Purpose: After working through this checklist, instructors will have a thought through the design for their mixed delivery fall course(s).
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- Establish measurable objectives for your course.
- Try to group your objectives to narrow them down to 3-5 objectives.
- Be sure the objectives are worded from the student’s perspective and contain measurable verbs.
Example as follows;:
Starter objective: By the end of this course, students will understand the importance of primary research in written work.
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TIP: If you need suggestions for phrasing look up a taxonomy such as Bloom’s , SOLO, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives; SOLO; 6 Facets of Understanding, ; or Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning.
TIP: Students may need to reach certain levels of your objectives as well. So a student may need to show differing levels of achieving outcomes such as beginning, developing, or mastering.
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TIP: Assessments don’t have to be high-stakes large exams to measure student knowledgefor students to practice retrieving the information that they need to have learned and be able to use. Even low-stakes objectives can tell you what your students know and have learned.
- As you are matching your objectives to assessments, write that information down for your students. Plan to share it, even if for only one or two assessments. This practice lets students know how they will progress through the course and shows them why your assessments—and their academic integrity—matter.
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- Identify criteria with assignment Rubrics/Metrics that show success and areas for improvement.
- Clearly identify the criteria for success on each assessment.
Assignments:
For each assignment, ask yourself the following questions:
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