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Bringing Learning Outcomes into the Classroom
  • From Content to Student
  •     Lisa Brewster


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Planning a Student-Centered class
  • Involves developing a student centered syllabus and assessing that learning has occurred
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Changes the perception of a course from a
  • Content based class
  • to a
  • Student Centered class
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Student-based learning
  • Students are responsible for their own learning.



  • You mean I have to teach myself?


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Students need tangible goals
  • They need to know:
  •   Why you are teaching?
  •   What is the purpose?
  •   What should the students get out of the class?


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Student Centered Syllabus
  • list the goals of the course
  • ways to achieve that goal
  • how we assess the goal
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Goals of the Course
  • My Course Learning Outcome is:
  • With the successful completion of this course you will be able to deliver a speech in a real life situation which is directed towards the audience and delivered in a way that will increase understanding of the topic.  The speech will also be delivered in a way that will help the audience remember the topic discussed.
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To achieve that goal
  • Skills you will master in this class:
  • Speaking in a group setting
  • Outlining a speech
  • Analyzing the speaking situation & the audience
  •  Concepts we will study:
  • Ø      Delivery
  • Ø      Audience analysis
  • Ø      Outlining
  • Ø      Language
  • Ø       Persuasion
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Assessing that goal
  • You will be assessed and graded in the following ways:
  • 45 % of your grade stems from Performance
  • (ability to integrate content into all types of speeches)
  • 45% of your grade revolves around Content
  • (ability to complete all written assignments to standards set forth in class)
  • 10 % of your grade is your level of Responsibility in this class
  •  (ability to interact as a member of the classroom)
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Assessment
  • Measuring students understanding of what was discussed in class
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Assessment
  • Pair sharing
  • Collaborative Learning
  • Written analysis
  • Student Debates
  • Portfolios
  • Journals
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Assessment
  • Students need to understand the expectations of the level of learning and also how they are assessed.