Learning Objectives

1. Define alignment as it relates to equity-minded curriculum development.
2. Apply a backward design approach to your course learning outcomes.
3. Collaborate with your author team on a shared vision for your book outline.
4. Scope your chapter themes and topics for students on the quarter system.
5. Assess author team interest in developing open pedagogy projects.

Overview

In Unit 2, we discussed open licenses and how they fit into the context of designing your curriculum with equity in mind. You’ve browsed through your entire background scan and drafted your project’s equity statement. Now it’s time to get more specific about planning your textbook.

In this unit, we talk about an important way to focus your curriculum: alignment. This is a key concept that will help you scope your book so that it has exactly what your students need to meet their learning outcomes for a 10-week quarter. You’ll use alignment to ruthlessly right-size your book.

In this unit, your author team drafts a book description, identifies the course level outcomes for your curriculum, and starts creating an outline for your book. In the next unit, we’ll add much more detail to each topic in your outline.

Task List with Time Estimates

The table below provides an overview of the tasks for this unit along with how long we expect each task to take.

Licenses and Attributions for Learning Objectives and Overview

“Learning Objectives and Overview” by Open Oregon Educational Resources is licensed under CC BY 4.0.