UNMC_Acronym_Vert_sm_4c
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Tag: learning objectives

Backward Design

Watch this 6-minute presentation by Dr. Analisa McMillan that walks you through the various stages of backward design.

Mar 24, 2022

Getting the Most Out of Your Multiple-Choice Questions

Grading high-stakes exams is easy … but, building them is an entirely different story Effective multiple-choice questions ask students to do more than memorize facts and details — they engage students at a higher-level of thinking. But while administering and grading high-stakes exams are easy, building them is hard. Watch this engaging session focused on […]

Oct 25, 2018

Beyond the Test: Ways to Assess Before It’s Too Late

New curriculum requirements. New accrediting guidelines. Education through simulation. Teaching in the clinic. These are all changing the way faculty need to approach assessment. No longer are traditional, high-stakes multiple choice exams the sure-fire way to know where students are struggling. But how is a faculty member supposed to make this shift? Are there ways […]

Feb 9, 2017

Beyond the Test: Assessment Techniques

Effective Lecture Design and Delivery

Despite what some people think, giving lectures can be no easy task and, just because you’ve sat through a lecture, doesn’t make you an expert at giving one. This session anchors your lecture to learning objectives, uses order and flow to tell a story, shows examples of lecture approaches, explore the role of software in […]

Oct 15, 2009

Lecture

Writing Instructional Objectives

Learning objectives are statements of what you want your students to know and be able to do at the end of your course. These statements should be specific, measurable goals and will help you in determining the success of your course. This session differentiates between the three taxonomic levels used to classify cognitive objectives, develops […]

Oct 15, 2009

Person writing