Defining learning objectives: Pre-semester, and all semester

This post originally appears on the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning site as part of the ongoing Into Practice series.

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Clik here to view.José A. (Tony) Gómez-Ibáñez, Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, who holds appointments at the GSD and HKS, defines the learning objectives of his course (see his video course description) prior to the start of the semester and references them to frame each individual class session: “I use the first five minutes to place each class in the course – ‘The last class we talked about X and today we want to see how those ideas might apply to Y.’”