Posts Tagged ‘communicating learning outcomes’
May 24 - “Why Are We Doing This?” Establishing Relevance to Enhance Student Learning
By: Jeff Fox in Effective Teaching Strategies
Students frequently wonder and sometimes ask, “Why are we doing this? Why do I need to know this? Why are we spending so much time on this? Why do we have to do this busywork?”
When students don’t see the connection between the content and activities of the course and their future lives, they question what’s happening and what we ask them to do. Research confirms that perceived relevance is a critical factor in maintaining student interest and motivation. It also contributes to higher student ratings on course evaluations.
May 11 - Learning Outcome Assessment: Creating a Systematic and Transparent Program
By: Gary A. Gigliotti, PhD in Educational Assessment
Faculty usually hold a set of beliefs that make the whole topic of learning outcome assessment seem boring, useless, or both.
January 21 - Helping Students Understand Intended Learning Outcomes
By: Jo Allen, PhD. in Teaching and Learning
Faculty who communicate intended learning outcomes help students to be more aware of their learning. The realities of “meta-learning” are that students gain practice in becoming more reflective on their experiences as learners—they start to see the why and how of education as it translates into knowledge and skills. Just as important is how they begin to view the educational experience in its entirety.
