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What are Instructors OKRs?
The OKR acronym stands for Objectives and Key Results. It's a goal-setting framework that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s, and it became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s. OKRs helps teams has a shared language to set ambitious goals and track progress towards them.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
We've tailored a list of OKRs examples for Instructors to help you. You can look at any of the templates below to get some inspiration for your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Instructors OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Instructors OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Instructors. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to successfully repeat last year's performance in the current academic year
ObjectiveSuccessfully repeat last year's performance in the current academic year
KRMaintain consistent participation in class discussions and group projects
Engage in every discussion and share your thoughts- Regularly liaise with group members on project statuses
- Dedicate daily time slots for class discussions and group projects
- KRDedicate at least 20 hours each week for revisions and self-study
- Schedule four hours daily for focused study and revision
- Eliminate distractions during study hours
- Prioritize studying over less important activities
- KRSecure a minimum average of 90% score in all assignments and exams
- Consult instructors for clarification on confusing concepts
- Revise course materials daily to improve understanding
- Schedule regular study sessions for better retention
OKRs to collaboratively enhance the robustness of ILT with M&E manager
- ObjectiveCollaboratively enhance the robustness of ILT with M&E manager
- KROrganize bi-weekly, focused brainstorming sessions with M&E manager to address ILT issues
- Schedule recurring bi-weekly meetings with the M&E manager
- Prepare detailed agenda focused on ILT issues for each session
- Follow up while documenting and implementing proposed solutions after sessions
- KRAchieve a 25% increase in ILT effectiveness, measured through specific KPIs
- Train and develop instructors in advanced teaching methodologies
- Identify and implement best practices to enhance ILT approaches
- Regularly review and update ILT content for improved relevance
- KRImplement strategically developed improvements in 3 key areas of ILT by quarter's end
- Develop effective strategies for improving identified ILT areas
- Implement the planned strategic improvements in the identified ILT areas
- Identify 3 key areas in ILT requiring strategic improvements
OKRs to enhance instructional strategies for better student comprehension
- ObjectiveEnhance instructional strategies for better student comprehension
- KRConduct two peer-observed teaching sessions and apply received feedback
- Schedule two teaching sessions with peers observing
- Document changes and track progress
- Apply feedback from those sessions to practice
- KRComplete two professional development courses focused on innovative teaching methods
- Identify two development courses targeting innovative teaching methods
- Sign up for selected professional development courses
- Finish coursework and obtain completion certificates
- KRIncrease student engagement by 20% as measured by classroom participation and assessment scores
- Conduct regular quizzes for assessment score improvement
- Provide personalised feedback to encourage student involvement
- Implement interactive learning methods to boost class participation
OKRs to enhance and scale up pilot training programs
- ObjectiveEnhance and scale up pilot training programs
- KRIncrease the number of trained instructors by 30%
- Establish a comprehensive instructor training schedule
- Identify potential instructors for the training program
- Implement an enhanced recruitment strategy for trainers
- KRIncrease student enrollment in pilot training programs by 20%
- Offer scholarships or financial assistance for pilot training enrollees
- Partner with high schools for career counselling and pilot program promotions
- Launch a marketing campaign highlighting benefits of pilot training programs
- KRDevelop and implement 2 new advanced training modules
- Implement the new training modules
- Identify areas requiring advanced training within the organization
- Create comprehensive modules for the identified areas
Instructors OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Instructors OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to establish a successful National Archive Centre business
- OKRs to develop a widely distributed Health and Safety Awareness Bulletin
- OKRs to enhance HR capabilities in conducting technical interviews