Bloom’s Taxonomy for Creative Teachers

Introduction Getting started with your first creative course can feel overwhelming. There are a lot of moving pieces, and it can be frustrating trying to keep track of them all. Add that to the fact that some of us aren’t teachers by trade, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Luckily, the educators that came before us have already carved out the tricks of the trade when it comes to creating quality courses. There are several theories, formats, and templates that can help new and experienced teachers create courses that any learner would want to take. A framework is an established set of steps or standards teachers can use during course development. Using established frameworks makes your course more credible, professional, and aligned with general teaching standards. After all, everyone has taken a course before, whether in high school or the workplace, which means they know how a course is supposed to flow. The framework we’ll explore in this section is called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Let’s learn more about it and how it can help you create an amazing online course for creators! What is Bloom’s Taxonomy? When taking a course, teachers will ask students to demonstrate what they’ve learned. This can be done in many ways, such as quizzing, discussion boards, or reports. Using more modern technology, they can also do this through voice recording, YouTube videos, or various apps on our mobile devices. In today’s educational environment, students can tap into their creativity to show what they’ve learned and how they’ve learned it. What Bloom tells us is that there’s a hierarchy when it comes to these learning demonstrations—they are not equal! Just think about it. As a teacher, can you assess a student’s knowledge of makeup application techniques through a multiple-choice quiz? Perhaps. Now, can you assess it better if you ask your student to record themselves applying makeup to a mannequin? Definitely! All learning is good learning, but as creative teachers and experts, we must remember to keep the learning balanced by having a good mixture of assignments and assessments that challenge our students’ understanding of the course topic. This is where Bloom’s Taxonomy steps in. Bloom’s consists of 6 categories. The categories in order are: Remember (Most Basic Stage) 1. Understand 2. Apply 3. Analyze 4. Evaluate 5. Create (Most Advanced Stage) Here are a few final tips on using Bloom’s Taxonomy for your online course lessons: • Start by explaining and defining the core words and components • Check that your students understand and can explain your examples • Go from passive digesting to active demonstrations in the applying phase • Add more complex and multi-part problems in the later analyze stages • Creatives should be able to compare and contrast in the evaluate stage • Designing and developing creative works will demonstrate the broadest application of skills For more details and tips check out the full writeup at: https://www.artsycourseexperts.com/blooms-taxonomy-for-creative-teachers/ If you have any feedback or questions, let us know in the comments. Get email tips for creative course creators: https://www.ArtsyCourseExperts.com/Subscribe Subscribe on YouTube for our newest videos: https://youtube.com/@artsycourseexperts Subscribe to the Podcast if you prefer audio: https://www.ArtsyCourseExperts/Podcast We help creative teachers build, operate, and grow their online courses by helping them with marketing, content, technology, and operations. Hope this helps you teach a little bit smarter! - The Artsy Course Experts team Website: https://www.ArtsyCourseExperts.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtsyCourseExp Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ArtsyCourseExperts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtsyCourseExperts YouTube: https://youtube.com/@artsycourseexperts Favorite Resources (Some with Affiliate Links) • Thinkific for courses - https://www.ArtsyCourseExperts.com/get-thinkific • Canva quick graph