Questions chairs should ask in the first ten minutes
A short script for academic board chairs opening a learning outcomes review so discussion does not drift into grade gossip.
When a learning outcomes dashboard appears in a board pack, the first comments often jump to individual modules or favourite tutors. Chairs can reset the room with three questions.
1. Which outcomes are unmeasured?
Start where evidence is missing. It prevents false comfort from looking only at green cells.
2. Which assessments carry the most weight for the outcomes we claim?
This surfaces imbalances — for example, a written exam carrying all evidence for a practical skill statement.
3. What decision could we take this term?
If the answer is “none; we are only noting,” say so. Dashboards that never connect to a decision become decorative.
We print these three questions on the first page of reading guides we hand over with commissioned views.