ABC Learning Design is an effective and engaging hands-on 90-minute workshop where academic teams work together to create a visual ‘storyboard’ outlining the type and sequence of learning activities (both online and offline) required to meet a course’s learning outcomes.
The ABC method was developed by staff at University College London (UCL) and builds on work by Dianne Laurillard and the JISC Viewpoints project based at the University of Ulster.
We have been using elements of the ABC approach at QMUL for some time now, starting with introducing it on our Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) teaching. We were looking for a way to help staff think about how to design their modules, and in particular how to blend in their use of technology. ABC proved a useful way to do this and so we looked to extend its use beyond the PGCAP.
On this page you will find information about ABC Learning Design, including the resources that we have developed especially for use at QMUL.
If you are interested in us running an ABC workshop for you, please get in touch with us on elearning@qmul.ac.uk.
There are a very large number of learning design methods and frameworks out there, why have we chosen ABC in particular?
We have created a version of the ABC storyboard in Padlet.
Please feel free to copy and use as you wish.
Padlet is a tool which QMUL has an institutional license for. To make full use of this, go to https://qmul-languagecentre.padlet.org/ and then select Login with Microsoft and log in with your standard QMUL credentials. This will give you access to the premium version of Padlet.
These are usually printed on A1 sheets:
These are usually printed double-sided on A6 size paper: