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Anderson
and Krathwohl also list specific verbs that can be used when writing objectives for each column of the cognitive process dimension.





Graphic http://www.whenlilacs.com/bloom.htm Src = http://elgg.net/metteoglars/weblog/11384.html
More links - http://www.fctel.uncc.edu/pedagogy/basicscoursedevelop/BloomWritingObjectives.html

Canada uses Bloom's taxonomy in its Blueprint for Life/Work Designs, and the USA uses it in the National Career Development Guidelines.

Does Denmark (or Europe) have a similar set of career development guidelines?

Requiring Online Learning

http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/archives/002446.html

Our learners don't have the skills they need to learn today. We've taught learners how to learn in a classroom, how to emorize, how to take true/false, mutliple choice test, etc. Essentially, we've given our learners the skills they need o navigate our education system today. But things are changing, and unfortunately, it appears that our educational Institutions are slow in responding (Dave Warlick has recently done some good thinking on this subject with his notion of "flat classrooms"). Our students are graduating with skills that would have served them well 20 years ago. Today, a learner needs a skill set that reflects the environment in which they will be working (The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has some useful publications in this area). The Chronicle recently ran an article on the Governor of Michigan's requirement that all students must take at least one online course before graduating high school. It's a start...but far too little. We need to teach learners the skills they will need tomorrow - pattern recognition, not information processing, connection-forming, not content consumption, critical thinking, not memorizing. It's a huge task, and I don't feel that many institutions "get it".

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24
hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2
cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very
large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf
balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed
that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open
areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if
the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if
the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table
and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the
empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things--your family, your children, your health, your
friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost
and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house
and your car.

The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand
into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles
or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your
time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the
things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take
your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be
time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf
balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Author unknown. But this is a variant of Steven Covey's model.