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Learning outcomes represent one of the essential building blocks for
transparency within higher education systems and qualifications
Revised Bloom's taxonomy refers to the emphasis on two learning domains that make up educational objectives: cognitive (knowledge) and affective (attitude). Focus on teaching – aims and objectives and use of terms like know, understand, be familiar with. Outcomes: Focus on what we want the student to be able to do - use of terms like define, list, name, recall, analyse, calculate, design, etc. Constructive- The students construct understanding for themselves through learning activities. Alignment- refers to what the teacher does in helping to support the learning activities to achieve the learning outcomes. Assessment for learning- gives feedback to students and teachers to help modify teaching and learning activities, i.e. helps inform teachers and students on progress being made. Continuous Assessment- A combination of summative and formative assessment. Knowledge – the conceptual frameworks of the discipline Methods – how experts think in the discipline Peer Assessment- Student to Student – must build up a culture of positive peer assessment over time Criterion referenced- Setting out in a public manner the criteria to be used for assessment Normative: Setting and achieving a class norm Respectful- reveals uniqueness of learners; free of bias Scaffolding- is a temporary framework that is put up for support and access to meaning and is taken away when the student feels success and masters tasks, concepts, and, in this case, language acquisition. Setting Up the Presentation Class – It is not enough to simply tell students to go and do a presentation. Students have to be taught the skills involved in giving a presentation. This can include such things as when to use eye contact, how to organize a presentation, how to connect with and audience, how to use the body language, and, manage time. Organization of the Presentation – Proper organization of presentation is one of the most important competencies that must be developed among students. Before beginning to work, on developing presentation, it is important to understand the genre of oral presentation. Presentation Skills – It’s developing oral presentation is very important to consider in developing oral presentation to spend time to consider the macro and micro skills that are needed. The use of visual aids – Visual aids are important part of the oral presentations because they provide support for both the speakers and listeners during presentation. Performing Self-Reflection – The final stage of each oral presentations involves students writing a self-reflection of their presentation. Drop Box – This is a free online word processor offered by the online cloud storage provider. Office Online – For Microsoft word and office presentation, the best possible free online alternative for their document editing needs is word online, which comes as part of the office online suite. Google Docs- Allows you to create, collaborate and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and even forms. Etherpad- is an online document editor primarily intended for collaborative editing in, as the site claims, “really real time”. AbiWord- is a free word processing application very similar to Microsoft Word. The Diary Project- This digital authoring website encourages students to contribute their narrations or daily diaries with different themes required by the website. Cyberkids- it is to provide voice for young people on the internet. Stellar- is a free storytelling application developed by Mombo Labs, which lets you create photo and video stories with an emphasis on design. Book Creator- is an open-ended book creation app that unleashes creativity. Microsoft Word- does not only allow you to create documents but it also has a provision to allow you to create charts or graphs that will add to the visual appeal of the presentation of your text. Microsoft Excel- One of the main features and other spreadsheets application is to create charts and graphs. Microsoft Powerpoint- offers various tools that can make your presentation interactive.