Using Outcomes Effectively in core Moodle

1. Moodlerooms • Using Outcomes Effectively in core Moodle

2. Learning outcomes are statements that specify what • learners will know or be able to do as a result of a • learning activity or assessment.

3. An outcomes-based approach to learning Sets a goal at the start of the course or unit of study about what we expect the students to have learnt or be able to do.

4. Student-centered Learning • In recent years, there has been a shift towards outcomes-based learning. • From a teacher-focused approach to learning to a more student-focused approach.

5. Well designed learning outcomes: Refer to relevant external reference points Relate to the programme aims Are clear to staff, students and external examiners.

6. Outcome ExampleBy the end of this module… “Students will understand Newton’s Laws of Motion” “Students will be able to describe how Newton’s Laws of Motion can be used to investigate the movement of bodies”.

7. Challenges of an outcomes based approach Only references intended outcomes Student Spoon Feeding No room for creativity Time consuming setup Narrowly framed Short cutting

8. Why such challenges occur • When they have been written with a focus on the management or quality assurance use of outcomes. • Outcomes need to be written with the intention of helping the student understand what it is that will be expected to achieve.

9. Writing learning outcomes.. • Write in the future tense • Don’t use outcomes to replace your syllabus • Keep between 4 and 6 outcomes • Make sure that your outcomes are achievable • Use language that students will understand

10. Four basic circumstances when devising outcomes • for programmes; • for individual levels of a programme • for modules on a course, • for individual sessions in a module

11. There is rarely a need for more than three or four outcomes for an individual session, Otherwise they start moving more towards a description of the syllabus than the outcomes you intend students to be able to achieve.

12. Constructive Alignment • What should the students know or be able to do by the end of the course? • What methods will I use in my teaching to enable students to achieve this? • How will I design assessment so that tasks and criteria help the student know that they have achieved the intended outcomes?

13. Assessments Learning objects Outcomes

14. How to setup outcomes in Moodle Make sure Outcomes are switched on and enabled within Moodle (administration>advanced features)

15. Creating Outcome Sets

16. Creating Outcome Sets

17. Creating Outcome Sets

18. How to link courses/activities to outcome sets (from within the course admin block)

19. How to link courses/activities to outcome sets

20. Linking outcomes to assessmentFrom within the settings of the particular activity

21. Grading an activity using outcomesFrom within the activity grading screen

22. Reporting back on outcomesFrom within the course admin block

23. Importing/Exporting Outcome Sets • Outcome sets can be exported from one Moodle • And imported into another • Alternative, you could download outcomes from an external source, reconfigure and import into Moodle

24. The future of Moodle Outcomes • Improved Reporting (coverage, exposure, performance) • Hierarchical standards importing • Map outcomes to quiz questions and rubric rows For further dev information see: http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Outcomes_stage2