Guest Facilitator Satrohan Mangal

Joanne: TO answer your question about the outcomes approach, it depends what the objective of the course is. When I use the term learning outcomes, I refer to learning objectives. For example, the objective could be for the learner to use the software to solve problems in the workplace without the use of reference materials. The objective must have a capability verb that can be measured. In this case, you have another dimension-----"with the confidence" . You will have to find a measure that enables you to conclude that the student exhibits this criterion. I hope that the clarification I… >>>

Joanne: You have done an excellent job in capturing the trend technology has played in learning. I remember the days in which radio was introduced; slide presentations, narrated slide presentations, television, interactive videodisc; and the wonderful promise of the predominance of intelligent tutoring systems by the early nineties. I am not sure I comprehend your first question. In regards to the second question, in my opinion, one cannot separate the desired learning outcomes from instructional and delivery strategies. I have not had any experience with any institution in which the desired learning outcomes are the last on the list. They… >>>