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4.5.8 Teachers of the Gifted Learning in Online Courses through Group Strategies

Teachers are taking online courses to enhance their knowledge and skills in teaching gifted students. Learning content through interpersonal interaction is a key component of successful internet courses. Group strategies that are used in face-to-face environments to develop cohesive working groups based on positive interpersonal interaction can be translated to the online environment. This presentation delineates group strategies that can be used to develop effective and positive learning groups in internet courses.

Author(s):

Paula Christensen
christensen@nsula.edu
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
United States

Dr. Paula Christensen is an Associate Professor at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches. She teaches online graduate courses at NSU in gifted education, counseling, and student affairs in higher education. She is a National Certified Counselor with a strong background in counseling with gifted children and adults. Dr. Christensen has also engaged in research studies related to her online teaching.