The goal of Supplemental Instruction (SI) is to improve student success in courses that have proven to be more challenging than others. By attending weekly review sessions led by student peers (SI Leaders) who successfully completed the courses, you can enhance your learning strategies and study skills, as well as improve your grades and overall understanding of course material.
SI Sessions are informal, welcoming and hands-on. They are a place in which students discuss readings, talk through difficult content, prepare for exams and develop tools for effective time management.
Courses offering SI vary from semester to semester and are open to all students enrolled in those courses—free of charge. SI is completely voluntary and confidential.
SI Leaders have walked in the students’ shoes. They’ve been successful in the course and are trained to help other students succeed. SI Leaders know the course content and are available to help other students through it. What they won’t do is lecture. Their job is to help you put information together from your lectures and reading material to help you better understand the concepts. SI sessions are hands-on and filled with collaboration and working together. The SI Leader is there to work through it with you.
SI Leaders will announce scheduling and location information on Canvas.
Please contact Dr. Kathryn Onorato, Retention Administrator at 402.836.9927 or [email protected] for any questions regarding Supplemental Instruction.
