Write Course Goals and Learning Objectives

Writing Effective Objectives

Writing Course Goals and Learning Objectives Links to an external site. (External Link)
- NOTE: This chapter of The Blended Course Design Workbook: A Practical Guide offers best practices and examples for well-written learning objectives, as well as a step-by-step guide for writing course goals and objectives.
The ABCD Model for Writing Objectives Links to an external site. (External Link)
- NOTE: This reading offers one framework for creating well-written, learner-centered course and assignment objectives.
The ABCD Method for Writing Student Learning Outcomes Links to an external site. (Activity)
- Instructions: Download and complete this template to write or revise at least one of the learning objectives for your blended course. You will share and workshop revised objectives at a workshop or FLC meeting.

Mapping Goals and Objectives Links to an external site. (Activity)
- Instructions: Using the ABCD method, the questions and prompts provided in Chapter 2 of The Blended Course Design Workbook (pp. 25-32), create a draft of your course goals and objectives using the table on page 30. You will review these with your workshop cohort or FLC.
Begin Developing Your Course Blueprint Links to an external site. (Activity)
- Instructions: Now that you have created the first draft of your goals and objectives, transfer them to your course blueprint. You will use this blueprint throughout the course revision process to ensure alignment between your goals, objectives, assessments, and learning activities.
- NOTE: You must sign in to G Suite to make a copy of this document. This Course Blueprint will be mentioned multiple times throughout the Learning Path, but you only need to make a copy once - you should continue to add information to the file you have saved in your personal Google Drive. .