Learning Objective Oriented Courses

Learning Objective Oriented Courses in ILIAS rely on user guidance based on learning objectives. Learning materials and tests are made available to the user step by step so that each student is presented with precisely the materials they need at any given time.

An assistant guides you through the steps that are necessary to set up a course which focuses on learning objectives. 

• Determining the learning objectives. The questions, study materials, or the required study activities are oriented towards these learning objectives.

• Selection of study materials/study activities. These may be learning modules, but may also be documents, videos, etc.

• Diagnostic preliminary tests to determine prior knowledge. The questions are linked to learning objectives and study materials so that, depending on the individual test results, study materials can be suggested that correspond to the student's prior knowledge.

• Final test. This test will establish whether all the learning objectives necessary for the successful completion of the course have been achieved.

• A learning objective oriented course may also contain several loops between the preliminary test and the final test.

Learning Objective Oriented Courses are relatively complex and require a careful conception phase. It is especially important to ensure that the learning objectives are formulated with an appropriate level of scalability – this is a prerequisite for the provision of study materials according to the individual needs of the students. The study materials themselves must also demonstrate the required capacity to be broken down into small units.