Consider the following strategies for collaborating with the ISS:

• Define role expectations of all involved
• Check-in with the ISS regularly
• Practice informed flexibility
  • i.e., adapting behaviour and thinking according to different learning environments

Consider the following strategies for facilitating engagement between students and the integrated specialist:

• Inviting the ISS to introduce themselves either in-person or through a video
  • provide a brief introduction and highlight key support areas
• Directly integrate specialists into assignments and/or giving students bonus points for consulting with a specialist (Note: this must be determined through consultation with the specialist)
• Encouraging students to seek out specific supports (such as through Canvas announcements and messages)
• Reaching out to the specialist as the course progresses to share any feedback you have on their outreach to students
• Offering suggestions for topics that might benefit your students

When the course concludes, consider reflecting on the following:

• How did the integrated specialist benefit your students’ learning experiences?
• How did you collaborate with the integrated specialist?
• What changes would you make for your future courses?

Get connected with an integrated support specialist by either filling in the support request form or contacting CTLI through email or dropping by.