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RodWard
Community Member
I never list learning objectives as statements at the beginning of a course module. I pose them as questions. I find this far more effective and less likely to trigger the usual boredom. I turn those cliched statements around and format them as problems requiring solutions, or scenarios that the learner might encounter.
So instead of saying something like:
"At the end of this course/module you will be able to....[list of boring statements here]"
I'd say something like:
"How should you respond to a co-worker who suggests you do something unethical?"
or
"Fred's workmate suggests he does something that might be unethical. How should Fred handle this?"
I usually keep the list of questions around 5 or less in any single module. That way the module doesn't intimidate the learner.
So instead of saying something like:
"At the end of this course/module you will be able to....[list of boring statements here]"
I'd say something like:
"How should you respond to a co-worker who suggests you do something unethical?"
or
"Fred's workmate suggests he does something that might be unethical. How should Fred handle this?"
I usually keep the list of questions around 5 or less in any single module. That way the module doesn't intimidate the learner.
TessRichardson1
10 years agoCommunity Member
Rod, you make a good point about the intimidation factor that comes from a long list of objectives. I agree with Allison--posing these as questions is an interesting way to engage the learner.