How the Goal Posts move: learning outcomes supporting student progression
Length of Session: 2 hour workshop and half hour preparatory work
Explore strategies you can use to engage students in understanding expectations across different academic levels.
What staff need(s) will the workshop meet?
How can I help my students to understand the standards expected to achieve the learning outcomes for my module?
What should I look for in assessing learning outcomes at different academic levels?
How do I explain expectations and standards to students at level 4, 5, 6 etc?
Through this you will...
Consider strategies to help students to use learning outcomes in preparing for their assessments and to understand the marks and feedback they receive.
This workshop will involve a variety of activities you can use to help your students understand course learning outcomes and the standards expected at different academic levels.
We will help you to understand how student learning should develop through Levels 4, 5, 6 of a degree programme and to use the COGS tool to help clarify what the expectations should be of students in different levels.
We will explore how you structure your assignment design and preparatory work to suit student level.
Who would benefit from this workshop
All Learning and Teaching staff.
Please book yourself a place via U4BW
From the U4BW course catalogue, type ‘ilt’ in to the course box to see all C@N-DO workshops.
If you experience any problems booking a place, email marie.graham@northampton.ac.uk.
Specific skills
| A3 | This workshop will help you to support and scaffold student attainment by designing assessments appropriately to reflect the learning outcomes, real world professional tasks and academic level. |
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Core Knowledge
| K6 | Through this workshop you will explore how Learning Outcomes relate to academic level and how to make this progression meaningful to students in relation to their own work. |
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Professional Values
| V1 | Through the workshop you will explore strategies to support individuals and various groups of students to understand the standards of work expected of them |
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Supporting HEA fellowship
| D2 - Fellow of the HEA |
Staff for whom teaching or learning support is a significant element of their role such as staff with experience as
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| D3 - Senior Fellow of the HEA |
Experienced HE teaching staff able to demonstrate sustained impact & influence on the L&T practice of others over a number of years, through
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