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Research: The Educational Value of Course-level Learning Objectives/Outcomes

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A literature review summarizes research supporting the benefits of clearly articulated learning objectives, namely their role in helping students differentiate among types of knowledge and ensuring learners are practicing the intended skills.

What are Outcomes? (Canvas)

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Canvas, Harvard’s learning management system, enables instructors to track students’ progress as measured by pedagogical goals or desired outcomes.

Key Terms: Backward Design

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The Derek Bok Center outlines the backward design of a course.

Defining learning objectives: Pre-semester, and all semester

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José A. (Tony) Gómez-Ibáñez, Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, who holds appointments at the GSD and HKS, defines the learning objectives of his course prior to the start of the semester and references them to frame each...

HGSE Teaching & Learning Week

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Teaching and Learning Week is an annual event to reflect as a community on teaching and learning at the Ed School. It's also an opportunity for our community to work on our teaching practice together. We're spotlighting powerful and innovative practices...

Research: Classroom Assessment, Reflection, & Feedback

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A literature review suggests that taking a formative, frequent approach to learning assessment throughout the semester to check on student progress can improve student understanding of course and assignment expectations, as well as prompt deeper...

Communicating course culture: Beyond the syllabus

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Karen Brennan, Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, designs her syllabus for T550: Designing for Learning by Creating to not only communicate the plan for the course, but to introduce students to the course culture.