders and give time for leaders and instructors to respond to the list of
responsibilities together.