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How to Set Proper Learning Objectives

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Learning objectives are to instructional designers is the same as a map is to a traveler. With the proper learning objectives in place, designing a relevant, engaging and useful course becomes a lot easier. Thoughts Behind Setting Learning Objectives. Building Blocks For Good Learning Objectives.

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How to Make Sure Your Course Meets Its Learning Objectives

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Instructional designers are guided by these same types of parameters when ensuring their courses meet specific learning objectives. Let’s look at the process of designing good learning objectives, so you can build the various elements of your course or training in service of a clear purpose with measurable outcomes.

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Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Learning Objectives

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One of the basic principles underlying the development of any learning content is to pre-determine the intent of that content. In eLearning, framing learning objectives before building the detailed course content is a vital step. Bloom’s Taxonomy offers course developers excellent tools to write effective learning objectives.

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How Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction Can Make Your Online Courses Better

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For example: Start off with attention-grabbing graphics or video clips featuring interactive scenarios about the subject matter, which will require your students to focus and engage with your content. Your objectives should be stated within the first few pages of content. Elicit Learners’ Performance through Practice.

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10 Helpful Resources for Online Course Designers

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It includes lots of templates and samples that instructional designers can apply to their own projects. Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen). This book is grounded in the science of memory, learning, and retention.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How UDL Transforms the Learning Experience

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This is an example of what a student with a learning disability (LD) often experiences after taking a traditional quiz or exam. Since one major commonality between UDL and individualized accommodations is access, it is possible to use both approaches to facilitate a barrier free learning environment.

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Conducting Post-Course Evaluations

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Instructional designers must ensure that all learning objectives can be successfully evaluated. Here is a link to a sample Level 1 evaluation using Google Forms embedded within CourseArc. For example, managers may notice that an employee now approaches problems differently, or can solve issues faster.

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