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Getting Everyone on the Same Page:

Learning Outcomes and Other Tools

Kirsten Casey & Jason Barbour

Thursday, January 10

1:25-2:25 p.m.

What we’ll be doing today…

• Course description

• Resources to assist faculty

• Outcomes! What are outcomes?

• Interactive student website

Not Your Average Science Class

Genesis of the Course

Pedagogy

Student Demographics

Not Your Average Science Class

Assessment Methods

Lab Methodology

2 Different Instructors?

Resources Available to Faculty

Course Coordinator

Common syllabus Instructor liaison Facilitate meetings Gather feedback & make

improvements to course


Video tapes

Show ‘flavor’ of the course Increase instructor

confidence Provide base set of examples

and demonstrations Demonstrate lab techniques


Secure Web (for instructors)

Common policies, instructor info

Share exams, quizzes, hw Post videos, handouts,

activities


Meetings

Shape the course Discuss instructor suggestions Share proven activities,

methods, and examples Open dialogue with lab

manager


What other resources… Are available to you? Would you like to have

available?

Describe what students should know and be able to do at the end of the course

Are measurable

Are part of MHEC articulation agreement for PHS 100

Outcomes! What are outcomes?

Learning Outcomes…

Make it clear what students should gain from a particular course or lecture

Help instructors to design activities, lectures, assignments, and assessments

Create a more student-centered learning environment

Outcomes can…

Outcomes! What are they good for?

Analyze situations involving Archimedes’ or Bernoulli's Principles

Learning Objectives a. Define the buoyant force b. Provide a qualitative description of the source of the buoyant

force c. Draw a force diagram for a partially immersed object d. Draw a force diagram for a fully immersed object e. Predict the relative pressures in static and moving fluids based on

Bernoulli's Principle

Example:

In the beginning…

Web-based Outcomes Project

Static outcomes document collecting dust

Increase usefulness for students and instructors

Interactive website

Be careful what you wish for…


Received funding

Met with the Information Services department

We provide content, they build the site

Advantages Visually interesting site Advanced features Consistency Resources for technical

assistance

Win some, lose some…



Disadvantages Greater time lag Potential for errors increased

Win some, lose some…


Demonstration of interactive site:

http://ola4.aacc.edu/PHS100SelfCheck


Include in PHS 100 syllabus Design homework to take

advantage of site A model for other courses?

What’s next?


Group Activity: How can you incorporate outcomes in your classes in a low-tech way?

Use and Adapt

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