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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Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Forum for Peer Learning and Support – a free to attend event - where you can explore various peer learning and support initiatives in higher education and connect with colleagues who share a passion for this area of work.
Event Details
📅 Tuesday 22 April 2025
📍Cardiff University, Centre for Student Life, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BB.
⏰09:00 – 16:30
Register Today!
To secure your spot, please visit our registration page<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/e/G9zsEydRWw__;!!IWcW7C…> by Wednesday 11 December. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early!
Call for Contributions
The forum aims to provide informative sessions where themes align with the recent Advance HE Student-led peer learning and support publication<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/student-l…> which include (but are not limited to):
1. Transition into university
2. Collaboration through co-creation
3. Embedded in the curriculum
4. Addressing attainment
5. Diverse student populations
6. Enhancing employability skills
If you would like to submit a proposal for a presentation, creative workshop, or lightning talk, please complete the call for contributions form<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/e/k8vA1rW9ZT__;!!IWcW7C…>. The deadline for submissions is Monday 2 December.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Otherwise, we look forward to welcoming to Cardiff in April.
Best wishes,
Carly Emsley-Jones, Catherine McConnell, Lise-Lotte Mörner and Linda Dahlberg
Organising Group
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Carly Emsley-Jones
Academic Study Skills and Mentoring Manager
Student Life
Cardiff University
Email: emsley-jonesc(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:emsley-jonesc@cardiff.ac.uk>
The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English.
Carly Emsley-Jones
Rheolwr Sgiliau Astudio Academaidd a Mentora
Bywyd Myfyrwyr
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost: emsley-jonesc(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:emsley-jonesc@caerdydd.ac.uk>
Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg.
Lise-Lotte Mörner
Project Manager, Certified Trainer of Sl
Lund university | Student Affairs/European Centre for SI-PASS
P O Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Phone +46 46-222 70 67 E-mail: Lise-Lotte.Morner(a)stu.lu.se<mailto:Lise-Lotte.Morner@stu.lu.se>
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Next week - on Thursday 23rd of November, 2-3 pm UK time / 3-4 CET - we will have a SI-PASS Supervisor fika on zoom.
The topics (suggested by supervisors) will this time be
1) Use of social media (for instance to market SI-PASS) and
2) Getting buy-in from academics/teachers.
The zoom-link to the fika is: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/4630658731 . No pre-registration necessary. We hope that many will be able to join and please invite others that might be interested.
(An SI-PASS FIKA is an informal get together in Zoom 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).
Upcoming SI-PASS Supervisor trainings (given in English). For more information please visit our web-site: www.si-pass.lu.se/en<http://www.si-pass.lu.se/en> .
* Supervisor training online via Zoom 5-6 & 8-9 February 2024. Registration open<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/training-summary-online-february-2024>
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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Dear SI-PASS colleagues,
my name is Joakim Malm and I am a certified trainer at the European Centre for SI-PASS. The European Centre works together with researchers from Netherlands and Australia on a project related to “soft” skills/graduate attributes that student participants may develop while taking part in SI-PASS sessions. Based on a focus group with leaders and participants plus a world-wide survey to SI-PASS supervisors we distinguished three main areas that SI-PASS participants most likely develops in sessions: teamwork/collaboration, communication and study strategies. In the next step we constructed a survey that tests for development of these three “soft” skills for participants in SI-PASS sessions (including validation of the survey based on a group of some 300 SI-PASS participants).
We are now ready to distribute the survey to SI-PASS participants world-wide and would like to ask for your help in doing this. Could you as supervisors ask your SI-PASS leaders to distribute the link to the survey to their participants within the next two weeks (the survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and is anonymous)? The link to the survey is: https://hva.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2hnwPNUIqJJWBwy . Deadline for submitting responses is Friday May 17. Thank you very much in advance!
We will share the survey results with you once we processed the data and created a report. If the results from the survey are positive, they will provide one more argument for getting funding for SI-PASS schemes: that students participating in SI-PASS also develops graduate attributes besides assisting students in the learning of challenging course material.
Kind regards,
Joakim Malm, 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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Dear all,
Below follows some news from the European Centre for SI-PASS that might be of interest for you as Supervisors.
* Our colleague Lise-Lotte Mörner at the European Centre for SI-PASS has just retired. She will be greatly missed and we wish her all the best. However, the good news is that we have a new colleague at the centre - Christina Rowa. If you want to reach out to her, you can send an e-mail to christina.rowa(a)stu.lu.se<mailto:christina.rowa@stu.lu.se> .
* The European Centre has a linked-in page. Connect to it if you want to follow news from there.
* The European Centre has a new web-site. Have a look at it on the following link: https://www.si-pass.lu.se/
* Some sad news - the founder of SI-PASS, Deanna Martin, has passed away. A tribute to her can be found on the International SI Center´s web-site: https://info.umkc.edu/si/deanna-martin/
* The European Centre provides monthly "get-to-know" SI-PASS online sessions for free. The session is suitable for institutions interested in starting SI-PASS, or new staff members / interested colleagues at institutions that are already involved in the programme. Register<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdu3rVxopA6LB5o5MkI8c28ClynEDulyEo…> for one of our 45 minute (30 minute presentation +15 min Q&A) online sessions on the following dates/times this spring:
* Wednesday 26th of February 2025, 13.00-13.45 GMT/ 14.00-14.45 CET
* Thursday 27th of March 2025, 12:00 to 12:45 GMT / 13:00 to 13:45 CET
* Friday 9th of May 2025, 10:00 to 10:45 GMT / 11:00 to 11:45 CET
* Monday 16th of June 2025, 9.30 to 10:15 GMT / 10.30 to 11:15 CET.
Best wishes,
Will, Linda, Christina, 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,
We hope that the start of the year and the semester is going well for all of you!
In terms of activities for SI-PASS/PAL student Leaders, the European Centre for SI-PASS is organising one online platform and two online sessions this semester:
1. LinkedIn group for SI-PASS/PAL Leaders in Europe
2. Online session about facilitating inclusive SI-PASS/PAL Sessions: 26th of February at 12.00-13.00 GMT / 13.00-14.00 CET. Facilitated by Hannah Obiyidavid, Kerry Lawless & Joe Kennedy, University of Galway
3. Online session about supercharging revision: 26th of March at 12.00-13.00 GMT / 13.00-14.00 CET. Facilitator TBA
Please share the attached flier/PPT slide with your SI-PASS/PAL Leaders!
Best wishes,
Linda Dahlberg, Isabella Fairclough & William Carey
European Centre for SI-PASS
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Dear Colleagues,
There is still one week left to register for the 2025 International Forum for Peer Learning and Support.
To secure your place, please visit our registration page<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.office.com/e/G9zsEydRWw__;!!IWcW7C…> ⬅️no later than Friday 31st of January
Event Details
📅 Tuesday 22 April 2025
📍Cardiff University, Centre for Student Life, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BB.
⏰09:00 – 16:30
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Otherwise, we look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff in April.
Best wishes,
Carly Emsley-Jones, Catherine McConnell, Lise-Lotte Mörner and Linda Dahlberg
Organising Group
