2. Writing instructional objectives

Return to the learning goals that you have identified for your distributed learning environment. Determine more specific learning objectives for each goal. Instructional objectives provide an indispensable framework upon which to build the learning environment.

The following is a list of the ways that learning objectives can be used to structure a learning environment.

Write explicit, concrete outcomes you wish to achieve with your learners for each module. In other words, what should they be able to do with what they have learned? How will you measure these outcomes?

• Include objectives that involve higher order learning and attitudes.
• Develop and sequence the content to match the objectives.
• Select instructional strategies, media, and communications technologies consistent with the objectives.
• Match practice activities to the objectives.
• Match student assessment to the objectives.
• Inform students of the learning objectives as a way to guide their study.

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