The Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) Program is the signature program of the Teaching and Learning Institute (TLI). Student partners in the program are often referred to as student consultants, a name they chose for themselves. They partner with individual faculty and departments to create more inclusive, equitable, and anti-racist approaches to teaching and spaces of learning.
Conceptualized in 2006 and piloted in 2007, SaLT took as it first focus the support of faculty members working with students consultants of color to support the development of more culturally sustaining practices (see article here). Since its advent, SaLT has supported more than 300 faculty and 200 students (many of them also multiple times) in partnerships focused on pedagogical and curricular development and revision.
The one-on-one, semester-long collaborations developed during the pilot phase of the program became the basic model for all partnerships through SaLT, which is now one of the longest-standing pedagogical partnership programs in the world. Most partnerships are between students and faculty, but other members of the community, such as librarians, have also partnered with students to explore and refine approaches to teaching and learning.
- For those interested in the specific role of Student Consultants including the qualifications, commitment, and application, click here to find out more.