IT S A BIRD IT S A PLANE IT S A SUPER...
Transcript of IT S A BIRD IT S A PLANE IT S A SUPER...
IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE!
IT’S A SUPER LEADER!
Tiffanie Douglas – Assistant DirectorMichael Saenz – Assistant Director
Alli Audd and Ariane Lemieux – Super Leaders
College Reading and Learning Association – 47th Annual ConferenceSt. Paul, Minnesota – November 8th, 2014
Preview
• UT Dallas and Student Success Center History• Super Leader Inception • Leader Selection (Process, Requirements)
– Training – Roles and Responsibilities– Data (Leader Survey Results)
• Implementing Your Super Program
UT Dallas Growth
10,945
13,22914,092 14,523 14,944
17,128
19,72721,193
23,04224,300
25,404
27,00028,008
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Fall Enrollment Growth 2000-2014 and Projected to 2018Enrollment increased 8.7% in Fall 2014
UT Dallas is one of the fastest growing universities in Texas
Super Leader Inception
• Tasked with growing our programs• Limited resources
– Full time staff– Budget
• PLTLIS Conference Idea• Pilot Super Program
o PLTL - Spring 2013o SI - Spring 2014
Super Leader Selection
SI• Currently enrolled student• Overall GPA of at least 3.50• At least two semesters experience as
an SI leader• Outstanding session observations• Strong faculty recommendation• Discussion with Assistant Director
PLTL• Currently enrolled student• Overall GPA of at least 3.00• At least two semesters experience as a
PLTL leader• Outstanding session observations• Strong faculty recommendation• Interview with Assistant Director and
current Super Leader(s)
Training Super Leaders
SI• Job overview and breakdown• Expectations• Giving constructive feedback• Super meeting
PLTL• Job overview and breakdown• Normalization
– Observation– Super Leader Meeting
• Super meeting
Roles and Responsibilities - PLTL
• Super Leader Meeting• Observations
– Rookie Observations– Midterm Observations
• Super• Self-assessment
• Hiring New Leaders/New Super Leaders
• New Projects– Scoreboard– Continued Training– Review Session Planning
Roles and Responsibilities - PLTL
• Super Leader Meeting• Observations
– Rookie Observations– Midterm Observations
• Super• Self-assessment
• Hiring New Leaders/New Super Leaders
• New Projects– Scoreboard– Continued Training– Review Session Planning
Roles and Responsibilities - SI
• Super Leader Meeting • Team Meeting• Office Hours• Attendance• Social Media Post• Campus Presentations• Leader Training• New Leader Hiring• Special Projects• Observations
Role of the Super Leader in Leader Training
SI• Orientation
– Develop and facilitate training activities
– Model strategies– Q&A with Super Leaders
• Observations
PLTL• Orientation
– Q&A with Super Leaders– Veteran Leaders
• Continued liaison meetings• Observations
PLTL Survey Says…
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Did not disrupt my session
Contacted me quickly regarding my observation
Gives feedback I agree with
Is easy to approach if I have a question or problem
Has been helpful and friendly to me
Is comfortable to talk to
Is an effective leader
Has a position crucial towards the success of PLTL
Makes themselves accessible to me
Leader Responses
My Super Leader
No
Yes
PLTL Survey Comments
• Having a peer as a supervisor
• Cultivate friendly and approachable atmosphere
• Similar experience as the leaders
• Give honest and helpful feedback
PLTL Areas for Improvement
• Scoreboard – In future: have overall
board with points in back
• Interaction– In future: Super attend
liaison meetings
• Teams– “Impersonal” teams– In future: have Super for
each subject
0 10 20 30 40
Being placed onteams under aSuper Leader
ultimatelybenifited me
Earning points forthe scoreboard has
been motivatingand fun
Project Feedback
No Yes
SI Survey Says…
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
My Super Leader has been helpful and friendly .
I felt comfortable with my Super Leader.
My Super Leader made themselves accessible to me.
The Super Leader position is crucial to SI.
Being placed on a team with a Super Leaderultimately benefitted me.
SI Super Leader EvaluationFALL 2014
TRUE FALSE
SI Survey Comments
• It makes the job easier.• My super leader felt more like a helper
than a supervisor.• Super Leaders are able to answer most
questions, but they can pass other more important issues on to Tiffanie.
• Cultivates a sense of belonging within SI.
• Encourages free communication and a relaxed professional environment.
SI Areas for Improvement
• Interaction– More interaction with other Super Leaders
• Observations– Self-assessment
• “Super” does not equal superior