It’s time to have fun with the cards and the board: now we move on to detailed... but integrated design.
Download the board and the cards and get started!

Board

Cards

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1. Choose the learning events

Select the Learning Events (i.e., the cards) that will make up your course. Assign the cards you plan to use to each week of the course, paying close attention to the time allocated for each.

Will your course include interactive lessons, a project, some exercises, and a few retrieval moments? Let all the cards inspire you… and don’t hesitate to add some you’ve never tried before.

Note :) You might spot a recurring cycle: if so, focus on refining that cycle!

2. Focus on the format

  • Which learning events will take place in-person or in an extended classroom?
  • Which ones will be synchronous online?
  • Which ones asynchronous online?
  • And which will be left to students to manage independently?

For now, make a preliminary guess—you’ll decide the final placement later.

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3. Flip the cards and work on the details

Flip the cards and design the details:

  • What specific type of activity will it be?
  • Will you use any specific supporting tools?
  • Will the activity be individual or collaborative?
  • Will it be assessed?

Start identifying the relationships between the cards as well.

4. Step back and check the coherence of your design

Now, take a step back and:

  • Validate or adjust the context for each card (in-person / extended classroom / synchronous online / asynchronous online / independent). At this stage, you might want to “move” some cards around.
  • Identify the relationships between the cards: add arrows or number the events if they follow a sequence. The more you work on linking activities, the more effective and integrated your design will be. For example: a home activity could serve as input for an in-class activity, and so on.
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You’re done! Your course is ready.

Remember to informally monitor what happens during the course and, if necessary, make useful adjustments to best support your students’ learning.

If needed, revisit your design and revise it, continuously checking the coherence of the learning events within the course.