Interview, Shelley-Anne, SI Program Manager, Vancouver Island Univ. (CA)
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
Release Date: 06/15/2021
Interview, Sara, SI Leader, Housatonic Comm Coll CN
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
S04-E27 We feature an interview with Sara who is a biology SI leader for the peer study group program at Housatonic Community College in Connecticut. She shares some of the learning activities that were used during the face-to-face and online SI sessions. Sara finishes the interview by sharing what she has learned personally and professionally from her experiences in the program and the friendships that she formed with the SI participants and other SI leaders.
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(Bonus) Infographic of HCC SI Program
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
(Bonus) This infographic provides information about the SI program at Housatonic Community College.
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(Bonus) Overview of Housatonic Community College (CN)
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
(Bonus) Housatonic Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system. HCC grants associate degrees and also has certificate programs.
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Interview, Kristen, Prog Mngr, Houstanic Comm Coll (CN)
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
S04-E26 We feature an interview with Kristen who is the program manager for the peer study group program at Housatonic Community College in Connecticut. She shares about the rapid growth of the SI program and the challenges faced by implementing it at a two-year institution. Kristen finishes the interview by sharing what she has learned personally and professionally from her experiences in the program and with the SI leaders.
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(Bonus) Organic Chemistry Overview
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
(Bonus) Organic chemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies the structure, properties and reactions of organic compounds, which contain carbon in covalent bonding.
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Interview, Louisa, Study Leader, Florida Int. Univ.
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
S04-E25 We have a conversation with Louisa who is a student study group leader at Florida International University. While she provides academic support for a number of courses, I asked her to focus on one course and why it is challenging for first-year students. Louisa provided insight to why the Organic Course was challenging. She then provides examples of learning activities used during the study sessions.
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(Bonus) Overview of Biology
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
(Bonus) Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in genes, which can be transmitted to future generations. Another major theme is evolution, which explains the unity and diversity of life.
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Interview, Emily, Study Leader, Florida Int. Univ.
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
S04-E24 We have a conversation with Emily who is a student study group leader at Florida International University. This is part three of a four-part series from FIU.
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(Bonus) Overview of Physics
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
(Bonus) Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, and its main goal is to understand how the universe behaves.
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Interview, Mario, Study Leader, Florida Int. Univ.
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Groups : College Group Tutoring and Study Review Groups
S04-E23 Mario is a student study group leader at Florida International University. This is part two of a four-part series from FIU. We begin our conversation with Mario describing his experience as an international student. He describes his journey to becoming a tutor at the institution. Among the topics that Mario is responsible for, he describes why physics is challenging for many students.
info_outlineS04-E17 This episode introduces us to Shelley-Anne who manages the SI program at Vancouver Island University in Canada. A majority of our conversation was spent with how Shelley-Anne has organized former SI leaders to serve as mentors to the new SI leaders. A great deal of responsibility has been delegated to the mentors with the training system, observations of the SI leaders, and other responsibilities. As a result, Shelley-Anne reports what the mentors say they have learned from their experiences. The SI leaders spend a great deal of time reflecting on their experiences both during and after the academic term. Shelley-Anne credits this and other activities as contributing to their personal and professional development. Our conversation ends with Shelley-Anne describing her own personal and professional development journey due to the SI program. This episode is the first of a four-part series featuring the study group program at Vancouver Island University in Canada.
I also include several documents so you can learn more about their institution. Since their institution is located in Canada, I also include background information about the education system in their country and also how higher education is organized.
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