'Constructive alignment' starts with the notion that the learner constructs his or her own learning through relevant
learning activities. The teacher's job is to create a learning environment that supports the learning activities appropriate
to achieving the desired learning outcomes. The key is that all components in the teaching system - the curriculum and
its intended outcomes, the teaching methods used, the assessment tasks - are aligned to each other. All are tuned to
learning activities addressed in the desired learning outcomes. The learner finds it difficult to escape without learning
appropriately.