Friday SLO Talks
Redefining learning in higher education. A weekly conversation, every Friday on Zoom, about the skills and competencies students actually develop.
Friday SLO Talks bring together educators, administrators, and higher education professionals who believe that learning is about more than meeting accreditation requirements. Each week, the conversation goes beyond conventional markers like course completion and diploma attainment to what really matters: skill development and competency mastery.
Sessions offer practical insights into the assessment of student learning outcomes, with real examples from campuses across the country. Whether you are a professor, a program coordinator, or an institutional leader, you will leave with actionable ideas for your own context.
Watch and listen
Every talk lives on after Friday. Catch up in the format that suits you.
Recordings on YouTube
Full sessions from the COACHes channel, searchable by topic and presenter.
Visit the channel →Friday SLO Talks Podcast
The conversations in audio form, for the commute or the walk between classes.
Listen to the podcast →Recaps on the Blog
Written reflections and takeaways from recent talks, with links to related resources.
Read the blog →Call for Presenters
Friday SLO Talks run on the generosity of practitioners willing to share their work. Proposals are welcome year-round.
To keep every talk focused on meaningful and actionable professional growth, presenters are asked to specify the Student Learning Outcomes, skills, or competencies that attendees will walk away with. Each outcome should be written using observable, measurable verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy, for example: list effective strategies for aligning course activities with program-level outcomes, analyze examples of rubric-based assessment for performance tasks, evaluate student learning data to make instructional adjustments, or create a sample SLO-aligned assignment using Canvas tools.
Avoid vague or unmeasurable terms like "understand," "appreciate," or "gain insight." Focus on what participants will do as a result of your presentation, and include at least three clear, skill-based learning outcomes with your proposal.
Because the talks welcome a wonderfully diverse audience, all presentation materials should meet ADA accessibility standards so that every participant, whatever their visual, hearing, or other needs, can take part fully.
Submit your proposal
Use your institutional email address; .com addresses are not accepted. Write each outcome with an observable, measurable verb (list, analyze, evaluate, create), one per line.