ENGAGING LECTURE TIP 2 SMART Lecture-Learning Goals

Although a purpose is an overarching drive, goals are the concrete results you are trying to reach. Identifying learning goals is becoming increasingly important in higher education with the rise of assessment and accountability mandates, and thus it most often refers to what you hope to achieve regarding student learning. This focus has typically been on setting learning goals for a full course, but it is also helpful to identify learning goals for each class session and each lecture presentation. The acronym SMART provides a useful structure for the process of articulating goals, standing for the following concepts:

S Significant
M Measurable
A Attainable
R Relevant
T Time-bound ...

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