1. Learning Outcomes: Intentionally Fostering Student Learning and Development Division of Student Affairs Retreat August 9, 2010

2. Outcomes As a result of participating in this session, DSA staff will learn how to effectively write learning outcomes.

3. Agenda Introduction/Learning Outcomes Why do learning outcomes matter? How to write learning outcomes Small Group Activity Where do we go from here? Question and answer

4. Why do learning outcomes matter?

5. Intentionality Shared responsibility for student learning Accountability – political and social pressure to demonstrate learning occurs

6. How to write learning outcomes 1.Review your mission statement; 2.Find a word/concept/idea that illustrates what your department/program does (i.e., promote learning); 3.Complete the following formula.

7. How to write learning outcomes As a result of participating in, students will learn. [name activity/program here] [paste language from mission statement here]

8. How to write learning outcomes Students will learn, as a result of participating in. [name activity/program here] [paste language from mission statement here]

9. Small Group Activity As a department/program, work together to write 2-3 learning outcomes.

10. BONUS MATERIALS Learning Reconsidered Learning Reconsidered 2 CAS Standards Grinnell College Learning Goals

16. Where do we go from here? Division-wide learning outcomes (completed by February 2011) SDAG to develop and implement methods to measure learning outcomes President’s Alliance of the

17. Question and Answer