SI-PASS Fika
The European Centre for SI-PASS (Lund University) is pleased to announce the first online SI-PASS FIKA this spring semester for supervisors and leaders on 13th of February between 1-2 pm UK-time / 2-3 pm CET. The zoom-link to the fika is: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/4630658731 . The theme of the Fika will be ‘Gamification: creation and implementation (in SI-PASS)’. The event will be hosted by Emma Mansfield from University of Southampton and Marieke Ohl from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh.
(An SI-PASS FIKA is an informal get together over a cup of coffee/tea and a cinnamon bun (last item not mandatory). The FIKA is free of charge and provides a chance to talk about SI-PASS related issues or just have a chat with SI-PASS friends).
In order to have relevant themes for fikas later in spring we would like you as SI-PASS practitioners to suggest topics (and if you are willing to host the event). At latest two weeks before each fika. Suggestions can be sent to si-pass(a)stu.lu.se<mailto:si-pass@stu.lu.se> or to Joakim Malm directly (mail address below).
Upcoming SI-PASS Supervisor trainings (For more information please visit our web-site: www.si-pass.lu.se/en<http://www.si-pass.lu.se/en> )
* Online training 6-7 & 9-10 February 2023. Application is open<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/supervisor-training-online-february-6-7-and-9-10-…>
* Training in Lund, Sweden, 18-20 April 2023. Application is open<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/training-summary-lund-2023>
Best wishes,
Will, Lise-Lotte, Marcia and Joakim
European Centre for SI-PASS
Joakim Malm
Associate Professor, certified trainer in Supplemental Instruction
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering
European Centre for SI-PASS
Box 118, SE 221 00 Lund, Visiting address: Ole Römers väg 3
Telephone: +46 46 222 75 71, e-mail: Joakim.Malm(a)lth.lu.se<mailto:Joakim.Malm@lth.lu.se>
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Hi All,
Great talking to you all at the fika this afternoon. In our group we discussed a skills assessment that we ask our Leaders to complete just after training, after semester one and at the end of the year to score their perceived skills in certain areas so we can track their improvement. Some people requested I send the questionnaire, we do this through Qualtrix so I can't share the actual questionnaire but I have pasted the questions below for anyone who would be interested.
We also do a more general feedback questionnaire with Leaders at the end of the year, partly for positive feedback to help justify our continued funding but also to find ways that we can improve the experience for Leaders going forward. We ask for the Leaders' names for the skills survey as we need to be able to track their progress, but the general feedback survey is anonymous so Leaders feel free to be honest with their answers. I have included these questions too in case they are of interest.
For context we pay our Leaders for their time so we ask them to complete these surveys as part of a debrief so we have no problem getting the responses.
Hope this is useful!
Many thanks,
Amy
Skills Survey
Name:
Programme:
On a scale of 0-10, with 0 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, respond to the following statements:
I feel confident in tackling unfamiliar problems
I feel confident in presenting to a group of my peers
I can effectively manage my time to ensure deadlines are met
I am confident in understanding my subject knowledge
I can lead a group discussion with my peers
I can work effectively as part of a team.
I am capable of motivating my peers.
I am capable of adapting to a students' individual arrangements.
I am confident in tackling unfamiliar problems.
General Feedback Survey
Can you please give a brief overview of your PASS Leader experience so far this year?
Was the training appropriate for your delivery of PASS? Was there anything missing that you feel would be useful?
How much do you agree with the following statement:
"PASS sessions have had a positive impact on the students that have attended". Rate 1-5
Do you feel your students have gained any of the below benefits from PASS? You may select more than one
* Increase understanding of course content
* Improved problem solving
* Confidence to contribute in group discussions
* Improved relationships with peers
* Better understanding of assessment requirements
* Other (please specify)
Do you feel you have gained any of the below benefits from being a PASS Leader? You may select more than one
* Improved organisational skills
* Improved understanding of first year content
* Ability to adapt to changing situations
* Ability to reflect and improve upon performance
* Confidence in speaking to groups of people
* Better understanding of how people learn
* Work based experience for future employment opportunities
* Ability to collaborate with a partner
* Other (please specify)
What have you enjoyed about being a PASS Leader
What have you not enjoyed about being a PASS Leader?
What is the most useful thing about debriefs?
How could debriefs be improved?
What have you found difficult this year when delivering PASS?
* Rooms/Timetabling
* Working with a partner
* Engaging shy students
* Planning engaging activities
* Varying session plans
* Encouraging students to provide agenda ideas/bring questions
* Other (please specify)
Were there any scenarios working with the students that you didn't expect?
Is there any further comment you would like to make about PASS?
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Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that a post-pandemic edition of a report summarizing European SI/PASS/PAL programmes now is available. Thank you so much to all that contributed to this revised report! I have attached the new version of the report. It will be updated continuously when new information is available on the European Centre for SI-PASS web-site: SI-PASS in Europe | European Centre for SI-PASS (lu.se)<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/en/about-si-pass/si-pass-europe> . The report has also been published on ResearchGate if you want a more stable link: DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18513.30564<http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18513.30564>
Some pieces of info from the report:
* Based on contributions from SI/PASS/PAL supervisors at 74 Universities and one High School in Europe.
* Estimated that 88 HEIs and two High Schools have active SI/PASS/PAL programmes (the High School number is probably higher)
* At present, there are eleven countries in Europe (mostly in the north-western part) with SI/PASS/PAL schemes.
Based on the collected info, we can make the following estimates (based on the estimate with 90 active SI/PASS/PAL programmes):
· there are ~384 trained supervisors actively involved in the SI/PASS/PAL programmes,
· approximately 7,400 SI/PASS/PAL-leaders are employed each year,
· on average the leaders hold about 15 sessions during an academic year being 0,5-3 hours in length,
· there are ~2,285 courses supported by SI/PASS/PAL each year,
· the number of students having access to SI/PASS/PAL per year is ~132,000,
· the number of students attending at least one time per year is ~67,900 (51 % of those having access),
· the average attendance[1] on SI/PASS/PAL sessions is ~31 %,
· the average number of students at a session is ~11,
· the number of contact hours is ~730,000 during an academic year. (Contact hours are the total number of hours students visit sessions during a year).
Compared to the previous edition of the Status report for European SI-PASS programmes published in 2018, the number of active programmes has increased (from 75 to 90) and new countries like Belgium, Netherlands and Northern Cyprus / Turkey have been welcomed to the European SI-PASS community. Besides adding new programmes over the last five years, there are also a few that ceased to operate. The Corona pandemic in 2020-2022 was a challenge for SI-PASS programmes and it seems like recruitment of leaders and attendance at sessions generally suffered a bit as a result both in the pandemic years but also afterwards. It will be interesting to observe if recruitment of leaders and attendance at sessions improves in the coming years.
Kind regards,
Joakim Malm
Associate Professor, certified trainer in Supplemental Instruction
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering / European Centre for SI-PASS
Box 118, SE 221 00 Lund, Visiting address: Ole Römers väg 3
Telephone: +46 46 222 75 71, e-mail: Joakim.Malm(a)lth.lu.se<mailto:Joakim.Malm@lth.lu.se>
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[1] Average attendance estimated based on the assumption that each student is assigned to a leader/pair of leaders.
