Creating Learning Objectives Whats it all about Why

Creating Learning Objectives What’s it all about?

Why create learning objectives? • Learning Objectives…What’s the big Deal anyway? ”

ASSURE MODEL How’s it Connected? • What’s the “A”…in the assure model? • In this lesson we are going to look at the 2 nd letter of the Assure Model…State your Objectives

What’s a Course Outcome? Is this different than an learning objective? • What is a course outcome? • a general statement that indicates what will be covered AND assessed in a course

Course Outcome Shine a Shoe Learning Objective

Course Outcome Shine a Shoe Learning Objective

Course Outcome Building Curriculum Learning Objective Shine a Shoe Learning Objective

What’s a Learning Objective? Is it really different from a course outcome? • If a course outcome is a general statement…. • Then what is a learning objective? • Learning Objectives guide the lesson • Linked back directly to a specific course outcome • NOT USED FORMAL ASSESSMENT PURPOSES

Creating Learning Objectives • Consists of 4 components • Audience: learner • Behaviour: action word…learner demonstrates • Criteria: when performance is good enough • Degree: special conditions

Learning Objective Examples • Learners will create 3 learning objectives using all 4 components by the end of this lesson. • Learners will create 2 mini lessons using 2 different learning objectives by the end of this course.

Your Turn • In pairs or 3 s reconstruct a learning objective for making a peanut butter sandwich.

Making your own learning objective • What component do you think is the most important part of a learning objective? • Behaviour or action word.

Where do we get the Action Words? • Bloom’s Taxonomy – Cognitive (knowledge) – Psychomotor (action) – Affective (feelings) • Page 27 of your books. . modified version • Novice vs Expert

Course Outcomes & Learning Objectives Linked Shine a Shoe Define the words Shoe and Shine Describe shining equipment. Use shoe shining equipment

Course Outcomes & Learning Objectives Linked Course Outcome Define the words Shoe and Shine a Shoe Describe shining equipment. Use shoe shining equipment

Course Outcomes & Learning Objectives Linked Course Outcome Define the words Shoe and Shine a Shoe Describe shining equipment. Learning Statements Use shoe shining equipment

Course Outcomes & Learning Objectives Linked Course Outcome Define the words Shoe and Shine a Shoe Describe shining equipment. Learning Statements What do I need to do to change the statements into learning objectives? Use shoe shining equipment

Learning Objective Examples • Learners will correctly define the words shoe and shine 100% on a paper and pencil test. • Learners will describe 3 parts of shoe shining equipment during a 5 minute presentation.

Create 3 Learning Objectives • White Paper • Draw org chart like the one I did • Break your Course outcome into mini steps or statements (hint find a verb that describes the step) • Write learning objective below each step.

SHARE & CHECK TIME • Share your work…. write one objective on the white boards