What are learning objectives?

Learning objectives are statements of the skills, behaviors, and/or knowledge that your learners will have at the end of a learning experience. There can be course-level learning objectives and unit-level learning objectives. Learning objectives should be measurable, clear and concise.

Learning objectives can be challenging to write and can take some effort to get at what you really want learners to be able to do after they have taken your course, but they are critically important in ensuring that your course achieves alignment between what you teach and what students learn.