Creating an effective e-learning resource: some helpful tips for a challenging process
One of my initial tasks when I started on the ‘Learning Outcomes Project’ was to develop an online resource that aimed to improve students use of their learning outcomes. My brief was as general as that, however, I knew that we wanted a resource that students would find useful as a learning support and would help them to […]
The ‘Learning Outcomes Project’: update on activities
In a previous blog post I discussed my disconnection from the idea that learning outcomes (LOs) are ‘student-centred’ because, predominantly in current practice, students play no role in actually developing them. I argued instead that LOs should be collaboratively devised by lecturers and their students to ensure that the outcomes become ‘the property’ of the learner. […]
Useful Bloom taxonomy related websites/resources (and some critiques)
The taxonomy developed by Bloom, and later revised by Anderson and Krathwohl, usually appears to go hand in hand with the topic of learning outcomes. Most guidance concerning the writing of learning outcomes will advise using this taxonomy and it’s associated active verbs, e.g.: – Setting learning outcomes – Tips on writing learning outcomes – […]
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