There is a focus (verging on obsession) in the entire education sector (K-12 and post-secondary) with Learning Outcomes. While they may have different terminology in different organizations, the concept is shared and simple: what will students learn and how will we know they’ve learned it?
Writing (and using) learning outcomes is a core component of teacher training and curricular development. Post-secondary educators also write and use learning outcomes for courses and programs. The most often misconstrued part of a learning outcome is the verb. It needs to be an action verb that is in some way measurable. Hopefully this song will help to get the point across.
learning about learning 