Objectives/Assessment/Resources Alignment Worksheet

Alignment among course-level goals, module-level objectives, assessment strategies, and instructional activities is essential to a well-designed course. 

Use the guiding questions below to help you think through these elements of your course design. Then, use the space in the following page to record your plans. For more information, you will need to access the Blackboard lecture notes for Module 2 of DOTS.

Course-level goal	What do you want students to learn in the course? 
What type of thinking and application abilities do you want students to develop?  
What do you want students to retain and be able to apply in a variety of contexts two to three years after the completion of the course? 
	
MODULE #	
Topics
	Module
Core Concepts	Learning Objectives	Instructional, Activities, and Assessment Strategies	Instructional Resources	
What content will you be covering in this module?
	What are the guiding (i.e. essential) questions?
	What knowledge and skills do you want your students to have retained and be able to apply after completing this module? 
	What will students have to do to demonstrate that they have achieved the learning goals? 

How will students interact with (i.e. analyze, synthesize, and evaluate) the module’s resources? How will you engage students with the resources?

What opportunities will there be for formative (i.e. pre-grading) feedback and for student self-assessment? 

What criteria will you use to assess student learning and what kind of summative feedback (beyond grades) are you planning on?  
	What are the minimum necessary resources that will sufficiently and effectively support students in achieving the learning objectives? 

[Copy, and paste the following table on different pages to create templates for each of your course modules.]

Course-level goal	

MODULE 1	
Topics
	Module
Core Concepts	Learning Objectives	Instructional, Activities, and Assessment Strategies	Instructional Resources