CreatingCreatingLearning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

CreatingCreatingLearning ObjectivesLearning Objectives

What’s it all about?What’s it all about?

Why create learning objectives?

• Learning Objectives…What’s the big Deal anyway?”

ASSURE MODELHow’s it Connected?

• What’s the “A”…in the assure model?

• In this lesson we are going to look at the 2nd 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 Learning Objective Learning Objective

Course Outcome

Shine a Shoe

Learning Objective Learning Objective Learning Objective

Course Outcome

Shine a Shoe

Learning Objective Learning Objective Learning Objective

Building Curriculum

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 FOR 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 3s 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

Shine a Shoe

Define the words Shoe and Shine Describe shining equipment. Use shoe shining equipment

Course Outcome

Course Outcomes & Learning Objectives

Linked

Shine a Shoe

Define the words Shoe and Shine Describe shining equipment. Use shoe shining equipment

Course Outcome

Learning Statements

Course Outcomes & Learning Objectives

Linked

Shine a Shoe

Define the words Shoe and Shine Describe shining equipment. Use shoe shining equipment

Course Outcome

Learning Statements

What do I need to do to change the statements into learning objectives?

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