EXCEL Collaborative Group Leader

What is an EXCEL Group Leader?

EXCEL Collaborative Group Leaders are undergraduate students who, after completing required training in collaborative learning techniques; facilitate weekly small-group (6 students) sessions for select courses. EXCEL sessions are interactive and serve to review the material through collaboration of group members, not leader-directed review. The leader is responsible for meeting with professors weekly to clarify course content and material. They must plan and implement their sessions using input from the professor, the students in the group and various instructional techniques that encourage group interaction.

What does an EXCEL Group Leader do?

• Conducts one EXCEL session per week, per group. There can be multiple groups per course.
• Reviews course content rather than reteach, lecture, or complete students’ assignments for them
• Plans interactive learning activities that integrate study strategies with course content
• Prepares handouts, learning aids, and informal quizzes for EXCEL sessions to address various learning styles
• Models effective student practices and attitudes
• Meets weekly with the course professor and/or the TA to discuss content/material covered in class
• Works 3 to 5 hours per week

The benefits of being an EXCEL Group Leader:

• Develops leadership skills
• Reinforces and builds your own content knowledge
• Flexible work schedule
• Gain satisfaction from helping other students to succeed academically
• Paid campus position

Qualifications:

• Minimum overall QPA of 3.5
• An "A" in the course you wish to support
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A commitment to helping other students learn
• Satisfactory completion of EXCEL training course

Training:

Selected applicants participate in training in an interesting and fun setting. Training will cover topics in: learning styles, study skills, collaborative instructional techniques, role playing and facilitating EXCEL sessions. Trainees will conduct mock EXCEL sessions to hone their facilitation skills and will have the opportunity to work with experienced EXCEL Group Leaders.

Selected applicants will be asked to submit an unofficial transcript and to schedule an interview.