Category: Learning Outcomes

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Lisa Haslett

Lisa Haslett
Continuing Studies

As part of a 2010 University-wide Learning Outcomes Initiative, supervised by Dr. Lisa Dickson, I worked for the Centre for Teaching Learning & Technology as a Learning Outcomes Assistant. In that role, one of my key tasks was to build and maintain a blog with information about the Learning Outcomes Workbook project and curate resources to inform faculty and graduate student instructors of principles and practices for education using Learning Outcomes. The resulting material will be developed ongoing by the Provost’s Committee on Pedagogical Practice.

To view the blog, go to http://blogs.unbc.ca/learningoutcomes/

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Anne Sommerfeld

Dr. Anne Sommerfeld
Department of Health Sciences

Anne Sommerfeld is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s degree in Community Health Science and is a Senior Lab Instructor at UNBC. She uses learning outcomes as a communication tool between herself and the students and as an evaluation tool. By working towards the learning outcomes together, students learn a lot from each other. Anne counts herself successful as an instructor when her students learn things in class and incorporate them into their own lives, making it personal. By developing course material with specific learning needs in mind, Anne contributes to their ability to apply the information in a practical way.

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Andrew Kitchenham

Dr. Andrew Kitchenham
Department of Education

Andrew Kitchenham uses two different formats of learning outcomes in the Bachelor of Education program: one format supports the teacher regulation branch; the other aligns with Ministry of Education regulations. By articulating learning outcomes in common language at the beginning of each course, students know that the course supports a standard they will be measured by later on.

The key to learning outcomes is understanding the relationship between outcomes and assessment with pedagogy in between the two. At the end of the course, what should the students know? What is the purpose of an outcome to help design curriculum?