Justin Litalien's Profile

In the 1950's Benjamin Bloom developed his taxonomy of cognitive objectives, Bloom's Taxonomy. This categorized and ordered thinking skills and objectives. His taxonomy follows the thinking process. You can not understand a concept if you do not first remember it, similarly you can not apply knowledge and concepts if you do not understand them. It is a continuum from Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) to Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Bloom labels each category with a gerund.

These elements include clearly defining expectations for faculty course development, requiring faculty members to complete an online teaching course, assigning an instructional developer to each faculty member to provide guidance and ongoing support, and supporting the preparation of course materials using various media.