Year: 2013
Issue: Dec-Feb
Title : Strategic Lesson Planning in Online Courses: Suggestions for
Counselor Educators
Author Name : Gina Cicco
Synopsis :
This article will present instructors with a myriad of
strategies for lesson planning in online courses. There are many inherent
differences between the traditional classroom and the virtual classroom.
Factors such as student experience with online courses, instructor
availability, and the compatibility between instructor teaching style and student
learning style may impact on student performance and satisfaction in online
courses (Cicco, 2009; Haberstroh et al., 2008). These variables are important
to consider when designing innovative and engaging online courses (Cicco,
2012). A five-step plan for creating online courses will be reviewed, with an
emphasis on strategies for accommodating specific learning-style preferences
within the context of online graduate counseling courses. This plan includes
syllabus revision and differentiated instruction. The concerns associated with
relationship-building in the virtual classroom will be highlighted, especially
those relevant to counselor preparation courses (Cicco, 2012; Trepal,
Haberstroh, Duffey, & Evans, 2007). Creative instructional strategies that correspond
to perceptual and sociological learning styles will be addressed, including
learning activities that increase the possibilities for accurate assessment of
student performance and for relationship-building among faculty members and
students (Burke, 2000; Dunn & Griggs, 2003; Fearing & Riley, 2005;
Haberstroh, 2010).
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