This presentation will address seven of the most common challenges faced by counselor educators teaching in an online learning environment. The challenges addressed in this presentation include the following:
1. Encouraging connections between faculty and students (Smith, 2022)
2. Increasing collaboration efforts among online students (Sheperis et al., 2020)
3. Communicating effectively in an online format (Alawamleh et al., 2020)
4. Infusing creativity into course materials and assignments (Warren & Nash, 2019)
5. Building an online community (Sheperis et al., 2020)
6. Developing and evaluating clinical application in an online classroom (Snow et al., 2018)
7. Fostering critical thinking and expression (Turdieva, 2022).
Since student engagement in the online learning environment is critical to the accurate evaluation of both clinical skills and counselor dispositions, it is important for counselor educators to develop creative modalities that engage students in the learning process. The presenters will provide creative activities and engagement tools that can be implemented in an online learning environment to overcome each challenge. Best practices and ethical issues relevant to incorporating creative interventions in the online learning environment will be addressed.
Learning Objectives:
2. Participants will learn and engage in creative activities designed for students with different learning styles (e.g., auditory, visual, and kinesthetic).
Engaging Online Students in a Creative Learning Environment: The Seven C’s Approach
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