Working with a partner, look at the information about behavioral objectives

• ABCD learning objectives: http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/objectives/writingobjectives/
• An online slide show takes a look at using the ABCD model with achieving an information technology goal: http://www.slideshare.net/ashleytan/writing-specific-instructionallearning-objectives-presentation

Read through "Classifying Objectives" (revised Bloom’s; being observable): http://edtech.tennessee.edu/~bobannon/classifications.html

Create a behavioral objective for an activity in one lesson. Peer-critique the objective: does it have all four elements? Is it observable and measurable?

Create another behavioral objectives, this time at a different (preferably higher) level of Bloom's taxonomy. Peer-critique the objective: is it appropriate? Does it have all four elements? Is it observable and measurable?

• Rubric generator: RubiStar – join to save and edit your rubrics: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
• TeachNology rubric page: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
• PBL assessment tools - web project rubrics and more: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/Web/pbl/plan/assres.htm
• Rubric Tutorial: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/eta/Rubric_Tutorial/default.htm
• Sample rubric from an online ELT course
• Sample discussion guidelines from an online course

Interactive Lectures: A Summary of 36 Formats - brief descriptions of a variety of techniques to add spice and interactivity to a class. These provide alternative forms of assessment: http://www.thiagi.com/interactive-lectures.html

Reflective blog - create a blog on Blogger: www.blogger.com (handout in PDF format)

Working as a group, begin to design performance criteria for a lesson and outcomes for a course. If you use behavioral objectives, assessment is much easier.