Student Learning Commons: Projects & reports

For information about the Student Learning Commons' many projects and partnerships, see the projects and reports below or contact the SLC Head or Coordinators for more details.

Selected projects and partnerships

Academic Enhancement Program (AEP): Developed by Dr. Diana Cuikerman, Computing Science, and Donna McGee Thompson, Head, Student Learning Commons, the AEP seeks to integrate effective learning strategies within the CMPT curriculum, especially at the first year level. 

Back On Track (BOT): The SLC partners with Student Engagement and Retention (Student Services) and other campus units, to provide a program for students who have been Required to Withdraw (RTW).

WriteAway: The SLC is a leading member of a province-wide initiative to provide online writing tutoring to BC post-secondary students through a collaborative service.

Undergraduate Research Symposium: Representatives from the SLC sit on the planning committee for the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. This Symposium is a collaboration between the Office of the Vice-President, Research and the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Provost. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Library are co-leading the project, with the support of Student Engagement and Retention.

Reports

SLC Annual Reports 2020 - present

SLC Annual Report 2021/2022

SLC Annual Report 2020/2021

SLC Annual Reports 2015 - 2019

SLC Annual Report 2018/2019

SLC Annual Report 2017/2018
Highlights: Staff Achievement Innovation Award, Student Achievement Team Award, SFU Library Undergraduate Student Award, strategic goals, SLC Reading Break Retreat, Kick Start Your Academic Success, "Getting Ready for Academic Success" workshop series for students registered with the Centre for Students with Disabilities, Aboriginal Prep Program, Undergraduate Research Symposium, FASS Forward Program, Undergraduate Writing Contest, online integrated workshops request form, EQ Advantage(Emotional Intelligence Pilot Program), professional engagements.

SLC Annual Report 2016/2017
Highlights: Ten year anniversary, workshops tailored to faculty members, Writing Services Associate, PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) model, instructional video series, Saturday Burnaby consultations, “The Role of Peer Tutoring in Supporting EAL Students’ Academic Literacy" study, writing workshops in tutorials, multi-day non-credit short EAL workshop series, Academic English Coaching (AEC), EAL Graduate Facilitator, Academic Success Kits, new graduate Research Commons workshops, Performance Development Program, New and Young Workers Program (WorkSafeBC), conferences, radio and television interviews.

SLC Annual Report 2015/2016
Highlights: CELLTR, Core University English Immersion Experience, Social: English Conversation Partner Program, Screencasts: Improve Your Communication Style, French Writing Support, core learning and study skills video tutorial series, new SLC website design, Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), Back on Track Graphic Novel.

SLC Annual Reports 2010 - 2014

SLC Annual Report 2014/2015
Highlights: Research projects, Let's Talk, Let's Talk Business, Let’s Talk Psychology, Vancouver Stories, SFU's Healthy Campus Community Champions, Write Conversations, Open Writing Lab, Write right, WriteAway provincial consortium, Centre for English Language Learning Teaching and Research (CELLTR), conferences and symposiums.

SLC Annual Report 2013/2014
Highlights: EAL Implementation Project, Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Service, Certified Supplemental Instruction/Supported Learning, research projects, Beedie School of Business partnership, Award for Outstanding Service, School of Communication’s new Double Degree (MA) partnership, new SFU Orientation format, SFU’s Orientation Working Committee, De-Stress Fest

SLC Annual Report 2012/2013
Highlights: Writing, Learning and EAL Services, undergraduate services, Research Commons (graduate services), pilot EAL workshops, course-integrated workshops, Conversation Café, WriteAway, Academics First Program, EAL Implementation Project Committee, Graduate Peer Writing Facilitators, graduate writing consultations, EAL/ESL Specialist, Thesis Boot Camp, Convocation Address, "Who are those SLC Peer Educators, Anyhow?"

SLC Annual Report 2011/2012
Highlights: Speaking consultations, integrated workshops with FLCs and Tech Teams, AEP expansion to the School of Engineering Science, English Conversation Group (ECG), peer coaches, Graduate Peer Learning Facilitators (BOT), Services Fairs, Orientation Tours, SLC Orientation Plus, community engagement.

SLC Annual Report 2010/2011
Highlights: Teaching, learning and research support, Graduate Peer Facilitator, integrated activities at the graduate level, Teaching and Learning Inquiry Project, ITiCSE (Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education) 2011 conference, Conversation Partners, English Learning Plan, EAL tailored services for graduate students, EAL Peers, SFU Staff Mobility Initiative

SLC Annual Reports 2007 - 2010

SLC Annual Report 2009/2010
Highlights: Continued steady uptake, increased services to graduate students, Read Ahead, International Tutor Program Certification – Level II, How's It Going? Good, Good": Practical Tips for Writing Your Thesis, workshops and individual consultations for FBA grad students, Grad Café, integrated writing/library research workshops, Working with Multilingual Students: Challenges and Opportunities, best practices for peer‐based services, AEP became a required component of the CMPT undergraduate curriculum.

SLC Annual Report 2008/2009
Highlights: Increased uptake and expansion, writing and learning strategies, TechOne, Technical Peer Educators, evening hours, technical support workshops, New Faculty and New Student Orientations, graduate student support, incorporating AEP elements into courses or programs, Back on Track (BOT), Getting Started sessions, learning plan consultations, weekly seminars.

SLC Annual Report 2007/2008
Highlights: Tiered-service model, consultations, co-developed/co-facilitated open registration workshops, 'On Your Way to an A' workshop, orientations (Foundations of Academic Literacy (FAL X99)), course and program integrated activities, Academic Enhancement Program (AEP), Student Success Program (SPP), English as Additional Language (EAL) services, Graduate Writing/Learning Facilitators, SFU Surrey and Vancouver presence, Burnaby space changes, website redesign, SFU and external relations, selected publications and presentations.

SLC Annual Report 2006/2007
Highlights: Core goals of delivering programs and services, summary of activities (workshops, English conversation groups, integrated classes, orientations, consultations, online services, staffing, space, internal relations, external relations), summary statistics, online registration and booking, e-tutoring, Graduate Peer Writing Facilitator, Canadian Learning Commons Conference.

SLC Plan: 2007 - 2010
Highlights: Introduction to the SLC, overview of services, service delivery methods, SLC peers and staff, continuous assessment and evaluation according to performance measures, statistics, physical locations (Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver campuses), internal relations, external relations.