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1 Training of University Staff in Learning Outcomes and linking them to Teaching and Learning Activities and to Assessment Disussion Group June 2011 Seminar for Bologna and Higher Eduation Reform Experts University of Oslo, Norway. Dr Declan Kennedy, Department of Education, University College Cork

2 Learning Outcomes in UCC UCC participated in the European Universities Association Network on Quality in Teaching and Learning in 2003 – ”Implementing a Learning Outcomes Approach to Teaching” – Quality Culture Project IV (EUA). Network of six EU universities involved. Headed up by Prof. Aine Hyland, Education Dept. and Dr Norma Ryan Quality Promotion Unit UCC and Bologna Expert. An 18 month project - the report was published in The project concentrated on Learning Outcomes rather than Competences

3 A number of international conferences on Bologna Process were held in University College Cork – how I became involved.

4 Bologna Process:. “Learning outcomes represent one of the essential building blocks for transparency within higher education systems and qualifications” - Bologna Working Group, p.18 (December 2004) Staff training in UCC – lunchtime session and setting up of “Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma in Teaching and Learning at Higher Education”. Major contribution of exemplar material from staff taking “Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma in Teaching and Learning at Higher Education”. Order from

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7 The Teaching and Learning Centre Ionad Bairre Set up in October 2006 – Dr Bettie Higgs and Marian McCarthy. Has provided a continuous series of lunchtime seminars on Teaching and Learning throughout each academic year. “Taking a Learning Outcomes approach to Teaching and Learning” “Learning Outcomes-how can we be sure they have been achieved?” “Getting to Grips with Assessing Creative and Original Student work - Unpredictable Learning Outcomes” Drop-in workshops on Learning Outcomes.

8 Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Initiated in October To date 4 cycles of the Postgraduate Certificate course have been completed involving 170 staff. A total of 90 staff members have completed the Postgraduate Diploma course. The MA in Teaching and Learning at Higher Education has been completed by 20 staff members. Has provided a great resource throughout the university – seminars based in individual Departments.

Identify aims and objectives of module 2. Write learning outcomes using standard guidelines 3. Develop a teaching and learning strategy to enable students to achieve learning outcomes 4. Design assessment to check if learning outcomes have been achieved 5. If necessary modify module content and assessment in light of feedback

10 The present situation in UCC All undergraduate modules written in Learning Outcomes in 2006 – 2007 academic year. Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate modules completed 2009 – Sub-committee set up (Quality Promotion Unit, Teaching and Learning Centre, Registrar’s Office and Educationalist) to study Learning Outcomes submitted. Programme co-ordinators completed Programme Learning Outcomes by 2010.

11 Implications of a Learning Outcomes Approach to Teaching and Learning The learning outcomes are not just seen as happening at the end, but are built in from the very start in the ongoing feedback and discussion and in the working out of the problem and discussing it with the students along the way – making the learning visible as we go along.

12 Recommendations from students Learning outcomes should not be used in a tokenistic way e.g., only referred to in course handbooks. Learning Outcomes should be communicated to students so that they can articulate the knowledge and skills they have acquired. Learning Outcomes should be neither so prescriptive as to impede freedom of learning nor so broad as to become meaningless. (Jill Little National Union of Students Scotland)

13 Issues with Introduction of Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes are only part of a massive reform package, e.g. Qualification Frameworks, Lifelong Learning, ECTS, Mutual Recognition, Quality Assurance. How best to introduce Learning Outcomes (“top down” or “bottom up”? Best left to local and National autonomy. How best to deal with sceptical attitude of some staff members – “dumbing down”, “restricting academic freedom”? Hence, important to introduce Learning Outcomes in a proper fashion using sources of good practice and advice. Lack of clarity and lack of shared understanding on key terminology, e.g. learning outcomes and competences.

14 Issues raised when introducing Learning Outcomes Opposition to Bloom's Taxonomy. This should not present a problem to the writing of Learning Outcomes AS mentioned already, Bloom's Taxonomy is simply a very useful toolkit to assist us in writing learning outcomes. If staff members do not wish to use Bloom’s Taxonomy, they can use other taxonomies or use their own system to write learning outcomes. As long as staff members write learning outcomes that are correctly written, that is all that is important. Preference to write competences. It is not a problem if people like to describe their courses in terms of competences. However, the Bologna Agreement specifies that modules and programmes must be written in Learning Outcomes. If staff members wish to write competences as well as Learning Outcomes, that is not a problem. Learning outcomes bring clarity to competences.

15 Does every learning outcome have to be assessed? In theory “yes” but in practice “no”. In some cases they have to be assessed, e.g. licence to practice (e.g. medicine) or to perform essential tasks (e.g. aircraft pilot). When assessment is limited purely to an examination paper, it may not be possible to assess all the Learning Outcomes in such a short space of time – sampling of Learning Outcomes. Even if all the Learning Outcomes are assessed on an examination paper, due to choice of questions, a student may not be assessed on all of them.

16 Some Recommendations from Porto Conference (19 – 20 June 2008) Develop and disseminate user-friendly documentation to explain to all stakeholders the benefits of learning outcomes and credits. Implement a holistic approach, developing learning outcomes as an integral part of teaching, learning and assessment methods within an aligned curriculum. Offer incentives to encourage staff to engage in new approaches to teaching, learning and assessment.

“Writing Learning Outcomes is a Process not an Event”

18 Concluding Points Momentum generated by – –European University Association project. – –International Bologna conferences. – –Setting up of Teaching and Learning Centre (Ionad Bairre). – –Postgraduate Cert/Diploma and MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education – –Lunchtime seminars for staff. Keep it simple. Provide support to staff. Staff training is the key. Setting up of expertise within each Department – Postgraduate Cert/Diploma course. The UCC Quality Promotion Unit - the driving force. A team effort.