T & L Show & TellThe Supplemental Instructor Role
Robin HillCoordinator of Instructional Computing
University of Wyoming14 June 2010
Supplemental Instruction
Purpose: To provide help to students who are struggling, without focusing on overt remediation or individual student deficits.
The Supplemental Instructor provides peer assistance in a traditionally difficult course. Ref: David Arendale, Dalhouse University
Summary from U Missou-KC at http://www.umkc.edu/cad/si/overview.shtml
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Administrative Status
The Supplemental Instructor is: • Paid• Trained• Not registered in the class
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Qualifications
The Supplemental Instructor has:
• Mastered the material.• Been exposed to the pedagogy of active and
collaborative learning.
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Duties
The Supplemental Instructor:• Holds scheduled sessions for voluntary
participation.• Attends class.• Models good study, with emphasis on integration
and construction.• Does not teach.
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TA > SI > Student
Consider (correctly) a role to be a set of functions or permissions. Then SI should appear between TA and Student , lacking the grading and submission viewing of TA.
We can imagine two different levels:1.Sub-TA2.Super-Student
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Two Levels of Supplemental Instructor
1. Sub-TAMakes some arrangements. Sets up materials,
scheduling, study sessions. Views membership.2. Super-StudentCan announce and poll. No authoring of materials
or initiation of learning activities.
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Role Definitions
Roles are defined by realms in Sakai, which are sets of permissions (to perform functions).
Handout: Full sets of functions for five roles1. Instructor (given, rSmart CLE 2.6)2. TA (given)3. Sub-TA4. Super-Student5. Student (given)
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Design Your Own
What works for the Supplemental Instructor at your institution?
Considerations--• Chat channels appropriate for Super-Student?• New assignments appropriate for Sub-TA?• What portfolio roles?
R. Hill, [email protected]
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