Learning Designer

The collaborative learning design platform

Map learning activities, ensure alignment with outcomes and collaborate as a team, creating learning experiences for in-person, blended or online delivery.

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"Coursensu has quickly become an essential tool in our online course design work"

Andy Jack

Co-Founder, Candle Digital

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Design for learning, from ideation to course publishing

Visually structure and organise learning content and activities. Starting with a familiar 'sticky note' format, then transform ideas into engaging learning experiences in the content editing mode.

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Collaborate live, as teams

A shared space for team members to work together on course design in real-time. View which teammates are online, and see their contributions live. Comment with @mentions to notify collaborators. Review all changes via the logs.

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Visual analysis tools

Generate data visualisations for unique insights into the learning experience, such as active learning by duration, balance of learning activities and alignment with outcomes.

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"Coursensu gave me a way to communicate the plans for the course design with key stakeholders, in a very visual way"

Emily Pearce

Learning Experience Designer, Consultant

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Human + AI driven content development

Prepare engaging learning content with rich text, images, video and embedded activities. Maximise team collaboration in the shared editor and utilise AI to generate or suggest changes to existing content.

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Template libraries

Design templates that can be added into your own creations. Develop reusable best practice and learning activities for anyone in your organisation, in the Learning Designer or to import directly via Course Companion into your LMS.

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Integrates with your content and learning systems

Connect your platforms to create and publish with ease. Import and export in a variety of common formats. Connect a supported LMS to publish directly into your learning environment. No more copy and paste between platforms!

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Bursting with active learning approaches

Hundreds of research-based pedagogical principles built into the platform. Use them to inform your learning activities, and set your own approaches re-use across your organisation.

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Supported at every step

Access immediate, on-demand or human-based support whenever you need it. Help and support, from on-boarding and orientation through to publishing and evaluation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

See below for our responses to regular queries. If your question isn't listed, please contact us.

1. What is a learning design platform, and how does it differ from an LMS?

A learning design platform helps instructional designers and educators plan, structure, and optimise learning experiences before they are delivered. Unlike an LMS (Learning Management System), a learning design platform focuses on the creation process - ensuring courses align with goals, instructional strategies, and engagement best practices.

2. Who uses a learning design platform?

Instructional designers, learning experience designers, educators, corporate trainers, and anyone responsible for creating structured learning experiences. Coursensu is used by teams in higher education, corporate training, government, and nonprofit sectors that need to design effective learning at scale.

3. What are the key benefits of using a learning design platform?

There are numerous benefits to using the Coursensu learning design platform.

Efficiency: Streamlines the course creation process, reducing manual effort.
Alignment: Ensures learning objectives, activities, and assessments are well-connected.
Collaboration: Facilitates teamwork among designers, subject matter experts, and stakeholders.
Quality Assurance: Provides tools for feedback, reviews, and iterative improvements.
Data-Driven Insights: Helps optimise designs based on analytics and best practices.

Explore the feature pages here to compare Coursensu with your current design tools and processes.

4. Can a learning design platform integrate with my other tools?

Yes. Coursensu integrates with your LMSs (Moodle, Brightspace, Canvas and Blackboard) and your content authoring tools (Articulate, Adobe Captivate, PowerPoint, RISE, Absorb, Elucidat, etc). You can import/export course structures in various formats like CSV, DOC, HTML, and Markdown.

5. How do I know if my organisation needs a learning design platform?

If your team struggles with scaling course creation, ensuring learning effectiveness, or maintaining consistency across multiple courses, a learning design platform can help. It's especially valuable if you manage complex learning programs, require cross-team collaboration, you want to save production time or ensuring alignment between content and learning outcomes.

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Get the smartest learning design toolkit:

Learning Designer - a visual collaborative storyboard platform for all stakeholders.
Course Companion - a digital learning design assistant directly within your LMS, for all educators.
Both platforms created for teams to efficiently deliver smarter learning experiences.

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