Learning Outcomes drive PROCESS and CREDIBILITY

Learning outcomes, learning outcomes, learning outcomes... something that is stressed daily by my co-worker Don Watts, but only recently has been enforced in my current role. Learning Outcomes drive the quality of learning and of course design.

Learning Outcomes are the backbone to each assessment, activity, and related content.

A practice that our Instructional Design team needs to become more deliberate about is including the following instructions with each Activity and Assessment:

• A Description of the Activity/Assessment
• "How to" instructions on successful completion
• How to submit the activity/assessment (technical information)
• What will the learner be graded on? What is the rubric for the activity/assignment?

Not only will this create a quality course, but it will also reinforce the outcomes of the course.