According to the CarpeDiem model, the first step in designing and building a module is to produce a blueprint with the module team. Similarly, the ABC model first describes the core idea of ​​the module and the ways of learning.

Producing the blueprint in the workshop

In the workshop, the blueprint is produced as a poster, as a drawing and text on a flip, or with a suitable web application. The blueprint includes the implementation mission, impression and experience (look, feel & spirit) as well as the learning outcomes and the assessment ideas. As Gilly Salmon says: “Design with the end in mind”. Be innovative and brave, how would your dream implementation look like?

Helpful questions for drafting the blueprint

• What relevant and special the module provides for the student?
• What does the student remember about the module after graduation?
• How does the module prepare him for the future?
• What is the atmosphere of the module like?
• What does the whole module look visually?
• What does the student say about the learning experience?
• What kind of feelings does the whole evoke?
• How do visuals, text, and multimodality support the impression?
• What is my experience as a teacher?
• What new digital or pedagogical functionality would I like to try?
• What does the student get at the end of the course?
• What would you, as a teacher, have learned at the end of the module?
• How could digitalization be used in evaluation?
• What kind of feedback? How does feedback support the student’s learning process?
• How to encourage self- and peer-review?
• How to diversify evaluation and feedback?
• Does the assessment make it possible to demonstrate the competence targeted?
• Do the assessment and process allow for multimodal documentation of the targeted competence -> materials to student portfolio?

Example of a blueprint

ABC learning design model

In the ABC model, you first produce a short description of the module – summary or tweet – as a core promise to the student. Next, look at the learning activities used in the module. Use the ABC model template to produce a blueprint.
ABC model -template (PowerPoint)

• Quality criteria
• Storyboard
• Creating the implementation
• Feedback and development
• Design quality for module implementation