2 Learning Outcomes

The use of learning outcomes (rather than instructional objectives) draws from the fields of adult learning and online learning; both fields have shifted to focus on the learner, and the instructor’s role is perceived to be a “facilitator of learning” rather than on the instructor as “expert.”

Below is a list of intended learning outcomes (ILOs) for this workshop. At the end of this workshop, you should be (better) able to apply these to your planning and teaching in a blended mode.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the meaning, scope, and key principles of blended learning.
• Discuss benefits and challenges of developing and teaching blended courses.
• Identify curriculum that could be designed for blended delivery.
• Evaluate educational tools and technologies that are currently available and appropriate for use in your courses.
• Design student-centered authentic and flexible learning experiences that align learning outcomes, activities, and assessment for delivery in a blended mode.
• Provide effective critical feedback to colleagues in order to support their blended-teaching practice.
• Use feedback and reflective practice to revise and improve your blended-teaching delivery.

Note: You’ll also notice intended learning outcome statements at the beginning of each learning activity. These statements are derivatives of the ILOs listed above and identify the ways in which each activity will support the main themes and ILOs of FLO.