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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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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: My Objection to Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

Learning objectives clarify exactly what it is youre trying to teach. Ray Sims has written a great summary on Writing Learning Objectives , with citations to some good resources, including Vicki Heaths post Learning Objectives: Writing Learning Outcomes So They Matter. I see the value. Use Drama (p.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

Friday, January 25, 2008 Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objectives My recent post on alternatives to listing out learning objectives generated a lot of interest and a good conversation. ( See My Objection to Learning Objectives.) Have you come up with some novel way to handle learning objections?

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives

Learning Visions

Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Wills New Taxonomy for Learning Objectives Will Thalheimer , along with many other illustrious eLearning professionals, made some great points in the comments of Writing Less Objectionable Learning Objections. Learning objectives are used to tell the learner whats in the course.

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How to Measure Online Course Effectiveness

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organizational culture, structured performance reviews, etc.) Image: “ Improvement ” by thinkpublic, via Flickr Creative Commons License. One important factor to consider when measuring behavioral changes is whether learners have the appropriate environmental support (e.g. to reward behavioral change.

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How to Make Online Learning Easy for First-Time eLearners

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Making the transition from traditional textbook learning and instructor-led classroom courses to the strange new world of online learning can be a daunting challenge – especially for first-time online learners who’ve never had to navigate a digital learning interface before. How to bookmark or annotate course content.

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How Reusable Learning Objects Can Help You Design Online Courses Faster

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That’s why the growing use of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) can be a great addition to the arsenal of tools available to course developers. These tools can be creatively reused to save time when designing eLearning lessons or creating editable course templates. Problem-oriented learning. Visual layouts.