Chapter Three - Planning for Teaching: Student Learning Outcomes
Planning for Teaching Resources
Adjunct Faculty Handbook
Home page, Table of Contents
Student Learning Outcomes
Collegewide outcome goals and targeted achievements
The Course Outline
Develop a well-designed course outline
The Lesson Plan
Five sections of a lesson plan
Classroom Management
General guidelines and information for teaching activities
Assessment & Grades
Testing Center, Letters & Scale, Reporting, Submitting, and Changing Grades information
Why Collegewide Student Learning Outcomes?
The Seminole State College experience provides a holistic framework to help students prepare for their career fields and to navigate their daily lives as collaborative members of the community. Beyond imparting formal knowledge, the goal of college is to help students engage with the world in all its diversity. A Seminole State education is thus intended to be a transformation, allowing students to become the fullest and brightest expressions of themselves.
Where Do I Start?
Each course taught at this College is based on Seven Collegewide Objectives or Specific Learning Outcomes.
Exactly what do we want the student to learn? The adjunct faculty member does not usually develop learning objectives for the class but receives the appropriate set of objectives from the program manager or associate dean.
Seven Collegewide Objectives and Specific Learning Outcomes
Information
Literacy
Discovering, interpreting, evaluating, and using information appropriately in creating new knowledge and practicing life-long learning.
Application of Knowledge
Working individually or collaboratively to think critically, generate new ideas, and formulate solutions to problems through quantitative and qualitative reasoning.
Creative
Thinking
Giving expressive shape to ideas and gaining an appreciation for innovation and creativity.
Effective Communication
Giving expressive shape to ideas and gaining an appreciation for innovation and creativity.
Cultural Competence
Developing an increased awareness and actively participating in addressing civic, environmental, and global issues.
Ethical Reasoning
Assessing values within a broader social context in order to recognize and analyze how different perspectives can be applied to ethical dilemmas.
Civic Responsibility
Developing an increased awareness and actively participating in addressing civic, environmental, and global issues.