Unit 2: Practice Creating Effective Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

• Learners will create appropriate learning objectives for the provided examples of instructional goals.
  • Learners will work backwards from a given instructional goal to create appropriate learning objectives which are measurable, specific, and relevant.

Introduction

In this unit, you will practice writing learning objectives. You will analyze the big-picture instructional goals which are provided and use your knowledge from Unit 1 to create effective learning objectives. This exercise will benefit your future work creating learning objectives to support instructional goals in your teaching practice.

Assignments

• Choose two of the following instructional goals and create learning objectives to support those goals. The number of objectives needed for each sample goal will vary depending on the nature and complexity of the goal.
  
  
  • Sample Instructional Goals:
    • Students will stay involved in music in a variety of ways throughout their lives.
    • Students will have the skills to participate in and contribute to musical activities in their community.
    • Students will be able to create original music that expresses ideas and feelings.
    • Students will understand music's unique importance in the context of various cultures.
      
      
• Write a rationale for the learning objectives referencing instructional design literature. Reference the materials from Unit 1 and additional academic sources in your rationale. [250 words per goal]

Reflection

Reflect on what you have learned so far and your own teaching practice. Add a new post and comment on others' posts on the Reflection Padlet. If you have any new questions, post them on the "Wonder" column on the KWL Chart .



Proceed to Unit 3: Create Learning Objectives to Serve Your Instructional Goals