SI International Conference 2008 - Presentations

#1. “Developing High Quality and Engaging Peer Learning Environments: The Role of Tablet PCs”

#2. “Assessing and Enhancing the Acquisition of Learning and Study Skills”

#7. “Creating a Culture of SI: Virginia Commonwealth University as a Case Study for SI Success”

#8. “Welcome to SI World”

#13. “SI Victorious: Amalgamation, Frustration, and Adaptation”

#14. “From Individual Outcomes to Universal Predictions: Using Multiple Regression to Evaluate Your SI Program”

#19. “The Importance of Controlling for Student Knowledge/Ability Levels when Assessing SI Impacts”

#20. “Revitalize Your SI Program in 4 Easy Steps”

#24. “The SI Mentor and the SI Program”

#25. “Gathering Qualitative Data with Focus Groups”

#26. “Collaborative Pathways: Developing and Tracking the Acquisition of Mentoring Skills for SI Leaders and Coaches”

#31. “What’s in it for Me? A Comparison of Postgraduate and Undergraduate Performances in SI at an Australian University”

#37. “Universal Pathways: SI Down Under!”

#43. “Researching and Developing SI Sessions that Enhance the Learning of Unsuccessful Students”

#49. “The SI Administrator’s Assessment Toolbox: Assessing Student Performance, SI Leader Effectiveness, and Student Satisfaction”

#55. “Can an SI Session be too Large? Coping Strategies for Large SI Sessions”

#61. “One Size does not Fit All – Partnerships, Variations, and Accommodations in SI”

#4. “Leader Observation via Audio/Visual Recording”

#5. “The Impact of Coaching and Mentoring in SI-Leaders’ Personal Leadership Development (PLD)”

#10. “Community Building: The Importance of Outreach for Your SI Program”

#11. “Online Support for Face-to-Face SI Leaders”

#16. “What do SI Leaders Get Out of the SI Experience?”

#17. “SI Leader Training with the Gibb’s Communication Model”

#18. “Motivating the Motivators: Developing a Universal Model to Support Expansion (A Back to the Future Approach)”

#22. “Getting the Best Out of the Group: Group Interviewing”

#23. “Leader Development by Design: Creative Approaches to SI Leader Training”

#28. “Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: SI as an Experiential Learning Credit for Students”

#29. “The Stinky Cheese training: Conflict Resolution for SI Leaders”

#34. “Making SI Easy by Using Experiential Education (“EE-SI”)”

#35. “Supplemental Instruction (SI): A Worthwhile Effort? Walter Sisulu University’s Experience”

#46. “Practice Makes Perfect: Effective Training Techniques”

#52. “Today’s Students: Understanding a New Generation of SI Leaders and Participants”

#64. “Investors Wanted: Forging Vested Relationships with Academic Shareholders”

#3. “Using SI to Improve Student Success in a Rapidly Transforming South African University”

#9. “A Constructively-Aligned SI Scheme to Maximize Learning Outcomes”

#15. “Utilizing Bloom’s Taxonomy in Freshman Introductory Courses: An Innovative Academic Mentoring Model for Student Success”

#21. “Collaboration between University and High Schools, by the Use of University Students Acting as Facilitators in the High School”

#27. “Peer Assisted Learning (PAL): How we Adapted SI for UK Higher Education”

#32. “A Unique Pathway: SI and Learning Assistance (LA) as Collaborative Programs for Academic Success”

#33. “Online SI: An Opportunity for ALL Students”

#38. “Variations of SI at Oakton Community College”

#39. “New Horizons for VSI: Saving Lives”

#40. “New Realities, New Pathways: SI in a Real and Virtual Future”

#44. “Integrating SI and Facebook”

#45. “The Rolling Stones Philosophy: Bridging the Gap from Passive to Active Learning”

#50. “Expanding the Role of SI Leaders and the Impact of SI Sessions – SI and Faculty Cohorts”

#51. “Bridging the Gap – Peer Learning and Technological Advances”

#56. “Expanding the SI Mission: A Leadership Model for Promoting Team Effectiveness, Maintaining Program Quality, and Expanding the Role of SI on Campus”

#57. “Evaluation of the Implementation of Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) as a Core Learning Experience for Biosciences 1st Year Undergraduates at The University of Manchester, UK”

#59. “Peer-Supported Learning: An Irish Perspective”

#62. “Preferred Learning Strategies of Medical Students in Large Classes, with Special Reference to Supplemental Instruction”

#63. “Effective Supplemental Instruction Supporting Retention in Online Courses”

#6. “Partnership in the Classroom: Supplemental Instruction and SCALE UP”

#12. “PASS in Cyberspace: The Impact of Web-Based Management Software on the Peer-Assisted Study Year”

#30. “Filling the Gaps with an Intervention Structured in Academic Support””

#36. “Peer Support in Hybrid Learning”

#41. “A New (University) Pathway” Developmental Freshman Writing and SI”

#42. “Implementation of Supplemental Instruction for Surrey Engineering Students (SISES)”

#47. “Moving from Voluntary to Required SI: A Chemistry Case Study”

#48. “Not Just Playing Games: The Value of Games as Learning Tools in SI Sessions”

#53. “Peer Assisted Study Support (PASS) at Queen Mary University of London: Implementation, Practice, and Development”

#54. “Fun and Games: Results from a Team Approach to SI Session Content Development”

#58. “Creative Engagement: Students as SI Consultants within the Creative Fields”

#60. “Implementing SI in Language Education”

#65. “Don’t Stall Success: Give Students a Jumpstart!”

#66. “Adapting SI to the Community College for Developmental Mathematics”