Storyboard

Read

• Annotated example
• Short article or text summary
• Case vignette
• Worked example
• Step-by-step guide
• FAQ or key-points sheet
• Glossary or key terminology
• Curated external reading

Watch

• Recorded presentation
• Micro-lecture
• Explainer video
• Demonstration
• Screen recording
• Expert interview
• Animated process or concept explanation
• Short case-study video

Listen

• Audio summary of key concepts
• Short podcast
• Audio explanation
• Expert interview
• Practitioner perspective
• Audio case study
• Recorded conversation or discussion

Explore

• Infographic
• Diagram or concept map
• Timeline
• Interactive presentation
• Click-to-reveal content
• Process walkthrough
• Data visualisation
• Model or framework overview
• Curated webpage or digital resource

Tip: Choose the formats that best supports the idea and your learners

Reflect

• Short reflection prompt
• Connect a concept to personal or professional experience
• Respond to a “What would you do?” question
• Identify one key takeaway or challenge
• Brief confidence or understanding check
• Reflect on a short case or scenario

Share

• Discussion board post
• Share a workplace example or experience
• Post a short written, audio or video response
• Share a useful resource or example
• Contribute an idea to a shared board
• Respond to a poll and explain your choice

Discuss

• Small-group discussion
• Paired conversation
• Online forum discussion
• Live breakout-room discussion
• Compare different perspectives on a case
• Discuss a real-world problem or dilemma
• Debate the advantages and disadvantages of an approach
• Question-and-response discussion with the facilitator

Collaborate

• Peer response or feedback
• Collaborative annotation of a reading or example
• Build a shared list of ideas, examples or solutions
• Group ranking or prioritisation activity
• Develop a shared response to a short case
• Create a collaborative concept map or summary
• Peer problem-solving around a workplace challenge

Tip: Keep discussion purposeful and manageable. Use one clear prompt, connect it to learners’ experience, and start with low-pressure activities before expecting more substantial peer interaction.

Practise

• Complete a short skills-based task
• Use a process or framework on a realistic example
• Rehearse a workplace conversation or procedure
• Complete a worked task independently
• Practise using a tool, template or technique
• Respond to a realistic decision-making scenario

Solve

• Analyse a short case study
• Solve a realistic workplace problem
• Recommend a course of action
• Diagnose an issue and propose a response
• Prioritise competing options
• Make a decision based on incomplete or realistic information

Create

• Develop a short plan, proposal or action plan
• Produce a draft workplace document
• Create a checklist, template or resource
• Build a simple artefact relevant to the learner’s context
• Adapt a model or framework to a real situation
• Produce a visual, presentation or short recorded response

Apply at Work

• Try a new approach in the workplace
• Apply the learning to a current professional challenge
• Review or improve an existing workplace practice
• Observe a process and identify opportunities for improvement
• Complete a small workplace-based project
• Test an idea in practice and report back on what happened

Tip: Design Apply activities around something learners could realistically do beyond the course. Keep the task achievable, make expectations clear, and where possible allow flexibility in how learners demonstrate their learning.