Supported Learning Groups (SLGs)

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Hi, I'm Kimm Khagram. I'm the manager of Supported Learning Groups at McLaughlin Library.

SLGs are a unique learning opportunity. It's not just a place that you go to review the course content, and it's not just the place that you go to meet other students. It's actually both of those things. So, you learn how other students are learning. You get to review the content, you get to talk about study strategies, and you do all that with someone who's already taken the course and done well.

With the switch to online learning, SLGs have moved online as well. So all Supported Learning Groups will be through CourseLink, through the virtual classroom. And they're facilitated by upper-year students who have taken the course before. So you're with someone who has experience and knows how to succeed in this class.

The SLG leader will get you to talk with other students about how you're learning online and figure out what some of the strategies that are working are so that you can all share in those strategies. One great thing about SLGs is that you don't have to sign up to attend the whole semester. You can register for CourseLink, and then you can attend a session if it's something you enjoy and if it's something that's working for you, you can keep coming back.

Students can find out more information about SLGs by going to the library website. And you'll probably hear from an SLG leader in your class as well and on your CourseLink site.

Supported Learning Groups (SLGs) are free online peer-led study groups held on a weekly basis to help students taking historically challenging courses. The sessions are designed for everyone in the class regardless of your comfort with the material, and will give you the opportunity to

Gain a more in-depth understanding of the course content
Meet students from your class in a small online group format
Test your knowledge prior to tests and exams
Leave with something to review later

If your course has an associated SLG session, you will be able to access it through your class's CourseLink site.

SLG Session Schedule

SLGs run from the first week of class until the end of each semester. Note that individual session times may vary. Please check CourseLink for the most up-to-date session times. Students enrolled in a course can attend any SLG for that course. Here is the SLG session schedule for the fall 2020 semester:

SLG Session schedule
Course Code	SLG Leader	Session Time
BIOL 1090	Issir and Ioana	Tues, Thur 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
BIOL 1090	Makenna and Christina	Wed, Fri 2 p.m.to to 3:30 p.m.
BIOC 2580	Sun Young and Aparna	Tues, Thur 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
BIOC 2580	Rianna and Kashika	Tues, Thur 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
BIOC 3560	Ingrid and Cici	Tues, Thur 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
CHEM 1040	Zoey and Donald	Tue, Thur 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
CHEM 1040	Kiyan and Victoria	Mon, Wed 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
CHEM 1050	Ravnit and Dennis	Mon, Wed 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
ECON 1050	Julia and Ryan	Wed, Fri 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
ECON 1050	Caileigh and Madelyn	Tues, Thurs 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
MBG 2040	Negin and Jennie	Tues, Thur 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
MCB 2050	Nic and James	Mon, Wed 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PHYS 1300	Nicki and Mikko	Tues, Thur 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
PHYS 1300	Lauren and Ahmad	Mon, Wed 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
PSYC 1000	Liza and Kayla	Mon, Wed 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
PSYC 1000	Flora and Anthony	Mon, Wed 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
PSYC 1010	Mackenzie and Avika	Mon, Wed 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
STAT 2040	Stephanie and Donia	Mon, Wed 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.