From Frame to Outcome:

Determining Learning

Outcomes using Threshold Concepts

Santa Clara University LibraryIntentional Teaching Retreat

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Writing Learning Outcomes LibGuide

• Go To:

http://libguides.scu.edu/writingoutcomes

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Objectives

• Increase our common understanding of the Framework for Information Literacy

• Review learning outcome development & use for instruction design

• Practice developing learning outcomes related to the Framework

The Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

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Why the Standards? Why the Framework? Why the change?

Changing “information landscape”

Changing student population

Changes in higher education

Threshold Concepts

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“Filed by the ACRL Board February 2, 2015, as one of the constellation of information literacy documents from the association.”

How will they help us improve teaching?

Less jargon

Metacognition

Learning outcomes

Six Frames

Authority Is Constructed and Contextual Information Creation as a Process Information Has Value Research as Inquiry Scholarship as Conversation Searching as Strategic Exploration

Developing Learning Outcomes

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Learning Outcome Development Model

Assignment Frame Outcomes

Connecting Frames to Assignments• Divide into groups of three

• Review assignment

• Identify the frame or frames that could go with the assignment

Writing Learning Outcomes: Verb Phrase

What do you want students to be able to DO or KNOW?

After this library instruction event/activity/encounter, the student will be able to….

VERB/DO SOMETHING OBSERVABLE ...

Example Verb Phrases• The student will be able to identify scholarly

articles among a list of database search results.

• The student will be able to identify the academic discipline associated with a particular scholarly journal.

• The student will be able to locate the fulltext of an article given a citation.

Add “In Order To”The student will be able to identify scholarly articles among a list of database search results….

o IN ORDER TO

• Find relevant sources for their assignment.

Learning Outcome

The student will be able to identify the scholarly articles among a list of database search results

in order to find relevant sources for their assignment.

Writing Outcomes• Return to your group

• Work with your assigned frame

• Write 2-3 learning outcomes for that frame

Report Back

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Questions?

Assignment Frame Outcomes

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