Apply to be an SI Leader
Help provide academic support for students in historically difficult courses and join the Supplemental Instruction team!
MSU Denver
Supplemental Instruction Is Hiring
Supplemental Instruction is currently hiring Leaders for the Fall semester of 2022. We currently offer in-person positions with flexible work hours. Build your resume with items from our regular Friday trainings, and leading experience. Utilizing your past course knowledge by learning new ways to collaborate and engage others with content, Supplemental Instruction Leaders provide aid to students that strive for better understanding of their course content.
What Is Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a program that supports students enrolled in traditionally difficult courses by offering free, regularly scheduled group study sessions that are facilitated by SI Leaders (current students who have previously succeeded in the course). SI Leaders support faculty by preparing weekly collaborative sessions that help students develop effective learning strategies while engaging with the most difficult course material.
SI COVID Updates for Supplemental Instruction (SI)
Supplemental Instructional (SI) will continue to support courses in Spring 2022 by offering a hybrid of on-campus and online collaborative group study SI Sessions. Online SI sessions will be held on Zoom and Microsoft Teams. To view in person session times and access the online platforms each SI Leader is using, visit the SI Session Schedule page. Students, faculty and staff should email questions about SI Session support to [email protected]. Additionally, MSU Denver has put together a website for COVID-19: Updates and Resources. Please check this link regularly for updates to the FAQ as more information becomes available.
Why Engage With Supplemental Instruction
Research indicates that students studying in a focused group can earn higher grades in half the time compared to studying alone.
SI is a support program for all students (not remedial or punitive) that helps develop transferable study strategies while mastering difficult course content.
SI sessions are a great way to get to know other students while comparing notes, discussing important concepts, and building community.
SI Leaders prepare activities focused on the most important concepts, which means all you need to bring is your notes
Goals of Supplemental Instruction (SI)
- Help students become more independent learners.
- Reduce DFW (D, F, and Withdraw) rates in targeted historically difficult courses.
- Improve student grades in targeted historically difficult courses.
- Increase re-enrollment and persistence of participating students.
- Ultimately, improve the graduation rates of students at MSU Denver
Benefits of Supplemental Instruction (SI)
- SI will help you learn useful strategies to study more efficiently and focus on the most important concepts for the course.
- Students who regularly participate in SI Sessions earn higher grades in their courses.
- Students who participate in SI report feeling more comfortable participating in class, more confident as a student, and more connected to others on campus.
- Understand what to learn and how to learn.
- Develop transferable study skills.
- Gain problem-solving experience through trial and error.
- Develop analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Become more actively involved in the course.
View our Session Schedule
Find out when and where SI sessions will be held!
Supplemental Instruction Sessions ScheduleBecome an Supplemental Instruction Leader
Nominate an SI Leader
Let us know about the students you think would make great SI Leaders!
FAQ
Frequently asked questions regarding Supplemental Instructions online services and preparation
Contact Mentors and Prostaff
Meet our Team of Supplemental Instruction Mentors and Prostaff
Creating Study Groups
If you're interested in creating your own study groups, check out our guide for helpful tips and tricks
Effective Study Groups GuideFind different ways to take care of yourself as you prepare and execute projects throughout the semester. This link also provides you with resources on campus to contact for help in a variety of ways!
Contact Us
Email: [email protected]
Office Location:
Jordan Student Success Building
2nd Floor – #230
Auraria Campus
Mailing Address:
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Department of Supplemental Instruction
Campus Box XX
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362