The Process

Before we dive into the learning objectives for your specific course, we first need to get a good understanding of what learning objectives are.

1. Please watch this video, Quick Teaching Tip: Learning Objectives.
2. Create a copy of the Learning Objective Template and type in four learning objectives from one of your current courses.

Now that you've identified four learning objectives, we will now focus on the cognitive domain that is taking place.

1. Please watch this video, Bloom's Taxonomy: Why, How, & Top Examples.
2. Using the provided Excel template, please identify and input the learning domain that is taking place. For this activity, please make sure that each learning objective is a different level.

After creating a learning objective and aligning it to a domain of Bloom's Taxonomy, it is essential to make sure it's measurable. A learning objective cannot be "Learners will understand the difference between online and hybrid courses" as this is too generic. A measurable learning objective is one that can be evaluated. For example, "Learners will recognize the three THECB rules that classify a course as Online or Hybrid."

1. Please watch this video, Writing Learning Objectives.
2. Going back to the excel template, please fill in the column identifying if the objective is measurable or not. Don't worry if it's not; we'll fix those in the next activity.

For the final activity, you'll be addressing the learning objectives that were identified as NOT measurable. Using the knowledge you've obtained in activities two and three, please revise these objectives so that they're Specific, Observable, and Measurable. Please review the material to ensure they contain all pieces necessary to meet this standard. These revisions should be added to the "Revised Objective" Column in the excel template. Your facilitator will use the Evaluation Rubric to assess your revisions. Following QM Rules, you will have two attempts to "Meet Standard."