{"id":800,"date":"2013-11-04T17:06:07","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspire\/?p=800"},"modified":"2013-11-05T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T17:32:12","slug":"learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspire\/2013\/11\/04\/learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Outcomes:  Tools for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspire\/files\/2013\/11\/outcomeswordle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-809\" alt=\"outcomeswordle\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspire\/files\/2013\/11\/outcomeswordle-295x300.jpg\" width=\"236\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1504\/files\/2013\/11\/outcomeswordle-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1504\/files\/2013\/11\/outcomeswordle-400x405.jpg 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1504\/files\/2013\/11\/outcomeswordle.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>OSU\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/admin\/aa\/apaa\/academic-programs\/curriculum\/curricular-policies-and-procedures#116\">Curricular Policies and Procedures<\/a> specify that every course syllabus should include measurable student learning outcomes.\u00a0 The outcomes are defined as \u201clearner-focused statements reflecting what a student will be able to do as a result of an instructional activity. Each outcome statement should start with a measurable action verb that indicates the level of learning, followed by a precise description of the learned behavior, knowledge, or attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For guidance in developing learning outcomes, educators have long turned to <a href=\"http:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/teaching-guides\/pedagogical\/blooms-taxonomy\/\">Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy<\/a>, with its pyramid of cognitive levels.\u00a0 Two much newer tools can help you refine learning outcomes for a course or find learning activities and associated tech tools that will align with your course outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; On the Ecampus website, the interactive <a href=\"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/faculty\/objectives-builder\/\">Objectives Builder<\/a>, created by James Basore, is a wonderful tool to assist in writing learning outcomes.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to use and can do wonders if you\u2019re grappling with learning-outcome-writer\u2019s block!<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; Allen Carrington\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unity.net.au\/allansportfolio\/edublog\/?p=874\">Padagogy Wheel<\/a> has hot links to 63 iPad apps, many of which exist in forms for other mobile platforms as well.\u00a0 Each app is arranged on a wheel to align with learning activities that could be done with the particular app, related action verbs, and the corresponding cognitive domains from Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy.\u00a0 Brilliant . . . give it a try!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSU\u2019s Curricular Policies and Procedures specify that every course syllabus should include measurable student learning outcomes.\u00a0 The outcomes are defined as \u201clearner-focused statements reflecting what a student will be able to do as a result of an instructional activity. 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