Winona
State University Counselor
Education Department
Implementation of the Seven Principles
for Good Practice in Counselor EducationSTUDENT-FACULTY CONTACT
Our service region for graduate students in counseling is huge, some 30,000 square miles in Southeastern Minnesota, southwestern Wisconsin, and northern Iowa. In addition to evening and weekend classes, regularly-scheduled office hours, and toll-free access, Counselor Education (CE) Department faculty increasingly utilize the department website and email to communicate with students in a timely fashion.
CE Department website
http://www.winona.edu/counseloreducation/
STUDENT-FACULTY CONTACT, COOPERATION AMONG STUDENTS, ACTIVE LEARNING, TIME ON TASK, HIGH EXPECTATIONS, and RESPECT FOR DIVERSE TALENTS AND WAYS OF LEARNING
The department's Orientation to School Counseling course (CE 635) is one of those cited on p.118 of the NCA self-study -- "courses taught as web-based distance learning experiences, with periodic face-to-face group meetings throughout the semester." As noted, several of the 7 Principles undergird the course.
http://course1.winona.edu/cward/web635/home3.html
COOPERATION AMONG STUDENTS
The department's undergraduate service course in career planning is an almost exclusively cooperative learning experience, with assignments completed by intact cooperative learning groups. The syllabus for the class, presented here, spells out this expectation, which is a major focus of the course throughout.
One critical resource for the class is a web compendium of career information continuously updated by WSU librarian Kathy Sullivan:
http://www.winona.edu/library/educatio/ce200.htm
STUDENT-FACULTY CONTACT, COOPERATION AMONG STUDENTS, PROMPT FEEDBACK, TIME ON TASK, and RESPECT FOR DIVERSE TALENTS AND WAYS OF LEARNING
The department's distance learning course in stress management creates a "virtual learning community" with student and faculty feedback for papers, all via email. The syllabus is presented here. Student access to an extensive faculty-developed stress website also is a major course component.
http://coe.winona.edu/stress/stress.html