Designing Competency
Structures and Learning
Objectives
Theresa Butori, PhD
University of North Georgia
Connection:
Georgia
Learning Objectives
WHO
In this session, we’ll go over how
course developers can create and
use Competency structures and
learning objectives for the purpose
of associating graded assignments with
learning objectives within Brightspace.
Come join me if connecting
competencies, learning objectives, and
activities interests you.
Here are my course-level learning
objectives
Any type of assessment or specified type of assessment
At the end, decide if you are ready to assess it
Can it be added to a quiz? YES
Student Progress on CLOs
Performance Assessment
Activity
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT
Performance
Standards
EVIDENCE
(student work)
GOAL
(student skills
or knowledge)
Outcomes for Learning
Course LEVEL objectives
Each assignment has a course
level objective
•Measurable and observable
•at a higher-order cognitive
level, e.g. application level or
above
•measured with realistic tasks
•assessed using rubric criteria
WHO
WHAT
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
HOW
Assessment for Learning
Module assessments
Each module has an
assessment task that
provides evidence of
the course outcome for
that module
•measured used
relevant or realistic tasks
•student work is
evaluated using criteria
Assessment
Ideas
Learning Activities
LEARNING
OUTCOME
(GOAL)
ASSESSMENT
Performance
Standards
Learning
Activities
Learning
Activities
Learning
Activities
Learning
Activities

Designing Competency Structures and Learning Objectives