Planning committees develop learning objectives based on the needs of the learners and the overall performance expected of learners upon completion of a learning activity. Clear and concise objectives allow participants to evaluate the relevance of completing a learning module or attending a continuing professional development (CPD) activity. This module will help anyone tasked with creating learning objectives.

Learning Objectives of this Module

At the end of this learning module, participants will be able to:

• Acknowledge the need for writing higher level learning objectives when planning educational sessions.
• Advocate for incorporating objectives into educational sessions that go beyond the cognitive domain of learning.
• Compose learning objectives that include the basic standard elements of objective writing.