When you begin creating a course, you want to design with the end in mind. The best way to approach this is to start by writing measurable course learning objectives. Course learning objectives are ...

In my last post about the inverted/flipped calculus class, I stressed the importance of Guided Practice as a way of structuring students’ pre-class activities and as a means of teaching self-regulated ...

It is easy to view the task of drafting learning objectives as a mere administrative hurdle—one more box to check for a syllabus or a department review. However, when we move beyond the "paperwork" ...

Specific review standards 2.1 and 2.2 are the foundation of the alignment standards for Quality Matters just as the learning objectives are the foundation of course design. Standard 2.1 requires that ...

Teacher training is usually accompanied by a number of educational theories. For example, Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy, which forms the basis of objective-based learning, seems perfectly coherent and ...

Brief description of learning objective: Students will learn how to systematically analyze human social conditions (e.g., individuals, groups, communities and cultures). In particular, students will ...

Brief description of learning objective: Students will apply techniques of critical analysis to the study and interpretation of the arts (which includes such disciplines as dance, music, theater, ...