Learning outcomes are statements that describe the knowledge, skills and abilities that students will develop during their program at Red River College. The learning outcomes initiative occurs in the context of the current curriculum reform movement in many colleges and universities in North America and Europe.
Learning outcomes make curriculum goals clear and transparent to all stakeholders.
The benefits to the College will be clearly stated College-wide, and ultimately, program and course learning outcomes presented in a consistent format. Learning outcomes will facilitate opportunities for development of alternative program and course delivery, flexible assessment for PLAR and clear articulation with educational partners such as high schools, other post-secondary educational institutions, apprenticeship boards and accreditation boards. The comparison yielded few differences between the nationally identified employability skills and those identified by the College regionally. The process of identifying, defining and developing program and course learning outcomes at Red River College is being facilitated by staff in the Program and Curriculum Development Department as part of the on-going Curriculum Validation process.