When I first became an instructor, it was very difficult for me to write objectives on the board. They kept looking short and sweet--kind of like a "things to do" or grocery list. Thanks to the advice of a colleague, I have improved my objective writing. We use a resource called Bloom's Taxonomy. It gives a list of various terms (action words) that can be used to help write objectives. This resource has helped me tremendously, and I recommend it to any teacher who has had the same problem.
