Week 5, September 26, Needs assessment, standards, writing objectives, writing lesson plans, designing instructional materials, preparing for instruction, the act of teaching

In chapters 7 and 15, planning for instruction use of instruction are covered.  I never realized how much planning needs to go into teaching for it to be effective.  Needs must be assessed so goals and objectives can be met and learning outcomes reached.  Technology can be useful but can also be expensive, distracting and time consuming to learn.  Always keep the audience and purpose in mind and try not to over use technology.

In class we discussed the 3 parts to writing objectives.  An intended leaning outcome must have conditions such as when where and how, an action verb for observable student behavior, and criteria or how well the student must perform.  Good action verbs are identify, name and describe.  Keep it specific and measureable.  Plan for what students will do and what the teacher will do.   ALA/ACRL has standards for inforamtion literacy competency in higher education.  I discovered I need more practice in writing good objectives.  It just takes thought and consideration of the circumstances.