Viable Learning Outcomes and Other Awesome Things We sat as a team as Bea McGarvey vibrantly spoke on Viable Learning Outcomes. We chatted and bantered at each breakout about how to put these lofty concepts into action - a daunting and necessary task. Tutorials, Seminars, Labs and Mentorships. Shifting the mindset with strategic direction and strategic alignment. The so-called ‘soft’ skills - Habits of Mind and Dimensions of Learning . (I wonder if they are the most important skills?) What matters? What is a viable learning outcome? Who is able to say what we ALL should know? Excitement permeated the room. Learners at the center! You could hear the buzz, wondering how these concepts of learner centered would fit into each setting. The cool thing, I think, is that it may never look the same twice. We talked about Skill and Will . What separates the two? Why do I think one thing matters and someone else has another opinion? Why are grades important? How can we...