Teaching Tips -
Fall '06:
 The
Center for Teaching Excellence, 212 Crossland Hall, is a resource
for faculty. Its mission is to foster excellence in teaching and
learning at the University of Maine. (www.umaine.edu/teaching)
Here are some current
(as of 11-10-06) links to sites with helpful information on
writing learning objectives and student outcomes. Please contact
the Center for Teaching Excellence for more information or
consultation with our staff or peer consultants. Virginia
Nees-Hatlen 581-3472
http://www.utmem.edu/grad/MISCELLANEOUS/Learning_Objectives.pdf
Rauol A. Arreola (U Tennessee,
Memphis) outlines the difference between a learning goal and a
learning objective--something that often confuses people. He
also describes how to write objectives, reminding faculty to
focus on student performance, not teacher performance, and to
focus on product, not process.
http://www.acoem.org/education/jointsponsor/Learning%20Objectives.doc
This document offers a "List of verbs
for formulating educational objectives." Very useful for
starting to brainstorm learning objectives that suit a class.
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/FD/writingobjectives.pdf
Writing Learning Objectives: Beginning
with the End in Mind. This site combines the terms "learning
objectives" and "outcomes." Clear suggestions for developing
them from previous goals. Tie-in to Bloom's taxonomy.
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/downloads/pdf
Very short, but useful. It cautions
against using words like "understand," "learn," and "know," but
instead recommends breaking down those abstract overarching
goals into specific actions or cognitive functions that
demonstrate learning and knowledge.
http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/resources/reflection/table.html
"Writing Learning Objectives Using
Bloom's Taxonomy." Explains if you want your students to "know"
to use specific verbs like "state," "define," "list," "explain,"
etc. Another short one, but good advice.
http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/
Although it can also be used by K-12
teachers, it's often linked to college and univeristy assessment
sites, and there's lots of information here about classroom
assessment for college instructors, including rubrics,
portfolios, etc. Links to expanded definitions of
technical/jargon terms are especially helpful.
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