Learning Outcomes for Cornell, CALS, CHE and Mann Library
- Mann Library Learning Outcomes with ObjectivesInitially drafted by Ashley Shea and Sarah Young. Finalized by Mann Instruction Group in 2015.
Developing Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Simply put, a learning objective is what you want to teach, and the outcome is what you want the students to know or be able to do at the end of a lesson. They are useful as your first stage planning tool to guide the rest of the activities of the lesson. Objectives should involve higher level thinking concepts such as those identified in Bloom's Taxonomy, and they need to be measurable. Measurement usually exists in the form of assessments. Resources in this section provide tips for creating objectives and outcomes.
- Differences between Learning Objectives and Learning OutcomesCreated by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation: Setting Learning OutcomesGuide on what, why and how to set learning outcomes.
- Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation: Learning Outcomes Review ChecklistChecklist ot help instructors evaluate their learning outcomes.
Learning Outcomes and IL Standards -- ACRL and Other Resources
- Student Learning Outcomes Statement resourcesNational Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. Contains resources on how to write and structure learning outcomes.
- ACRL Teaching the Information Literacy FrameworkFrom a 2015 presentation by Diane Fulkerson at USF Sarasota-Manatee.
- ACRL Information Literacy FrameworkOverview and explanations of the framework.
- ACRL Instruction Section Information Literacy in the DisciplinesProvides links and citations that support information literacy as developed by a variety of accrediting agencies and professional associations.
- USC Information Literacy Outcomes for UndergraduatesOutcomes are based on the ACRL Threshold concepts.