Event Title
Location
OCB 107
Start Date
3-8-2018 11:00 AM
End Date
3-8-2018 12:00 PM
Description
The Instructional Design team at Park University created a tool to facilitate the course development process, called the CLO-ULO-IRA Plan. We start with department-approved Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs), create Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) to address the CLOs, and then design learning activities that align with the ULOs. Learning objectives are built on Bloom’s Taxonomy. This tool ensures that each learning outcome is leveled appropriately in Bloom’s, and is introduced, reinforced, and then assessed with appropriate activities, creating a scaffolded learning experience. It checks the balance of ULOs to CLOs, identify gaps in the alignment, recognize opportunities for scaffolding, and facilitates the application of Universal Design of Learning (UDL) principles. The CLOULO-IRA Plan presents the entire structure of the course in a visual representation. This iterative process between the instructional designer and the SME frontloads the design component of development, creating a clear roadmap for a high-quality course. The completed CLO-ULO-IRA Plan is placed in each course for instructors. This process raised the quality of Park University courses and improved the process for collaborative course design. Multiple examples of the process will be demonstrated.
Course Alignment Process in Backward Design
OCB 107
The Instructional Design team at Park University created a tool to facilitate the course development process, called the CLO-ULO-IRA Plan. We start with department-approved Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs), create Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) to address the CLOs, and then design learning activities that align with the ULOs. Learning objectives are built on Bloom’s Taxonomy. This tool ensures that each learning outcome is leveled appropriately in Bloom’s, and is introduced, reinforced, and then assessed with appropriate activities, creating a scaffolded learning experience. It checks the balance of ULOs to CLOs, identify gaps in the alignment, recognize opportunities for scaffolding, and facilitates the application of Universal Design of Learning (UDL) principles. The CLOULO-IRA Plan presents the entire structure of the course in a visual representation. This iterative process between the instructional designer and the SME frontloads the design component of development, creating a clear roadmap for a high-quality course. The completed CLO-ULO-IRA Plan is placed in each course for instructors. This process raised the quality of Park University courses and improved the process for collaborative course design. Multiple examples of the process will be demonstrated.