Selecting the appropriate course level helps tailor the SOLO taxonomy analysis to your educational context.
Course Learning Outcomes
Unistructural
Multistructural
Relational
Extended Abstract
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SOLO Taxonomy Distribution
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Level-Appropriate Recommendations
Bachelor courses typically focus on building foundational knowledge with multistructural outcomes and introducing analytical skills with relational outcomes. Limit extended abstract outcomes to advanced courses within the degree program.
Master courses should emphasize critical thinking and integration with relational outcomes, while incorporating creative and evaluative thinking through extended abstract outcomes. Use unistructural outcomes sparingly, primarily for new terminology.
PhD-level courses should primarily feature extended abstract outcomes that create new knowledge and theoretical frameworks. Focus on research innovation, theory development, and critical evaluation of existing paradigms.
Professional development courses should balance practical skills with conceptual understanding. Focus on outcomes that demonstrate application in professional contexts.
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Learning Activities
Acquisition
Learners listen to lectures, watch videos, read texts, or observe demonstrations.
Collaboration
Learners work together in teams on projects, create shared outputs, and build knowledge collectively.
Discussion
Learners articulate ideas, engage with peers' perspectives, question, debate, and provide feedback.
Inquiry
Learners explore, compare and critique resources, conduct research, and analyze information.
Practice
Learners apply knowledge through exercises, receive feedback, and refine their understanding.
Production
Learners create artifacts like reports, presentations, videos, or other outputs to demonstrate learning.
Course Learning Journey
Before Class: Preparation
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Activities students complete before attending class
During Class: Learning Together
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After Class: Consolidation
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Activities to reinforce and extend learning after class
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About ABC Learning Design Storyboard
This learning design tool is developed by Nord University based on ABC Learning Design methodology created by Clive Young and Natasa Perovic, UCL (2015).
The storyboard helps teachers design effective learning activities using the six learning types identified by Diana Laurillard: Acquisition, Collaboration, Discussion, Inquiry, Practice, and Production.
Developed for Plus - Centre for Teaching and Learning at Nord University.
SOLO Taxonomy Level
Current outcome:Analyze learning activities to determine the most effective combination for a specific teaching context
Unistructural
Deal with one relevant aspect, makes obvious connections
Multistructural
Focus on several relevant aspects treated independently
Relational
Integrate parts into a coherent whole, see significance of parts to whole
Extended Abstract
Generalize to new domains, hypothesize, critique and work with contradictions
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Activity Design
Design your learning activity.
Browse and select pre-made activity templates to add to your design.
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Create Custom Activity
Select tools to support your learning activity.
Smart Tool Suggestions
Select an activity and set your participation mode to see smart tool recommendations.
Microsoft 365 Tools
Smart use:Students collaborate in real-time; use Copilot as thinking partner, not answer machine; Loop for living workspaces
Canvas LMS Tools
Smart use:Group Pages for collaborative wikis; Peer Review for structured feedback; Discussions for async reflection
Interactive Learning Tools
Smart use:Scale participation in large classes; make thinking visible; transform passive video into active learning
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Plan how students will receive feedback to support their learning. Research shows effective feedback includes clear goals (Feed Up), progress information (Feed Back), and next steps (Feed Forward).
Feed Up: Where am I going?
Clarify learning goals and success criteria
Example: "Students can explain three causes of climate change with supporting evidence"
Feed Back: How am I going?
Provide information about progress toward goals
💡 Faster feedback allows students to act on it
Feed Forward: Where to next?
Provide actionable next steps for improvement
💡 Best feedback tells students what to do next, not just what's wrong
⚠️ Feedback without opportunity to improve is less effective
Pedagogical Insights
Select feedback types above to see research-based recommendations.
Plan how this activity will be assessed. Distinguish formative (for learning) from summative (for grading) assessment.
Enter 0 if not graded
Extra time needed for grading
Use this tab AFTER teaching to reflect on how the activity went. Your reflections will help improve the activity for next time.
Planned:30 min
Quick reference guide for selecting the right tools for your learning activities.
Customize the names of the three learning phases to match your teaching context (e.g., "Week 1", "Week 2", "Week 3").
Customize Session Terminology
Customize how you refer to sessions (e.g., "Week", "Module", "Unit", "Lesson").
Changes are saved automatically and will persist across sessions.
How to Use the Learning Journey Storyboard
1. Drag & Drop Activities
Drag activity types from the left panel and drop them into one of the three learning phases: Preparation (before class), Learning Together (during class), or Consolidation (after class).
2. Configure Each Activity
Click on any activity to open the details panel. Add a title, description, duration, and choose appropriate tools and settings for each activity.
3. Review Your Journey
The analytics panel on the left shows the distribution of learning activity types, modalities, and grouping strategies across your journey.
4. Export Your Journey
When your learning journey is complete, you can export it as an Excel file that includes all your activities and their details, organized by learning phase.